**Winter NWEA Math testing will be this Thursday and Friday!

•Expressions/Equations Unit: Students learned the GUESS method last week to help them with solving word problems. G- Given, U- Unknown, E- Equation, S- Solve, S- Sentence. They made a flow chart for their math notebook to remind them of the steps and what to be thinking about and have been practicing using it the last few days.
•SLOT(Bellwork): We have been practicing two- step equations since the return from winter break.

HOMEWORK:
Hours 0,2,4,5 – ws #35 Solving Equations using GUESS (4 squares)

Hour 6 – ws #34 Solving Two-Step Equations using GUESS (flowchart)

Important Dates:
Wednesday, Jan. 20 – Late Start
Friday, Jan.. 29 – 1/2 Day AM (Marking Period 3/Semester 1 ends)

Monday, Feb. 1 – 1/2 Day AM (Marking Period 4/Semester 2 begins)

Friday, Feb. 12- Monday, Feb. 15  Mid-Winter Break