VanDrisse's Journey

Today in class we had a race to see who could cut out and solve their logic square/sudoku-type puzzle first…..winners got candy. While you were working on the puzzle, the talent show was being shown so you could see yourself perform if you were in the show or you could watch in case you couldn’t come to the show )

I hope everyone has a fun and safe summer…..rest up for 8th grade – you’ll need it )

Today in class we began watching "October Sky." In the movie, Homer says how he is not good in math, but he ends up teaching himself complex math in order to attain his dream of making a rocket, to win the science fair, and to earn a scholarship to college. Through hard work and determination, the four boys in the movie end up going on to college and having successful careers. We will finish the movie tomorrow )

Today in class we began watching "October Sky." In the movie, Homer says how he is not good in math, but he ends up teaching himself complex math in order to attain his dream of making a rocket, to win the science fair, and to earn a scholarship to college. Through hard work and determination, the four boys in the movie end up going on to college and having successful careers. We will finish the movie tomorrow )

During math today we cleaned out lockers…..you were to take all workbooks home. The only supplies you need for the remainder of the year are as follows: science warm-ups, agenda (with behavior card attached), paper, and pencil. Don’t forget the reward celebration for those students who maintained the requirements on their behavior card will be held on Friday afternoon….we’ll have pizza and soda ) Don’t lose your card – we’ll collect them on Thursday!

Classwork:

• You were given a little time to go over the "Pets at Home" logic puzzle before we went over it together
• We reviewed the rules for multiplication of integers
• You played multiplication integer war…..some classes finished their tournament while others only got through the first few rounds

Homework: NONE )

Classwork:

• We went through the hexagon number puzzle at the beginning of class
• You worked on filling in the Baseball Players Puzzle…..some of you are struggling with going through clues multiple times to come up with an answer. Unfortunately in real life answers don’t always come quickly and easily and you have to go through your problem many times.
• We went through the Baseball Players Puzzle together
• You started working on the kids, pets, ages, and houses puzzle…..we’ll continue working on it tomorrow in class, but I’ve attached it in case you want to try it a little more at home tonight )

Download pets_at_home_baseball_players.doc

Classwork:

• We went through the logic puzzles from yesterday and someone explained how they solved each problem
• You worked through the "What Number Am I?" problem and we went through it together
• You worked on the Mystery Hexagon puzzle…..about half of you finished before you left class…..for the rest of you, try working some more on it at home. If you need the sheet, please click on the link below.
• Download mystery_hexagons.doc

Homework: Finish the Mystery Hexagons puzzle…..get your parents to try it with you )

Classwork:

• You turned in your coin logic puzzle from last night (a homework grade)
• You started class by working on the two logic puzzles on the board about Farmer Jones and his animals and the other one was about four friends and a card game
• You worked in groups to solve the mystery boxes puzzle for the remainder of the time
• If you need any of the three questions, please see the links below…..all three are due at the beginning of class tomorrow
• Download farmer_jones_card_game.doc
• Download mystery_boxes.doc

Homework: Finish all three logic puzzles….get your parents to help if you’re stuck )

Classwork:

• We finished the addition of integers tournament in period 5 – Congrats Indya!
• You worked on a logic puzzle about where people wer seated on a train and what each person was doing, and we walked through the steps….keep in mind you should gather as much info as you can from each clue the first time through, then go back through the clues again to complete the puzzle. Always double-check your answers against the clues to make sure your answer holds true for every clue!
• You worked on your homework logic puzzle…..see attached    Download coins_in_a_row.doc

Homework: Finish "Coins in a Row" logic puzzle

Classwork: An addition of integers champion has been crowned in each class except for Period 5 because one of our finalists was absent! Congrats to Connor, Hunter, and Bria! In some classes we had enough time to begin a multiplication tournament! It’s amazing how far some of you have come with positive and negative numbers!

Homework: If you haven’t brought back a signed progress report, please do so on Monday!