One Tough Math Test

This was definitely one of the hardest math tests yet, but I want to send out a HUGE CONGRATS to the following people that received an 80% or higher on the test (Please note that I did "curve" the test, and I didn't count two of the questions, so 2 of your incorrect questions weren't counted against you!).  Everyone can check out engrade to see your most recent grade, or check out your grade in class tomorrow. 

• DaShawn 91%
• NiJaia 96%
• DeAnna 96%
• Christina 83%
• Zoe 96%
• Kevin 89%
• Ananda 83%

Congrats again.  Tomorrow we will be starting our last unit on Quadratic functions!

Hip Hip Hooray!

I am pleased to announce the following students for receiving an 80% or higher on today's Math test for Unit 3:

• Cameron 81%
• DaShawn 100% (WOOHOO!)
• Khaila 81%
• Zoe 96%
• Tyre 92%
• Christina 96%
• Trinity 96%
• Kevin 100% (WOOHOO!)
• Troy 92%
• Katie 85%
• Treasure 81%
• Nick 81%
• Angelique 81%

Congratulations!  Way to go!

Embedded Assessment #1 Results

Sorry for the delay in results, but a round of applause is awarded to the following students for receiving an 80% or higher on the first quiz of Unit 3:

• Kevin 85%
• Ravin 95%
• Christina 90%
• Ananda 80%
• Trinity 90%
• Khaila 85%
• Nick 95%
• Kavon 100%

Way to go guys.  As our skills get progressively more difficult please make sure you understanding the skills.  If you feel that you are getting behind and more and more confused, please ask for help sooner rather than later!  

Unit 2 Test Scores

Congrats to the following students for receiving an 80% or higher on their Unit 2 Math test:

• NiJaia 91%
• Cameron 82%
• Christina 86%
• Ananda 95%
• Trinity 95%
• Tyre 86%
• Khaila 82%
• Quishon 82%
• Nicholas 95%

Way to go!  On Monday we will be starting Unit 3!  Hope you are ready!!!!

Embedded Assessment #3 scores

I am saddened to say that a majority of the class didn't do as well as I had hoped for this quiz, even though it was very similar to the review that was given on Friday.  We will discuss how to bring this grade up, tomorrow.  In the meantime, I am VERY VERY proud of those students that did do extremely well on this quiz.  Congrats to:

• Kevin 87%
• Christina 93%
• Katie 100%
• Angelique 87%

Way to go you guys!  Keep in mind that our unit test is on Thursday.  Be sure to study extra hard for this one!  It is the first major test of the third quarter.

By the way, Engrade is currently updated to reflect your grade so far third quarter in math. Feel free to check it out!

Embedded Assessment #3 Results

Congratulations to the following students for receiving an 80% or higher on today's Math quiz:

• NiJaia (100%)
• Tyre (100%)
• DaShawn (100%)
• Khaila (100%)
• Ananda (100%)
• Christina (106%)
• Dominic (88%)
• Trinity (106%)
• Angelique (94%)
• Laura (100%)
• Nick (106%)
• Troy (94%)
• Kiera (82%)
• Quishon (94%)
• Char (100%)
• Patrice (94%)
• Katie (94%)
• Kavon (94%)

Algebra Unit 2 Embedded Assessment #1 Results

Congrats to the following students for receiving an 80% or higher on your quiz today:

• NiJaia (80%)
• Christina (90%)
• Nate (80%)
• Trinity (95%)
• Tyre (80%)
• DaShawn (80%)
• Quishon (100%) 
• Laura (80%)
• Katie (80%)
• Nick (90%)
• Char (80%)

Keep it up guys!!

Algebra Unit 1 Rockstars

A HUGE pat on the back to the following students who received an 80% or higher on today's Unit 1 Algebra test:

• Trinity (86%)
• Khaila (82%)
• Tyre (89%)
• Kevin (96%)
• Christina (89%)
• DaShawn (89%)
• Marshell (82%)
• Quishon (96%)
• Treasure (82%)
• Troy (86%)

Way to go guys! Keep it the great work as we move into Unit 2, dealing with linear functions.

Pythagorean Theorem Rock Stars!

Congratulations to the following students that received an 80% or higher on today's quiz:

• William (110%)
• Ananda (110%)
• Jerkirean (110%)
• Michael (100%)
• Nate (90%)
• Tyre (90%)
• Kevin (80%)
• NiJaia (100%)
• Caron (100%)
• DaShawn (100%)
• Christina (100%)
• Ravin (90%)
• Cameron (100%)
• Trinity (100%)
• Kavon (90%)
• Kyle (90%)
• Laura (90%)
• Kiera (90%)
• Troy (80%)
• Nick (100%)
• Patrice (80%)
• Treasure (90%)
• Char (90%)
• Quishon (110%)
• Taylor (90%)
• Angelique (90%)
• Christina (90%)
• Marshell (100%)
• D'eja (80%)

Weekly News

This week in Math we will be finishing up our mini-unit on Pythagorean Theorem. Last week we found out how to use the theorem to solve problems of various types, and we proved the theorem as well. This week we are going to be given 3 side lengths and we have to use the Pythagorean Theorem to determine whether or not those 3 sides make a right triangle or a different kind of triangle.

In Science we are going to be finishing up our unit on Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. We will be completing a review as well as a unit test during the week. Don't forget that since we have Science and Math MEAP this week, we will not be having science on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Any questions? Feel free to ask!

Weekly News

This week in Math we will be starting Unit 6 -- Pythagorean Theorem. The Pythagorean Theorem is a formula that is used to find the length of any missing side of a right triangle, as long as you have measurements for 2 of the 3 sides.

In Science we will continue working on our mini-unit on Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. We will be taking our Reading MEAP test on Tuesday and Wednesday morning, so we will not be completing Science on those days.

Do not forget to check out your grade on engrade (www.engrade.com). We have about 4 more weeks until the end of the first quarter, so you will want to make sure your grades are where they should be. You have only a limited time to improve those grades!

Unit 5 Test Results

The results are in. For the first test, this isn't bad at all! Congrats to the following students that received an 80% or higher on the test (don't forget to check out engrade if you want to see your current grade after this test was figured in):

• NiJaia 80%
• Kevin 88%
• Christina 85%
• Ananda 80%
• Trinity 98%
• Tyre 80%
• DaShawn 98%
• William 85%
• Laura 93%
• Nick 85%
• Char 88%
• Kyle 85%
• Angelique 83%
• Patrice 80%

Way to go! Keep it up!

Math Quiz #2

Today was Embedded Assessment #2. Here are the results:

• Dominic 90%
• NiJaia 93%
• Kevin 83%
• Christina 87%
• Trinity 87%
• DaShawn 93%
• William 83%
• Quishon 83%
• Laura 97%
• Katie 83%
• Nicholas 87%
• Char 90%
• Kiera 83%
• Kyle 83%

Congratulations to all the students that received an 80% or higher!

Weekly News

Happy October!

This week in Math, we will be finishing up Unit 5. On Monday we are going to look at graphs that are designed to mislead you and determine ways that people make graphs to make the data look different than what it really should look like. On Tuesday we will have a review for Embedded Assessment #2. Wednesday is the Quiz (Embedded Assessment). On Thursday we will have a review of the whole unit, with the Unit Test being on Friday.

In Science we are going to start a unit on Photosynthesis and Cellular Respiration. Although we have talked about Photosynthesis in the past, this mini-unit will really go in-depth with this topic and how plants make their food.

Last Friday everyone received a username and password to be able to find out their grade at any time. Have you checked out your grade yet? Remember, everyone must bring the bottom of their paper back signed on Monday and if you logged in to see your grade and can tell me your Math and Science grade so far, you will receive extra credit!

Awesome Math Scores

It's crazy to think that we've already had our first major math quiz. This quiz was on probability and box and whisker plots. Congratulations on the following people for receiving an 80% or higher on this quiz.

• Trinity 86%
• Ananda 90%
• Kevin 93%
• Christina 83%
• DaShawn 93%
• Tyre 93%
• William 86%
• Troy 83%
• Treasure 93%
• Nick 83%
• Angelique 100% (AWESOME!!!)
• Quishon 86%
• Char 86%
• Laura 86%

Congrats again! If you found that you aren't on this list this time, it is very important for you to make sure you are focusing in class and doing everything that is asked. Concepts are going to become harder as we move through 8th grade, and I will try to make it as easy as possible for you, but you are still going to have to give 100% focus.

Moving Straight Ahead Test Results

Awesome, awesome, AWESOME job everyone. I am very pleased with how well you did with this unit (it's considered the hardest one in 7th grade). All I ask now is that you don't forget it all for next year! =) Congrats to everyone who received an 80% or higher on this test.

• Trenton (90%)


• NiJaia (82%)


• Christina (90%)


• Caron (87%)


• Richard (100%)


• Nate (87%)


• Trinity (95%)


• Jerkirean (95%)


• DaShawn (100%)


• William (97%)


• Khaila (100%)


• Deacon (100%)


• Chandler (87%)


• Marshell (93%)


• Quishon (103%)


• Laura (95%)


• Katie (82%)


• Jordan (90%)


• Nick (100%)


• Char (103%)


• Kavon (93%)


• Kyle (85%)


• Troy (98%)


• Patrice (103%)

Please, please, please keep up the great work while I'm gone! I will miss you all, but I will see you soon!

Investigation 4 Quiz Results...

Congrats to the following students that received an 80% or higher on the last quiz for "Moving Straight Ahead". Let's hope that everyone keeps up the great work for the test next week!

• Chandler (85%)
• Marshell (90%)
• Quishon (95%)
• Laura (95%)
• Katie (85%)
• Jordan (85%)
• Nick (95%)
• Char (95%)
• Kavon (95%)
• Kiera (80%)
• Kyle (85%)
• Angelique (90%)
• Patrice (90%)
• Tyree (85%)
• Trenton (95%)
• NiJaia (95%)
• Cameron (90%)
• Christina (95%)
• Richard (90%)
• Nate (95%)
• Trinity (95%)
• Jerkirean (100%)
• DaShawn (100%)
• William (90%)
• Khaila (95%)
• Deacon (95%)

Awesome work everyone! I look forward to you all doing this well (if not better) on the test next week!

Investigation 3 Math Quiz

Congratulations to the following students for receiving an 80% or higher on their Investigation 3 Math Quiz today, based on solving two-step and multi-step equations:

• NiJaia (85%)
• Cameron (85%)
• Christina (100%)
• Caron (85%)
• Ananda (92%)
• Nate (85%)
• Trinity (100%)
• DaShawn (100%)
• William (92%)
• Khaila (100%)
• Deacon (85%)
• Chandler (92%)
• Quishon (92%)
• Laura (92%)
• Katie (85%)
• Nick (92%)
• Char (100%)
• Kavon (85%)
• Troy (100%)
• Angelique (92%)
• Patrice (92%)

What a great job everyone! Keep it up for Investigation 4 next week and the test the following week!

Math Rockstars, yet again! =)

I am so pleased with the level of understanding that the students are showing with our most difficult unit so far this year. Congratulations to the following students for receiving an 80% or higher on their Investigation 2 Quiz:

• Trinity (87%)
• Richard (80%)
• William (100%)
• Cameron (87%)
• DaShawn (93%)
• Nate (90%)
• Caron (93%)
• Ananda (100%)
• Christina (93%)
• Khaila (80%)
• Trenton (87%)
• Deacon (80%)
• Jerkirean (87%)
• Marshell (100%)
• Laura (87%)
• Katie (97%)
• Jordan (93%)
• Nick (100%)
• Char (100%)
• Kavon (93%)
• Kyle (87%)
• Troy (87%)
• Angelique (87%)
• Patrice (93%)
• Tyree (80%)
• Quishon (100%)

Awesome job everyone! Keep it up!

Moving Straight Ahead -- literally...

I am very impressed at how easily the students remembered all the graphing ideas that we learned at the beginning of the year in September...they really are moving straight ahead in their education. In this book we are going to further study linear relationships, and so far we have some very good results. The following students received above an 80% on today's Investigation 1 quiz:

• Trenton 91%
• NiJaia 109%
• Christina 109%
• Caron 82%
• Ananda 91%
• Richard 109%
• Nate 100%
• Trinity 100%
• DaShawn 109%
• William 91%
• Khaila 100%
• Deacon 109%
• Chandler 100%
• Marshell 91%
• Laura 86%
• Katie 100%
• Jordan 100%
• Char 82%
• Kavon 91%
• Troy 100%
• Angelique 91%
• Osaze 91%
• Patrice 82%
• Kiera 82%

Congrats and keep up the great work!!!