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Week of 9/22/14

Posted on September 22, 2014 by loaiwohi

Homecoming Week!! Show your school spirit by dressing up this week and supporting our team at the Homecoming game this Saturday! Of course donʻt forget to keep up with your classes. This week is also Back to School Day and Go to Work day. It is also the last week that you can earn a Mathletics certificate for 1st quarter. Hope you all earned 3!! Oh and Fraction Quiz Redos must be completed by Thursday 9/25 after school. Have a great week!

7th Grade:
M: Quiz corrections / Order of Op / 12 all 17 evens
Tu & W: Order of Op / Quiz / Comm & Assoc Properties 9 & 2.1
Th & F: Back to School Days – no math class

8th Grade:
M: Quiz corrections / Solving 1-step Equations / 2.8 all 44 evens
Tu & W: Lesson Quiz (LQ) / 1-step Word Probs 81 & 4.6
Th: QR Code Scavenger Hunt

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Week of 9/15/14

Posted on September 15, 2014 by loaiwohi

7th Grade:
M & Tu: TFAD Presentations
W & Th: ML Skills due / Wrap up TFAD / Fractions Review / Fractions QUIZ
F: Quiz Correct / Order of Op / 12 all 17 evens

8th Grade:
M & Tu: TFAD Presentations
W & Th: ML Skills due / Wrap up TFAD / Fractions Review / Fractions QUIZ
F: Quiz Correct / Solving 1-step Equations / 2.8 all 44 evens

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Week of 9/8/14

Posted on September 7, 2014 by loaiwohi

Full week this week. Just a reminder Monday is the last day to re-do on Integers and 8th grade order of Op quizzes. Also Wednesday is Chapel. Donʻt forget to wear your whites!

7th Grade:
M / Tu / W: TFAD Work Day / 4 ML Assigned Skills on Fractions
Th / F: Start TFAD Presentations / ML Skills

8th Grade:
M / Tu / W: TFAD Work Day / 4 ML Assigned Skills on Fractions
Th / F: Start TFAD Presentations / ML Skills

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Adding & Subtracting Fractions Video

Posted on September 4, 2014 by loaiwohi

Watch this video to help you with adding and subtracting fractions. Donʻt forget, “common denominators, add the top” OR “common denominators, subtract the top”.

Adding and subtracting fractions: How to add and subtract fractions.

Hereʻs a quick lesson from Khan Academy on Adding & Subtracting Fractions. Feel free to watch over and over!

If you cannot view this on campus click the link below:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/arithmetic/fractions/fractions-unlike-denom/v/adding-and-subtracting-fractions

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Multiplying Fractions Video

Posted on September 4, 2014 by loaiwohi

Watch this video to help you with Multiplying Fractions. Donʻt forget to “multiply straight across”.

Multiplying fractions and whole numbers: mixed number answer: Sometimes the product of multiplying fractions and whole numbers is a mixed number. Mixed up? You won’t be for long!

Click here or on link below if you cannot view this on campus.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-algebra/fractions-pre-alg/mixed-number-mult-div-pre-alg/v/multiplying-fractions-and-mixed-numbers

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Dividing Fractions Video

Posted on September 4, 2014 by loaiwohi

Watch this video to brush up on dividing fractions. Donʻt forget to “multiply the reciprocal”. Good luck!

Dividing fractions example 2: Let’s take another stab at dividing two fractions. This time the answer should be a mixed number.

Click link below if you cannot view this on campus.
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/cc-sixth-grade-math/cc-6th-arithmetic-operations/cc-6th-dividing-fractions/v/dividing-fractions-example

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Week of 9/1/14

Posted on September 1, 2014 by loaiwohi

Enjoy your LONG weekend! No school Monday and Tuesday. Chee Hoo!! How lucky! Please be prepared on Wednesday with your assignments and projects that are due.

7th Grade:
W / Th: Currency Proj Due / Decimals Quiz / Start Teacher for a Day (TFAD) Fractions Project
F: Quiz Corrections / TFAD Workday

8th Grade:
W / Th: Currency Proj Due / Decimals Quiz / Start Teacher for a Day (TFAD) Fractions Project
F: Quiz Corrections / TFAD Workday

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Week of 8/25/14

Posted on August 25, 2014 by loaiwohi

Thank you all for your hard work and focus on last weeks NWEA math testing. So proud of you all! Back to regular classes and BOOM – Welcome Back Dance on Friday! Enjoy! Hereʻs this weekʻs assignments.

7th Grade:
M: Team Challenge 35 / Integer Quiz / Add Sub Deci 35
Tu & W: Quiz Corrections / Mult Div Deci / ML Deci Skills / 48 & 53 first column / Possible Lesson Quiz NT
Th & F: Mixed Deci Review ML / 54 / Deci Quiz NT / Currency Project

8th Grade:
M: Team Challenge 24 & P1-3 / Order Op 17 / Quiz NT
Tu & W: Operations w Deci 53 & 54 / Possible Lesson Quiz NT
Th & F: Mix Deci Rvw ML / 50 / Deci Quiz NT / Currency Project

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