11/1/2018 (QUARTER 1 ENDS - GO TO QUARTER 2 TAB FOR DAILY UPDATES)

CW: Students took notes on features of functions. Click on this video for notes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RZxJKRpbOSE#action=share. Here is a copy of the calendar for the month of November.

HW: Complete RSG 2,4,6,7,8,9,all of Go. Be ready for Unit 2 Retest on Monday (see me if you need to retake).

10/31/2018 Student Holiday - Halloween

10/30/2018

CW: Students presented their graphs from lesson 3.1 as a table. Went over Ready Set Go problems on functions and solving equations with exponents.

HW: Complete RSG 3.1

10/29/2018

CW: Students worked on lesson 3.1 pool party graphs.

HW: None

10/26/2018

CW: Collected the practice assignments from Unit 2 that are listed below. Discussed the Unit 2 Test a bit. Went over Guided Notes on Compound Interest. We completed page 1 and most of page 3 in class.

Collected (Due today):

MVP Booklet: RSG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.6b, 2.6c

Exponent Rules and Review packet

Unit 2 Practice Test (from 10/22)

Unit 2 Main Ideas (from 10/22)

HW Unit 2 Review packet

HW: Complete Guided Notes on Compound Interest due 10/29. Here is the answer key for the Guided Notes on Compound Interest.

10/25/2018

CW: Students completed a Performance task comparing heights of 2 trees using main ideas from Unit 2. Corrections on quiz 1 and quiz 2 is due tomorrow.

HW: Work on your quiz corrections. Make sure you turn in everything below by Friday 10/26.

If you have been keeping up with assignments from class, then this is just you getting it all together. This includes the following:

MVP Booklet: RSG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.6b, 2.6c

Exponent Rules and Review packet

Unit 2 Practice Test (from 10/22)

Unit 2 Main Ideas (from 10/22)

HW Unit 2 Review packet (answer key attached for your reference)

10/24/2018

CW: Students were provided extended time on Unit 2 Test. Corrections on quiz 1 and quiz 2 is due Friday 10/26.

HW: None. Make sure you turn in everything below by Friday 10/26.

If you have been keeping up with assignments from class, then this is just you getting it all together. This includes the following:

MVP Booklet: RSG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.6b, 2.6c

Exponent Rules and Review packet

Unit 2 Practice Test (from 10/22)

Unit 2 Main Ideas (from 10/22)

HW Unit 2 Review packet (answer key attached for your reference)

10/23/2018

CW: Students took a Test on Unit 2.

HW: None. Make sure you turn in everything below by Friday 10/26.

If you have been keeping up with assignments from class, then this is just you getting it all together. This includes the following:

MVP Booklet: RSG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.6b, 2.6c

Exponent Rules and Review packet

Unit 2 Practice Test (from 10/22)

Unit 2 Main Ideas (from 10/22)

HW Unit 2 Review packet (answer key attached for your reference)

10/22/18

CW: Students worked on a Unit 2 Practice Test. Reviewed practice test for unit 2 as a whole class. Here is the answer key to the Unit 2 Practice Test. Gave them a graphic organizer, Unit 2 Main Ideas. Went over answer key to Unit 2 Main Ideas. Students were handed out main ideas packet to help review and be successful in the test tomorrow. Went over lesson 2.7 to bring the unit together.

HW: Make sure that you have completed all missing assignments. Study for Unit 2 Test tomorrow. Answer keys were uploaded for your reference.

Complete the problems from the back of the Unit 2 Main Ideas and HW Review packet due 10/23 if you didn’t already do so. Review topics from Unit 2 for the upcoming Unit 2 Test. Make sure all practice from Unit 2 (both MVP and non-MVP) is complete and ready to turn in on Test Day (Tuesday, October 23). If you have been keeping up with assignments from class, then this is just you getting it all together. This includes the following:

MVP Booklet: RSG 2.0, 2.1, 2.2, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 2.6, 2.6b, 2.6c

Exponent Rules and Review packet

Unit 2 Practice Test (from 10/22)

Unit 2 Main Ideas (from 10/22)

HW Unit 2 Review packet (answer key attached for your reference)

10/19/18 Student holiday - Teacher workday

10/18/18

CW: Went over lessons 2.6b and 2.6c. Students started work on lesson 2.7. Here's the video I showed in class to use the table features in your calculator https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZxxtsJMfVKg

HW: Make sure that you have completed all missing assignments. Study for Unit 2 Test on tuesday. Answer keys were uploaded for your reference.

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT I WAS OUT TODAY DUE TO ANOTHER REQUIRED TRAINING BY THE WCPSS. STUDENTS WERE SUPERVISED BY A SUBSTITUTE TEACHER WHILE THEY WORKED ON TODAY'S QUIZ IN CLASS.

ALSO, AS A GENTLE REMINDER: EFFECTIVE 10/10/18, ALL MVP TASK AND RSG ANSWER KEYS WILL BE PASSWORD PROTECTED. STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS BY LOGGING IN WITH THEIR WCPSS CREDENTIALS WHICH ARE THE SAME FOR LOGGING INTO WCPSS CANVAS/SCHOOL EMAIL.

10/17/18

CW: Students took a quiz on 2.4-2.6.

HW: Make sure that you have completed RSG 2.6b and RSG 2.6c (assigned on 10/15) now due 10/18 instead of 10/17. Answer keys were uploaded yesterday.

10/16/18

CW: Completed Task 2.6c as it was covering the same material as we covered regarding exponential functions and percent (increasing or decreasing). These lessons were added by WCPSS to the MVP booklets.

HW: Complete RSG 2.6b and RSG 2.6c due 10/17.

10/15/18

CW: HW Q and A for RSG 2.6. Talked about wednesday's quiz on 2.4-2.6. Completed Task 2.6b as it was covering the same material as we covered regarding exponential functions and percent (increasing or decreasing). These lessons were added by WCPSS to the MVP booklets.

HW: Study for quiz on Wednesday lessons 2.4-2.6. Complete RSG 2.6b due 10/17.

EFFECTIVE 10/10/18, ALL MVP TASK AND RSG ANSWER KEYS WILL BE PASSWORD PROTECTED. STUDENTS SHOULD BE ABLE TO ACCESS BY LOGGING IN WITH THEIR WCPSS CREDENTIALS.

LET ME APOLOGIZE FROM THE SLIGHT DELAY IN UPDATING MY WEBSITE. I HAD THREE SUCCESSIVE MEETINGS THIS AFTERNOON AFTER SCHOOL.

10/11/18 & 10/12/18 Student holiday(teacher workday) - inclement weather - Students must complete any missing assignments and all incomplete pages to be successful in the upcoming assessments on Module 2.

10/10/18

CW: We spent some time on Task 2.6. Even though we did NOT finish Task 2.6 in class, students can feel free to do the ones that we didn't get to for practice for the upcoming quiz on 2.4-2.6 which has been moved to Tuesday, 10/16 due to the missed day due to Tropical Storm Michael.

HW: Complete RSG 2.6 due 10/11.

**Some students are struggling with taking notes and seem very distracted. Please remind your student to stay focused in class to understand concepts and be successful in math this year. YOUR STUDENT HAS HOMEWORK DAILY TO REVIEW THE LESSON AND CHECK UNDERSTANDING. I went over 7th and 8th grade concepts as a review. Your student must practice further to come prepared for math 1 class. They can come to me during homeroom or study hall if they need extra support**

10/9/18

CW: HW Q and A for RSG 2.4. We worked on Task 2.5 some (completing the first two pages). Here are some Notes on Linear Function Explicit Forms (Slope-Intercept and Point-Slope).

****Students updated their digital portfolio with the interim progress report and assessments from unit 1. I took picture of their reflection as I signed each student's report. Reach out to me if you need to see a copy or if your student did not bring the interim progress report home. This is an excellent opportunity to talk with your student about their goals and action plan. Return back signed interim progress report by this Friday, October 12**

HW: Complete RSG 2.5 and rest of task 2.5 due 10/10/18; we will go over the rest in class.

10/8/18

CW: Students had a short time to work on Task 2.4.

Students worked on updating interim progress report. Here are the sample artifacts from Quarter 1 that must be in your student's report:

• UNITS OF STUDY

9/12 MODULE 1 QUIZ 1

9/24 module 1 QUIZ 2

9/26 performance task – make it rain

9/27 unit 1 test

**Students updated their digital portfolio with the interim progress report and assessments from unit 1. I took picture of their reflection as I signed each student's report. Reach out to me if you need to see a copy or if your student did not bring the interim progress report home. This is an excellent opportunity to talk with your student about their goals and action plan. Return back signed interim progress report by this Friday, October 12**

HW: Complete RSG 2.4 and the rest of classwork due 10/9/18.

10/5/18

Students took the quiz on lessons 2.1-2.3. I provided 10 minutes for students to review notes before the quiz and went over the key concepts again to clarify questions.

10/4/18

CW: HW Q and A ( RSG 2.2). Reviewed Exponent Rules for warm up. Reviewed classifying real numbers (for domains); we will hit this topic again tomorrow. Discussed Friday's Quiz covering Tasks 2.1-2.3. Students worked on Task 2.3.

HW: Complete RSG 2.3 due 10/5/18. Be ready for the quiz tomorrow covering 2.1-2.3 and Exponent Rules.

10/3/18

CW: Students were given a review of Exponent Rules, Examples and Practice to work on in class. here is the answer key for Exponent Rules Examples and Practice.

Completed Task 2.1 HW Q and A for warmup. Complete Task 2.2.

HW: Complete the Exponent Rules/Examples/Practice worksheet by Thursday, October 4.. ALSO, complete remaining Task 2.2; answer key can be found above. RSG 2.2 due on 10/4. Be ready for the quiz on Friday covering 2.1-2.3.

10/2/18

Due to the fact that I was required to attend training for our new math resources, I was not at school today. There was a substitute teacher supervising students while they worked on material pertinent to our current unit.

CW: Students updated class folder with assessment artifacts. HW Q and A (RSG 2.0). Complete Task 2.1 (1 and 2 only); this task focuses on graphs as being discrete or continuous.

HW: Complete RSG 2.1 due 10/1. I am asking students to try and work on Task 2.1 (#3 and #4 this weekend - don't spend more than about 20 minutes on them combined but do try to make an honest effort on both of them). We will discuss Task 2.1 (#3-#7) on tomorrow, for warmup.

10/1/18

CW: We started Unit 2 this week. Discussed the Exponent Rules while we completed Task 2.0.

HW: Complete RSG 2.0 due 10/2.

9/28/18 Student holiday - Teacher workday

9/27/18

CW: Students took a test on Unit 1. We will begin work on Unit 2 next week. I handed out Unit 2 student workbooks and instructional calendar for October.

HW: None other than make sure missing practice work has been completed and turned in.

9/26/18

CW: Students completed Performance task - real life application of arithmetic and geometric sequences.

HW: Study for Unit 1 test tomorrow.

9/25/18

CW: In preparation for Thursday's test, I will give students a review guide. This will include notes and examples on all types of arithmetic and geometric patterns and sequences. I also plan to hold a question and answer session at lunch in addition to time spent in class reviewing.

I decided to give a Sequences Notes Graphic Organizer with Examples to the students. We spent the class going through notes and examples from this sheet. We got through only 1 of 6 of the examples on the back, but here is the answer key to the Sequences Notes Graphic Organizer.

HW: Complete the rest of the Sequences Notes Graphic Organizer Examples along with Sequences Arithmetic vs Geometric worksheet due 9/26; here is the answer key to answer key to Sequences Arith vs Geo wkst. I will collect this tomorrow. Make sure that you are ready for the test tomorrow that covers Unit 1.

9/24/18

Due to the fact that I was required to attend training for our new math resources, I was not at school today. There was a substitute teacher supervising students while they worked on material pertinent to our current unit.

CW: Complete Task 1.11 due 1/24. Students do NOT have to do all things listed in the task for each problem. I am looking for students to be able to tell if the situation is arithmetic or geometric, linear or exponential, find the recursive and explicit rules, and be able to show in a table.

HW: In case students are attempting to the RSG 1.11 for extra practice.

9/21/18

CW: We did a warmup involving exponential growth with percents (finding both the recursive and explicit rules). Students took a quiz on material from 1.5 - 1.10. While they took the quiz, I looked at the students' workbooks for an effort-based practice grade.

HW: None

9/20/18

CW: Most students did not complete lesson 1.9. So I spent time in class going over lesson 1.9. We completed lesson 1.10.

HW: Complete RSG 1.10 due 9/21. Be ready for a Quiz on Friday, September 21, covering material from MVP Tasks 1.5 - 1.10.

9/19/18 Student holiday

9/18/18

CW: Students did not complete lesson 1.7 during Florence days. So I spent time in class going over lesson 1.7 (answer keys already provided). We discussed using function notation for recursive rules for both arithmetic and explicit sequences and patterns during the first 15 minutes of class. I also included the explicit rule for each of the two examples in the notes. Completed most of Task 1.8 in class.

I handed out graded Quiz 1 (1.1-1.4) back to students. Students are welcome to work with me after class. All corrections must be turned in by 9/21. I will not accept corrections after due date. This must be in your student's digital portfolio.

HW: Complete RSG 1.8 & 1.9 due 9/20. Be ready for a HW Check tomorrow covering RSG 1.7 - 1.8.

9/13/18,9/14/18 and 9/17/18 (Florence days)

1. Quiz on Unit 1 on 1.5 -1.10 is tentatively scheduled for Friday, September 21. Students must complete this packet to help review for the upcoming quiz Math 1 Arithmetic and Geometric Sequence Packet. Here is the answer key to the Arithmetic and Geometric Sequence Packet. (I will upload a version to include the last two pages shortly.)
2. Test on Unit 1 (counts as a major) is tentatively scheduled for Thursday, September 27.
3. Students must work on lesson 1.7 at home. I’ll go over “chew on this” task and homework problems on Monday.

HW: Complete RSG 1.7 due 9/13.

9/12/18

CW: Did a quick review during warm up of arithmetic/geometric/recursive/explicit. Students took their first quiz.

9/11/18

CW: We had homework Q and A time. I am not sure how many students are actually taking the time to complete and check their homework as there are not many students asking questions during Homework Q and A time. Students completed Task 1.6.

HW: Complete RSG 1.6 due 9/10/18.

9/10/18

Students worked on Task 1.5. We spent a few minutes reviewing slope and rate of change (found in the Ready for 1.5)

HW: Complete RSG 1.5 due 9/7/18.

9/7/18

CW: Students started class with Q & A time for hw. Students completed Task 1.4. We discussed the difference between recursive and explicit rules and when to use each. Here is the Explicit vs Recursive Notes that shows when it is best to use one over the other.

HW: Complete RSG 1.4 due 9/5. There is a quiz scheduled for Thursday, September 12 on Tasks 1.1-1.4 material.

9/6/18

CW: Collected Forms. We had Q & A time for hw (RSG 1.2). Students completed Task 1.3. We discussed the difference between recursive and explicit rules and when to use each.

HW: Complete RSG 1.3 due 9/7. There is a quiz scheduled for Thursday, September 12 on Tasks 1.1-1.4 material.

***ALL TASKS AND READY,SET,GOs CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE CURRICULUM TAB UNDER NC MATH 1 SHOULD A STUDENT LOSE HIS/HER BOOKLET OR LEAVE IT AT SCHOOL.

9/5/18

CW: Collected Forms. We had Q & A time for hw (RSG 1.1). Students completed Task 1.2). We re-visited the last part of Task 1.1 to make sure students realized that coming up with explicit rules can vary depending on each student's approach to the pattern. I reminded them that ultimately all of the rules would simplify to the same rule. We also discussed writing recursive rules. I gave students some notes on the various ways that recursive rules can be written (and how they might see them in MVP, EOC and classes).

HW: Complete RSG 1.2 due 9/6.

***ALL TASKS AND READY,SET,GOs CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE CURRICULUM TAB UNDER NC MATH 1 SHOULD A STUDENT LOSE HIS/HER BOOKLET OR LEAVE IT AT SCHOOL.

9/4/18

CW: Today, students received the following forms:

• Mrs. Rohini's Mathematics Guidelines and Procedures for Math 1
• Student information sheet
• Informative calendar for September with homework and test dates

Gave out Unit 1 Sequences Booklets. Completed MOST of Task 1.1; we will continue our discussion about creating expressions for patterns during warmup tomorrow.

HW: Have forms completed, signed and returned by 9/7. Complete RSG 1.1 due 9/5.

***ALL TASKS AND READY,SET,GOs CAN BE FOUND UNDER THE CURRICULUM TAB UNDER NC MATH 1 SHOULD A STUDENT LOSE HIS/HER BOOKLET OR LEAVE IT AT SCHOOL.

Week of 8/27/18

We went over general procedures for eighth grade as well as some math-specific procedures (found on Guidelines and Procedures Handout) during Leadership week. Students took a Pre-Unit Diagnostic Assessment; this will NOT count as part of their grades. It was given to determine what strengths/weaknesses that students may have on some of the material that might be beneficial to know as we start the Math 1 curriculum next week.