8th grade survey for celebration

8th graders please go to this link and complete the 8th grade celebration survey

https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/NS5KV6H

math tasks

Grade 6
Computing Tips page 51-53

Grade 7
page 69#2 more work with PEMDAS, page 71#28 fact families

Grade 8
Skill: Writing Equivalent Expressions (Distributive Property and parentheses)

math tasks

All grades have corrections on their assessments due tomorrow so they have two enrichments and Wed after school to access extra time with me.

Grade 6
page 51 A&D, page 55 #1-3, page 57#13&14, page 59#28&29
percents and taxes, find the cost when given the total price and percentage of the sales tax
Grade 7
page 63  B, page 69#1  PEMDAS
Grade 8
Skill:Operations with Rational Numbers

Science

Welcome back House A!  We have completed 5/6ths of the school year.  We are halfway through the third trimester.  This time of the year goes very quickly!  We would like each student to cross the finish line in the strongest possible fashion.  For inspiration we watched this video today! 

Students received back a quiz titled "midsummative 6"  They can and should make corrections on it!

We are conducting a two-week investigation in science into how student effort in class affects achievement.  Here is the data table and rubric that students will use to determine their effort in class.

For tonight's homework, students should complete this probe that they also received in class today.  We will be discussing this probe in tomorrow's class and doing learning activities that challenge students ideas around it.

math , April 28th

PowerSchool has been upgraded for the 8th grade.

Grade 6, 7 & 8
corrections on a separate sheet of paper and attach them to the original
Notebooks should be arranged:
Grade 6: Lesson 1.5 addition & subtraction of decimals, 1.6 multiplication of decimals, 1.7 division of decimals
Grade 7: Combining Signed Number, Hiker with 8 number lines for various situations
Grade 8:  Skill handouts: Finding Slope, Writing Equations, Non-Linear Functions, Tables& Graphs
Non-Linear Functions, Finiding Points of Intersection

math tasks, Friday April 18

Grades 6-8
Planner were checked.  There were no new tasks assigned if they have something listed it is a missing task.

Have a wonderful vacation!

Science game

http://www.animalplanet.com/wild-animals/darwin-survive-game.htm

math tasks, Thursday April 17th

Grade 6
complete:
page 43#5-14
page 44
page 45 ( a copy of the page was handed out in class if you do not want to make your own tables
Lesson 1.6 Multiplication of Decimals
Lesson 1.7 Division of Decimals

Grade 7
page 38 #34 with Labsheet or table
page 32&33  #1,3, 6 & page 52#18 practice with integers (signed numbers)
page 54#25  2 labsheets & graph

Grade 8
page 32 #18 - 24  soccer balls & equations
page 37&38 greeting card fundraiser
page 47# 10-17 equations
page 50 # 34 -40 using formulas, reasoning and substitution to find the values of x
Skill: Non-linear Functions
Skill: finding points of intersection

math tasks, Wednesday April 16th

Grade 6
The following assignments were collected if they had not already been collected;
page 43 #5-14
page 44&45
Lesson 1.6
Lesson 1.7

Grade 7
The following assignments were collected it they had not already been truned in:
page 38 #34 -36 Labsheet included
page 52#18, page 32&33#1,3,6 practice with integer operations
page 54#25: 2 Labsheets 3ACE Exercuse 25 and a graph


Grade 8
page 32#18 - 24 soccer and equations
paage 37&38 Greeting Card fundraiser
page 47#34-40
page 56 Pumping Water

math tasks, Tuesday April 15th

Grade 6
page 44&45

Grade 7
page 54 #25
2labsheets, graph of the Mugs

Grade8
page 50#30-40
assessment tomorrow

Team Breakfast Friday 4/18

Team A will be hosting a parent/student breakfast on Friday, April 18th at 7:45 in room 241.  Students are asked to bring in a little something to share.  Parents are invited to join us for a continental style breakfast to celebrate spring's arrival. If you would like to attend we would love to have you!  If you would like to send in a breakfast item to share, please contact Stacey Endres at sendres@mtsd-vt.org or 893-3215 ext 1241.

math tasks, Monday April 14th

Grade 6
page 45 & 46  division
assessment tomorrow on decimal opertations

Grade 7
page 54 with labsheet 3 ACE exercise 25
co-ordinate plane and multiplication of integers

Grade 8
page 56 & 56 A-D
Pumping Water (negative rate as the pool is being emptied) writing equations
tomorrow April 15th, collecting last weeks work;
page 32 #18-24 soccer word problem and solving equations
page 37 & 38 Greeting Card fundraiser
page 47 #10-17  sovlving equations

Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage of the Blood Moon

Total Lunar Eclipse of April 15: Complete Coverage of the Blood Moon

math tasks, Friday April 11th

Enjoy this beautiful weather!!

Grade 6
no new tasks
assessment next week

Grade 7
no new tasks
assessment next week

Grade 8
no new tasks
complete page 31#18, 19-24 (solve the equations)
assessment next week

math tasks, Thursday April 10th

Grade 6
Lesson 1.7  Dividing decimals please do them on a separate sheet of paper and label well
Collected page 43#1-5  ( Lesson 1.6 yesterday)

Grade 7
Collected 32 &33 #1,3,6
new task:page 52 #18 practice multiplying and dividing signed numbers

Garde 8
new task: page 37&38 #A-Cpage 47 #10-17

math tasks, Wednesday April 9th

Grade 6
complete page 43 5-14  dividing decimals

Grade 7
page 32&33 #1,3,6 show your work (number lines, chip models or algorithms)

Grade 8
page 32 #18 word problem, #19-24 solving equations

math tasks, Tuesday April 8

Grade 6
page 43 #5-14

Grade 7
page 38#34 collected
new task: page 32 #1 show your work

Grade 8
Skill: Finding Points of Intersection & Non-linear functions
page 32 #18

math tasks, Monday April 7th

Grade 6
Lessoon 1.6 Multiplying Decimals
Quality not quantity is th goal

Grade 7
page 38#34-36  Rules for the Mugs in the different quadrants & scale

Grade 8
page 15 # 7-9, project with tables, graphs matched with expressions to check for equivalents or common poiints

Team Breakfast April 18

Team A will be hosting a parent/student breakfast on Friday, April 18th at 7:45 in room 241.  Students are asked to bring in a little something to share.  Parents are invited to join us for a continental style breakfast to celebrate spring's arrival. If you would like to attend we would love to have you!  If you would like to send in a breakfast item to share, please contact Stacey Endres at sendres@mtsd-vt.org or 893-3215 ext 1241.

Humanities April 7- 11

House A Humanities students will spend the week creating multimedia presentations.  Each student will choose a topic of interest or subject of concern, and create a multimedia message that will positively impact the intended audience.  Their goal is to use media techniques to attract audiences in an attempts to make a difference in someone else's life.  Projects range from blogs and web pages, to videos and fine arts performances.  Students will only need to use home/ out of class time if they choose a focus in the community.  In class preparation time will end April 11, and final projects are due on April 18. Students will have the opportunity to display their project during our team breakfast on Friday, April 18.

math tasks, Friday April 4th

Grade 6
Page 278 was collected today
no  new tasks

Grade 7
new task: page 38#34-36  co-ordinates & scale

Grade 8
page 15 #7-9  is a project being collected on Monday April 7th
Table, Graphs, Equations are needed along with responses

math tasks, Thursday April 3rd

Grade 6
page 278 MathThematics handout #1-12 (Notes on the top)  Multiplying Decimals
Collected labsheet 4B today

Grade 7
page 31 Bits & Pieces III  & Labsheet    Graphing
Notes section: page 14&15 chip model, 8 Number lines, Combining Signed Numbers

Grade 8
page 15 # 7-9  graph, tables, and equations
Skills: Finding Points of Intersection & Non-linear Functions
Returned page 24&25

math tasks, Wed April 2nd

Grade 6
check-ups  were returned
new task: Labsheet 4B decimal multiplication

Grade 7
Collected:page 14&15,  pages 18&19#32-38
new task: Additional Practice Inv 3 #16 with fact families

Grade 8
Collecting page 24&25
new tasks: Skills: Slopes, Equations

Pilobolus at Flynn, 5/2

Dear Families,

We have an excellent opportunity to see Pilobolus at the Flynn on May 2nd. This is an amazing dance troupe that will impress our students. The cost of the field trip is $15 and is due by April 4th. If you have a tough time making this payment by the 4th please let me know and we can work out alternative arrangements. I have attached the permission slip to this message.

Here is a clip of Pilobolus:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FYftvseVzuI