Holiday Math Work

This week students only had 1 HW assignment because they were working on their Fraction Projects and Lesson Plans.
1) Page 227 (1-9)

Over the Winter Break students should be studying fractions and mixed numbers (Chapter 5). When they return on January 4th their Fraction Project will be due. The project has six requirments and should be completed on 8.5 x 11 printer paper:

1) Choose an unsimplified fraction (anything except 1/2)
2) Define and find the GCF of the numerator and denominator
3) Use the GCF to simplify the fraction
4) Draw a model or picture of the answer to #3
5) Describe how to turn your fraction into a decimal and do it
6) Explanin how to turn your fraction into a percent and do it

Enjoy the Holiday Break!
Mr. Sunukjian
PS. DCPS did not create a math packet this year

Math HW #14 (12/7/09) and Test Corrections

Students took the Geometry Unit Test this week and received their test back on Friday. Over the weekend their HW is to correct the problems they missed on the test. Please ask your student how they did and if they need help with some of the problems.

There were two written assignments due this week:
1) Test Study Guide
2) Page 184 (1-27, 64-65) Review of Simplifying Fractions

Mr. Sunukjian

Math HW and Geometry Unit Test

This week students finished up the Geometry Unit and started to prepare for the Test on Tuesday (12/8/09). There were 4 HW's to be completed by the start of next week:
1) Page 554 (1-4, 7-10)
2) Page 550 (1-2)
3) Page 565 (8-15, 21-23)--> Chapter 10 Review
Page 501 (18-21)--> Chapter 9 Review
4) Geometry Unit Study Guide: can be used during the Test

Students should study at least 2 hours for this Unit Test. The Study Guide shows the students what concepts will be on the test.

Math Extra Credit

Mathematician Report Extra Credit: up to 10 points

This report MUST be typed and MUST have references. Students are to research a mathematician and answer the following 5 Questions. Each question needs to be numbered on the report.
1) Who is the mathematician?
2) When was he/she born?
3) Where (state, country) were they born and where did they study mathematics?
4) What did this person discover/invent in mathematics? (This answer requires more than 1 sentence)
5) Why was this discovery important to mathematics or society? (This answer requires the most thought and more than 2 sentences
One report can be completed for the remaining three advisories

Math HW 11/23/09 to Thanksgiving Weekend

I saw each class period twice this week and we studied surface area. There were two HW assignments due Monday - Wednesday and one due after this holiday weekend.
1) Page 536 (1-6) three dimensional shapes
2) Page 541 (6-11) surface area drawings
Weekend: 3) Page 541 (6-11) find surface area (of drawings)

We have one more week until the mid advisory. Remind students to work hard and complete their work.

Mr. Sunukjian

English Test on Theme and Plot

Hello,

On Tuesday or Wednesday (depending on the day a student has my class), students will take a test.  Students have been given a general test review to study.  Please make sure students review the following literary terms:

• plot development
• theme
• onomatopoeia
• alliteration
• thesis statement
• simile
• metaphor
• Five paragraph essay format

Thanks!

Math HW 11/16/09 to 11/20/09

This week we continued our Geometry unit and had three HW assignments:
1) Page 463 (1-10)
2) Page 467 (1-8)
3) Page 536 (1-6)

Make sure that students show the question, show their work, and box their answer for each question on their Homework paper (no need for scratch paper).

Mr. Sunukjian