New beginnings!

Monday marks the first day of the second quarter. I found out on Friday that although I thought that grades were going to continue where you ended in first quarter, that is actually not the case. All grades are brand new as of Monday. That means that everyone starts out with 100% - an A! It is up to you to keep this grade. In Algebra, this is very important in making sure you keep a passing grade so that you can use this as High School credit. Every grade from here on out will be figured into your Algebra grade.

This week in Math we are going to first start off by reviewing the different types of numbers and properties. Unfortunately, fewer people did well on last week's quiz than I had hoped, so we are going to review all those topics first! Then for the rest of the week, we are going to start solving equations. Last year we did "solve for the unknown", also known as "one-step" and "two-step" equations. This week we are going to review that, but also add in "multi-step" equations and story problems. As mentioned above, it is critical to take good notes and use them for your class assignments, to make sure you are getting the procedure correct.

In Science we are continuing our study of color. We will be discussing why certain objects are certain colors and if those objects will always be that color, in an activity called "Is an orange always orange". We will also look more closely at combining colored light. This week we will also be having another quiz, so be sure to keep up with all the assignments and questions we go over in class.