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Tutoring Day: Wednesday 2:20 - 3:20

Numbers Club: Thursday 2:20 - 3:20

To contact Ms. Esmende:
gesmende@sandi.net

Skills Test Make Days: Mondays & Fridays afterschool 2:20 - 3:00

Tuesday, September 30, 2008

September 30, 2008

Pre-Algebra: pg. 26 #22-32, pg. 31 #20 - 30 (even)
Integer Quiz on Friday (add, subtract, multiply, divide)

Advanced Pre-Algebra: Finish Creative Coordinates Project. Due Friday.
Chapter 1 Test on Friday

Advanced Geometry: Study Chapter 1 and 2
Chapter 1 and 2 Test on Thursday

Monday, September 29, 2008

September 29, 2008

Pre-Algebra: pg. 26 #24 - 38, 54 - 60 even
Integer Quiz on Friday

Advanced Pre-Algebra: pg. 48 #44 - 60 even
Chapter 1 Test on Friday

Advanced Geometry: pg. 113 - 114 #18, 24, 26, 27, 28
Chapter 1 and 2 Test on Wednesday

September 26, 2008

All classes: Get Progress Report signed by parents.

Thursday, September 25, 2008

September 25, 2008

Pre-Algebra: pg. 11 #16-30 even

Advanced Pre-Algebra: pg. 26 #22 - 32 (even)
pg. 31 #26 - 36 (even)

Advanced Geometry: pg. 105 #8, 10, 16, 17, 18

Advanced Geometry: corrections and parent signature for Ch 1 Quiz due Thursday, Oct. 2

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

September 24, 2008

Pre-Algebra: pg. 6 #16 - 28 even

Advanced Pre-Algebra: pg. 27 #53 - 61

Advanced Geometry: pg. 99 - 100 # 15, 20, 22, 24

Advanced Pre-Algebra: corrections and parent signature for Statistics Quiz due on Wednesday Oct. 1

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

September 23, 2008

Pre-Algebra: Finish Rational Number Equivalence Worksheet

Advanced Pre-Algebra: pg. 20 #34 - 38, 45 - 51

Advanced Geometry: pg. 83 #28 - 31, pg. 93 #45 - 48, 50

Pre-Algebra: Corrections with parent signature on Statistics Quiz due Wed. Oct. 1

Monday, September 22, 2008

September 22, 2008

Pre-Algebra: pg. 238 #11 - 23 (odd)

Advanced Pre-Algebra: Order of Operations Wkst

Advanced Geometry: pg. 76 #22 - 24, 44 - 48 even

Friday, September 19, 2008

September 19, 2008

No Homework for all classes.

Thursday, September 18, 2008

September 18, 2008

Pre-Algebra: pg. 656 #1 -3 odd, pg. 165 #21 - 25 odd

Adv. Pre-Algebra: pg. 623 # 1 - 4, 13, 14

Adv. Geometry: Ch. 1 Review Worksheet

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

September 17, 2008

Pre-Algebra and Advanced Pre-Algebra: Finish last night's homework and Study Ch 12.1, 12.2, and 3.3

Advanced Geometry: Study Ch 1

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

September 16, 2008

Pre-Algebra: pg. 619 #6 - 12 all

Advanced Pre-Algebra: pg. 134 #15 - 18 all

Advanced Geometry: pg. 48 #28 - 36, 46 - 52 (even)


Pre-Algebra and Advanced Pre-Algebra - Statistics Quiz Friday Sept. 19 (Ch. 12 and 3.3)

Advanced Geometry: Ch 1 Quiz Friday Sept. 19

Monday, September 15, 2008

September 15, 2008

Pre-Algebra and Advanced Pre-Algebra: Worksheet 12.2

Advanced Geometry:

Verify that the line is a perpendicular bisector.
Write a formula for the distance from A = (-1, 5) to P = (x, y), and another formula for the distance from P = (x, y) to B = (5, 2). Then write an equation that says that P is equidistant from A and B. Simplify your equation to linear form. This line is called the perpendicular bisector of AB.

Verify this by calculating two slopes and one midpoint.

Friday, September 12, 2008

September 12, 2008

No Homework for all classes.

Thursday, September 11, 2008

September 11, 2008

Pre-Algebra: Frequency Worksheet

Advanced Pre-Algebra: Recheck mean, median, mode from the gathered data. Does it make sense?

Geometry: Describe how to find the distance given two points.
#2 from the warm - up

Find both points on the line y = 3 that are 10 units from (2, -3)

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

September 10, 2008

Pre-Algebra: Make a mean of 7

Advanced Pre-Algebra: Calculate the mean, median, and mode of your data. Calculators are okay to use for calculating the mean.

Advanced Geometry: Real-Life Applications Worksheet

Tuesday, September 9, 2008

September 9, 2008

Pre-Algebra:

Calculate the mean, median, and mode of the MTV data given the additional data.

Advanced Pre-Algebra:

Start gathering data to determine what an "average" Wangenheim student looks like.

Advanced Geometry:

Find the equation for intersections vs. number of lines

Monday, September 8, 2008

September 8, 2008

All Classes:

No Homework.

If you haven't turned in your syllabus with your parent's signature, the last day to turn in your syllabus is on Friday, September 12.

Friday, September 5, 2008

September 5, 2008

All classes:

Get syllabus signed

September 4, 2008

Pre-Algebra and Advanced Pre-Algebra:

Finish number puzzles


Advanced Geometry: Is it equilateral and equiangular?

Verify that the hexagon formed by

A = (0, 0), B = (2, 1), C = (3, 3), D = (2, 5), E = (0, 4), and F = (-1, 2) is equilateral.

Is it also equiangular?

Wednesday, September 3, 2008

September 3, 2008

Pre-Algebra and Advanced Pre-Algebra:

Call Homework Hotline. Directions are in your planner.

Advanced Geometry:

Let A = (0, 0), B = (7, 1), C = (12, 6) and D = (5, 5). Plot these points and connect the dots to form the quadrilateral ABCD.

Verify that all four sides have the same length. Such a figure is called equilateral.

Tuesday, September 2, 2008

September 2, 2008

Welcome Back!!!

Pre-Algebra and Advanced Pre-Algebra:

Create your own number puzzle.

Geometry:

A 5x5 square and a 3x3 square can be cut into pieces that will fit together to form a third square.
a) Find the length of a side of the third square.
b) In the diagram above, mark point P on segment DC so that PD = 3, then draw segment PA and PF. Calculate the lengths of these segments.
c) Segments PA and PF divide the squares into pieces. Arrange the pieces to form the third square.