It is almost impossible to imagine that the first 25 weeks of school has ended!! Wow. I just put in our home practice for the first 5 weeks and 66 of the 83 students that I have in grade 7 between the two classes (Math 7 and Pre-Algebra) completed all or missed only one home …
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Math 7 We are nearing the end of Module 2, so we'll be having a quiz late this week and looking at an end of Module test next week before our break. We are currently working on operations with rational numbers, and will get into writing and solving our own equations by mid-week. Pre-Algebra We're …
“Set your goals ridiculously high. If it’s a failure, you will fail above everyone else’s success. -James Cameron Wow another short week is coming up! Please try to log in with your child to Google Classroom at least once this week. You can get a good idea of what we have been doing in class …
I hope that everyone had a very relaxing Thanksgiving Break! For my family, it was the first time we've stayed in town for 3 years. We have watched World Cup ski racing in Killington Vermont for the past two years and decided this year we were going to stay home. It has been nice to …
This week was a little topsy turvy since it only ended up being 3 days!! Peer Tutor Updates All except two of our tutors have been paired up. If your child is tutoring or meeting with a tutor that should have happened once already, or is scheduled for next week. Tutors have a Google Classroom …
It is CRAZY to think that it is almost Thanksgiving!! Next week is a short week in school and then we have a super short week to follow. With the cold weather coming it will surely start to feel like winter. As a member of an avid ski family, we're all optimistic about the early …
Success in math does not depend on how many answers you know, but by what you do when you don't know the answer." - Unknown Marking Period Update The marking period ends on Friday November 9th. Our grade book will close early in the week for the marking period. Pre-Algebra will have a graded exit …
Live in such a way that if someone spoke of you badly, no one would believe it. Google Classroom Parents should have all received an email last week explaining that we're removing parents from our Google Classroom (unless you want to remain after reading the reasoning why and I'll add you back in) to preserve …
Anyone can cook but only the fearless can be truly great. – Chef Gusteau, Ratatouille We are getting close to delving into our projects in both Math 7 and pre-Algebra. Math 7 kids have been working on scale drawings. They spent the last two days working on comparing the scale drawing areas to actual areas. …
The quietest people have the loudest minds. -Stephen King Last week was a whirlwind week! I have to admit that if I were to pick a shortened week option, it would be to have Friday off vs starting on a Tuesday. There's just something about starting a week a day late that makes everything feel …
