Tuesday, November 30, 2010

Monday, November 29, 2010

Welcome back!

Welcome back! I hope that everyone had a great Thanksgiving! :-)

Algebra: Today we reviewed lessons 5.1-5.3, which we learned before break. Then, we began lesson 5.5, Point-Slope Form. We will be spending a few days on this section. Homework is page 303 #21-38.










Pre-Algebra: Today we began chapter 10, which starts off our geometry unit! Today's lesson involved triangles. We classified triangles and also solved algebra problems dealing with triangles.







AT Algebra: Today we started chapter 7, which is solving linear systems. Lesson 7.1 is solving linear systems using graphing.





Homework is page 401 #8-34.

Have a great night!
Mrs. Eggleston

Monday, November 22, 2010

Happy Thanksgiving Week!

Monday, November 22:
Algebra: Today we reviewed sections 5.1-5.3. Tomorrow we will be taking a quiz on 5.1-5.3. The review is page 801 #1-20.
Skills needed for the quiz:
1. Write an equation in slope-intercept form when you are given the slope and the intercept

2. Write an equation in slope-intercept form when you are given the slope and one point

3. Write an equation in slope-intercept form when you are given two points


Pre-Algebra: Today we worked on a fractions review sheet. We will be doing another fractions worksheet tomorrow. Any students who would like to retake the chapter 3 test may do so tomorrow during class!

AT Algebra: Today we are taking the chapter 6 test. Tomorrow PLTW from the high school is coming in to talk to the classes about the engineering classes offered at the high school.

There is a 1:00 dismissal today and tomorrow due to P/T Conferences. I look forward to seeing many of you then! Have a great Thanksgiving break!!

Mrs. Eggleston

Friday, November 19, 2010

Happy Friday!

Happy Friday! I can't believe we are less than a week away from Thanksgiving! This school year is flying by!
Today in 1st hour, Mr. J came and talked to us about his job as a police officer. Many of the students got to try on the "DUI" goggles and get a good idea of the way a drunk driver would see things. This is a very valuable lesson for our students. I will post some pictures from this later on. Pre-Algebra is taking the chapter 3 test today. AT Algebra will be working on a review for the chapter 6 test on MONDAY!!! Mrs. D came into 7th hour AT to talk about her career in real estate. 9th hour algebra will be working more with lesson 5.3 from yesterday.


Thank you again to all of the parents who volunteered their valuable time to come into our class this week!
Hope to see many of you at Parent-Teacher conferences next Monday and Tuesday!
Have a great weekend!
Mrs. Eggleston

Thursday, November 18, 2010

Today's lessons

Pre-Algebra:
Today the classes worked on a review for the chapter 3 test, which is tomorrow. Mrs. Harrison, my practicum student, led a review game for the class. Please be sure that your child is studying the concepts covered in chapter 3 for the test tomorrow.
Chapter 3 Concepts:
3.1 Solving Two-Step Equations
3.2 Solving Equations Having Like Terms and Parentheses
3.3 Solving Equations with Variables on Both Sides
3.4 Solving Inequalities Using Addition and Subtraction
3.5 Solving Inequalities Using Multiplication and Division
3.6 Solving Multi-Step Inequalities

Algebra:
Today we reviewed 5.2, Writing Linear Equations Given a Point and the Slope. Then, we learned lesson 5.3, Writing Linear Equations Given Two Points. We will continue to work on this concept tomorrow. Next Tuesday we will be taking the Chapter 5 Quiz.

AT Algebra:
Today we reviewed lesson 6.5, Graphing Linear Inequalities. The students worked on problems in class to ensure mastery of the concept. We will be working on the chapter 6 review tomorrow. The chapter 6 test is on Monday. Tuesday we will be having the Project Lead the Way group for OHS/OEHS coming to share what their class is all about.

**If you are planning to take your child out of the class next Monday and/or Tuesday and they will be missing a quiz or test, please make sure that your child takes the assessment BEFORE they leave. Otherwise, there will be over a week between the review and the assessment.**


Have a great day!
Mrs. Eggleston

Tuesday, November 16, 2010

Today's lessons

Pre-algebra:
2nd period: We worked on lesson 3.6 again, with a practice worksheet. This worksheet needs to be completed for homework.
3rd period: Mr. P came in and spoke to our class today, so there is no homework.
*I will be out of the building for a meeting tomorrow, Mrs. Harrison, my practicum student, will be leading the class in a review session on Wed. and Thurs. The chapter 3 test will be on Friday, November 19.

Algebra:
1st and 9th: Today we took notes on lesson 5.2. Homework is page 282 #12-29. We will continue to work on this section tomorrow.



 




AT Algebra:
6th and 7th: We took notes on lesson 6.5. Homework is page 363-364 #15-63 odd.











Have a great evening!
Mrs. Eggleston

Happy American Education Week!

Hello, everyone! Happy American Education Week! This week we will be having some guest speakers come in and talk about their careers and how their education helped them get there! Thanks in advance to all the parents who volunteered their time to share their career stories with our students! Yesterday, we had a speaker during class periods 1-3. I was out for a meeting for periods 6-9. Sixth and seventh period did a review worksheet covering the material that we learned in class on Thursday and Friday of last week. Ninth hour started chapter 5, with a review of slope-intercept. Have a great day!

Friday, November 12, 2010

Greetings!

Hello everyone and welcome to my blog! It is my hope that this will serve as a resource for students and parents in regards to the happenings in our class each day. I plan to post anything relevant to the happenings of our class each and everyday. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns!

Friday, November 12, 2010:
Algebra: Today we took the Chapter 4 Test. Chapter 4 was the first chapter with lots of new material. We discussed graphing lines and learned what a function was. On Monday we will begin Chapter 5, which covers the different ways to represent the equation of a line.


Pre-Algebra: Today we worked on lesson 3.6 which was solving multi-step inequalities. This is the last lesson of chapter 3. We will be working on a review for a good portion of next week, and we will be having our chapter 3 test on Friday, November 19. Homework for tonight is the 3.6 worksheet that I passed out. It is also attached.
Today's Notes:
Today's Homework:





AT Algebra: Today we took notes on the second part of lesson 6.4, Absolute Value Equations and Inequalities. Yesterday we learned how to solve absolute value equations and today we dealt with the inequalities. We will be continuing with chapter 6 through Thanksgiving break and our test will be on Monday, November 23. Tonight's homework is page 357 #40-60.












I hope that everyone has a great weekend!
Mrs. Eggleston