Mrs. Hughes

Beck International Academy

Algebra 1 Honors and Math 7/8 Teacher


For each class period, lessons and assignments are subject to change based on student need.  

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8th Grade Schedule 

(Monday-Friday)

 

Advisory  8:30-9:00 

(Lockers at 8:22)

2nd RELATED ARTS  9:00-9:46

3rd RELATED ARTS 9:51-10:37

4th  10:39-11:36

5th  11:39-12:36 

Lunch 12:40-1:10

6th  1:15-2:14 

7th  2:19-3:15 

(Lockers at 2:22)

7th Grade Schedule 

(Monday-Friday)

 

Advisory  8:30-9:00 

(Lockers at 8:30)

2nd  9:00-9:53

3rd  9:55-10:52

Lunch 10:56-11:21

4th RELATED ARTS  11:38-12:24

5th RELATED ARTS  12:28-1:14 

6th  1:16-2:20 

7th  2:24-3:15 

(Lockers at 2:22)


4th and 5th Period Classes

Current Unit -  POLYNOMIALS

April 22 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace 87 by the end of this week.)

Mon. - OTT / Name Polynomials

Tues. - SCREADY FIELD TEST / Add and Subtract Polynomials

Wed. - Perimeter (where side measures are polynomials)

Thurs. - Multiply Polynomials by Monomials

Fri. -Multiply Binomials

April 15 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace 84 by the end of this week.)

Mon. - Solving Quadratic Equations Real-World Scenarios

Tues. - Review

Wed. - Review

Thurs. - TEST:  Solving Quadratic Equations

Fri. -No School for Teachers and Students

** This test will be on April 18, 2024.

April 8 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace 81 by the end of this week.)

Mon. - E-Learning - Solving Quadratic Equations with Square Roots

Tues. - Solving Quadratic Equations with Zero Product Property

Wed. - Solving Quadratics with Factoring

Thurs. - Solving Quadratics with Factoring

Fri. -Solving Quadratics with the Quadratic Formula

** This test will be on April 18, 2024.

April 1 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace 78 by the end of this week.)

Mon. - Transformations of Quadratic Functions

Tues. - Matching Quadratic Equations, Tables, and Graphs

Wed. - Review

Thurs. - Review

Fri. - TEST (Quadratic Functions)

** Study Guide for Friday's Test is posted on Google Classroom!

March 25 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace 75 by the end of this week.)

Mon. - Graphing Quadratic Functions

Tues. - Characteristics of Quadratic Functions

Wed. - Quadratic Function Tables

Thurs. - Vertex Form of Quadratics

Fri. - No School for Students and Teachers 

** Test on this short Quadratics unit will be on Friday, April 5.

March 11 Week    (MATHia = Students will need to be at workspace 72 by the end of this nine weeks...March 14.)

Mon. - Review the Study Guide

Tues. - Review Game

Wed. - TEST: Exponential Functions (including Exponential Growth and Decay, Compound Interest, and Differences in Exp. and Linear Functions)

Thurs. - Finish Test (if needed); Review with MATHia

Fri. - No School for Students

** Test will be this week on Wednesday, March 13.

March 4 Week    (MATHia = Students will need to be at workspace 72 by the end of this nine weeks...March 14.)

Mon. - Exponential Growth and Decay (real-world scenarios)

Tues. - Exponential Growth and Decay (real-world scenarios)

Wed. - Compound Interest

Thurs. - Comparing Exponential Functions and Linear Functions

Fri. - Review (Exponential Functions, Growth/Decay, Compound Interest, and Comparing Exponential Functions and Linear Functions)

** Test will be next week on Wednesday, March 13.

February 26 Week    (MATHia = Students will need to be at workspace 72 by the end of this nine weeks.)

Mon. - Exponential Functions (Graphing with Explicit Formulas from Geometric Sequences)

Tues. - Exponential Growth and Decay (real-world scenarios)

Wed. - Review (with MATHia) due to 8th Grade Field Trip to Pigeon Forge

Thurs. - Review (with MATHia) due to 8th Grade Field Trip to Pigeon Forge

Fri. - Job Shadowing Day (student's must arrange themselves); Packet must be filled out and brought back to school on Monday to get attendance credit for this day

February 19 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #69 by Friday)

Mon. - No School - Holiday

Tues. - Review with Study Guide (Posted on Google Classroom)

Wed. - TEST (This will include adding, subtracting, multiplying and simplifying radical expressions as well as solving equations with radicals.)

Thurs. - Exponential Functions (Graphing with Tables)

Fri. - Exponential Functions (Graphing with Explicit Formulas from Geometric Sequences)

February 12 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #66 by Friday)

Mon. - Multiplying Radical Expressions (along with simplifying those expressions)  

Tues. - Fractional Exponents (understanding and simplifying)

Wed. - Solving Equations with Radical Expressions

Thurs. - Solving Equations with Radical Expressions

Fri. - Review with Study Guide (Study Guide will be posted on Google Classroom by Wednesday of this week and the hard copy will be given to students in class on Friday, Feb. 16)

** We will be ready for a test on February 21. (This will include adding, subtracting, multiplying and simplifying radical expressions as well as solving equations with radicals.)

February 5 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #63 by Friday)

Mon. - Finish the TEST: Laws of Exponents and Simplifying Radical Expressions

Tues. - Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions (along with simplifying those expressions)

Wed. - Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions (along with simplifying those expressions)

Thurs. - Adding and Subtracting Radical Expressions (along with simplifying those expressions)

Fri. - Multiplying Radical Expressions (along with simplifying those expressions)  

** We will be ready for a test around February 21. (This will include adding, subtracting, multiplying and simplifying radical expressions as well as solving equations with radicals.)

January 29 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #60 by Friday)

Mon. - Cube Roots and Simplifying Cube Roots

Tues. - Simplifying Square and Cube Roots (Numerical Values only)

Wed. - Review / Study Guide (posted on Google Classroom)

Thurs. - Review / Study Guide (posted on Google Classroom)

Fri. - TEST: Laws of Exponents and Simplifying Radical Expressions

January 22 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #57 by Friday)

Mon. - Exponent Rules Review (Zero, Negative, and Product Rules)

Tues. - Exponent Rules Review (Quotient and Power to a Power Rules)

Wed. - Exponent Rules Review (Product to a Power and Quotient to a Power Rules)

Thurs. - Exponent Rules Review (Mixed Review)

Fri. - Square Roots 

January 15 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #54 by Friday)

Mon. - No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday)

Tues. - Absolute Value Functions

Wed. - Absolute Value Functions

Thurs. - Absolute Value Functions

Fri. - Absolute Value Functions Quiz

January 8 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #51 by Friday)

Mon. - Review for Jan. 9 Math Q2 Benchmark / ELA Benchmark Test in AM

Tues. - Math Benchmark Test in AM / MATHia during PM classes

Wed. - Absolute Value Functions

Thurs. - Absolute Value Functions

Fri. - Absolute Value Functions

January 1 Week    (MATHia = break this week; or students could begin working ahead if they would like)

Mon., Tues., and Wed. - No School for Students

Thurs. - Review for Jan. 9 Math Q2 Benchmark

Fri. - Review for Jan. 9 Math Q2 Benchmark

December 11 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Algebra 1 Students should be at workspace #48)

Mon. - Review of Linear Equations (all forms)

Tues. - Review of Linear Equations (all forms)

Wed. - TEST

Thurs. - NHI's - MATHia - Review

Fri. - NHI's - MATHia - Review

December 4 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Algebra 1 Students should be at workspace #45)

Mon. - Solving a System of Equations with Elimination

Tues. - Solving a System of Equations Review and Mixed Practice

Wed. - Solving and Graphing a Linear Inequality

Thurs. -  Solving and Graphing a System of Linear Inequalities

Fri. - Solving and Graphing a System of Linear Inequalities

November 27 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Algebra 1 Students should be at workspace #42)

Mon. - Review / Make-up Test from last Friday

Tues. - Solving a System of Equations with Graphing

Wed. - Solving a System of Equations with Substitution

Thurs.Solving a System of Equations with Elimination

Fri. - Solving a System of Equations Review and Mixed Practice

November 20 Week    (MATHia = Only Make-Up MATHia workspaces should be completed this week if you are behind.  You should be at workspace 39!)

Mon. - Review with Test Questions

Tues. - TEST: Equations and Inequalities

Wed. - Fri. - OUT OF SCHOOL

November 13 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Algebra 1 Students should be at workspace #39)

Mon. - Literal Equations (Solving for a Particular Variable)

Tues. - Solving Inequalities

Wed. - Compound Inequalities

Thurs. -  Compound Inequalities

Fri. - Study Guide (Test on Nov. 21)

November 6 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Algebra 1 Students should be at workspace #36)

Mon. - Solving Multi-Step Equations

Tues. - Identifying Properties when Solving Multi-Step Equations

Wed. - One Solution, No Solutions, Infinite Solutions

Thurs. -  One Solution, No Solutions, Infinite Solutions

Fri. - Literal Equations (Solving for a Particular Variable)

October 30 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Algebra 1 Students should be at workspace #33)

Mon. - Transformation(s) of Linear Functions

Tues. - Transformation(s) of Linear Functions

Wed. - Transformation(s) of Linear Functions

Thurs.Review (Study Guide is on GOOGLE CLASSROOM as of 10/30)

Fri. - TEST: Linear Functions

October 23 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Algebra 1 Students should be at workspace #30)

Mon. - Slope-Intercept Form converting to Standard Form

Tues. - X- and Y-Intercepts

Wed. - X- and Y-Intercepts

Thurs.Point-Slope Form

Fri. - Point-Slope Form 

October 16 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Predictive Assessment (ELA) / Review in math class

Tues. - Predictive Assessment (Math) / Review in math class (MATHia)

Wed. - Linear Functions: Standard Form

Thurs. -  Linear Functions: Standard Form

Fri. - Linear Functions: X- and Y-Intercepts

October 9 Week    

Mon. - Introduction to Linear Functions

Tues. - Linear Functions (Tables and Equations)

Wed. - Linear Functions (Graphs)

Thurs.Teacher Workday (No School for Students)

Fri. - Teacher Workday (No School for Students)

October 2 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Study Guide and Review

Tues. - TEST:  Linear Regression and Correlation Coefficient

Wed. - Quantities (SC Algebra 1 Standard A1.NQ.1)

Thurs. -  Quantities (SC Algebra 1 Standard A1.NQ.2)

Fri. - Quantities (SC Algebra 1 Standard A1.NQ.3)

September 25 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Correlation Coefficient and Residuals

Tues. - Guest Speaker

Wed. - Correlation Coefficient and Residuals (VR Headsets)

Thurs. -  Correlation Coefficient and Residuals (VR Headsets)

Fri. - Linear Regression Review

September 18 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Scatter Plots and Line of Best Fit

Tues. - Linear Regression

Wed. - Correlation Coefficient

Thurs.Correlation Coefficient

Fri. - Correlation Coefficient and Residuals

September 11 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences (with Graphs)

Tues. - Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences in Real-World Scenarios

Wed. - Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences in Real-World Scenarios

Thurs. -  Arithmetic and Geometric Sequences in Real-World Scenarios

Fri. - Review

September 4 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY

Tues. - Arithmetic Patterns (Explicit Formula)

Wed. - Geometric Patterns

Thurs. -  Virtual Reality Prisms Introduction

Fri. - Geometric Patterns (Explicit Formula)

August 28 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Study Guide Review

Tues. - TEST (Functions)

Wed. - Introduction to Patterns

Thurs.Arithmetic Patterns

Fri. - Geometric Patterns

August 21 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Domain and Range of Continuous Graphs

Tues. - Quiz/MATHia

Wed. - Characteristics of Functions

Thurs.Parent Functions and Function Notation

Fri. - Study Guide

August 14 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Independent and Dependent Variables

Tues. - Domain and Range of Discrete Graphs

Wed. - Relations/Functions/Vertical Line Test

Thurs.Function Types

Fri. - Function Families/Function Notation

August 7 Week

Mon. - Teacher Workday and Meet the Teacher night from 6-7pm

Tues. - School Procedures and Expectations /I Wonder... (Review Skills)

Wed. - Classroom Procedures and Expectations/I Wonder... (Review Skills)

Thurs. -  Social Contracts and Set up Math Binders

Fri. - Finish setting up our Math Binders / Finish Social Contracts


6th and 7th Period Class

Current Unit -  GEOMETRY

April 22 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace 78 by the end of this week.)

Mon. - Volume of a Sphere

Tues. - Surface Area of a Cylinder

Wed. - Study Guide / Review

Thurs. - TEST:  Volume and Surface Area of Non-Polyhedron

Fri. - Review of 7th and 8th Grade Math Skills

April 15 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace 75 by the end of this week.)

Mon. - Circumference and Area of Circles Applications

Tues. - Quiz: Circles (Vocab., Circumference, and Area)

Wed. - Volume of a Cylinder

Thurs. - Volume of a Cone

Fri. - No School for Teachers and Students

April 8 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace 72 by the end of this week.)

Mon. - E-Learning - Study Guide Review

Tues. - Study Guide Review

Wed. - TEST - Cross Sections, Volume and Surface Area of Select Polyhedron

Thurs. - Parts of a Circle; Circumference of a Circle

Fri. - Area of a Circle

April 1 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace 69 by the end of this week.)

Mon. - Volume of Prisms and Pyramids

Tues. - Surface Area (Rectangular Prisms)

Wed. - Surface Area (Triangular Prisms)

Thurs. - Review

Fri. - Study Guide

March 25 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace 66 by the end of this week.)

Mon. -Cross Sections of Rectangular Prisms

Tues. - Cross Sections of Rectangular Pyramids

Wed. - Volume of Cubes and Rectangular Prisms

Thurs. - Volume of Triangular Prisms

Fri. - No School for Students and Teachers

March 11 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #63.)

Mon. - Review the Study Guide

Tues. - TEST:  Laws of Exponents, Roots, Scientific Notation, Real Number System, and Pythagorean Theorem

Wed. - Finish Test (if needed); Review

Thurs. - Probability Review from Math 7 skills

Fri. - No School for Students

**Test will be this week on Tuesday, March 12.

March 4 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #63.)

Mon. - The Real Number System 

Tues. - Pythagorean Theorem

Wed. - Pythagorean Theorem

Thurs. - Pythagorean Theorem

Fri. - Review (Laws of Exponents, Roots, Scientific Notation, and Pythagorean Theorem)

**Test will be next week on Tuesday, March 12.

February 26 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #63.)

Mon. - Laws of Exponents and Roots Review

Tues. - Scientific Notation

Wed. - Adding and Subtracting in Scientific Notation

Thurs. - Multiplying and Dividing in Scientific Notation

Fri. - Job Shadowing Day (student's must arrange themselves); Packet must be filled out and brought back to school on Monday to get attendance credit for this day

February 19 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #63 by Friday)

Mon. - Laws of Exponents 

Tues. - Laws of Exponents Review

Wed. - Square Roots

Thurs. - Cube Roots

Fri. - Review of Exponents and Roots

February 12 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #60 by Friday)

Mon. - Review/Study Guide (TEST will be on Feb. 14)

Tues. - Laws of Exponents (TEST postponed until Feb. 14 due to a Science test on Feb. 13)

Wed. - TEST:  Systems of Equations

Thurs. - Laws of Exponents

Fri. - Laws of Exponents

February 5 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #57 by Friday)

Mon. - System of Equations (Substitution Method)

Tues. - System of Equations (Elimination Method)

Wed. - System of Equations (Elimination Method)

Thurs. - System of Equations (Elimination Method)

Fri. - Review/Study Guide (TEST will be on Feb. 14)

January 29 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #54 by Friday)

Mon. - Solving Equations (Special Cases: no solution and infinite solutions)

Tues. - System of Equations (Graphing)

Wed. - System of Equations (Graphing)

Thurs. - System of Equations (Substitution Method)

Fri. - System of Equations (Substitution Method)

January 22 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #51 by Friday)

Mon. - Matrices Adding/Subtracting/Multiplying by a Scalar and Study Guide given

Tues. - Review of Study Guide

Wed. - TEST: Scatter Plots, Two-Way Frequency Tables, and Matrices

Thurs. - Solving Two-Step Equations

Fri. - Solving Equations (Variables on Both Sides of the Equal Sign)

January 15 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #48 by Friday)

Mon. - No School (Martin Luther King, Jr. Holiday)

Tues. - Scatter Plots and Line of Best Fit

Wed. - Scatter Plots and Line of Best Fit

Thurs. - Two-Way Frequency Tables

Fri. - Matrices

January 8 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #45 by Friday)

Mon. - Review for Jan. 9 Math Q2 Benchmark / ELA Benchmark Test in AM

Tues. - Math Benchmark Test in AM / MATHia during PM classes

Wed. - Introduction to Bivariate Data

Thurs. - Bivariate Data and Scatter Plots

Fri. - Scatter Plots and Line of Best Fit

January 1 Week    (MATHia = break this week; or students could begin working ahead if they would like)

Mon., Tues., and Wed. - No School for Students

Thurs. - Review for Jan. 9 Math Q2 Benchmark

Fri. - Review for Jan. 9 Math Q2 Benchmark

December 11 Week    (MATHia = Students should be at workspace #42)

Mon. - Review of Linear Equations (all forms)

Tues. - Review of Linear Equations (all forms)

Wed. - TEST

Thurs. - NHI's - MATHia - Review

Fri. - NHI's - MATHia - Review

December 4 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Math 7/8 Students should be at workspace #42)

Mon. - Standard Form

Tues. - Standard Form

Wed. - Point-Slope Form

Thurs. - Point-Slope Form

Fri. - Review of Linear Equations (all forms)

November 27 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Math 7/8 Students should be at workspace #39)

Mon. - Slope / Rate of Change from a Graph

Tues. - Slope Formula

Wed. - Slope-Intercept Form

Thurs. -  Slope-Intercept Form

Fri. - Standard Form

November 20 Week    (MATHia = Only Make-Up MATHia workspaces should be completed this week if you are behind.  You should be at workspace 36!)

Mon. - Introduction to Slope

Tues. - Intro to Slope Mini-Project

Wed. - Fri. - OUT OF SCHOOL

November 13 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Math 7/8 Students should be at workspace #36)

Mon. - Function Notation

Tues. - Function Notation (Solving Equations)

Wed. - Function Notation (Solving Equations)

Thurs.Study Guide Review

Fri. - TEST:  Functions and Function Notation

November 6 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Math 7/8 Students should be at workspace #33)

Mon. - Functions (Domain and Range)

Tues. - Functions (Vertical Line Test)

Wed. - Functions (Attributes of Functions)

Thurs. -  Functions (Multiple Representations of Functions)

Fri. - Functions (Multiple Representations of Functions)

October 30 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Math 7/8 Students should be at workspace #30)

Mon. - Review 

Tues. - Quiz

Wed. - MATHia

Thurs.Functions

Fri. - Functions

October 23 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week; by Friday Math 7/8 Students should be at workspace #27)

Mon. - Introduction to Parallel Lines and Transversals

Tues. - Parallel Lines and Transversals

Wed. - Parallel Lines and Transversals

Thurs.Triangle External Angle Theorem

Fri. - Angle Angle Theorem

October 16 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Predictive Assessment (ELA) / Review in math class

Tues. - Predictive Assessment (Math) / Review in math class (MATHia)

Wed. - Dilations

Thurs.Sequences of Transformations

Fri. - Sequences of Transformations

October 9 Week   

Mon. - Transformations Project

Tues. - Transformations Project

Wed. - Benchmark Review

Thurs.Teacher Workday (No School for Students)

Fri. - Teacher Workday (No School for Students)

October 2 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Translations

Tues. - Reflections

Wed. - Rotations

Thurs.Introduction to Transformations Project

Fri. - Transformations Project

September 25 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Study Guide Review

Tues. - TEST:  Special Angles, Triangles, and Quadrilaterals

Wed. - Rigid Motions (VR Headsets)

Thurs. -  Rigid Motions (VR Headsets...possibly)

Fri. - Translations

September 18 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Complementary and Supplementary Angles

Tues. - Vertical and Adjacent Angles

Wed. - Triangle Inequality Theorem and Triangle Sum Theorem

Thurs. -  Special Quadrilaterals

Fri. - Quadrilateral Sum Theorem/Study Guide

September 11 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Discount

Tues. - Percent Increase/Decrease

Wed. - Taco Truck (Finish Up)

Thurs. -  Scale Drawing

Fri. - Scale Drawing

September 4 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - NO SCHOOL - LABOR DAY

Tues. - Simple Interest

Wed. - Taco Truck Orders from our Menu

Thurs. -   Virtual Reality Prisms Introduction

Fri. - Sales Tax and Tip

August 28 Week    (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Study Guide Review

Tues. - TEST (Fractional Rates and Proportionality)

Wed. - Percent Proportions

Thurs.Introduction to the Taco Truck Percent Project

Fri. - Menu Creation for Taco Truck

August 21 Week   (MATHia = 3 workspaces this week)

Mon. - Solving Proportions (with Missing Values)

Tues. - IXL/MATHia

Wed. - Proportional Relationships in Tables, Graphs, and Equations

Thurs. -  Constant of Proportionality from Tables and Equations

Fri. - Constant of Proportionality from Graphs

August 14 Week

Mon. - Get to Know Me Shield/Finish Binder Set Up

Tues. - Ratios/Rates/Unit Rates

Wed. - Unit Rates

Thurs.Complex Fractions and Unit Rates

Fri. - Proportional and Non-Proportional Relationships

August 7 Week

Mon. - Teacher Workday and Meet the Teacher night from 5-6pm

Tues. - School Procedures and Expectations /Get to Know Me Shield

Wed. - Get to Know Me Shield / Classroom Procedures and Expectations

Thurs. -  Social Contracts / Get to Know Me Shield

Fri. - Set up our Math Binders / Finish Social Contracts / Finish Get to Know Me Shield