Monday 9/21

We continued our conquest of the islands of MATHia today in class. Our second MATHia grading period ends on Friday. Have you met your goals yet? If not, what will it take to get there by the end of the week?

We'll be finishing Chapter 2 tomorrow and taking our test on Wednesday. Please begin your studying right away so you'll be fully prepared to demonstrate mastery on Wednesday's test. The Chapter 2 Pre-Test that you got a couple weeks ago is THE BEST study guide. The textbook chapter summaries, old class work, and old homework make excellent study tools as well.

Homework: MATHia practice

Friday 9/18

Week 6 is in the books and Chapter 2 is now almost complete. That means our Chapter 2 test is right around the corner! Have you been studying and reviewing your homework and class work each day?

Also, are you on track to meet your MATHia goals? You can check your progress in the toolbar above.

Here is this week's extra credit:

Thursday 9/17

We finished Lesson 2.6 today, which now completes our analysis of linear functions. We should now be able to tell all the scenarios when U.S. Shirts is the better buy, and when Hot Shirts is the better buy (and be able to defend our reasoning to our boss!).

If there's anything from today's class work that didn't get finished in class or needs to be improved, please fix it up at home and feel free to check your answers with the link above. Get into the routine of checking your work at home daily and you'll find studying for tests and doing your homework is much easier!

Homework: Student Assignments workbook 2.6

Wednesday HW Solutions: Student Assignments workbook 2.5 answer key

Wednesday 9/16

Today we continued our look at linear functions, equations, tables, and graphs with the first part of Lesson 2.6 and wrapped up the last part of Lesson 2.5.

We discovered that we've got a competitor in the shirt-making marketplace and our boss has tasked us with some analysis.

Homework: Student Assignments workbook 2.5

Tuesday HW Solutions: Simplifying Expressions WS answer key

Tuesday 9/15

Today we began Lesson 2.5, which focuses on using tables, graphs, and equations. Be sure to review the solutions to today's class work to make sure you're on the right track and fully mastering all of these different skills.

Need help with your homework or class work? Be sure to visit The Community and request some assistance!

Homework: Simplify Expressions WS

Monday 9/14

We worked in MATHia today and began the second MATHia grading period. We passed back our first MATHia grades of the year, so everyone now knows their strengths and weaknesses. Many people earned perfect scores - keep it up!!

Need help getting MATHia configured at home? Check out Carnegie Learning's MATHia support page.

Homework: MATHia practice (30 minutes each week)

Friday 9/11

We took our first common assessment of the year, and on the whole, my honors classes did quite well! Here are the new performance bands for common-core based assessments:

Level 4: Standards Exceeded

Level 3: Standards Met

Level 2: Standards Nearly Met

Level 1: Standards Not Met

"Standards Exceeded" and "Standards Met" both represent passing grades for Common Assessments, Final Exams, and the CAASPP test at the end of the year. If you didn't reach your goals this time, don't panic. But please make some adjustments right away to ensure your performance improves as the year continues. We want everyone to be able to demonstrate mastery!

Parents: Ask your son or daughter how they did on today's common assessment. More importantly, ask them why they think those were their results. If they're not pleased with their scores thus far, ask them what plan they'll be enacting to be more successful next time.

The first MATHia grading period ends tonight at midnight. Have you met your goals yet?

Thursday HW Solutions: Student Assignments workbook 2.4 answer key

Here is this week's extra credit: