VanDrisse's Journey

Classwork:

• We did the first timed division drill today to begin class
• You received three graded papers back today (1) last week skills drill, (2) Olympic Medal Histogram activity, and (3) stem-and-leaf and histogram quiz
• We went through any questions you had about your quiz
• You took a few bulleted notes about “misleading graphs.”
• You had a partner and went around the room to 10 stations to figure out what was wrong with each of the graphs. Some of them were obvious, some were a little more difficult to tell. Some had multiple errors. We will review them at the beginning of class tomorrow. I’ve attached the power point if you want to review them at home tonight. misleading graphs

Homework:

1. Complete the half sheet your received in class for homework (page 67 only)
2. Study for Thursday’s Unit 1 Test

When you took the first unit 1 quiz over bar graphs, line graphs, line plots, and frequency tables, you completed your work on your own paper. If you want to review that quiz, and need to see the questions, you can download it below. The answers are on the last few pages in case you are questioning any of the problems.

Unit1ReviewGraphsQuiz

If you want to practice some additional problems to help you prepare for your first math test of the year, the online textbook is a great tool! There is a link on the side of the page, and directions are on a tab at the top of the blog if you need them. The online book has practice quizzes, extra practice problems, and video tutorials in case you have questions about how to do a certain type of problem. The following lessons from your math book will help you prepare:

• Chapter 6 – Lesson 2
• Chapter 6 – Lesson 4
• Chapter 6 – Lesson 5
• Chapter 6 – Lesson 7
• Chapter 6 – Lesson 8
• Chapter 6 – Lesson 9
• Chapter 6 – Lesson 10

Everyone received a bright yellow unit 1 study guide, and we worked on completing it in classduring the past few weeks. The attached power point is the information we included in your study guide. If you were absent when we completed a section or you missed something we said, download the power point and find the section(s) you missed. You can also use it as a review tool for Thursday’s Unit 1: Data Analysis test.

Data data data pp

McClure faculty and students have contributed recipes to help make the first McClure Middle School Cookbook! Cost is $12.00, and you can download an order form right here… McClure Middle Cookbook Order Form. All proceeds will go towards our Renaissance program which rewards our students for good character, hard work, and good grades!

Olympic t-shirts will be for sale two more days! Next Tuesday and Thursday t-shirt will be presold in the atrium for $6.00. You may purchase with either cash or a check made payable to McClure Middle School.

We are team Australia and our t-shirts are blue with white writing. If you do not purchase an Olympic t-shirt, please try to wear our country’s colors, especially on our field day (Tuesday, Sept. 29).

Classwork:

• I collected your scavenger hunt homework assignment. If you didn’t finish is last night, then you had time to finish it today after you finished your quiz.
• We reviewed a few concepts prior to you finishing your quiz…we reviewed mean, median, mode, range, stem-and-leaf plots and any other topics you questioned.
• After the quiz you either finished your scavenger hunt (if you didn’t have it done at the beginning of class), you worked on a math logic puzzle, or you had some time to log a few reading pages

Homework:

1. Start studying/reviewing for next THURSDAY’S (it was pushed from Wednesday to Thursday) unit 1 test; the attached power point might help (it has the items you should have listed on your Unit 1 Study Guide…the bright yellow packet we’ve worked on this unit)  Data data data pp
2. If you didn’t cover your book, please do that so you don’t have any book fines at the end of the year!

Classwork:

• We reviewed last night’s homework and went through the problems to make sure you remembered how to construct histograms and how to calculate mean, median, mode, and range.
• You took the histogram and stem-and-leaf quiz
• You received your math textbook
• With any remaining time, you worked on your textbook scavenger hunt

Homework:

1. Finish your textbook scavenger hunt – download here if needed  SCAVENGER HUNT 
2. Get your textbook covered
3. Unit 1 Test – Wednesday: bar graphs, pictographs, line graphs, line plots, frequency tables, histograms, stem-and-leaf plots, mean, median, mode, and range

Classwork:

• We did the second skills drill of the week….we’re working on single digit multiplication this week
• We checked the homework from last night (page 179)
• You worked with your partner(s) to finish the Olympic Medals Histogram activity. This was turned in for a class activity grade.
• If your class had time, we held the Cotton Ball Olympics in class and each person had a chance to see how far he/she could throw one. We gathered all of our data in a frequency table with intervals and then constructed a histogram using our frequency table.
• With any remaining time you could start your homework.

Homework:

1. Length of U.S. Presidency sheet – be sure to answer all 6 questions and show all work in pencil! If you need the sheet, just click here US Presidency Histogram
2. Quiz tomorrow – stem-and-leaf plots, histograms, mean, median, mode, and range will all be addressed on the quiz
3. Unit 1 test  – Wednesday, Sept. 2 (that’s next Wednesday)

Classwork:

• We completed warm-up #3. If you were absent be sure to get the answer from someone when you return to class.
• We checked homework from page 178, and we practiced making a frequency table with intervals and drawing a histogram together.
• We finished filling in the unit 1 study guide….the study guide would be a great resource for you to study from for next week’s test.
• You worked with a partner or two to begin the Olympic Medals task. You will continue to work on it tomorrow, and it will be turned in during class.

Homework:

1. Thick workbook – page 179: #3 and #4…for #3 you should also create a histogram (on a separate sheet of paper) using the table you made. Please be sure to put the histogram on a separate sheet of paper because there is not room in your workbook.
2. Quiz – Thursday: Stem-and-Leaf plots and Histograms