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Week of 3/8/10-3/12/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday No School - teacher professional day
Tuesday notes on 8.3 Slope of a Line; handed out graphing packet of worksheets that we'll be using for this chapter 1st page (153) of graphing packet--slope of a line Wednesday NS
Wednesday notes on 8.4 Slope-Intercept Form of a Line 3rd page (155) of graphing packet--slope-int form Thursday  
Thursday        
Friday        

Week of 3/1/10-3/5/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday discussed and turned in 6.6 assignment; notes on Polynomial Long Division - it won't be on test, but I just wanted to make students aware of it; TEST Thursday over Chapter 6 (6.1-6.6) finish 6.6 if not done
for studying, work on Self-Tests 1-3 (pp. 258, 269, 277)
work on study stuff as needed  
Tuesday gave out review sheets for 6.1-6.1; did some group review over chapter basics work on review sheets as needed test Thursday NS
Wednesday finished reviewing for test     NS, DorG
Thursday took test over Chapter 6 none   NS, DorG, EK
Friday notes on Graphing Basics/Parts of a Graph, Solving for y (to put in the form y = mx+b) two worksheets on plotting points and solving for y; read/skim through Ch 8 Tuesday NS

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Week of 2/22/10-2/26/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday passed back ungraded quiz over 6.1-6.3, discussed some specific problems; went over some problems on 6.5 assignment (from last week) and continued it in class finish 6.5 (see below) Wednesday ALu
Tuesday Took California Mathematics League math contest finish 6.5 (from last Thursday) Wednesday BZ, TL
Wednesday returned and went over some of the math contest from yesterday; notes on 6.6 Mixed Expressions 6.6 pg 271: 1-31 odd, 35, 43 Friday BZ
Thursday no class-- Tsipi needed them for Purim prep      
Friday Purim - No Class      

Week of 2/16/10-2/19/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday No School - Presidents Day
Tuesday reviewed for quiz using puzzle wksht (given out last Friday); work self-test 1 for an idea of what will be on the quiz Self-Test 1 pg 258
Study for quiz over 6.1-6.3
Quiz tomorrow TM
Wednesday took quiz over 6.1-6.3 (Fractions); worked on 6.4 assignment (which we started last week) when finished with quiz 6.4 pg 261: 1-43 odd Thursday  
Thursday notes on 6.5 Adding and Subtracting Fractions 6.5 pg 267: 1-53 eoo, 31, 58 bonus Monday  
Friday took practice math contest (actual is next Tuesday); finish 6.5 assignment we started yesterday 6.5 (see above) Monday  

Week of 2/8/10-2/12/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday discussed and turned in 6.1 assignment; short notes on 6.2 Multiplying Fractions 6.2 pg 253: 11-23 odd, 35-55 eoo finish through 43 for tomorrow EK, ALu
Tuesday continued 6.3 assignment in class; short notes on 6.3 Dividing Fractions 6.3 pg 256: 1-29 eoo, 31, 37, 43; 46 bonus stop @ 17 for Wednesday OB, ALu, BZ
Wednesday continued working on 6.3 in class; announced QUIZ over 6.1-6.3 for next Wednesday finish 6.3 (see above) Thursday ALu, BZ
Thursday turned in 6.3 HW; notes on 6.4 Least Common Denominator 6.4 pg 261: 1-43 odd stop @ 19 for Friday  
Friday pausing the 6.4 assignment; did some review/review sheets for quiz on Wednesday over 6.1-6.3 review puzzle worksheet Tuesday NS

Week of 2/1/10-2/5/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday reviewed for the test tomorrow over chapter 5 Factoring study using review sheets, old HW assignments, Self-Tests, and chapter review   EE, BZ
Tuesday took test over chapter 5 Polynomials none   EE, NS
Wednesday handed back and went over the Chapter 5 test; announced an optional retake where two test scores will be averaged for the final score read section 6.1 in prep for tomorrow Thursday EE
Thursday notes on 6.1 Simplifying Fractions 6.1 pg 248: 1-25 odd, 29-35 odd, 41-45 odd; 50 bonus finish 1-15 by Friday NS
Friday continued 6.1 assignment in class see above Monday NS

Week of 1/25/10-1/29/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday continued 5.11 assignment; did a little extra work on squaring binomials/factoring perfect square trinomials (section 5.6) finish 5.11 (work about 1/2 hour) Tuesday TM
Tuesday finished up 5.11 assignment     TM
Wednesday notes on 5.12 Solving Equations Using Factoring 5.12 pg 232: 1-45 eoo, 50 bonus stop @29 for Thursday TM
Thursday finished up 5.12, started review of chapter 5; Test next Tuesday over Chapter 5 finish 5.12 if not done in class Friday RR
Friday began in class review for test next Tuesday review sheets work on what you need the most practice  

Week of 1/19/10-1/22/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday

NO SCHOOL - MLK Day

Tuesday notes on 5.10 Factoring by Grouping 5.10 pg 225: 1-37 odd, 39-59 eoo Wednesday (stop @25) RR
Wednesday finished notes on 5.10, discussed last night's HW; continued working in class on 5.10 assignment 5.10 (see above) work about 25 minutes NS
Thursday discussed and turned in 5.10 assignment; notes on 5.11 Using Several Methods of Factoring 5.11 pg 228: 7-29 odd, 31-51 eoo stop at #23 NS
Friday continued working on 5.11 assignment in class we'll work on rest of 5.11 in class Monday; work on it this weekend if you like   NS, EK

Week of 1/11/10-1/15/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday notes on 5.8 Factoring Pattern x2+bx+c, c negative 5.8 pg 218: 1-49 odd stop @19 for tomorrow  
Tuesday added some notes to 5.8 (started yesterday); continued working on assignment in class 5.8 (see above) Wednesday DorG, EE
Wednesday discussed and turned in 5.8 HW; notes on 5.9 Factoring Pattern ax2+bx+c 5.9 pg 222: 1-43 odd, 44 bonus finish 1-19 for Thursday  
Thursday continued 5.9 assignment 5.9 (see above) Friday (full assignment)  
Friday did some more practice over ax2+bx+c factoring patterns; turned in/discussed HW puzzle sheets (pp 91, 92) Tuesday (no class Monday--MLK Day) EK, NS

Week of 1/4/10-1/8/10

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday reviewed what we've covered so far in Ch. 5 (Polynomials); returned, discussed quiz over 5.2-5.4; continued working on 5.5 HW and also handed out review puzzle packet --5.5 pg 206: 1-13 odd, 27-35 odd, 39-51 odd, 57-63 odd; 53, 55 Bonus
--first page of review packet "Double Cross"
Tuesday  
Tuesday turned in 5.5 HW; continued working on review puzzle packet in class; handed out 2010 Mathematics Game (click to download pdf of game, challenge your parents!) pages 1-3 of puzzle review packet; read section 5.6 in prep for tomorrow Wednesday  
Wednesday notes on 5.6 Squares of Binomials finish review puzzle packet (4 pages); 5.6 pg 210: 21-31 odd, 37, 39, 43, 47, 59 finish through #39 by Thursday EE
Thursday discussed and turned in 5.6 HW; began notes on 5.7 factoring Pattern for x2+bx+c, c Positive none (except finishing unfinished HW)   EE, TM
Friday finished notes on 5.7, worked on assignment in class 5.7 pg 215: 7-25 odd, 31-49 odd work on it about 20 minutes this weekend TM

Week of 12/14/09-12/18/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday continued work on 5.3 in class, adding a few problems; reminder: QUIZ Thursday over 5.2-5.4 add to 5.3: pg 198  1-11 odd Tuesday RR
Tuesday discussed and turned in 5.8 assignment; very short notes on 5.4 Multiplying Binomials Mentally 5.4 pg 201: 1-49 odd; 48 Bonus finish through #43 for Wednesday  
Wednesday went over the 5.4 HW; reviewed for quiz tomorrow over 5.2-5.4 (handed out review sheet w/solutions) study for quiz   DorG, NS
Thursday took quiz over 5.2-5.4; started 5.5 Difference of Two Squares 5.5 pg 206: 1-13 odd, 27-35 odd, 39-51 odd, 57-63 odd; 53, 55 Bonus finish through 35 by Friday DorG
Friday discussed 5.5 HW from last night and worked on it more during class no HW!  Enjoy your break!   DorG

Week of 12/7/09-12/11/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday reviewed for quiz tomorrow over 4.5-4.9; students received review sheet with solutions last week study!    
Tuesday took quiz over 4.5-4.9; read through 5.1 Factoring Integers and started on some of the HW 5.1 pg 187: 1-49 eoo we'll work on it in class Wed. EE
Wednesday notes over 5.2 Dividing Monomials finish 5.1 assignment
5.2 pg 192: 5-41 odd, 51-55 odd
complete all of 5.1; stop @33 on 5.2  
Thursday finished up 5.2 assignment in class; read through section 5.3 complete 5.2 (see above) Friday`  
Friday returned and went over quiz from Tuesday (4.5-4.9); notes on 5.3 Monomial Factors of Polynomials, worked on assignment in class; announced quiz next Thursday over 5.2-5.4 5.3 p196: 9-25 odd, 31-43 next Tuesday (no HW this weekend) ALu

Week of 11/30/09-12/4/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday notes on 4.8 Rate-Time-Distance Problems;
Announced QUIZ over 4.5-4.9 for next Tuesday (12/8)
4.8 pg 170: 1, 3 Tuesday  
Tuesday went over last night's HW' worked on more problems in class 4.8 (full assignment): 1-11 odd; 13 bonus Wednesday  
Wednesday turned in 4.8 HW; notes on 4.9 Area Problems 4.9 pg 173: 1, 3 Thursday OB, EE
Thursday continued working on 4.9 HW added 5, 7, 9 to 4.9 assignment (see above) Friday  
Friday went over the 4.9 HW; talked about what will be on the quiz next Tuesday over 4.5-4.9; gave solutions to selected problems from assignments that you can do for review/extra practice start reviewing--see solutions   EE, OB, EK, BZ, NL

Week of 11/23/09-11/24/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday notes on 4.7 Transforming Formulas 4.7 pg 166: 1-23 odd; 26 & 28 bonus Tuesday (work as much a you can in about 30 minutes) TM, ALu
Tuesday took retake quiz over 4.1-4.1 (will be averaged with first quiz only if score is an improvement); more work with 4.7 Transforming Formulas     TM, ALu, NS, BZ, EE
Wednesday

Happy Thanksgiving!

Thursday
Friday

Week of 11/16/09-11/20/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday worked a little bit on the 4.5 assignment, then put a freeze on that until after the quiz tomorrow; talked about tomorrow's quiz over 4.1-4.4, handed out review sheet and solutions study for quiz (review sheet will not be collected, but use it as practice)   OB, QL, EK, RR
Tuesday took quiz over 4.1-4.4     OB, EK
Wednesday discussed/turned in 4.5 HW; began notes on 4.6 Multiplying Polynomials 4.6 pg 162: 9-21 odd Thursday  
Thursday finished notes on 4.6, worked on assignment in class 4.6 pg 162: 9-41 odd, (43-47 extra challenge) Friday ALu
Friday limited class today--students finishing bagel lunch prep, then did a survey for Jim Joseph Foundation; handed back quizzes and discussed them finish 4.6 HW if not done yet   ALu, TM

Week of 11/9/09-11/13/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday discussed and turned in 4.2 HW; notes on 4.3 Multiplying Monomials 4.3 pg 153: 1-23 odd, 27, 31-37 odd, 41-51 odd; #40 Bonus Finish through 37 by Tuesday EK, QL
Tuesday discussed 4.3 HW; notes on 4.4 Powers of Monomials 4.4 pg 156: 1-31 odd, 39-47 odd; (48-53 optional challenge problems) finish 4.3 assignment and through 11 on 4.4 by Wed. QL, TL, RR
Wednesday continued working on 4.4 assignment in class 4.4 (see above) Friday QL, RR
Thursday No School - Parent-Teacher Conferences
Friday notes and discussion on 4.5 Multiplying Polynomials by Monomials; announced quiz over 4.1-4.4 next Tuesday 4.5 pg 159: 1-29 odd, 33, 39-41 all, 43; 44 bonus finish through 33 by Monday RR

Week of 11/2/09-11/6/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday returned quizzes over Chapter 3 word problems; notes on 4.1 Exponents 4.1 pg 143: 1-19 odd Tuesday RR
Tuesday finished 4.1 notes in class, continued working on assignment (full assignment) 4.1 pg 143: 1-39 odd, 45, 47 Wednesday QL
Wednesday notes on 4.2 Adding & Subtracting Polynomials 4.2 pg 148: 1-55 odd 1-19 due Thursday QL
Thursday finished notes on 4.2, went over problems assigned last night (1-19); used the rest of the class to continue the assignment 4.2 (see above) 1-43 due Friday QL
Friday sub today (Michael); continue assignment in class from 4.2 and add word problems Word problems from 4.2 pg 150: 1-13 odd Monday  

Week of 10/26/09-10/30/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday Gone to DC!  Follow our travels to, from, and in our nation's capital at the official DC trip blog.
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Thursday
Friday

Week of 10/19/09-10/22/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday began reviewing for the quiz (Wednesday) over word problems in Chapter 3 extra problems to try:
pg 135: 10, 11
pg 136: 13, 16-18
pg 137: 37, 38, 40
pg 139: 1,2,5,6,8,9,11, 15,16
work on problems as needed--they will not be collected  
Tuesday reviewed together in class for quiz tomorrow; solutions for review sheet (given out today in class): study!   EE, DoGo
Wednesday took quiz over Chapter 3 word problems none    
Thursday talked about DC trip none   ALu
Friday NO SCHOOL  (for students, that is)--teacher professional day      

Week of 10/12/09-10/16/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday discussed 3.5 assignment (word problems) and worked out some new problems in class finish 3.4/3.5 assignment if not finished yet ASAP TM, JM
Tuesday notes on 3.7 Cost, Income, and Value Problems 3.7 pg 127: 3, 7 Wednesday TM, JM
Wednesday worked some more problems together in class 3.7 (cont'd): 6, 10 Thursday JM
Thursday last day on 3.7 3.7: 9, 11, 13 Friday JM, EE
Friday announced quiz next Wednesday over word problems from chapter 3 (3.4, 3.5, 3.7); worked on review sheet (same one that was handed out for previous quiz) in class work selected problems from review sheet (solutions here: page 1, 2, 3, 4) quiz next Wednesday--prepare appropriately JM

Week of 10/5/09-10/9/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday finished review for quiz tomorrow over 3.1-3.5 (skip 3.4) study!   BZ
Tuesday took Quiz over 3.1-3.5 (skip 3.4) none   BZ, EE
Wednesday notes on 3.4 Using Equations to Solve Problems, started assignment in class 3.4 pg 113: 5-25 odd Not HW--we'll finish it in class  
Thursday continued working on 3.4, added some problems from 3.5 add 3.5 pg 118: 1-15 odd work max of 25 minutes on 3.4 & 3.5  
Friday went over some of the problems from last nights assignment finish 3.4/3.5 assignments if not done (as much as you can get, anyhow) Monday TM

Week of 9/29/09-10/2/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday no school      
Tuesday notes on 3.5 Equations w/Variable on Both Sides 3.5 pg 118: 1-15 odd Wednesday NS, EK
Wednesday continued working on 3.5 assignment 3.5 pg 118: 1-31 odd, 32, 33-37 odd, 45, (46 bonus) (full assignment) Thursday NS
Thursday went over 3.5 assignment, turned it in; announced quiz next Tuesday over sections 3.1-3.3, 3.5 (no word problems) Mixed Review pg 110
Self-Test 1 pg 111
Friday DoG, NS
Friday Talked about quiz that will be next Tuesday; handed out review sheet that you can work on, picking and choosing problems that you need to work on most (it won't be collected) review for quiz--see worksheet handed out today(solutions: pg 1, 2, 3), and also assignment from Thursday (see above) Quiz Tuesday NS, ALW

Week of 9/21/09-9/25/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday reviewed for the quiz tomorrow over Chapter 2 Integers Operations; took some notes on 3.2 Transforming Equations w/ Multiplication & Division--we'll work on the assignment tomorrow after the quiz study for quiz--use self-tests, old HW assignments, and chapter review (pg 89) as extra help    
Tuesday took quiz over Chapter 2 Integers; worked on 3.2 assignment after class 3.2 pg 104: 1-31 odd, 37-43 odd Wednesday OB, RR
Wednesday went over quizzes from yesterday; notes on 3.3 Using Several Transformations (to solve equations) 3.3 pg 109: 1-19 odd Thursday OB
Thursday went over last night's work, continued the assignment in class after some more notes on 3.3 add to yesterday's assignment: 3.3 pg 109 21-41 odd, 45, 51, 57, (59 bonus) Friday (put in at least 30 minutes of uninterrupted work) OB
Friday discussed last night's assignment (3.3) and turned it in none   OB

Week of 9/14/09-9/18/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday went over the 2.9 HW; class cut short by Picture Day none   JM
Tuesday discussed 2.7 Problem Solving: Consecutive Integers 2.7 pg 77: 1-17 odd, 18 Wednesday  
Wednesday notes on 3.1 Transforming Equations: Addition & Subtraction; announced quiz next Tuesday (9/22) over Chapter 2 (operations w/integers) 3.1 pg 97: 13-25 odd, 31-41 odd, 47-53 odd; Word Problems 1-11 odd Finish through #25 by Thursday  
Thursday continued working on 3.1 assignment in class 3.1 (see above)
Review for quiz: Self-tests on pg 63, 78, 86
3.1 due Monday; Self-tests won't be collected  
Friday NO SCHOOL - Rash ha-Shanah      

Week of 9/8/09-9/11/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday NO SCHOOL - Labor Day      
Tuesday notes on 2.4 Subtracting Integers 2.4 pg 61: 13-31 odd, 37-41 odd, 47-55 odd, 62; Word Problems 5-11 odd Wednesday  
Wednesday discussed the 2.4 HW; short notes on 2.6 Rules for Multiplication (of integers) 2.6 pg 72: 1-9 odd, 17-29 odd, 37-47 odd, 53-57 odd Thursday EK
Thursday went over HW from 2.6; notes on 2.8 The Reciprocal of a Real Number 2.8 pg 81: 5-25 odd, (31, 33 extra challenge) Friday EK, RR
Friday Notes on 2.9 Division of Real Numbers 2.9 pg 85: 1-27 odd, 31 (33, 35 optional) Monday EK

Week of 8/31/09-9/4/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Monday notes on 1.5 (Holt) Combining Like Terms; announced quiz Wednesday over what we've covered so far (1.1, 1.4, 1.5 in Holt packet) 1.5 (Holt) pg 15: 14-34 even, 40, 42, 48, 50 Tuesday  
Tuesday went over the 1.5 HW; reviewed for quiz tomorrow study for quiz Wednesday BZ, ALu
Wednesday took quiz; read through 1.6 Exponents and Factors 1.6 pg 17: 1-6 all, 7-25 Thursday ALu
Thursday received books; went over HW from last night; notes on 2.2 Addition on a Number Line 2.2 pg 52: 1-37 odd 1-23 odd due Friday (finish the rest in class) ALu
Friday continued yesterday's assignment; got quizzes back add on to yesterday's HW:
Mixed Review pg 53: 1-12 all
2.3 pg 56: 31-43 odd
Tuesday ALu, QL

Week of 8/26/09-8/28/09

Day Classwork Assignment Due date Absent
Wednesday First Day of School!  Went over class rules/expectations, class supplies (1-inch binder, dividers, loose leaf paper, pencils), and other generalities get your class supplies! ASAP TL
Thursday short notes on 1.1 (holt packet) Order of Operations 1.1 (holt) pg 3: 7-29 odd, 35-41 odd, 47 Friday TL
Friday notes on 1.4 (holt) Distributive Property 1.4 (holt) pg 12: 6-30 even, 33-38 all   RR, TL