September 30 
Accelerated Math cutoff is THURSDAY! You can make up for last time if you have 100's in both objectives and problems. 
 
Be prepared for a notes test TOMORROW and a test over radicals on Thursday. 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Were given time to check our notebooks for the notes test tomorrow as well as time to work on Accelerated Math. 
*Completed #9 (foldable) from yesterday. 
*Added #10 to our notebooks. 
*Discussed the Pythagorean Theorem. 
 
September 29 
Accelerated Math cutoff is THURSDAY! You can make up for last time if you have 100's in both objectives and problems. 
 
Be prepared for a notes test on Wednesday and a test over radicals on Thursday. 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Discussed multiplying and dividing radicals. 
*Created a review foldable that can be used on Thursday's test. 
*Added #8 and #9 to our notebooks. 
 
September 26 
Accelerated Math cutoff is NEXT Thursday! Be working! 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Talked about Adding and Subtracting with Radicals. 
*Added #7 to our notebooks. 
*Completed an Accelerated Math exercise. 
 
*Worked on Accelerated Math 
 
September 25 
Accelerated Math cutoff is NEXT Thursday! Be working! 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Worked on Accelerated Math. 
*Took the Perfect Squares Timed Test. 
*Added #6 to our notebooks (Estimating vs. Simplifying Square Roots). 
 
September 24 
TEST TOMORROW over the perfect squares from 1-625. 
 
Also, remember that NEXT Thursday is the Accelerated Math cutoff for the first nine weeks. Be sure you are on track! 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Talked about simplifying square roots. 
*Added #5 to our notebooks. 
 
September 23 
Homework tonight: "Math Minute Style" homework sheet over square roots 
 
YOU HAVE A TEST THURSDAY over the perfect squares from 1 to 625. You should already have those listed in your notebook. If you do not, remember: just start with 1 times 1 and go all the way up to 25 times 25. The answer is the part that you need to remember. 
 
Also, remember that NEXT Thursday is the Accelerated Math cutoff for the first nine weeks. Be sure you are on track! 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Finished another sheet on estimating square roots (added to #2 in the notebook). 
*Learned how to and practiced simplifying square root problems that include variables. 
 
September 22 
YOU HAVE A TEST THURSDAY over the perfect squares from 1 to 625. You should already have those listed in your notebook. If you do not, remember: just start with 1 times 1 and go all the way up to 25 times 25. The answer is the part that you need to remember. 
 
Also, remember that NEXT Thursday is the Accelerated Math cutoff for the first nine weeks. Be sure you are on track! 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Received an Accelerated Math update. 
*Completed #2 in our notebooks from Thursday, and added #3 (PR WS 8-3). 
*Graphed radical problems on a number line. 
September 19 
Have a great weekend! 
 
September 18 
REMEMBER THE FIELD TRIP TO THE RE-ENACTMENT OF THE BATTLE OF CHICKAMAUGA IS TOMORROW! 
TEAM T-SHIRTS WERE DELIVERED TODAY, AND ALL STUDENTS SHOULD WEAR THEM TOMORROW. 
*Students will have a test over all perfect squares from 1 to 625 next week. They already have these listed, and they will need to be memorized. Start studying now! 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Worked on Accelerated Math. 
*Learned about estimating square roots. 
*Added #2 (Estimating Square Roots) to our notebooks. 
 
September 17 
STUDENTS WHO RETURN THEIR TESTS SIGNED BY TOMORROW WILL RECEIVE A HOMEWORK PASS! 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Started the next part of the unit (square roots). 
*Categorized numbers as either rational or irrational. 
*Added #1 to our notebook. 
*Completed the exponent review puzzles. 
 
 
September 16 
IMPORTANT: SOME PEOPLE DID NOT FINISH THEIR TEST TODAY. (ESPECIALLY THOSE IN 1st or 3rd.) Students have ONE OPPORTUNITY TO COMPLETE IT. That opportunity is in the morning from 7:20 until 8:00. Please inquire with your child to see if he/she needs to see me in the morning to get that completed. Thanks! 
If your student was absent today, that means he/she is missing TWO test grades. Please see that this is made up as soon as possible. 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Completed a Notes Test. 
*Completed a test over exponents and scientific notation. 
*Worked on finishing our group projects. 
 
September 15 
TOMORROW: You have a notes test and a short test over exponents and scientific notation. Review your study sheet tonight! Work through those problems.  
 
Today in class, we: 
*Began a review sort on exponents/scientific notation. 
*Worked on Accelerated Math. 
 
September 12 
Today in class, we: 
*Worked on Accelerated Math (if you mastered 5 objectives from this unit, you got a free 100). 
*Completed challenging scientific notation problems. 
*Added #10 to our notebooks. 
 
September 11 
Today in class, we: 
*Checked Skills Practice 12. 
*Completed a partner quiz. 
 
September 10 
HOMEWORK TONIGHT! Reviewing exponents sheet. Also, be sure you finished Skills Practice 12 #31-47 as well. 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Studied the "Power to a power" rule. 
*Added #9 to our notebook (Skills Practice 12). 
 
 
September 9 
Today in class, we: 
*Completed "What We Have Learned" #2 form the Smartboard. (Graded) 
*Practiced the rules for multiplying and dividing with exponents. 
*Placed #8 in our notebook. 
 
September 8 
Today in class, we: 
*Did "What We Have Learned" #1 from the Smartboard. (Graded) 
*Discovered patterns for multiplying and dividing powers when the bases are the same. 
*Completed #7 in our notebook. 
 
September 5 
Today in class, we: 
*Evaluated our card sorts from last week. 
*Reviewed scientific notation and exponents. 
*Completed a graded assignment that was for review. 
 
September 4 
Please return field trip forms and t-shirt order forms tomorrow. 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Worked on Accelerated Math. 
*Talked about negative exponents. 
*Completed #6 in our notebooks. 
 
September 3 
Please return field trip forms and t-shirt order forms this week. 
TONIGHT'S HOMEWORK: Small handout on scientific notation. 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Checked our Scientific Notation sort (#4 in notebook). 
*Completed #5 in our notebook (PR WS 2-11). 
*Watched a Brainpop and completed the quiz. 
 
September 2 
Please return field trip forms and t-shirt order forms ASAP. 
 
Today in class, we: 
*Worked on Accelerated Math. 
*Went over the rules of scientific notation. 
*Finished the sample problems from the board (#3 in notebook). 
*Sorted cards in order from least to greatest, then glued them to #4 for our notebook.