Self Assessment Suggestions!

Hi Folks,

After reading over your self assessments (great job on those btw) there were some good suggestions that you gave for both me and you to work on.  I want to post some of those so that we can share our great ideas:)

Suggestions for Me (the teacher):

• Before the accountability checks review everything as a class.
• Make sure the questions are clear.
• A few more opportunities to practice 
• Less practice 
• Go over all the questions
• Give less alone work, more group work and NO homework.
• More practice opportunities but less questions, I procrastinate at home 
• More time to work
• Give more examples

Suggestions for you (the students):

• Ask for help when you don't understand.
• Be able to solve problems the way I am used to not being forces to keep stuff in fractions
• Practice more and go over assignments
• Remember the steps of the procedures.
• Try harder to understand
• Use a calculator
• Stay after school for help
• Get Ms. Scallion to explain it again
• Pay attention more
• Go on the blog and look at the notes
• Try not to get distracted
• Check my work
• Start doing my homework
• practice at home even when I don't have homework.
• Ask a super smart classmate

So it looks like we cam up with a few strategies to try in order to improve our work...both mine and yours.
Have a good four day weekend and remember to get your homework done.

Cheers
Ms. Scallion

Pythagoras examples

You will need to scroll through the slide show (arrows at the bottom) to get to the examples we did in class. Just a reminder that the pink sheet corrections and the 6 questions from T2 and six questions from T3 are due Monday:)

Pythagoras examples

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Math mind movers 8 to 17

Hi Folks, Here are the answers to your current mind movers! Yes they are all marked and I hope to have them entered into the computer tonight.

Some friendly advise from your math teacher: Please make sure you answer the Mind movers FULLY! Some of you are losing marks simply because you didn't explain your answer. Be careful and lets try to improve:)

Math mind movers 8 to 17

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Friday's Fiasco

Hi Folks,
What a day Friday was...I hear that you were assigned 2/3 more work than I had intended!  Like how I worked a rational number in there:) This is what you were supposed to have done for Monday:

Part A - One column ONLY
Part B - All of it
Part C - Finish the puzzle.

I know some of you did way more than that.  So because some of you followed instructions of the fill-in teacher (thank you!) here is what I am assigning for due for WEDNESDAY October 20: 

All of Part A

All of Part B

Finish the Puzzle.

Happy 3 Day week!
Ms. Scallion

Order of operations practice oct 13

Folks this is your homework! Do IT!

Order of operations practice oct 13

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Reward

Hi Folks,

I just want to say how pleased I am with the work you have been doing as a class.  This has been a great start up to the year and as a reward (and a nice break from math class) during block B we will be watching Ironman with the other grade 9 classes in the theater.

There is a catch however... you must have last nights homework completed before you go.  If you come to class and the work is not complete you will have to stay in the classroom until it is done.  So the moral of this story is DO YOUR HOMEWORK :)

Subtracting rational numbers

These four calculations were for Homework today (Oct 6, 2010). Make sure they are ready to hand in for second period

Subtracting rational numbers

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