Weekly News

This week in Math we will be taking our unit test on Variables and Patterns. Starting on Wednesday, we will start our new unit of "Stretching and Shrinking" which deals with identifying similar figures by finding the scale factor for corresponding side lengths. We will look at the relationships between sides, angles, perimeter, and area to help us identify these similar figures.

In Science we will continue our second Chemistry Unit by looking more closely at the three materials we studied last week (Plastic, aluminum, and glass). Students will make a life cycle diagram after reading about the life cycle of these materials. At the end of the week, students will look at properties of common materials, and will sort the materials based on their properties.

In Advisory students will be expected to show me the remaining 2 areas for their learning plan by Friday. On Friday, I will do the final check in, and on this day I expect to see ALL FIVE of the mini-projects students have completed. In past check-in's, I have suggested things to students regarding information to alter, add to, put in own words, etc. On this Friday, I expect that this is done for all 5 projects.

On Monday, there will be an exhibition sign-up note coming home (there will also be a post on here that you can respond to) regarding options for dates and times. Please choose your time and date quick because it will be on a first-come, first-serve basis.

Any questions? Let me know!

Math Rockstars!

I am so pleased at the progress made this unit, considering its our first algebra unit. For Investigation 3, congrats to the students who received over an 80%.

• Trenton 92%
• NiJaia 88%
• Cameron 88%
• Christina 88%
• Ananda 92%
• Richard 100%
• Nate 83%
• Trinity 88%
• Jerkirean 83%
• DaShawn 96%
• Leah 96%
• Khaila 88%
• Deacon 96%
• Chander 100%
• Marshell 83%
• Dorian 83%
• Char 88%
• Kavon 92%
• Kyle 88%
• Troy 96%
• Patrice 88%

I hope everyone does this well (or better!) on the entire unit test next Monday! Keep up the great work!

Science Superstars

Today was our first Unit Test in Science. I want to congratulate the following students for receiving an 80% or higher on this exam:

• Cameron -- 85%
• Christina -- 96%
• Caron -- 85%
• Ananda -- 85%
• Richard -- 100%
• Trinity -- 88%
• DaShawn -- 96%
• Leah -- 85%
• Khaila -- 85%
• Chandler -- 96%
• Laura -- 88%
• Katie -- 85%
• Nicholas -- 100%
• Angelique -- 96%

Congrats again! Next time I hope to see even more names on this list!!

Weekly News

This week in Math we will be finishing Investigation 3, in Variables and Patterns. It is expected that students understand how to make equations from tables and graphs. Students should also understand how to fill in a given variable in the equation and get the answer for the other variable. A quiz for Investigation 3 will be on Wednesday. On Thursday and Friday, students will complete a review on the entire unit of "Variables and Patterns". The Unit Test will be on Monday.

In Science students will have their first Chemistry Test. On Tuesday, we will begin our second unit. In this unit, we will begin discussing the life-cycles of various materials. We will begin by looking at the differences between aluminum, glass, and plastic containers.

In Advisory students will be expected to show me their 3rd project by Friday. Those students that do not have anything to show, will not be able to join us at the Detroit Public Library/Wayne State.

This week is SPIRIT WEEK! Students will be allowed to participate based on their behavior and correct uniform for the month of October. It costs $1 to participate each day.

• Monday -- Teachers dress like students and students dress like teachers.
• Tuesday -- Crazy sock and tie day (school uniform still required)
• Wednesday -- Nerd day (school uniform not required, but school colors are)
• Thursday -- UPA day (dress in your UPA gear or school colors)
• Friday -- Twin day

Hoping for another great week!

Weekly News

This week in Math, we are going to continue with Investigation 3, where we will be continuing our work with making equations on tables and graphs. By the end of the week, I am hoping that students are comfortable with making equations given any table or graph, by analyzing the patterns in the table or graph. By the way, the Math MEAP will be taken on Tuesday!

In Science we are going to be finishing our Chemistry Unit. We will be wrapping up our unit by looking at a variety of household cleaners to see which one would be the safest to use in a hospital, based on all of our discussion on chemicals. On Thursday, we will be completing a unit review and our test will be on Friday.

In Advisory it is the assumption that students are working on their 2nd exhibition project. Any student that did not complete their 1st project will be required to stay after school each day this week until it is done. The second project will be checked in by Friday this week!

Any questions? Let me know!!

Weekly News

This week will be a busy one! We will be starting MEAP on Tuesday and it will last for 3 days this week. Next week we will be finishing up MEAP with 2 days of testing. With this in mind, it is extremely important, for you to be in school on time, or else you will risk missing the test altogether and you will have to take it at another time.

In Math students will begin looking at how to solve equations. Last week we worked on simplifying and evaluating expressions and this week we are going to move to equations. Students will learn the steps to one-step equations (similar to "solve for the unknown" from last year) and then we'll move to the more difficult, but still easy, two-step equations. With the correct procedure being used, students will find both of these topics quite easy!

In Science we will be looking at what the 6 unidentified pieces were from last week, based on density. On Friday, we took the mass and volume of the pieces and calculated the density. On Monday, we will be taking those results and matching it up with the specific metal they were actually made of. For the rest of the week, we will be looking at the two unidentified pieces from the mixture at the beginning of the unit. We will determine the mass, volume, and then calculate the density of both pieces to find out what metals they are.

In Advisory students will have time to work on their project work, but remember, a majority of this work should be completed at home. With only 25 minutes each day to work on it, most students won't be able to get everything done in school. On Friday, I will be doing my first check-in. Each student was able to decide what section to work on first, and they will be required to show it to me on Friday.

Any questions? Let me know!

Math Wizards!

I am SO pleased that Investigation 2 Quiz was so much better for nearly everyone. A BIG, HUGE congratulations to the following people for achieving an 80% or higher:

• Trenton 83%
• NiJaia 91%
• Cameron 87%
• Damera 96%
• Christina 91%
• Caron 83%
• Richard 100%
• Nate 96%
• Trinity 100%
• Jerkirean 96%
• DaShawn 100%
• Leah 100%
• William 83%
• Khaila 96%
• Deacon 87%
• Chandler 83%
• Dorian 100%
• Adam 91%
• Laura 83%
• Katie 87%
• Jordan 87%
• Nick 100%
• Char 100%
• Kavon 83%
• Kyle 100%
• Angelique 91%
• Osaze 87%
• Patrice 83%

I am so proud. Even if you are not on this list, you all had significant improvement and I'm happy with everyone's progress so far. Keep up the great work!

Weekly News

This week in Math we will be having our second quiz. This quiz will be on analyzing graphs and tables more thoroughly. For the remainder of the week, the students will learn concepts that are required to know for the MEAP, but not necessarily taught in their book.

In Science we are going to do some measuring activities. Students will study the idea of volume and will learn the two different ways to measure the volume of the two solids that are still unknown. We will use that data along with the mass of the two solids to find the specific density, which will then help us figure out exactly what those two solids are.

In Advisory we will finally start our learning plans. Students will be able to choose their own topic, but they will be required to figure out themselves, how it will fit in to each subject. Students are hopefully already thoughtful of what topic they want to do, so they can get started rather quickly. They are also given the choice of how they want to present their information at their exhibition, to make it as creative as possible.

Here's to our first week in October. I'll see everyone Monday!

September Superstars

I want to congratulate the following students for their excellent work in the first month of school, having an average of 80% or higher overall:

Math:

• NiJaia 85%
• Christina 97%
• Ananda 82%
• Richard 83%
• Trinity 101%
• DaShawn 98%
• Leah 87%
• Khaila 81%
• Chandler 91%
• Laura 89%
• Nick 86%
• Troy 89%
• Angelique 87%

Science

• NiJaia 101%
• Christina 97%
• Ananda 82%
• Richard 99%
• Nate 82%
• Trinity 120%
• Jerkirean 88%
• DaShawn 103%
• Leah 88%
• Khaila 100%
• Chandler 93%
• Laura 94%
• Jordan 83%
• Char 104%
• Kyle 87%
• Osaze 94%
• Patrice 82%

Keep up the great work. We are almost half way through this trimester. I hope you work just as hard the second half. If you aren't on this list, take advantage of re-doing assignments in both science and math, and study for quizzes a bit more so you can be on this list next time!