7TH GRADE MATHEMATICS
Wow! What a month it has been! Mid-winter break and snow days mixed in with diagnostic testing, a review, and finishing chapter 12. Students now NEED headphones to bring to class daily. The school has headphones but I cannot guarantee that they will be available every day for student use in my room. Also, if you would like to purchase your student a calculator, they are allowed to bring them and use them in class now. You don’t need anything fancy, just something that can perform basic calculations. I know that they sell ones that are perfectly acceptable at the Dollar Tree. If your student does not have a calculator, I will let them use one during quizzes.
We are working on a few things that are new in the month of February and I hope they will continue for the rest of the year. (Both of the following sites can be accessed through Clever at home anytime.
- We now have access to the online link to our textbook. Students spent about a week working on a diagnostic test to place them where they need to be with our curriculum. This program has a specialized path catered to each student (complete with tutorial videos) that students will work on for bellwork 3 times per week.
- I have also created an IXL packet for each student individually based off of their NWEA scores. I plan on keeping this in the classroom, but will gladly make copies for any student (or parent) that asks. This packet will be our bellwork for the other 2 days of the week.
We started Chapter 13 this week and will complete it next week. The schedule will go as follows (class this week and next):
- Monday (2/24)- review rules
- Tuesday (2/25)- Chapter 13 Notes pgs. 116-117. Hw: packet pg. 123-124
- Friday (2/28)- Chapter 13 Notes pgs. 118-119. Hw: packet pg. 125-126
- Monday (3/2)- Notes pgs. 120-121. Hw: packet pg. 127-128
- Tuesday(3/3)- Math Menu. (Finish packet)
- Wednesday (3/4)- Field Trip
- Thursday (3/5)- Math menu Hw: Study test on Friday
- Friday (3/6)- Ch. 13 Test, collect Math Menus/ HW packets
COMPUTER APPLICATIONS
I will be giving participation credit this week based off of time on task in typing.com (the site we use to practice keyboarding skills). I have noticed that students who are off task during the class period start to be disruptive during this time. Students should really focus during this time. The quicker you are at typing the quicker you can accomplish your assignments. The schedule will go as follows:
- Monday (2/24)- Lesson 9 WP
- Tuesday (2/25)- Finish Lesson 9 WP
- Friday (2/28)- Make up day
- Monday (3/2)- Lesson 11 WP
- Tuesday (3/3)- Finish Lesson 11 WP
- Wednesday (3/4)- 7th grade field trip
- Thursday (3/5)- Lesson 15 WP
- Friday (3/6)- Finish Lesson 15 WP
QUESTIONS?
As always if you have any questions please feel free to e-mail me and I will get back to you as soon as I am able.
Thank you for your continued support in your child’s education,
Mrs. Osak