Transformations Small Group

 Yesterday's small group lesson after Class Connect was a review over the three different types of Transformations.

First up, we had to review our definitions. As we were reviewing them, we talked about different key words that could help us remember which type of transformation was which! On our next slides, we underlined those keywords and made examples of each type of transformation of an object about a 4 Quadrant graph.

And of course we had to do a bit of practice. For this assignment, I put it up on the whiteboard and we went through the triangle together. After that it was time for each student to get a turn and so I gave whiteboard privileges to all 17 students who showed up and we had a blast! 

 Now, if you are wondering what it should look like, here is an example of Mrs. S' copy that she printed out and worked along with you. This would be a great resource for you to put in your Math Notebook! You can download it for FREE here!

And of course, I couldn't leave you without a silly video! Don't forget to finish your Geometry Unit in Study Island by Friday, February 1st!

What A Great First Day!

Today was an amazing start to the 2010-2011 school year at Crandall Middle School. Loved the new school clothes, supplies and smiles on the students faces. If your student did not bring their supplies today, make sure that they bring them to class tomorrow. I will continue to collect them as the come in and store them in the classroom.

Today, your student received a class syllabus (can be found on our Website here). They were urged to have their binder, dividers and composition notebooks starting tomorrow! We want to have organized students in Mrs. Smith-Sloane's class year and we can't do it without these three items.

I did receive some Kleenex (13 boxes) and expect this to last until about October at best. Please send Kleenex as you can to our classroom so we can combat sneezes and runny noses with comfort. :)

Thank you for all that you have done to support your student's education so far.

Homework for August 23:
1. Parent Email (read directions at the bottom of the course syllabus)
2. Get all Math Supplies (check course syllabus)
3. Bring magazines for Thursday (appropriate material please)
4. Practice Sheet #1 (1-5 ONLY)

Don't forget to remember: Pirates SHINE!