Update Week of 9/22

Progress reports have been mailed home and some of you may have questions. If you have any questions or concerns, feel free to contact me.

Period 2,3

The 7th grade class is doing very well. We are currently working on NS 1.2. This standard encompasses many skills involving numbers. Students will need to know everything from addition, subtraction, multiplication and division of integers and fractions to exponents. Take a look at the NS 1.2 worksheet that they have completed.

In algebra we are working on solving equations. We started out with simple one step equations and are now working on solving equations that require multiple steps. Check the website for examples.

How can you help at home? Ask your student to explain each step when they solve an equation. They should be able to tell you if they used the distributive property, combined like terms or used one of the four properties of equality.

Period 4,5

We are currently working on graphing linear equations using the x and y intercepts (Standard 6.0) and will soon be exploring the different forms of linear equations (Standard 7.0). Ask your student to explain to you how they can find the x and y intercepts of a graph. The more questions you ask them at home, the more prepared they can be when they come to class. Don't worry if you don't remember how to do the work...just ask them to explain what they are doing.

Period 6,7

Students have been doing very well with their algebra standards. We will be taking a pre test on Standard 6.0 today! This standard covers graphing linear equations and inequalities by looking at the x and y intercepts.

In geometry, we are learning how to test the validity of an argument and justify our steps. We have spent a couple of days on conditional statements and how changing the statement around changes the meaning. Ask your student to explain the laws of detachment and syllogism.