6th Grade: Students are applying percents to real-world questions. QUIZ 9.1-9.4: Friday, May 18, 2012
Pre-algebra: Students are writing, solving, and graphing equations in two variables. Quiz 9.5-9.8: Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Algebra ACEGI: Students are working with quadratic functions and equations. QUIZ 10.4-10.6: Monday, May 21, 2012
Algebra BDFHJ: Students are factoring polynomials. QUIZ 10.1-10.3: Thursday, May 17, 2012
Math Olympiads: See you next year!
Academic Quiz team: Next practice: Thursday, May 17, 2012 from 2:45-3:45. Quiz team is, of course, optional, but we do plan on practicing through the rest of the year (and even a few times in the summer!), so if your child is interested, keep Thursdays on your schedule.
Graphing Calculators:8th graders (and any other students, really) are welcome (but NOT required) to purchase graphing calculators for the upcoming school year. I highly recommend TI-84+ Silver Edition calculators, since (1) I am awesome with them; (2) I can teach you to be awesome with them; and (3) they are required for 9th graders at DSHA, Marquette, Tosa West, and Brookfield East.
Scientific Calculators:Every student should have a scientific (or graphing) calculator. These cost around $9 and are available at almost any store. I use (and own several) Casio FX300s in the classroom; another good model is the TI-30. Scientific Calculators generally have additional buttons like square root, sin, cos, tan, and parentheses on them. To test if a calculator is scientific, press the following keys: 4 + 5 x 7 (enter or =). If the calculator says 39, it is scientific and suitable for my class. If it says 63, it is probably a four-function calculator and won't be what the student needs.
Brainbuster Standings: It is much easier to keep track of standings on the computer than on the back white board. Here are people who've scored a homework pass (or a portion) on the Brainbusters. For each, you score 0.5 for the correct answer for this situation and a bonus 0.5 for the general rule that will help you solve any similar situation.
(1) Towers of Hanoi: 0.5 for correct answer; 0.5 for general rule. 8th Grade: Emme 1, Frankie 0.5. 7th Grade: David H 1. 6th Grade: Nicky 0.5, Siobhan 0.5. (2) Quarters and Dimes: 0.5 for correct answer; 0.5 for general rule. 8th Grade: Emme 1, Molly 1, Stephanie 0.5, Steve 0.5. 7th Grade: David H 1. 6th Grade: Ian 0.5. (3) You're the cream in my coffee: 0.5 for correct answer; 0.5 for generalization/explanation. 8th Grade: Emme 1. 7th Grade: David H 1, Tim 0.5. (4) One of these things is not like the others: 0.5 for correct answer; 0.5 for numerical example. 8th Grade: Emme 1. 7th Grade: David H 1. (5) Washing the car: 0.5 for correct answer, 0.5 for another whole number example that works. Emme 1, Frankie 1. 7th Grade: David H 1, Tim 1. (6) Cryptogram riddle: 0.5 for correct answer, 0.5 for explaining the hint. 8th Grade: Emme 1. 7th Grade: David H 1. 6th Grade: Will S 1, Allison 1, Adam 1, Sarah 1, Nicky 1, Lauren 0.5. (7) Burning both candles: 0.5 for correct answer, 0.5 for new puzzle. 6th Grade: Will S. 1, Aidan 0.5. 7th Grade: David 1.
Overall Standings: 8th Grade Emme W. 6 Frankie R. 1.5 Molly C. 1/2 Noah P. 1 Stephanie F. 0.5 Steve A. 0.5
7th Grade David H. 8 Tim C. 1.5
6th Grade Will S. 2 Aidan P. 1.5 Nicky R. 0.5/1.5 Sarah S. 1 Donny P. 1 Allison M. 0/1 Adam M. 0/1 Siobhan S. 0/1 Lauren S. 0.5 Ian B. 0.5 -------------------------- Top ten phrases Mr. Falk said this year. (10) Have a good day. (9) But does it make sense? (8) It's a BONUS! (quiz team) (7) Shhhhh! (BDFHJ) (6) Who's got my calculators? (5) "Oh" is NOT a number! (4) ... are you with me? (3) Which side? Both sides! (2) The reciprocal. (1) Addition of the opposite!
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Maybe my very favorite thing about reassessment this year is that instead of kids thinking "I got a 96%; that's good enough", they think "I got 3 10s and 2 9s. What could I do to turn those 9s into 10s? And because of that, some students are becoming the best math students they possibly can be.
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