September 2007

Mon	Tue	Wed	Thu	Fri
1	2	3	4 (01) Grade 7, Day 1	5 (02) Grade 8, Day 1 First day for eighth graders. Textbooks issued. Homework: Get welcome letter signed & book covered. Review basic skills
8 (03) WEEK 01 1st Tri Begins Diagnostic Testing for Algebra Readiness Skills--untimed Homework:get spiral notebook for use as math notebook for notes & homework. Tonight interview parents about math use.	9 (04) Finish up AR testing. Hwk: Do first section on p. xx in front of the textbook on separate paper to turn in. Refer to p759-760 for help.	10 (05) STAFF 9:30 Start Discuss history of numbers and creation of the decimal system of numbers.Review addition & subtraction of numbers containing decimals. Hwk: p.760 1--12, no calculators; show work. Put in math notebook.	11 (06)Blue & Gold Day Diagnostic testing of Basic Math Skills--untimed.	12 (07)Minimum Day 12:40 RANCHO RULES DAY
15 (08) WEEK 02 Review multiplication of numbers containing decimals. Hwk: Make up 5 multiplication problems and do 13-18 on p.760.	16 (09) Makeup Pictures Mini Quiz. Reminder to check odd problems while doing math. (Ans. to odds in back of book.) Review division with decimals & vocabulary. Hwk: Do 19-25. p.760. Show steps	17 (10) STAFF Constitution Day R-W-B 9:30 Start Review division with numbers containing decimals. Relate division to fractional numbers. Hwk: Complete the classwork. Do page 8, 58-66 (Review adding decimal numbers )	18 (11) Mini Quiz on division with numbers containing decimals. Classwk/hwk: On separate paper create a practice quiz of 12 decimal problems. 3 add, 3sub, 3mult, 3div. On the reverse work them out & check.	19 (12) Class: Analyze your Basic Skills and Alg Readiness scantrons. Hwk: Complete any work that is incomplete or misunderstood regarding decimals. Welcome Back Dance after school.
22 (13) WEEK 03 03 Notebook Quiz. When finished, write a number story on reverse. Classwork review decimal operations. Let's test onWednesday. Hwk: Have your 3 papers signed by parent. Study p.759-60. Do Ch. 1 Study Guide p.2. Write down what the chapter is about (Four sentences). Do the Ch. 1 Readiness Quiz.	23 (14) Class: Introduce Ch. 1. Hmk: Define eleven vocabulary words from Chapter 1 section 1 that begins on page 3. This list includes the five KEY WORDS (p. 3-4) and also these six words: operations, substitute, simplify, estimate, perimeter, and rate.	24 (15) STAFF 9:30 Start Major TEST on arithmetic operations with DECIMALS today. Hwk: Using the new vocabulary, do section 1.1 Exercises 1-16 on p. 6.	25 (16) Min. Day - 12:40 B 2 RSJ 7:00 pm Class: Go over definitions of math words. Hwk: Using the new math words, do section 1.1 Exercises 17-26 PARENTS: BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT	26 (17) Classwork: Discussion about the interrelation between distance, rate(speed & velocity), and time. By using D=RT we begin the discussion of the algebraic process, using knowns(constants) and unknowns (variables) to express this relationship in an equation, then solve it. Do problems #33, 34, 35, 37, 38 on p. 7 (Help? See EX #3* on p. 4.)

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4 (01)

Grade 7, Day 1

5 (02)

Grade 8, Day 1 First day for eighth graders. Textbooks issued. Homework: Get welcome letter signed & book covered. Review basic skills

8 (03) WEEK 01

1st Tri Begins Diagnostic Testing for Algebra Readiness Skills--untimed Homework:get spiral notebook for use as math notebook for notes & homework. Tonight interview parents about math use.

9 (04)

Finish up AR testing.

Hwk: Do first section on p. xx in front of the textbook on separate paper to turn in. Refer to p759-760 for help.

10 (05) STAFF

9:30 Start

Discuss history of numbers and creation of the decimal system of numbers.Review addition & subtraction of numbers containing decimals. Hwk: p.760 1--12, no calculators; show work. Put in math notebook.

11 (06)Blue & Gold Day

Diagnostic testing of Basic Math Skills--untimed.

12 (07)Minimum Day 12:40

RANCHO RULES DAY

15 (08) WEEK 02

Review multiplication of numbers containing decimals. Hwk: Make up 5 multiplication problems and do 13-18 on p.760.

16 (09)

Makeup Pictures Mini Quiz. Reminder to check odd problems while doing math. (Ans. to odds in back of book.) Review division with decimals & vocabulary. Hwk: Do 19-25. p.760. Show steps

17 (10) STAFF Constitution Day R-W-B

9:30 Start Review division with numbers containing decimals. Relate division to fractional numbers. Hwk: Complete the classwork. Do page 8, 58-66 (Review adding decimal numbers )

18 (11) Mini Quiz on division with numbers containing decimals. Classwk/hwk: On separate paper create a practice quiz of 12 decimal problems. 3 add, 3sub, 3mult, 3div. On the reverse work them out & check.

19 (12) Class: Analyze your Basic Skills and Alg Readiness scantrons. Hwk: Complete any work that is incomplete or misunderstood regarding decimals.

Welcome Back Dance after school.

22 (13) WEEK 03 03 Notebook Quiz. When finished, write a number story on reverse. Classwork review decimal operations. Let's test onWednesday. Hwk: Have your 3 papers signed by parent. Study p.759-60. Do Ch. 1 Study Guide p.2. Write down what the chapter is about (Four sentences). Do the Ch. 1 Readiness Quiz.

23 (14) Class: Introduce Ch. 1. Hmk: Define eleven vocabulary words from Chapter 1 section 1 that begins on page 3. This list includes the five KEY WORDS (p. 3-4) and also these six words: operations, substitute, simplify, estimate, perimeter, and rate.

24 (15) STAFF

9:30 Start
Major TEST on arithmetic operations with DECIMALS today. Hwk: Using the new vocabulary, do section 1.1 Exercises 1-16 on p. 6.

25 (16)

Min. Day - 12:40
B 2 RSJ 7:00 pm Class: Go over definitions of math words. Hwk: Using the new math words, do section 1.1 Exercises 17-26 PARENTS: BACK TO SCHOOL NIGHT

26 (17) Classwork: Discussion about the interrelation between distance, rate(speed & velocity), and time. By using D=R*T we begin the discussion of the algebraic process, using knowns(constants) and unknowns (variables) to express this relationship in an equation, then solve it. Do problems #33, 34, 35, 37, 38 on p. 7 (Help? See EX #3 on p. 4.)