3 Day Weekend

I hope everyone has a great and safe 3 day weekend.  We will see you on Tuesday, as we will begin Test Corrections over the exam that we completed today. 

Looking ahead:  Topic 5 consists of multiplying and dividing integers.

Test Friday

We will be taking our first test on Frday.  Thursday will serve as a review day for the test.  My plan is to post the review questions on the website on Thursday.

Digits Program

Today, students were given a Digits workbook.  This book will be used in class (not everyday), and it may be taken home with them.  Students wrote down the website information into their workbook and their assignment book today.  The website is www.mymathuniverse.com.  The username is gcms.firstname.lastname and the password is: gcms2012.  On the website, the students will have access to the lessons that we go over in class, as well as practice opportunities. 

For a tutorial on how to navigate through the Digits program, please check out Mr. Catlin's website.  He has a video explaining the features of the website. 

We will have a test over Topic 4 this Friday.  Mid-term grades will be posted on Friday and will be sent out to parents next week. 

I can't stress enough the importance of students staying organized.  Turning in assignments, writing in their assignment book, and keeping up with the bell-ringer sheet is the key to success in my classroom. 

Here's to a great week!!

Rational Numbers

Today we looked at adding rational numbers.  To be more specific, positive and negative fractions.  Homework for tonight is to complete the worksheet we began in class.

Week 3- Adding Fractions

We began reviewing adding fractions today.  In the following days we will be adding positive and negative fractions, as well as positive and negative decimals. 

Homework:  complete the adding fractions worksheet if you did not complete it in class.

Happy Friday

We are still adding and subtracting integers today.  We did re-take the quiz we took on Wednesday and about 85% of my students have increased their scores from Wednesday.  All of the hard work is paying off.  Next week we will begin adding and subtracting rational numbers (fractions, decimals, etc).  Looking forward to next week and the great things that the students will do.

Subtracting Integers (Roadrunner Method)

We began subtracting integers today.  We watched a short clip of the old roadrunner cartoon.  We solve subtracting integers by using the "beep beep."  Another way to do this is:  "keep-change-change."  Below are some pics of the group work we did earlier in the day.

Homework tonight is the adding integers worksheet.  See ya tomorrow!!!!

Adding Integers

Today we took a short quiz to see how we were doing with adding integers.  For the most part we did pretty well, but I still see some problem areas.  Below, you will find examples of adding integers problems.

I apologize for them being sideways, but I can't figure out how to straighten them up. 

Week 2

I hope that everyone had a great weekend.  We are moving on along in class as we began adding integers today.  Hopefully your son or daughter has been filling out their assignment book and bringing it home for you to see and sign.  I'll be checking those on Friday.  I have a big day planned tomorrow as we continue adding integers.  Homework for Tuesday: 4-2 worksheet

Absolute Value and Opposites

I was very impressed with our first turn in of homework.  98% of my students were able to turn in homework today which is fantastic.  I am thrilled about the great start we have gotten off to.  Students should be writting down their objective and homework assignment every day in math class.  They are required to show their parents what they wrote down, and then the parent needs to sign each night.  I will check these on Friday for a grade. 

Today, we used personal marker boards to review rational and irrational numbers.  We then discussed absolute value and opposites.  We will have our first quiz tomorrow (Friday) over rational numbers, irrational numbers, absolute value, and opposites.

Have a great weekend!!

Rational vs Irrational Numbers

What a busy first 3 days of school.  It seems like things are going smoothly, and I have enjoyed all of my classes.  Today we discussed rational and irrational numbers.  We used the saying "Run In Where Nobody Is" to classify numbers.  Homework for tonight is to complete the classifying worksheet.  See you tomorrow as we talk about absolute value.

First Day of School

Wow!  What a terrific first day of school.  Today was a "get to know you" day.  The students participated in an activity called 20 Questions.  They were able to meet new classmates and talk about themselves and their goals.  We also discussed the class motto for the year:  "If you shoot for the moon and miss, at least you will land among the stars."  I personally believe in setting high expectations for each of my classes.  Even though we may not attain those expectations we still are making progress because we were trying our best.  We also talked how our attitude towards math changes TODAY!!  I hope the rest of the year goes as well as it did today. 

Coach Frick

Welcome to GCMS

Welcome to 7th Grade Math.  I'm Coach Frick, and I am looking forward to a tremendous year.  I hope you are as excited as I am.  See you guys on Monday!!