CMP Classroom Notes (2015-2016)
"Constantly be aware and observing. Always seek to improve yourself and the team."
- John Wooden, Coaching Legend
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Week 13: PARCC Testing and Continue Unit 7: Real Numbers
4/04, Monday: No Notes/PARCC ELA Test #1
4/05, Tuesday: Simplifying Radicals
4/06, Wednesday:
4/07, Thursday:
4/08, Friday:
Week 12: Complete Mini Unit: March Madness Brackets; Begin Unit 7: Real Numbers
3/28, Monday: Calculating Brackets
3/29, Tuesday: Calculating Brackets
3/30, Wednesday: Calculating Brackets
3/31, Thursday: No Notes/Begin Unit 7: Real Numbers
4/01, Friday: No Notes/PARCC Math Tests #1 & #2
SPRING BREAK (NO SCHOOL)
3/21, Monday: No Notes/Spring Break
3/22, Tuesday: No Notes/Spring Break
3/23, Wednesday: No Notes/Spring Break
3/24, Thursday: No Notes/Spring Break
3/25, Friday: No Notes/Spring Break
Week 11: Begin Mini Unit: March Madness Brackets!
3/14, Monday: March Madness!
3/15, Tuesday: No Notes/Group Stat Hunt
3/16, Wednesday: No Notes/Group Stat Hunt
3/17, Thursday: No Notes/Group Stat Hunt
3/18, Friday: No Notes/Group Presentations
Week 10: Complete Unit 5: Solving Equations
3/07, Monday: Distributive Property, Entrance and Exit Slips
3/08, Tuesday: "Learning to Crawl"
3/09, Wednesday: Distributive Property Assessment
3/10, Thursday: Distributive Property Assessment
3/11, Friday: No Notes
Week 9: Continue Unit 5: Solving Equations
2/29, Monday: No Notes/Using Music Videos
3/01, Tuesday: No Notes/Using Algebra Tiles
3/02, Wednesday: No Notes/Leveled Assessment for Solving Equations
3/03, Thursday: Distributive Property
3/04, Friday: No Notes/Early Early Dismissal at 1:15 PM
Week 8: Continue Unit 5: Solving Equations
2/22, Monday: Classroom Practice, Combining Like Terms
2/23, Tuesday: More Classroom Practice, Combining Like Terms
2/24, Wednesday: No Notes
2/25, Thursday: No Notes/Exit Slip
2/26, Friday: Fixed vs Growth Mindset, Analyzing Word Problems
Week 7: Continue Unit 5: Solving Equations
2/15, Monday: NO SCHOOL/PRESIDENT'S DAY
2/16, Tuesday: No Notes/8th Grade Math Department ISD/Substitute Teacher
2/17, Wednesday: Distributive Property
2/18, Thursday: Combining Like Terms and Distributive Property
2/19, Friday: Steps to Solving Equations/Exit Slips
Week 6: Begin Unit 5: Solving Equations
2/08, Monday: Parallel Lines and Transversals, Complex Problem
2/09, Tuesday: Solving Equations
2/10, Wednesday: Solving Equation, Problems from 5.0 HW
2/11, Thursday: More Solving Equations, Problems from 5.0 ALL
2/12, Friday: No Notes/Assessment
Week 5: Logic Puzzles and Parallel Lines Cut by Transversals
2/01, Monday: Final Logic Puzzle
2/02, Tuesday: Parallel Lines and Angles
2/03, Wednesday: Parallel Lines and Transversals
2/04, Thursday: No Notes/Class Worksheet
2/05, Friday: No Notes/Assessment
Week 4: Logic Puzzles
1/25, Monday: No Notes/HW Check QUIZ, 2.5 - 2.8
1/26, Tuesday: Logic Puzzles
1/27, Wednesday: Logic Puzzles 2
1/28, Thursday: Logic Puzzles 3
1/29, Friday: Logic Puzzles 4
Week 3:
1/18, Monday: NO SCHOOL; MLK Day
1/19, Tuesday: No Notes/QUIZ 2.5 - 2.8
1/20, Wednesday: Review of Transformations Quiz (Scantron)
1/21, Thursday: CAREER DAY/Making a Personal Budget
1/22, Friday: Review of HW Check Quiz Problems
Week 2: Conclude Unit, Congruence and Similarity
1/11, Monday: 2.5: Identifying a Series and Determining Congruence or Similarity
1/12, Tuesday: 2.6: Sum of the Angles of a Triangle
1/13, Wednesday: 2.7: Similar Triangles
1/14, Thursday: 2.8: Parallel Lines Cut By a Transversal
1/15, Friday: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS; Staff Institute
Week 1: Welcome Back/Review
1/04, Monday: No Notes/Review Classroom Procedures Team Game
1/05, Tuesday: No Notes/Transformation Quiz, GeoGebra
1/06, Wednesday: No Notes/Transformation Quiz, GeoGebra
1/07, Thursday: No Notes/Transformation Quiz, GeoGebra
1/08, Friday: No Notes/Transformation Quiz, GeoGebra
Second Semester
Week 18: Continue Unit, Congruence and Similarity
12/14, Monday: No Notes
12/15, Tuesday: Assessment Review
12/16, Wednesday: Working at Google
12/17, Thursday: No Notes/Holiday Movie Day
12/18, Friday: NO SCHOOL FOR STUDENTS
Week 17: Continue Unit, Congruence and Similarity
12/07, Monday: No Notes/DEA Testing
12/08, Tuesday: No Notes/DEA Testing
12/09, Wednesday: No Notes/Looking for Pythagoras Assessment Re-Dos
12/10, Thursday: Transformations with Geogebra
12/11, Friday: Transformations with Geogebra
Week 16: NEW UNIT, Congruence and Similarity
11/30, Monday: Transformations
12/01, Tuesday: Active Reading
12/02, Wednesday: No Notes
12/03, Thursday: No Notes/Ten Marks Assignment
12/04, Friday: Dilating a Figure
Week 15: Continue Unit, Looking for Pythagoras
11/23, Monday: No Notes/Study for Assessment
11/24, Tuesday: No Notes/Unit Assessment
11/25, Wednesday: NO SCHOOL
11/26, Thursday: NO SCHOOL
11/27, Friday: NO SCHOOL
Week 14: Continue Unit, Looking for Pythagoras
11/16, Monday: No Notes/Practice Assessment
11/17, Tuesday: No Notes/Substitute/X-Wing and Y-Wing WS
11/18, Wednesday: Y-Wing WS, Area of a Trapezoid
11/19, Thursday: Triangle Notes; Labsheet 3.1
11/20, Friday: No Notes
Week 13: Continue Unit, Looking for Pythagoras
11/09, Monday: Assessment, Shapes and Angles
11/10, Tuesday: Problem 2.3, Set-Up
11/11, Wednesday: Problem 2.3, More Info
11/12, Thursday: Areas of Shapes
11/13, Friday: Areas of Shapes, Millennium Falcon WS
Week 12: Continue Unit, Looking for Pythagoras
11/02, Monday: Review Investigation #1 Assessment
11/03, Tuesday: Problem 2.1, Looking for Squares & Problem 2.2, Square Roots
11/04, Wednesday: Problem 2.2, Square Roots
11/05, Thursday: Problem 2.2, Square Roots (Cont'd)
11/06, Friday: Problem 2.3, Finding Segment Lengths with Squares
Week 11: Continue Unit, Looking for Pythagoras
10/26, Monday: Methods to Solve Problem 1.3
10/27, Tuesday: No Notes/Classwork
10/28, Wednesday: Problems to Review for Test
10/29, Thursday: No Notes/Assessment
10/30, Friday: No Notes/Early Early Dismissal
Week 10: Begin New Unit, Looking for Pythagoras
10/19, Monday: No Notes/Class Portfolios
10/20, Tuesday: No Notes/Unit Pre-Assessment
10/21, Wednesday: No Notes/Problem 1.1
10/22, Thursday: No Notes/Problem 1.2
10/23, Friday: Classification of Shapes
Week 9: Continue Chapter 2
10/12, Monday: NO SCHOOL, Columbus Day
10/13, Tuesday: Homework, Labsheet 2ACE
10/14, Wednesday: No Notes/Classwork and Discussion
10/15, Thursday: 2.3, Tree Top Fun
10/16, Friday: No Notes / Slope Assessment #2
Week 8: Continue Chapter 2
10/5, Monday: No Notes
10/6, Tuesday: No Notes
10/7, Wednesday: No Notes
10/8, Thursday: No Notes
10/9, Friday: No Notes / Slope Assessment #1
Week 7: Continue Chapter 2
9/28, Monday: No Notes/HW Catch-Up Day
9/29, Tuesday: Slope of a Line
9/30, Wednesday: Finding the Slope of a Line from a Graph
10/1, Thursday: Finding the Slope of a Line from Two Points
10/2, Friday: No Notes
Week 6: Continue Chapter 2
9/21, Monday: No Notes / Continue Investigation 2.1
9/22, Tuesday: Labsheet 2.1A; Labsheet 2.1B; HW P. 33, Problem C
9/23, Wednesday: P. 33, Problem C, Bellwork Check
9/24, Thursday: Line of Best Fit
9/25, Friday: Could Doc Brown's DeLorean really accelerate to 88 mph in that parking lot?
Week 5: DEA Testing / Begin Chapter 2
9/14, Monday: No Notes / DEA Testing
9/15, Tuesday: No Notes / DEA Testing
9/16, Wednesday: Chapter 1 Test Review
9/17, Thursday: No Notes / Math Skills Practice
9/18, Friday: Begin Chapter 2
Week 4: Thinking with Mathematical Models, Wrap Up
9/7, Monday: NO SCHOOL, LABOR DAY
9/8, Tuesday: Rates of Change
9/9, Wednesday: No Notes / Review for Assessment
9/10, Thursday: No Notes / Review for Assessment
9/11, Friday: No Notes / Chapter 1 Assessment
Week 3: Thinking with Mathematical Models Investigation 2 and 3
8/31, Monday: No Notes
9/1, Tuesday: 1.3, Custom Construction Parts (Finding Patterns)
9/2, Wednesday: 1.3, Cont'd; More Notes
9/3, Thursday: 1.3, Consistent vs Increasing Rate of Change
9/4, Friday: ACE Question #3, Work from Class
Week 2: Thinking with Mathematical Models Investigation 1
8/24, Monday: Classroom Guidelines, Procedures, and Expectations
8/25, Tuesday: No Notes
8/26, Wednesday: Building Bridges
8/27, Thursday: Graphing Data
8/28, Friday: Slope and Equation of a Line
Week 1: Welcome Back
8/19, Wednesday: No Notes
8/20, Thursday: Classroom Guidelines, Procedures, and Expectations
8/21, Friday: Classroom Guidelines, Procedures, and Expectations