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Monday June 15, 2009
OK! Ms. Rowe was a little ticked today. Ask your child why.

To write your final tomorrow you need to COMPLETE and have your yellow practice final or the one that is under Friday June 12 corrected and signed by Ms. Rowe. Those who do not have a signature on your practice test have to finish their test, correct and then get my signature to write the final. It is UNACCEPTABLE that you did not complete your homework.

Friday June 12, 2009
Today is the Peacock Extracurricular Awards ceremony. Wow! Look at all the people involved in extracurricular events at Peacock. Way to go guys!!!!!!

You spent the morning writing your practice final. This is due on Monday. If you are not done - say hello to Ms. Rowe at noon. There is two excuses why you don't get this done - 1) I don't get it and I am not asking for help or 2) I am just lazy and didn't bother. Don't fall into excuse land... That is NOT COOL!!!

Incase you were not here today.

Thursday June 11, 2009
How was your quiz???? It wasn't as hard as you thought it was. You spent the ENTIRE class working on your math review and your data managment project. Do you see a common theme this week. A lot of work time to complete your projects!!! HMMMMMM that means... I know, I know... there should not be any late projects!!!! They are due on Wednesday June 17, 2009 the day after your first attempt on your math final (that means your first attempt is on Tuesday June 16th).

Wednesday June 10, 2009
Helloooooooo. There is blue sky out there! Yahoo! You will be given 20 min to work on what you need to. I have had my first data management project handed in - a week early! What about you??? We are finishing up linear equations today. Are you ready????? Tomorrow you will be given a little quizzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz on 9.1 to 9.3. Don't sweat it just know what you are doing. I am here at lunch today if you need help.

Tuesday June 9, 2009
OK! One week from today is your final. Practice EVERY DAY!!! Remember if you have over 80% on the first attempt you are exempt from attempt #2. We finished up 9.2 today. Your assignment today was Page 191 adn 192 all. Locus - is it a postivie or negative graph?

Your data management assignment is due a week tomorrow. Did you get your assignment sheets checked off yet? I can not take in your assignment unit I've signed you off on your assignment sheets. This is due the second last day of school. There is no HIP just a phone call home telling your parents you are not done your assignment and if not handed in will count as a zero.

Monday June 8, 2009
The first part of the morning was working on either your review, final review or your data management project. The next in the line of events during Math 9 was the coordinate quiz and learn about 9.2 graphing linear equations. Your job was to complete the examples in 9.2 for tomorrow.

Friday June 5, 2009
Today was a work period for you. You had the choice working through the math review (which is included below) or your data management assignment. On Monday we are going to finish up with 9.1 and move onto 9.2. You will also be provided time at the beginning of class to work on your assignment or review.

Thursday June 4, 2009
You spent the first part of class (25 min) working on your data management assignment or your review. Remember your due dates. The rest of the class was working on 9.1. First we watched a brain pop video on coordinate geometry and then spent the rest of the hour working on Page 185-186. You were also given back your exam from unit 8. How did you do?????? Tomorrow we are moving on to 9.2.

Wednesday June 3, 2009
The first part of the morning was spent working on your review, journal or data management assignment. We finished off the class starting 9.1 our new unit!!!! Tomorrow we will be working on coordinate geometry and getting ready for the final.

Tuesday June 2, 2009
Today you were handed your data management assignment. This is due Wednesday June 17, 2009. It is worth 9% of your total mark. As well your attempt #1 of your final is on June 16, 2009.

We spent the rest of the morning writing your 8.1 to 8.5 quiz. Tomorrow we will be starting unit 9 - Coordinate Geometry.

Monday June 1, 2009
Wow it is June already! When did that happen???? We have 12 more teaching days until your practice final. That means on Tuesday June 16, 2009 you will be writing your practice final. I will be providing reviews for you. On Friday June 12 I will give you an old final to take home to work through for Monday. Yes that means you have to do some work at home.

Today we finished up 8.5 today and spent the rest of the morning getting ready for your exam tomorrow. Your quiz will be on all of unit 8. Don't be scared... you will be fine. Make sure you go over your notes and your questions from the unit. Practice and you will be fine.

Friday May 29, 2009
Happy last school day of May. We had 30 minute classes. We spent 1/2 of the class going over your homework from yesterday. Everyone seemed to be comfortable with similar triangles. If you are not, there is a video for you or ask me. I will be avaiable quite a bit over the next three weeks.

You were also given a review to start working on. This is something that we will be working on over the next week.

Thursday May 28, 2009
Happy Thursday!!!! Today you will be learning about similar triangles. The following videos are there to help you if you don't understand or you were not at school. You will be responsible for 8.4's work.

You completed page 147 and 148 today. Way to go... you worked AWESOME today!

The questions will be due on Monday. We will correct and review then on Tuesday you will have 8.3 to 8.4 quiz. I will be avaliable at noon on Friday and Monday.

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Wednesday May 27, 2009
Today we worked in groups correcting and learning about the pythagorean thereom. We then reviewed equations. Tomorrow you will be moving onto similar triangles.

Tuesday May 26, 2009
We are finishing of pyhthagorean thereom today. Your assignment is page 97 A - all, B 1,2,3,4 Page 98 5,7,9,13. Tomorrow we are moving on to similiar triangles.

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Monday May 25, 2009
Happy Monday!!! We started pythagorean thereom today. We did our notes on 8.3. Your homework was the first two pages after 8.3 notes. Tomorrow will be nothing but work, work, work. :-).

Friday May 22, 2009
Good Morning! The first thing you will be doing today is writing the quiz for 8.1. EXPLODE YOUR DESKS! NO TALKING! TRY YOUR BESTEST (that is for Mr. Young). When you have completed your quiz hand it in and start working on your homework assignment 8.2. If you were away yesterday make sure after the quiz you get your notes from a buddy. The rest of the class will be spent working on your homework that is due Monday. I hope you have a fantastic weekend. See you Monday with all your homework completed!!! Ms. T. Rowe :-)

Thursday May 21, 2009
We corrected yesterday's homework. How did you do? We took marks for your homework to see how you would do on your quiz tomorrow. I had 2 people show up for help. Therefore I am assuming you understand what you are doing. Tomorrow you will have a quiz and after the quiz you are finding the missing angles.

Wednesday May 20, 2009
You are to work on the handouts for 8.1 by yourself today. It is not a group assignment. You can use your notes to help you complete this task. You are NOT to work in groups. Let's see what YOU know. Asking questions is allowed, visiting is not! :-). We will correct all the worksheets for 8.1 tomorrow. If you are not done... see you at noon. You will have a quiz on 8.1 on Friday. Have a super Wednesday. Ms. T. Rowe :)

Tuesday May 19, 2009
Your job is to have all the 8.1 assignments done for Thursday. You will have a quiz on Friday on 8.1.

Friday May 15, 2009
We started unit 8 today. This is my fav unit. Don't get stressed but have fun. If you were away today we will get you caught up on Tuesday.

Thursday May 14, 2009
Unit 7 test today

Wednesday May 13, 2009
We did the practice test today. How did you do? If you didn't understand something.... did you ask? Test tomorrow but you will not get your marks back until Monday because I have several people away and have to write their test on Friday.

Next unit... Angle, Triangles, and a whole bunch of fun! This is my fav unit!



Here is a blank formula finder...

Tuesday May 12, 2009
We are finishing up surface area today and moving onto our review tomorrow. We have a unit test on Thursday. Remember if you are having difficulty with volume the youtube videos are the first thing under period 1.

Is your formula finder up to date??? If not I would make sure you have it done. We corrected page 400 # 1-3 and #4 and #9 were assigned for tomorrow.

I am avaliable for help at noon and afterschool to help you get ready for your unit test on Thursday!

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Monday May 11, 2009
Who knew that volume could be so interesting?????? We corrected page 394. If you are still having trouble check out the videos at the start of period 1's page. There is a video for every prism, cone, or shere.

Moving on... we did page 400 #1-3 and found surface area. If you are having difficulty make sure you ASK!!!! There is a unit test on Thursday. I will be available for help at lunch and afterschool. If you are looking at a question and you don't know how to do it that means you don't understand it completely.

1. A cereal box os 28.5 cm by 24 cm by 7 cm. what area of cardboard makes up the container's surface ? 2. A cube had 5 cm edges. the edges of a rectangular prism have lengths of 3 cm, 5cm, and 7cm. which polyhedron has the great surface area and by how much?
 * Surface area Questions?**

The total area of the whole surface will be (Area of Top + Area of Bottom) + (Area of Left side + area of right side) + (Area of front + area of back)

= 2(Area of top) + 2 (area of side) + 2(area of front) = 2(28.5 x 24) + 2 (28.5 x 7) + 2 (24 x 7) = 1368 + 399 + 336 = 2103cm^2

Similar to above, Area of rectangular prism = 2(3 x 5) + 2(3 x 7) + 2 (5 x 7) = 30 + 42 + 70 = 142cm^2

Area of cube = 6(area of a side) = 6 (5 x 5) = 150cm^2

Therefore the cube has a greater surface area and it is greater by (150-142) cm^2 = 8cm^2

Friday May 8, 2009
We finished up surface area and volume notes today. Do you have all the correct information? If not, I would look at the attached document. Your homework is Page 394 # 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 8, 9, 10, 12, 14(try this one to see if you can get it). If you are not done for Monday... See you at noon!



Thursday May 7, 2009
The first part of the morning we spent in the auditorium learning how to create a postivie digital footprint. Ask your child about this mornings presentation. After our presentation we had 3 - 30 minute classes. During that time we focused on surface area and volume. Below is the slide show that will help you out.

Wednesday May 6, 2009
You spent the mornng looking at your future career. What are you going to be?

Tuesday May 5, 2009
We spent an awesome morning at Sunningdale School. Great job guys!!!! It is nice to see Chewy pride. I am proud to be your teacher!

Monday May 4, 2009
We spent the morning getting ready for Sunningdale Pirate Experience. Wow! Great job with your presentations. The grade 1 and 2's are going to have soooooooooooooo much fun. See you at Sunningdale at 8:40am.

Friday May 1, 2009
Hey... Happy May!!! We got our shape buddies today. What are your buddies? Volume and surface area? What is that. We will be finding out and getting our formuals for our formula finders next week.

Thursday April 30, 2009
Today we worked on finishing up area and area of a shaded region. If you missed I would work on page 92 and 93 picking questions. We did random questions in class. We also worked on the trapezoid handout that follows 7.2 notes. Complete the odd quesitons for tomorrow. If you don't have the notes... scroll down you will find them. Tomorrow we are getting our shape buddies. Don't miss that!

Wednesday April 29, 2009
We finished up the notes on 7.2. Your job was to find out how much it is to shingle the roof. As well you were handed a perimeter and area sheet to work on at home for tomorrow. I will be picking the sheets up during your period 1 class. If you are not done you will recieve a zero with no do over.

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Tuesday April 28, 2009
Today we spent the morning getting ready for our trip to Sunningdale Elementary School. You were provided 3 hours to make sure your centers are ready to go. You will be presenting your lesson to your peers on Monday. If your group can not present or is not ready you will NOT be going to Sunningdale on Tuesday.

Monday April 27, 2009
We had shortened classes today to get ready for tomorrow. We are workign on our Sunningdale projects. Today we started with a Brainpop video on finding the area of polygons. We then had a polygon quiz. How did you do?

We then moved on to area... We compared answers for your gym activity. How close did you get to the others in our class? Only one group accurately estimated a meter! Way to go girls...

Your assignment for today - in your 7.2 notes complete the questions. You need to 1) draw a picture of the shape you are asked to find the area for 2) write down the formula 3) subsitute and answer 4) write your final answer in a sentence including the unit of measure (make sure you square your answer). This is due for Wednesday. If you are not done you will be spending time with me at lunch.



Friday April 24, 2009
We are finishing up area and perimeter today. Firstly we are going to be looking at our gym activity. Then finishing correcting #13 and 14 on both pages 85 and 88. We are then moving on from finding straight area to finding area of a shaded region. This is a little more challenging. You still need to write down the formula, subsitute, and answer.

Thursday April 23, 2009
Today we did our gym activity. Did you get everything done? Once all your measurements are done you should be able to answer both the perimeter or area of the court. We will finish the actual tomorrow.

Wednesday April 22, 2009
Happy Earth Day!! Do your part and pick up a piece of garbage. Don't be a part of the problem, be a part of the solution!!!

We spent the morning watching the performances of Romeo and Juliet. Wow! Great job guys. Your perimeter questions are due tomorrow. If you are not done you are going to be spending time with me at noon to get it done. How fun is that??????? We are moving on to area tomorrow.

Tuesday April 21, 2009
Did you get all your work done yesterday? If not, we will see you at noon today. You need to get the information to be successful. We are starting off the class with a friendly reminder of what polygons are. You will have to know this to be successful on your quiz coming up sometime... (if that isn't a hint I don't know what is). We are then making sure our formula finders are being filled out. Your formula finder is key to this unit.

We are then moving onto perimeter and area... Perimeter is easy - just add up the sides (unless it is a circle). Area is a little different - you need the formula to be successful!

Hey how was your break? I hope you had a good 10 days off school.
Ok, today we are introducing polygons. You need to open up the word document included below. Using the links located on the intro to polygons, find the following information to complete your notes. You have two choices 1) complete the notes electronically 2) print off your notes (make sure you have enough space to write down all the information) and fill in the notes by hand. The choice is yours. You will only be given 1 class to work on this (it is the class that is happening right now - get the hint!) When you have completed this task... See Ms. Rowe for futher information.

Thursday April 9, 2009
Today you presented your groups from SIAST. Each group presented their highlights of Tuesday's experience.

Wednesday April 8, 2009
You worked on your Ratio test. How did you do?

Tuesday April 7, 2009
We were at SIAST today. Did you have fun? You do have a test tomorrow. Are you ready?

Monday April 6, 2009
Ok, are you ready for Wednesday? You have a unit 6 exam. Your job today is to correct your homework and ask if you have any questions. You are then going to get into groups. When you are in your group it is your job to create an exam. You are to choose 3 questions from 6.1, 6.2 and 6.3. You have to write down the question and the ANSWER. This is your opprotunity to prepare for exam on Wednesday. I am available for help Monday at lunch and Tuesday afterschool (for a short time). Remember how well you did on your coin exam.... why???? because you tried. Don't rest on the shirt tails of others. What does that mean? DO YOUR OWN WORK AND YOU WILL BE SUCCESSFUL.



Thursday April 2, 2009
Tonight and tomorrow morning is interviews. Come on down to AEP gym for your interview your family teachers will be there.

As for today's class we finished up percent and finding percents of a number. We worked on Page 11 (choose 5) and Page 27 (choose 3). These are due for Monday. Don't be caught not having your homework finished.

Wednesday April 1, 2009
April Fools! Did you check out Mr. Young's car? If not, look at the home page. We finished up proportional word problems. You are to finish another 3 word problems from the questions in 6.2. We then moved on to fractions, decimals and percents. You were to finish the chart in your notes.

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Tuesday March 31, 2009
We did our grade 10 registration today. After that we finished going over proportional word problems. To finish off the class we did a quiz on 6.1 to 6.2. How did you do?

Monday March 30, 2009
OK.... 30 of you were NOT done your homework. You have to have it done for tomorrow or you are staying at lunch. You also have a quiz tomorrow. Are you ready? How can you be with out practicing your homework?

We finished the notes on 6.2 today. We learned how to set up proportional word problems. Setting up the problem is the hardest part of these word problems. You are either getting it or you are stuck. Which one is it? Make sure if you are stuck you ask tomorrow. You were assigned the last two word problems in your 6.2 notes.

Thursday March 26, 2009
Boy did we have a lot away today. We worked on the math puzzle that is included below. Have that and all your questions from 6.2 completed for Monday. We are going to correct and then move on to word problems. You will get a quiz sometime next week on 6.1 and 6.2. Be ready!



Wednesday March 25, 2009
We spent the majority of in our ELA class watching the "new" version of Romoe and Juliet. How did you do on your assigment for the movie? We then had 45 minutes after the movie to work on getting any assignments for any of our morning classes completed. If any assignment has not been handed into Ms. Rowe, Mr. Young, or Mr. Lys, you have been placed in HIP.

Tuesday March 24, 2009
We corrected 6.1 (answer key is below). We then moved on to 6.2 and completed our ratio equation notes (aka - proportion). You were assigned a to h on assignment 6.2 as well as page 19 all. You have till Thursday to complete this assignment. You will be given time in class tomorrow.



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Monday March 23, 2009
Wow! We are almost through March. How did that happen? We moved on to our Ratio, Rate, Proportion and Percent unit. I've included all the notes below. We did all of 6.1 today. You will be using your notes and your textbook for this unit. If you have any questions ask. All of 6.1 is due for tomorrow.



Thursday March 19, 2009
We did grade 10 registration today. Make sure you talk to your teachers if you don't understand what classes you are to be taking.

We finished off the morning writing our coin problem quiz. How did you do? On Monday we are moving on to Ratio, Proportion and Percent.

Wednesday March 18, 2009
We reviewed our coin problems today. It can be confusing but don't make it harder that it is. I've included the answers for page 95 and 48. I would strongly suggest you PRACTICE because that is the only way you can get better at a skill.


 * Answers from today's class**.

We worked on Coin problems today. We went over page 48 #1 and how to set up #2 and 3. You then were assigned page 95 (handout is included) #1-8. These questions are all due tomorrow!!!! Everyone is responsible for completing the questions. Yes you worked in groups to complete all questions, not 1/2 of the questions. Did you do your job????

If you are having troubles you should have come in for help at noon or afterschool. Our Coin quiz will be on Thursday. Today's assignment -

Monday March 16, 2009
We are moving onto money problems. I know it is a problem! Get it??? Ok, we did our notes on 6.3 and they did the first three questions on Page 48. All the information you need is included in the slide show as well as the question document. If you have more questions please let me know.

Friday March 13, 2009
Our morning started with the Chewy Family participating in subject exploration. This is where you got to listen to grade 10 teachers and the elective classes that they teach. Next week we will be choosing our grade 10 classes. After that we had 45 min of math and 45 min of ELA. You then spent the rest of the morning writing your numbers quiz. How did you do?

Thursday March 12, 2009
Puzzlers are the way to go. Your test was pushed to tomorrow as Ms. Rowe is in Mossbank. You did puzzlers that will help you achieve a higher mark when it comes to word problems. Did you waste time??? I don't think you did. Work hard and receive the rewards!

Secondly, did you hand in your journals because they are due today!!!

Wednesday March 11, 2009
Today we had to change course because of the internet being down. I will try and find another time that we can go into the computer lab. Instead we did a practice test for our quiz tomorrow. I've included both the quiz and the answer key. We are moving on to coin problems on Friday. By next Thursday we will be done this unit and onto Ratio and Proportion.

Tuesday March 10, 2009
We worked one more day on number problems to make sure you knew what you were doing. Number problems can be confusing if you don't circle and underline your operational and number words. We worked on Page 250 in your textbook. We did #1-9 (excluding 4). Tomorrow we are returning to the world math day site to continue our mental math journey and Thursday you will be having a numbers quiz. After that we are moving on to value problems. Don't be afraid just keep up with your math work. I am avaiable for help... JUST ASK.

Monday March 9, 2009
Happy Monday! We finished off our number problems. You should have all the notes completed as well as page 43 to 44 # 1-12 done for questions. There was A LOT of you not done 1-6 today. Therefore you need to do twice as many questions for homework. Keeping up with your work is VERY important!!!

Friday March 6, 2009
We finished up examples 1 to 3 on our number problems. We also finished Red, Yellow and Green light word problems sheets. Your job is to finish page 43 (handout) #1-6. You also did a translation quiz for 30 marks. How did you do?

Thursday March 5, 2009
Today we organized our math world. You were given a mark print off and all our quizzes/tests to put into your binder. You were to check over your exams to make sure I entered the marks in correctly. We then moved on to finishing up correcting page 40 and 41. Your homework was to finish 1-5 on your green light questions. Tomorrow we are moving on to yellow and red light questions then on to decoding number problems.

Wednesday March 4, 2009
Happy World Math Day!!! How did you do? Go to [|www.worldmathsday.com] to see what we did today. Tomorrow we are continuing on with translation of number problems. Yahoo who knew that word problems could be so exciting!!!

Tuesday March 3, 2009
What is so interesting about this date???? Bring your answer tomorrow for a prize! We are finishing up our translations of words into math. We finished our notes 6.1. Your homework for Thursday is page 38 to 40 all. Tomorrow we are in lab 224 for World Math day. You can start your quest to math excellence today on the web site located on the homepage. Don't forget to vote for Humboldt for Hockeyville!!! Support Humboldt in their quest to be Canada's Hockey City!! All voting information is on the home page.

Monday March 2, 2009
Happy Monday! We started word problems today. Firstly we discussed voting for hockeyville. See the home page for more information. We then moved on to understanding language when it comes to word problems. We worked on discovering words that mean adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. Who know there could be so many words? Your job was to work on translations # 1-11 in your notes (on page 2).



Friday Feruary 27, 2009
Happy Birthday Mr. Young!! We did our equations test today. On Monday we start word problems. Don't be scared... they are fun and challenging all at the same time. Just make sure you keep up with your math and you will be just fine!

Thursday February 26, 2009
We finished up literal equations today. You have a test tomorrow. It is on 5.1 to 5.7. Your mark will be recorded out of 100%.

Wednesday February 25, 2009
Literal equations is what we did today. We finished up our notes 5.6. Then did a lot of practice. Remember do not make it harder than it is. Your homework was page 204 #1-39 odd. Quiz on Friday!! If you are stuck watch the video for some more instruction.

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Tuesday February 24, 2009
We watched and worked on inequalities today. You corrected with your partner, yesterdays homework. We reviewed fractions and decimals in equations. Are you feeling comfortable with it? You had 4 questions for homework.

Monday February 23, 2009
We worked on inequalities today. What are inequalites? greater than... Does that look familiar? We did 5.7 notes (I handed them out today) and worked on Page 215 # 1-14. What is the rule???? When multiply or dividing by a negative flip the sign.

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Here is a link of a good example - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nrviSFF_5P8

Here is a link that might help with the polynomials. Watch the slideshow and see what is happening.
http://308.wikispaces.com/file/view/Polynomial+Functions_2.ppt#256,1,Polynomial Functions

Tuesday February 10, 2009
Easy day... We watched musical today. Tomorrow you will be correcting page 195 and working on getting rid of decimals. You will have a quiz on Friday on 5.1 to 5.5. Ask if you need help. If I am not around there is a math tutorial everyday in room 304, Mrs. Woloschuck's room.

Monday February 9, 2009
Ok... Today was pretty heavy. We got rid of fractions within equations. It is hard if you look at it as all one quesiton. Life gets a little easier if you break it down into small chunks. We finished our notes (5.5) so if you missed them get them from a friend or Ms. Rowe (that is me). Your assignment was page 196 #1-15. We also are partnering up to answer questions from 41-50. We will go over this a little more tomorrow.

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Thursday February 5, 2009
We corrected our homework from the last two days. I answered questions if you didn't understand your work. We then moved on to our checking your understanding assignment. You were allowed to use your notes. If you were not here have the assignment done for monday.

Wednesday February 4, 2009
OK! You have got to know how to do type 1 and 2 equations. If you are still having difficulty, you NEED TO ASK! Asking questions is not a bad thing. We corrected our quiz today and then finished off type 4 equations. Remember type 4 turns into type 3 turns into type 2 and finally turns into type1. If you are having difficulty with type 1 and 2 you are probably having difficulty with type 3 and 4. Watch the videos if you need help at home or go on teachertube.com or youtube.com and search equations. Helping yourself is a good thing! I am also here Tuesday and Thursday afterschool and Wednesday at lunch for extra help.

Today's assignment is page 188 #25 - 30 and 31 to 50 any 5.

Tuesday February 3, 2009
Today we did our Type 1 and 2 equations quiz.... again. You were also given a work sheet to complete when you were done your quiz. If you missed today you are going to have to come in at lunch or afterschool to finish the quiz. We are moving on to more 4 step equations.

Monday February 2, 2009
Happy Ground Hog Day... 6 more weeks of winter. UG!!!! We finished our notes on 5.4 today. Your assignment is page 187-188 # 1-15. There are THREE videos on type 4 equations (Look under January 15th). If you are still having difficulty see me for help. Type 1, 2, 3 quiz can happen at ANYTIME!!!!!!!

Friday January 30, 2009
Happy last day of January!!! Your job is to finish your wiki pages. 1) Put your exponent notes into a Word document and put it on your page. 2) Now... Put everything on your wiki that you had difficulty with. I should be able to see everything you need to improve. If you can identify it you can change it! 3) Get Ms. Rowe to approve your wiki page. 4) Go to the link below and play some equation games.

If you are not done... It is your job to get your corrections in your wiki space. It is important you know what you did wrong so you don't do it again!

After you have completed your wiki page go to the following site and work on those quick facts.

Cut and paste this into your address bar... www.math-play.com/Algebra-Math-Games.html

Thursday January 29, 2009
We are going to be checking over our midterms and getting ready to be putting some information on our wiki space. We are also moving on with equations. Keep up with your understanding because it is very important to know what you are doing. If you don't understand make sure you ask! Your job is to be ready to go for semester 2!!!

Tuesday January 20, 2009
Today we finished up or "Try On Midterm". We are going to correct our exam tomorrow. So that means tomorrow and every tutorial after that we need to work on the skills you are still not understanding. Do NOT avoid your work. Avoidance does not lead to success. Tackle your math head on and you will have success.

I am here to help you have success. You have to ask if you want success and how are you going to achieve it. Working hard is one way for you to feel confident about math!

Monday January 19, 2009
Hey today was an important day. You tried our "Try On Your Midterm" exam today. Remember this is a chance for you to see what your exam is like and what you need to know. Your job now is to STUDY!!! You need all of these skills for semester 2 and for your maths in the future.

If you are having/had difficulty you make sure you ask for help. You will have time tomorrow in class to finish up this exam.

Friday January 16, 2009
Today we corrected our equations quiz. I gave you the option of using your quiz as a practice or a mark. I did not accept any marks that were lower than 20/24. You will have your equations quiz sometime next week. As well, next week is your "try on your midterm" exam. On Monday and Tuesday you are going to be given an opprotunity to try on your midterm. How often do you get to write the test before the test. You need to be prepared. Do not expect to do well without putting in some effort by completing your review and going over and practicing your notes. Included is an answer key for your math review. If you have any questions... ASK!



Thursday January 15, 2009
We finished our notes on Type 3 equations. If you are still confused watch the video to see if will help. We then finished a quiz on Type 1 and Type 2 equations. Your homework for tomorrow is your review as well as page 183 # 1-12 and Page 185 find the mistakes. Rewrite is today. Thank you to the 12 people who are taking advantage of your rewrite opprotunity.

Type 3 Equations Review

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This video is to help you after semester 2 begins.

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Wednesday January 14, 2009
Today we made sure everyone left class understanding type 1 and type 2 equations. If you are still in the dark... put on the light and ask for help. You have a quiz tomorrow on these two types of equations. Secondly, we started type 3 equations. You were to try the examples on the notes. A larger assignment will be given tomorrow.



WORK ON YOUR REVIEW.... IT IS DUE FRIDAY.... MAKE SURE YOU WRITE DOWN YOUR NOTES AS WELL AS DOING THE QUESITONS - That was just a little hint!

Ask if you have having trouble with math, it is the only way to go!

Tuesday January 13, 2009
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow... Wow... I wonder if it will ever stop? As for today, we watched a brainpop video on equations and we watched the video below on teacher tube. After that we moved to the board and did questions from page 179. For your homework today you are to do page 179 #25 to 48 choose 10 as well as page 180 Error Analysis.

You will have a type 1 and type 2 quiz on Thursday. Be prepared by asking questions.

Monday January 12, 2009
Hey today was the best day... No math!!! Your job is to work on your math review. We are continuing on with equations tomorrow.

Friday January 9, 2009
Correcting our quiz was the first priority of the day. If you feel like you would like a rewrite you can attend a tutorial either Tuesday after school or Wednesday at noon. The rewrite will be Thursday at noon or afterschool. As for our math midterm, you were given your midterm review today. It is due January 16. You will "try on" your midterm on Monday January 19 and 20. We will correct your "try on" midterm on January 21. You then have 3 days to ask for help with things you didn't get right on your "try on" midterm.

We completed type 2 (or 2 step equations) today. Your assignment is page 179 # 1-23 odd. That is due on Monday. If you are still having difficulty watch the videos that are below. If you are still having difficulty... ASK, ASK, ASK!!!



Thursday January 8, 2009
Today was full of fun! We started the morning with a quiz. Unfortunately some of you didn't do the best that you could have. Maybe we have a little bit of holidays still stuck in our heads. You will be getting your quiz back tomorrow and we will lay out a plan for rewrites. I gave you time to work on Page 175 - #14 to 40. We also had some time to start Type 2 equations (or 5.2). We did the first two examples. I've asked you to try example three on a different sheet of paper. Tomorrow we will concentrate on Type 2. Be ready to go with your homework DONE!

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Wednesday January 7, 2009
Merry Christmas! Today we did a lot. Firstly we quickly went over a review of the midterm. You will be provided with a hand out of review questions. We then reviewed FOIL. We multiplied a trinomial with a trinomial. Remember the pizza, you do not want to eat it all at once, take little bites. Finally we started our equation unit. 5.1 on Simple equations is what we covered today. Your job was to finish the "your turn" questions and page 175 # 1-10 for tomorrow.

You will also have a polynomial quiz tomorrow.



Tuesday January 6, 2009
Today we corrected the FOIL try me questons c,d,e and did queston f. The assignment today is to do in the textbook do pages316-317 on the first 3 columns pick six questons (per column) of you want to do and 2 questons on the last 3 columns. Have a good day :-). If you are still having difficulty watch the video below.

Monday January 5, 2009
Hello and welcome to 2009. We worked on FOIL today. Remember it is the distributive property. Your assignment was to complete c, d, e and try f in our FOIL notes.

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Friday December 19, 2008
WE ARE HERE.... CHRISTMAS BREAK!!!! We ended 2008 with clean, clean, clean. You should have a well put together binder and a spotless locker. We ended the day with a ROCKIN' performance at Winter Lit. Yeah!!!!! Way to go Chewbaccian Peacockians!!!

Thursday December 18, 2008
Quiz day today!!! We did our "before Christmas break quiz so we don't have to do homework over the holidays" quiz. We are now done math till January 5, 2009. Wow! Great job from Aug till now.

Wednesday December 17, 2008
Geo challenge started off the day. Yeah Riley Winter. Congrats on your win. From there we did a quick review of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing polynomials. I decided to leave FOIL till after Christmas and we did distributive dividing. There is a quiz but no homework for tomorrow.

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We spent the rest of the morning working on self confidence in front of a group and learning to work as a group to complete a common goal. Parents... If you would like to see the end product you will have to come to Peacock on Friday at 12:45 to watch your son or daughter present their works of art!=====

Monday December 15, 2008
It IS begining to look a lot like Chirstmas! Yahoo. Hey we were at Cornerstone and Prince Arthur today. You guys ROCKED!!!!!!!!!

Friday December 12, 2008
It is begining to look a lot like Christmas! We finished 7.6 multiplying polynomials by monomials. If you missed class check out the youtube video below. The second video is a reminder on adding and subtracting polynomials. Your assigment is page 310 and 311. __You need to choose 5 questions from the first 15 questions then another 5 from the last 15 questions. I am checking both yesterday's and today's assignment on Tuesday. You will have a quiz on Thursday on everything we've done in the polynomial unit so far. If you have any questions... You need to__ ASK!

Adding and Subtracting Polynomial Reminders __- http://www.purplemath.com/modules/polyadd.htm (See youtube video below as well)

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Thursday December 11, 2008
We did a lot today! We started off finishing off our notes on 4.4 and 4.5. Remember this was a review from what we did in our exponent unit. If you still have questions you must ASK! The assignment for today was page 304 # 1 any 3, 2 any 3, 3 any 5, 4 any 5, 5 any 3, 6 any 3, and 7 any 2. Page 308 you can choose any 14. It looks like a big assignment but if you understand the rules it won't take you that much time to complete it.

Class was finished off with a gathering quiz. If you have any questions just ASK!!!!

Wednesday December 10, 2008
Ok... Crazy day today. We moved onto 4.3 today. We reviewed negative signs infront of the brackets. Make sure you distribute. If you forget check yesterdays notes. You are having a adding quiz tomorrow. Gathering like terms is a good thing!!! We are then moving on to 4.5 and 4.6. Remember you've seen that before it is nothing to be afraid of because you are "Smarter than Polynomials"!

|| Choose: 5x2 - 8x   x2 - 7x - 1  x2 + 7x -1  || Rules if you forget! __http://www.purplemath.com/modules/polyadd2.htm** 
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Subtracting polynomials is quite similar to adding polynomials, but you have that pesky minus sign to deal with. Here are some examples, done both horizontally and vertically: __ The first thing I have to do is take that negative through the parentheses. Some students find it helpful to put a " 1 " in front of the parentheses, to help them keep track of the minus sign: Horizontally: (//x//3 + 3//x//2 + 5//x// – 4) – (3//x//3 – 8//x//2 – 5//x// + 6) = (//x//3 + 3//x//2 + 5//x// – 4) – 1 (3//x//3 – 8//x//2 – 5//x// + 6) = (//x//3 + 3//x//2 + 5//x// – 4) – 1 <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">(3//x//3) – <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">1 <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;"> (–8//x//2) – <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">1 <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">(–5//x//) – <span style="color: rgb(255,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">1 <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">(6) = //x//3 + 3//x//2 + 5//x// – 4 – 3//x//3 + 8//x//2 + 5//x// – 6 = //x//3 – 3//x//3 + 3//x//2 + 8//x//2 + 5//x// + 5//x// – 4 – 6 = <span style="color: rgb(128,0,128); font-family: Times New Roman;">–2//x//3 + 11//x//2 + 10//x// –10 <span style="color: rgb(0,0,0); font-family: Times New Roman;">
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Tuesday December 9, 2008
Today was "Mr. Harris" day! Thanks Mr. Harris for coming into our classroom. You reviewed the distributive property with a negative infront of the bracket. Remember always distribute the negative sign (AKA - change the signs within the brackets) when subtracting. You were assigned page 296 B #10-20 and C#1-6. Hey I hear you worked really well today! Congrats on the awesome job!!!!!! Negatives in front of brackets It is important to remember when you have a negative in front of a polynomial; it is going to change all the signs within the brackets.

Example: The following are the same question. How you see complete the question is up to you.
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-5x + -7 or -5x - 7 || - (5x + 7) is the same as -1 (5x + 7) using the distributive property -1(5x) + -1(7) or (-1)(5x) + (-1)(7) -5x - 7 ||

Monday December 8, 2008
POLYNOMIALS ROCK!!!!!

We gathered like terms today. Remember the variable tags along for the ride!!! Our assignment is page 295 A - odd__. Tomorrow we are going to continue with gathering like terms but the nasty negative sign is going to come into play! Do we like negative signs????? NOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

Thursday December 4, 2008
Winter wonderland today!!! Congratulations to Mr. Lys' period 1 class on winning the classroom decorating contest. Christmas around the world was pretty impressive! We then moved onto Lit. Have fun with it because it is an awesome experience when it comes to December 19th. Invite your parents to come and watch us!

Wednesday December 3, 2008
We started our Polynomial unit. Terminology is important when understanding what to do with polynomials, that is why we just did vocabulary today. You are repsonsible to complete page 143 and 144 for Monday!

Tuesday December 2, 2008
We got our exponent exams back today. Test corrections will be due at the end of class tomorrow. You will be given some time to work on it in class. Tutorial is tomorrow at noon (Wed) with the rewrite on Thursday at noon (or afterschool). The rewrite will be multiple choice. My math marks are due Friday morning and you will be getting a report card next week.

Polynomials... What are they? You are to get the notes off the web site (you see them below) and fill in your first page on your note sheet.

Monday December 1, 2008
Test day!!! Exponents and Scientific Notation was tested today. If you were not here you better make arrangements with me to get the test wrote. If no arrangements are made you are sitting at a zero (ug! don't let that happen). Tomorrow we are moving onto Polynomials! Love them!!!!!

Friday November 28, 2008
We are getting ready for the unit exam on Monday. If you were not in class you need to check over your notes and review (aka practice) some questions that you have in your notebook. Choose a question that we've already done and see if you can get it right. I've included a rule sheet. Look it over and see if you can finish the sentence. If you can't... you need to figure out why. Use your notes - EVERYTHING is in them.

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Your journals are due on Monday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thursday November 27, 2008
We worked on our Real World projects today. You were also give your math review for your test. The test was moved to Monday because of the extra time needed to work on our exponent rules! hint hint hint!!! Ask when you need help!!!

Wednesday November 26, 2008
Today we watched a brain pop video about scientific notation, did multiplication and division with scientific notation on 3.7 in notes and got an assignment on page 134 of b (pick5) and c (pick 2). Tomorrow you'll be given a review for your test on friday.

Tuesday November 25, 2008
Scientific Notation rocks!!! We worked on 3.6 and 3.7 (just multiplication). We completed page 133 and corrected. We then moved on to multiplying Sc. Not. Rules are: 1) put number into scientific notation 2) put all the numbers into the first bracket 3) put all powers of 10 into second bracket 4) answer making sure your answer looks like Sc. Not

You were given a quiz to have completed for tomorrow!!!! I will get your quizzes during period 1. If you are not done, oh well, you chose not to complete your homework. If you have any questions... ASK ASK ASK



Monday November 24, 2008
http://www.purplemath.com/modules/exponent.htm is a good link to review your exponent rules. We will be finishing up our unit this week. Be prepared for a unit exam around the corner. We corrected page 138 and 140 assignement. If you had difficulty you need to ASK, ASK, ASK. We moved on to scientific notation today. Your assignment was to complete the first three examples in your notes.

You are also responsible for creating your own wiki page. Make sure you put your name on the page. Your job is to write down (basically summarize) your exponent rules!!! If you don't know the rules, how can you do the questions! You have a quiz tomorrow!!! Be prepared.

Thursday November 20, 2008
We worked on our "Real World" project today. It was your job to work in your group on a job or situation where math is used in the real world not just the classroom. If you are asking what project??? Check the home page for all the information. Presentations begin next week. Your group should know what day you are presenting.

Do NOT forget to get your homework done!!! Page 138 A and B and Page 140 F.

Wednesday November 19, 2008
We did a lot today. Make sure you watch the video from yesterday if you forget what to do. Jordan you need to watch the video and copy down everything you see. Everyone is responsible for teaching during the next two units. This is a good example of making the rules clear. Your assignment is Page 138 A and B, Page 140 F. This is due on Monday November 24th. There is another check up soon!

Tuesday November 18, 2008
We learned about our wiki space and the assignment that we are doing on Thursday. Included is a video that we are using to review the exponent rules. You will be required in the future to do an assignment that is similar to this activity. No homework tonight!!!!!! Tomorrow we will be going to to scientfic notation. Be ready!!!

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Monday November 17, 2008
We did a lot today! Thank you to my periods 2 and 3 classes for helping move the math book room!!! Great helpers. As for our math today, we finished power to a power notes and assigned page 130 B - all. After that we moved onto BEDMAS wtih exponents. Make sure you do these questions slowly becuase they are not hard just tricky. Page 139 C #1-6 was assigned.

Friday November 14, 2008
We went over our first exponent check up. Hopefully it is more clear to you. Remember this is the first time you've done this type of math. You have to work at it to have success. We moved on to power to a power. Your assignment was page 130 A - all. Tutorial will be on Wednesday with the check up rewrite on Thursday. Remember to ask when you need help. No question is a silly question!

Thursday November 13, 2008
We had a busy day today. First we did some review questions on the board to prepare for our exponent check up #1. We then moved on to our check up. Once we were done that it was time to work on test corrections (unit 2 exam) to get ready for a rewrite. If you attended a tutorial with Ms. Rowe (at noon or afterschool), you will have an opprotunity to rewrite your exam Friday at noon.

Progress reports were handed out so if you have not seen one yet, please ask. Tomorrow we are moving on to 3.4 Power to a Power.

Wednesday November 12, 2008
We finished division of exponents today... Page 129 B - all. We have a quiz tomorrow on 3.1 and 3.3. It is 20 mulitple choice questions. Math unit 2 rewrite will be in Friday November 14 at noon. You must attend a tutorial to get the chance to rewrite your unit test. Math journals (2.9 to 3.2) are due tomorrow. Don't be caught in HIP!

Monday November 10, 2008
Hi ho, hi ho it is off to division we go!!! We worked on our journals (2.9, 2.10, 3.1) and then moved onto division of exponents. Page 129 A - all was our assignment.

Friday November 7, 2008
3.2 - multiplying exponents is a fun thing!!!! Notes and page 128 all were assigned.

Thursday November 6, 2008
We are started our exponent unit. We did 3.1 notes and page 126 for your assignment.

Wednesday November 5, 2008
Test day today! We start our exponent unit tomorrow. 20 people got over 85% on their exam. Are you one of them?

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