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January 28- February 1

Monday- Show What You Know and Begin % Change

• HW: complete the back of classwork on % change.  Don't forget you have a notes sheet if you get stuck!

Tuesday- Review % change and begin calculating simple interest 

• Reminders
• Interest=Principal X Rate X Time
• Your rate must be converted from a percentage to a decimal
• Your time must be in years!
• Video on Simple Interest Computation
• Here is our Prezi from class on simple interest
• HW:
• Simple Interest Worksheet 280, #1-12
• you can use a calculator but must show work
• Take another look at last night's homework on %change since we had some time to talk about it in class today.

Wednesday-

• Plot points and connect on graphs 1-4

Thursday- 

• HW:
• Buying Coffee WKST
• BRING IN A MENU FROM A RESTAURANT (Due Monday)
• Take out menus are fine
• You may also print one off the internet.

Friday-

• SWK on Proportional Graphs and Tables
• Everything Percents Review  (If you were on the ski trip this is what you missed during class)
• HW:
• Bring in a Menu for Monday!

Last Chance for Yearbooks!

Still have not purchased a yearbook?  It is not too late.  To order online, go to jostensyearbooks.com.  To order by phone, please call 1-866-282-1516.  To order online via direct link, visit Mrs. Viland's blog.  All orders must be placed by Sunday, February 3, 2013.  Remember, yearbooks were only sold through Jostens.  They were not sold on Panther day.  Questions?  Contact kari.viland@cobbk12.org.

Tax & Tip

Going out to eat or shopping this weekend?  Let your kiddo calculate the tax and or tip for you!

Commission

Have a conversation at home about jobs that are commission based.  Have you ever had one?  Did you like it?

January 22-25

Monday- No School!  MLK Day

Tuesday-

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•     OF        100
• Here is the video from class if you want a quick review.
• HW:
• Finish WKST 45
• Just set up the porpoprtion, no need to solve them tonight!

Wednesday-

• School Wide Writing Assessment (shortened class periods)
• HW: 
• WKBK pg 55 (#1-18 Girls Even, Boys Odds, Everyone Do 19&20)
• WKBK pg 54 #29 ONLY
• YOU CAN USE A CALCULATOR IF YOU CAN SHOW YOUR WORK WHILE USING ONE.

Thursday-

• Calculating Commission and Applying to Word Problems
• Here is the PowerPoint from today's lesson
• HW:
• Sales Commission Worksheet
• You can use a calculator but make sure you show your work. 

Friday-

• Calculating Tax & Tip
• HW:
• Tax & Tip Word Problems
• You can use a calculator but please show your work.

January 14-18

Monday

• Go Over Pre-Test
• Introduce Fraction to Fraction Rates
• Pre-Journal for Amazon Trip
• HW: Finish "The Better Value" (Front and Back, Can use a calculator)
• STUDY FOR QUIZ ON WEDNESDAY
• Get syllabus signed

Tuesday

•  Continue Fraction to Fraction Rates
• Amazon Rainforest Unit Rate PowerPoint
• Amazon PowerPoint 
• Sorry the ppt did not upload with all the graphics!
• Complete Brochure Notes

• HW:
• Study for Quiz Tomorrow
• Rates
• Unit Rates
• The Better Value
• "Amazon Animal Nightly Practice" *Due Thursday*  
• Signed Syllabus Due Tomorrow!

Wednesday

• Quiz on Unit Rates
• HW:
• Finish "Amazon Animal Nightly Practice"

Thursday

• Begin Setting Up and Solving Proportions
• Review Cross Multiplication 
• Here is a short video if you need some help from home. 
• HW: 
• Finish wkst 74 & 78 (front and back, evens and odds)
• Want a snow day :)
• Flush an icecube down the toilet
• Wear your PJ's inside out
• Sleep with a spoon under your pillow

Friday

• HW:
• Complete Proportional Word Problems
• YOU CAN USE A CALCULATOR! BUT SHOW YOUR WORK!

Unit Rates in the Real World

As we begin our new unit, we are always looking for ways to relate what we are doing in class to what is going on outside of school walls.  As you are going about your evenings and weekend, talk about unit rates and where we see them.  Here are some examples that have been brought up in class:

• Gas prices (dollar per gallon)
• Comparing prices at the grocery store to find the better value (dollar per oz)
• Buying yougurt (dollar per oz)

What other examples can you find?

January 8-11

January 8-11

This week we will be starting our new unit on Rates & Proportional Relationships.  You can expect a syllabus to be coming home soon and I will post weekly on the blog to keep you up-to-date on assignments and important information.  You can also find a class calendar at the bottom of this blog to use as a quick reference for important dates.  I will also post homework there.  A link to the new syllabus has been added to the left under "Math Links".  A copy will be sent home or you may print one from the link to sign and return by Wednesday, 1/16.

*Please note that homework, lesson plans, and test dates are subject to change based on students' needs and pacing.

• Monday- No School!
• Tuesday- Introduce Unit 3
• HW: I Am Poems Due by Thursday
• HW: Finish the Mixed Fraction Review Practice (we had time to get started in class)
• Wednesday- Begin computing Rates and Unite Rates
• HW: Thin Workbook Page 43 (SHOW WORK)
• Thursday- Continue Rate and Unit Rate Practice
• HW: 
• 3rd Period: Sheet 1: What is Unit Rate? 
• 5th, 6th & 7th Period: Sheet 2: Finding and Interpreting Unity Rate
• Friday- "The Better Value" Using Unit Rates to help find the best value
• HW: None

Hi!

Hi Dodgen Middle School students and parents!

My name is Rachel Bonner and I am taking over 7th grade math for Ms. Simmons.  I am very excited to be starting 2013 at such a wonderful school and hope to make our classroom a welcoming place for students to thrive. 

To start, I would like to tell you a little about myself.  My undergraduate degree is in Business Management from Georgia Tech (Go Jackets!), and my masters degree in education was earned at Georgia State University.  This will be my sixth year to teach math at the middle school level and I enjoy the new challenges each day, or hour, brings.

I grew up all over the place, Kentucky, Michigan, Ohio, Texas, Oklahoma.... but happily call Georgia home now.  My husband and I got married in November and we have a house in Smyrna with our energetic pup, Zuri.  Our hobbies include being outdoors, traveling, photography, and crafting (sewing for me, wood working for him).

Please let me know what I can do to make the rest of the year a great one for you.  Patience would be much appreciated while I do my best to get to know the students, technology, and surroundings here at Dodgen Middle School.

*As requested by the students, I am going to continue "M&M Monday", so M&M donations would be great!