Greetings!  This week is another short week as we celebrated Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Monday.

This week in class students will be reviewing key concepts from Module 3 as we prepare for the End of Module 3 test on Friday.  The study guide is due Thursday night.  There are some great virtual manipulatives that can assist students with various topics, most recently though our topic of geometry of solids (SA and Volume).  Here are two links students may find helpful:
Math Learning Center
https://toytheater.com/build/#

Next week will be picture day at PCA! 
The dress code for pictures is: Uniform if they choose OR dress to impress.
Virtual students do need to make an appointment by calling the main office.

​Time slots are available on:
Tuesday:  January 26th 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Thursday:  January 28th 11:00am – 2:00pm
Also, Progress Reports will be mailed home on January 29th!

​Have a great week!

Greetings and HAPPY NEW YEAR!  I think we are all glad to be saying goodbye to 2020 and welcoming a new year with new beginnings.  

In math class we will be continuing our work in Topic C of Module 3 which focuses on Geometry.  This week in particular we will be focusing on area of composite shapes (circles, semicircles, rectangles, squares, triangles, trapezoids) and surface area of 3-D shapes.  HERE is the overview of Topic C in case you had not had a chance to view this when we first began Topic C in December.

On Thursday students will be taking a notebook quiz (pages 36-52).

Next week hybrid students will be returning to campus (Yay!).  We also have a short week as there is no school on Friday, 1/15 due to Teacher Professional Development day.

Have a great week everyone!

With just two days of school this week, it will be sure to fly by!  Students will be taking a quiz on Properties of Circles on Monday and then on Tuesday the entire 7th grade will join together for a Zoom at 8:00 (use Mrs. Wood's Zoom link).  Teachers will be offering office hours for students to join to ask questions or catch up on work during the following times:

9:50 - 10:50   Mrs. Poore (Science)
11:00 - 12:00  Mrs. Wood (Math)
1:00 - 2:00    Mr. Persinger (ELA)

Don't forget, test corrections are due Tuesday night (if you were eligible)!

Enjoy your break and we will see you in Zoom on Monday, January 4th!

Greetings!  This is our last full week before break.  Students will also attend classes two days next week and 12/23 will be the first day of winter break.  Students will return on Monday, January 4th. 

This week in math class we will be continuing our discussion of geometry of circles as we talk not only about the distance around circles (circumference) but also the space that a circle covers (area).  Students will be learning more about how diameter and radius of a circle are related and how they can represent the exact area or circumference of a circle by leaving Pi (π) in their answer.  HERE is a Topic C Parent Newsletter that provides a nice overview of what students are and will be learning in these last lessons of Module 3.

Student report cards should be arriving in the mail this week.  You may also check Home Access if you have not yet received it.  Please also keep an eye on Home Access to monitor your student's grades throughout the trimester.

Don't forget to send student selfies to the yearbook by 12/22!  There was an email address provided in the letter that was shared with families last week.  Please reach out to your student's homeroom teacher with any questions.

Have a great week everyone!

Hello!
This week in class we will be finishing up Mid Module 3 topics and students will be taking the Mid Module 3 test on Thursday.  We will begin Topic C on Friday with a discussion of geometry of circles!  We will be talking about circles next week as well, including finding the area and circumference which involves using π (pi).  We will also review area of composite shapes (circles or semicircles joined with other shapes such as polygons) and the coordinate plane.  We may begin talking about volume and surface area of 3-D shapes during our last week or the first week back from winter break in January.

Report cards will be going home this week on Friday so be on the lookout for them in mailboxes!

We have a full week of school next week and then two days the week of the 21st.  School will be closed from 12/23 - 1/1 for break.  Fingers crossed for hybrid students to return to school on January 11th!

Have a great week everyone!

Greetings and Welcome Back!  As we begin this first week back from break, we will be covering Lessons 11, 12 and 13 and part of 14.  We will begin by reviewing angle relationships that we also covered right before break in Lesson 10.  Students will be taking a quiz on this topic on Wednesday.  Lessons 12, 13 and 14 will cover inequalities which follow the same steps for solving equations EXCEPT when multiplying or dividing by a negative number which causes the inequality symbol to reverse.  We will also be graphing inequalities early next week.  Students should expect the Mid Module test likely late next week.  This will cover all material in Module 3 (Expressions and Equations) through Lesson 15.

This Friday, 12/4 is the last day of the trimester so please ensure you have all assignments turned in on time!  Report cards will go out on Friday, 12/11.  Please check Home Access for your most accurate grade (Schoology will not reflect your participation grade or any extra credit or test corrections).

If you are looking for a way to do your best in math for the new trimester, here are a few helpful tips that you can check out:
- Sign up for Remind (see instructions in Schoology General Info & Resources folder as well as under the Links tab on this website).
- Re-watch videos of a lesson that you had questions on
- Come to class with questions and PARTICIPATE!
- Join Mrs. Wood's Extra Help on Wednesdays from 1:30-2:15
- Keep INB up-to-date and use it as a resource during class
- Complete extra credit any time it is available 
- Perform test corrections (if eligible)
- Complete extra practice activities / watch tutorial videos in the Extra Practice folder in Schoology

​Have a great week everyone!

Greetings!  This is our last full week before Thanksgiving!  We will have school one day next week (Monday, 11/23) before beginning our break for Thanksgiving week.  

Next Monday evening and Tuesday we will be having Parent-Teacher conferences via Zoom or phone.  Please check the sign-up sent out by Mr. Persinger.

This week in math class we will be covering Lesson 9 which is a continuation of writing and solving equations from word problems.  Being able to recognize key words and utilizing tools such as tables and tape diagrams are key to helping students be successful with the skills we are learning in this lesson.  Students will also be getting a brief introduction to geometry as the will be using equations to solve angle relationships in Lesson 10.  This will continue next week in Lesson 11 and the entire Topic C of Module 3 will be a review of geometry concepts.  

Please check out the Extra Practice folder in Schoology if you are looking for an opportunity to get some extra practice (with the ability to check your answers) on any of the concepts we are covering in class.  I also have extra help on Wednesdays from 1:30-2:15.  Also, don't forget that PCA-sponsored tutoring begins this week as well for those that were sent invitation letters!  

Have a great week everyone!

Greetings!  This week we will have another four-day week as we are off for Veteran's Day on Wednesday.  We are also virtual all week.  Hybrid students, please see schedule in your Schoology math page under General Info & Resources.  It was also emailed to families on Friday 11/6.

Students will have their second INB Quiz of the year this week on Thursday and a short quiz on Lessons 1-4 and 7 on Friday.  We will be starting Topic B this week in which students will be using expressions equations and inequalities to solve problems.  Many of these problems will require students to use knowledge of key terms indicating addition, subtraction, multiplication or division to correctly set up and solve problems.

Please take a moment to sign up for a Parent Teacher conference time slot on Monday 11/23 or Tuesday 11/24.  This year students will be going to school on Monday of Thanksgiving week so the conferences will begin after school that day.  

The trimester ends on 12/4, so a little less than a month but is sure to go by fast with the time we are off for Thanksgiving.  Please ensure you are checking Home Access for grades.

​Have a great week!

Greetings!  This week we have a short week as we are off for Election Day on Tuesday.  In class, students will be working on equivalent expressions as we review Module 3 Lesson 1 and complete Lesson 2.  We will also be working on factoring expressions and using the Distributive Property which are additional strategies that allow us to simplify and write equivalent expressions.  

There will not be any quiz this week, however next week students will take their second notebook quiz of the year.  For that quiz, all pages should be complete up to and including page 34.

Also next week there will be no school on Wednesday, 11/11 for Veteran's Day.

Have a great week!