Lori Plate email: lori.plate@bvsd.org Office hours: Thurs. 3:15-4:15, or by appointment Pre-algebra (periods 2,3, and 5) Quizzes and tests may only be given on Mon. and Fri. Homework will be due the next class period unless specified otherwise. ========================================================================================== Every Friday there will be a quiz or a chapter test. The daily assignments are what is projected for the week. If it changes, your student will be given the change in class. If they have something different written down compared to what is on this site, what they received in class is the assignment that should be completed. 5/28-6/1 Students have 9 geometry tasks they need to complete before taking a test on the material. There are worksheets provided in class that they may sign out at the end of the day or during study hall. THESE MUST BE RETURNED AT THE BEGINNING OF THE DAY OR AT THE END OF THEIR STUDY HALL SO OTHER CLASSES MAY USE THEM. Tasks need to be completed before they are able to take the geometry test. Scheduled days are 2nd period: Tues, 6/5; 3rd period: Wed, 6/6; 5th period: Mon, 6/4 If students do not have the tasks and test completed by 6/7 early release time, they are required to stay for the mandatory study hall to complete them and can be picked up at the regular time. 5/21-5/25 Most of the work for the geometry section should be able to be completed during class Mon: scavenger hunt worksheet ****put shapes into 5 different groups, explaining how they fit in the group; a shape may be in more than one group Tues: 5/14-5/18 ALL STUDENTS WHO HAD LESS THAN 70% on THEIR FRACTION TEST MUST RETAKE IT BY THURSDAY OR STAY FOR MANDATORY STUDY TIME FOR EARLY RELEASE. Thurs. early release - Fri. no school; prof dev Mon: extra credit worksheets by Tues Tues: geometry wordsearch ALSO - choose from 1) defining terms, 2) drawing representations of terms, 3) grouping terms and explaining why you grouped them as you did You may do a combination of defining and drawing terms Wed/Thurs: 5/7-5/11 Thurs. Late start; Fri. Test on Ch. 6 Mon: p.278-279 #1,2,11,12,21,22,31,32,41-44 all by block day "Sales" WS extra credit by Friday Tues: p. 284 all, except for 7,10,13 - BY BLOCK DAY 6th graders on field trip Wed/Thurs: Study for test p.519 is a good review or any section from Ch. 6 Fri: bring graph paper next week 4/29-5/4 Quiz Friday Mon: p.258-259 #1-11 odd; 18,21,22,26, 30-35 all; 49-51 all Tues: p.261-263 #1-6 all; 14-21 all; 32-37 all; 45-52 all Wed/Thurs: p.268-269 #1-5 all; 16-20 all; p.273-274 #1,2,5,6,9,14-25 all; 27 Extra Credit Fri: Quiz - proportions; similar figures; this week's material 4/23-4/27 Wed. 12:00 start (all classes); Thurs. odd block; Fri. even block - Access end of day RUN FOR THE PEAK Check Infinite Campus for missing work. All late work needs to be completed by Friday or it will become a zero in the gradebook. Mon: Due Tuesday p.234-236 #1,2,9-11,13-17odds,22,24,25,29,34 TEST CORRECTIONS Do corrections for every problem missed on the test - this MUST be done on a separate piece of paper by WEDNESDAY Tues: p.239 #1,2,7,8,17,27 and p.242-243 #1-4,7,8 Thurs/Fri: p.243 #10-14,26; p.248-249 #3,4,6,9,11,12; p.252 #1,2,7,8 4/16-4/20 NO SCHOOL FRIDAY - PROF DEV Mon: bring book on Tuesday Tues: Add/Sub solving equations WS and p.202 #14-25 all Wed/Thurs: Mult/Div solving equations WS and p.223 #1-5 all, 9-13 all, 20-34 all Fri: no school 4/9-4/13 TEST IS MOVED TO MONDAY, April 16 Thursday is late start Mon: p.174 #37-42 all; p. 178-179 #1-6 all and 25-30 all Tues: p.195 #31-35 all; p.198 #1-9 odds, 13-21 odds Wed/Thurs: p.208 #18-22 all; 30-34 all and p.212 #12-15 all, 24-28 all Fri: study for test: spend time studying your weaknesses - LCD to find equivalent fractions to compare and order, - exponents of positive and negative numbers including ( ) and solving order of operations with exponents - factor tree to find GCF and simplifying fractions using GCF - changing improper fractions to mixed numbers - changing mixed numbers to improper fractions - adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers - multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed numbers 4/2-4/6 Chapter 4 Test next Friday, April 13 Mon: WS 46,48 Tues: WS 49,50 Wed/Thurs: p.157 #1-7 odds,17,24,25-31 odds,37-41 odds; p.166 #16-21 all Fri: p.162 #2-18 evens, 24-30 evens (Most of this should be able to be completed in class.) 3/19-3/23 Fri. fraction quiz - If your student is going to be absent on Friday, I would recommend that they take the quiz before leaving. It will be available starting Wednesday. Mon/Tues/Wed/Thurs: complete 5 assigned worksheets by the end of the day on Thursday or stay for mandatory office hours. Any worksheet not completed by the end of office hours will result in a 0 for that assignment. Extra credit can be completed for any worksheets not receiving 100% or skills that were not assigned. 3/12-3/16 revised no CSAP tests for 6th and 7th graders on Thurs. Thurs: 5 fraction worksheets based on skills needing practice; to be completed by next Thurs., 3/22 (Most of these should be completed during class.) Fri: none 3/5-3/9 and 3/12-3/16 CSAP tests each Tues/Wed/Thurs no homework will be assigned; work will be done in classes 2/26-3/2 Early release Thurs. No school Fri. Mon: continue working on WS 1,3,5,7,9,11 due Tuesday by end of class (will work on in class Tues. also) Tues/Wed/Thurs: fraction worksheets based on skills needing extra practice 2/19-2/23 Mon: no school Tues: WS 32 "7 Up" by Friday Wed/Thurs: CSAP review day, complete Tuesday's assignment Fri: fraction Ws 1,3,5,7,9,11 by next Tuesday 2/12-2/16 Mon: p.535 evens by block day Tues: same as Monday Wed/Thurs: Fraction review worksheets Fri: No school - professional development 2/5-2/9 Probability and Statisctics Week, no homework 1/29 - 2/2 CHAPTER 3 TEST FRIDAY Mon: p.132 #17-41 odds Tues: p.138-139 # 1-9 odds; 10; 12-18 all; 23-37 all; 42 Wed/Thurs: study for test (p.140, 516, xpmath.com under numbers and operations-integers, or under algebra-solving equations, all five topics) Fri: none 12/18-12/21 CHAPTER 2 REVIEW SHEETS DUE BEFORE LEAVING THURSDAY Mon: WS 66,67 circled problems by block day Tues: FINISH GAME BY BLOCK DAY, COMPLETE WS 66, 67 Wed/Thurs: Enjoy your break BY LAST BLOCK DAY BEFORE WINTER BREAK: cHAPTER 2 REVIEW WORKSHEETS CREATE AN INTEGER GAME 12/11-12/15 Mon: WS 46,48,50,51 by the end of class on block day Tues: continue working on worksheets and games Wed/Thurs: p.120-121 #18-44 evens Fri: work on games and worksheets for 12/20-12/21 12/4-12/8 Bring in materials fror creating game on block day and Fri. Continue working on Chapter 2 review sheets Mon: p.108-109 #9-28, 38-41 Tues: p. 114 # 1-30 all Wed/Thurs: WS 1-4 Fri: none 11/27-12/1 Quiz Friday Mon: Practice 3 WS Tues: WS 43 and book p. 99 #12-20, 24-37 Wed/Thurs: WS 12 Fri: quiz and work on ch 2 review WS's 11/6-11/10 Early release Thurs. No school Fri. Mon: none Tues: p.94 # 1-25 odds (must show all work) Wed/Thurs: p.95 #27-48 all ( much of this should be done in class) Fri: no school 10/23-10/27 Quiz Friday Mon: p.77-78 #9-19 odds Tues: p.82-83 #1-8 all, p.87 #30-35 all CHANGE Wed/Thurs: p.538 #1-12 all, 25, 28, 30, 31 p.75 #2-14 evens CHANGE Fri: study for Ch. 2 test next Friday 10/16 - 10/20 Thurs early release; Fri no school Mon: p.532-533 evens on both pages Tues: have p.530 evens completed; p.73-74 #2-22 evens Wed/Thurs: Bring calculators to class; enjoy the weekend Fri: No school 10/9 - 10/13 Quiz Friday bring calculator and sales ad on block day Mon: decimal worksheet packet Tues: p.61-61 #15, 16, 18-21, 23-25 Wed/Thurs: p.69-70 #4-26 evens Fri: p.530 evens by block day 10/2 - 10/6 Quiz Friday Mon: p.532-533 odds on both pages Tues: p.52-53 #1, 2, 6, 10-12, 18, 20, 22, 25, 26-32 evens Wed/Thurs: p.56-58 #2, 3, 5, 7, 8, 11, 14, 17-23 Fri: BY BLOCK DAY NEXT WEEK p.63 #2, 4, 6, 9, 11, 14, 15, 17 9/25 - 9/29 Chapter 1 TEST Friday Mon: make question and answer cards for Ch. 1 review Tues: finish p.46 by block day Wed: Study for test Fri: none 9/18-9/22 Early release Thursday, No school Friday (no quiz) P.33 from last Friday does not need to be completed Mon: p. 41 # 1, 2 Tues: p. 41 # 3,4,5 - bring in a pack of notecards Monday Wed/Thurs: p. 46 all by next week block day Fri: no school 9/11 - 9/15 Quiz Friday p. 528 1-13 odds Place value by block day Mon: p. 19-21 #1, 4, 6, 8 (collected data in class), 9, 15 Tues: p. 24-25 #1, 3, 5-7, 9-13 Wed/Thurs: p. 36-38 # 1, 4, 5, 7-10 Fri: p. 33 by block day