Ms. Healey’s 6th Period Algebra Class

Students had time to work on pg. 229 #1-14 at the end of the period and should only have a couple of problems (if any) to finish up this evening.  If students would like 25 extra credit points, they may write a one-page review of Science Night or the Science Fair on Saturday.  This extra credit assignment will be due Monday.

Today we learned about multiplying and dividing monomials, working many problems out together.  For homework, students should do pg. 215 #19-32 all.

Thank you for helping to make Pi Day a success!  Please work on your Science Night project and Science Fair project over spring break; there is no math homework during your week off, so rest up and come back ready to tackle chapter 5!

A special thanks to my students for trying hard on the benchmark today!  For homework, please make a Pi Day poster or decoration for Friday.  Many of you had time in class to copy down ideas from Pi Day websites.  If you want to listen to the pi song I played in class, go to www.teachpi.org.

Friday, 3/14, is Pi Day (and also Albert Einstein’s birthday!). We will be celebrating Pi Day on Friday and exploring the mathematical number pi. If you would like to bring a pie (the dessert) to class to help with our Pi Day celebration, please feel free! Ms. Healey will be bringing some apple pie, but I encourage students to bring their favorite flavor to share.

There was no new homework today (Monday, 3/10).  We had our first school spirit rally during 6th period today.  Go 7th graders!

Students had an overview of chapter 5.  For homework, they should do page 207 #1-8 and #23-30, which covers exponent rules.

Students were assigned pg. 419 #5-25 odd.  I would like for them to check their answers in the back of the book when they are finished to make sure they are shading the correct side of their graphs.

Students were given a notice today informing parents that our trip to the Exploratorium has been postponed due to transporation issues.  Students will have a regular school day on Wednesday, 3/5.

Students were assigned pg. 412 #23-33 odd.  Some of these problems are tricky–students need to be sure to rearrange the equations to get the absolute value brackets alone on one side of the equals sign prior to setting up the positive and negative solutions; I assigned odds because I would like students to check their answers and make sure they understand how to do these problems.

The students had a substitute today.  I left a “super boring” algebra video for the beginning of the period, and a variety of handouts, including a review of algebraic properties, a magic square, and several fun division design drawings.  They may have been asked to finish these handouts for homework; I left that decision up to the substitute.  I will be back at school on Monday; students may e-mail me questions over the weekend if they have any concerns.