Wow, Already Tuesday?

Welcome back to the 2012-2013 School Year at Crandall Middle School. We have already had a great first two days and I see so much potential for the rest of the school year.

Today, we started working in our Interactive Notebooks (INBs) in my math classes. I am adding photos of each page so those that are absent or did not complete it in class.

Cover Page (pg. 1)

Grading Rubric (pg. 2)

Table of Contents (p.3-6)

Math Goals for 2012-2013 (p. 9) ***ADDING THURSDAY***

Multiplication Chart (p.10) ***ADDING THURSDAY***

Technical Reading Strategies (p. 12)

Word Problem Practice (p. 13)

 Don't forget that you do have assignments due! Word Problem Homework (1st, 3rd and 8th) is due on Friday. You must show your strategies that we are working on in class.

"Math About Me" is our first project this year. This is due on Friday for 2nd and 7th and due on Tues/Wed for 1st, 3rd and 8th. My example project can be seen below. Remember, you must have 8 facts about yourself written in a mathematical format. This can include basic operations (add, subtract, multiply and divide) but can also include exponents and parenthesis. This is the first test grade for the 1st Six Weeks. Remember that color is also important!

Copy Cat Dilations

A dilation is a transformation that does not affect the shape of an object but does enlarge or reduce the size of an object.

This week we created "Copy Cats" of a a picture that was chosen and re-created the artwork on a sheet of graph paper to dilate the object.  Some students chose to enlarge their picture while others chose to reduce their picture.

 Created by Yulissa G. (1st Period)

 Created by Brittany G. (8th Period)

 Created by Josh C. (1st Period)

Created by Briana R. (1st Period)

More to come as they are turned in!

  These were due in class on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011.  A student has until Monday, November 7th, 2011 to turn it in to receive a grade of a 70.  After that the grade will stand at a 0 and is not able to be made up according to the CISD Grading Policy.

Pack Your Bags Project

Don't forget that your "Pack Your Bags" Project is due on FRIDAY, November 5th with NO EXCEPTIONS!  If you are absent, you can email it into me so that I can print it out and grade it.

The Six Weeks grading period is over on Friday and I need to get these graded and in the gradebook (remember they are a TEST grade) so that they will be on your 2nd Six Weeks grades.

Benchmarks are Coming

Next Monday and Tuesday we will be taking our second Benchmark of the year. Please make sure that your students are well rested and have eaten before taking this test. This test will go in the grade book as a test grade for this six weeks.

Also, the Pack Your Bags projects are due November 5th! Late projects will NOT be accepted and will result in a 0 for that test grade!

Week 8 at CMS!

This week is a busy week! Just to give you a run-down:

Monday- How Big Is Barbie? due from Friday
Wednesday- Review for Unit 3 and 4 Test
Thursday- Unit 3 and 4 Test
Friday- Begin Unit 5; How Big is Barbie? Extra Credit due! Practice Sheet #8 due
Saturday- Watching Texas beat Nebraska! :)

Next week, I will be introducing our Second Six weeks project.

Don't forget that this Wednesday is Early Release. Also, Progress Reports will be out on the 19th so this week in tutorials is crucial to bring the grades up.

How Big is Barbie?

Today we are doing a project in class over ratios and proportions. The title above may make you wonder so that is why I am posting. Our project (it is a test grade) will be measuring different parts of a female and male action figure and discovering their ratios and how accurate that would be on a normal human being.

Students who are missing class today due to the Environmental Club field trip will have to make this up on their own. I will get the assignment to them on Monday, October 11th and they will have until Friday, October 15th to turn their POSTER into me! Remember this is a test grade so a ZERO would not be a good thing!