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To encourage everyone to complete their homework, we’ve got an incentive in place!
If everyone completes their homework for 5 days in a row, there will be snacks!

This week period D has crossed that threshold and enjoyed cake with their math yesterday, and carrots today!

There is a certain amount of pressure now….nobody wants to let the class down! If you need homework help, you can arrange to come in at lunch and I’ll help you out, or you can request a tutor–there are many senior students who tutor and earn volunteer hours. Other options are to work with a study buddy from our class, or to get help from a family member.

Congratulations period D! Hopefully periods B and C can get in the game as well.

Today we used toothpicks to model several patterns. We made equations, and graphed the pattern too!

Many people also enjoyed making their own toothpick pictures.

Every Friday we have a formative quiz to check for comprehension and to encourage studying and consolidation of what we learned during the week.

On Mondays the quizzes are returned, common errors are addressed, and the solutions are posted for reference on the bulletin board at the back of the room.

Having frequent formative feedback can help everyone realize where the comprehension gaps are early on so strategies can be developed to get everyone on the right track by the time the test comes!

Leaves are unfurling and reaching for the sun. Some plants grew 6cm in one day!

Today we celebrated 5 days in row of 100% homework completion in period D with a cake!

We used math to figure out how to cut it into enough equal pieces, and we calculated the area and volume of each piece. It was a delicious way to celebrate. Keep it up!

We’re measuring our beans each day. It’s amazing how much they grow overnight!

We’ll gather height data for both types of beans for another week or so, and then we’ll start graphing.

We’re getting good at representing polynomial expressions with algetiles. Today we learned how to add trinomials!