May 27

Since many students were gone today for the band field trip, the students I had received an extra day to work on their trip projects. We will begin presenting those projects tomorrow and also on Thursday. The summer fun field trip is on Friday and we will begin reviewing for the math final on Monday of next week. 

May 21

The STAAR results came in today and each student received a piece of paper with their reading and math results on them. We are continuing working on their trip project for the rest of the week and will be presenting what they created next week.

May 19

Today the students took the universal screener, which is a test that they took at the beginning of the year, the middle of the year, and now at the end of the year. It helps us track each student's progress. Tomorrow we will be continuing the trip investigation project and will work on that all week. We will start presentations on Tuesday, after the holiday.

May 13

Sample Websites

Mileage
www.mapquest.com
http://maps.randmcnally.com/mileage-calculator.do

Airplane tickets
www.southwest.com
www.delta.com
www.aa.com
www.kayak.com
www.orbitz.com

Hotels
www.priceline.com
www.hotels.com
www.trivago.com

Train Tickets
www.amtrak.com

Gas Prices
www.gasbuddy.com

May 13

Today the students were introduced to their final math project. Below is the rubric that each student received. The project is for them to plan a trip for 2 for a total of $2000. They may work in partners and have to calculate for their airfare, lodging, meals and any other expenses. We will be spending several days in the computer lab.

May 12

Today in class we continuing using the TI-84 calculators and giving the students a chance to get acquainted with them. We will finish the order of operations worksheet tomorrow and will also begin working on your final math project. I will post the directions and rubrics tomorrow.

May 5

The students began learning about two-step equations today. Below is a video that Coach Louder made that has examples of how to solve two-step equations. The students have 12 problems for homework to work on.