Dear parents, This is our last weekly update. I'm going to drop this part of my teaching due to low readership in favor of less frequent posts/pages about curriculum or classroom highlights. I apologize for people who are enjoying the updates, but feel like it is the right plan to discontinue this. I've been writing …
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The only way to learn Mathematics is to do Mathematics. -Paul Halmos This week we started our winter iReady testing. We piloted using Chromebooks in our classroom instead of going to the computer lab. This generally went really well!! If your child has their own headphones, please encourage him to bring them on Monday for …
In Math 7 this week we'll be continuing to work through Module 3. This module is where we get to have some fun learning about like terms and working with them. You can support your child by accessing Google Classroom with them to check out the class notes. Their notes should be filled in through …
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 …
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 …
