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Hello middle school families!  My name is Gina Annunzio and I am so excited to start my first year as the middle school math teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School.  For the previous seven years, I was blessed to be a middle school math teacher (in addition to Religion) at Our Lady of Humility in Beach Park, IL.  While at OLH, I also was the 8th grade homeroom teacher, which included planning 8th grade graduation activities and Confirmation readiness. I was a high school math teacher for seven years after graduating from Elmhurst College. I earned a Master’s Degree in Mathematics and Secondary Education. I taught part-time as a preschool teacher for three and a half years at Camp Crayon Preschool in Antioch when my children were in middle school and high school.

 

I have been married to a wonderful man for 30 years and have three amazing children. I like to go for walks, read, and listen to a Catholic app, called Hallow. I am so thrilled to join the St. Joseph School family. 

                             

About our math program:

 

We offer a very challenging math program at St. Joseph Catholic School.  All of our middle school students complete Glencoe Math's Course 1 (6th grade) and Course 2 (7th grade), and either Course 3 (8th grade) or Algebra 1. 

 

Each day students receive direct instruction, have opportunities to develop understanding in small groups, and work independently to master skills.  Homework will be given most days to help reinforce the skills learned in class.   

 

All of our students leave St. Joseph Catholic School with a solid foundation in mathematics and are ready for the challenges of high school math.

 

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Week at a Glance (10/20 - 10/24)

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Add and subtract unlike fractions
  • Add and subtract mixed numbers
  • Fraction review on Thursday, October 23rd
  • Fraction quiz on Friday, October 24th

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Estimate the percent of a number
  • Find the percent of a number
  • Solve percent problems to find the whole
  • Chapter 2 Review on Friday, October 24th and Monday, October 7th
  • Chapter 2 Test on Tuesday, October 28th and Wednesday, October 29th, if necessary (all late/missing homework for Chapter 2 is due on Tuesday or will become a permanent zero)

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Convert units of measure between derived units to solve problems
  • Identify proportional and nonproportional relationships
  • Identify proportional relationships by graphing on the coordinate plane
  • Use proportions to solve problems

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Identify proportional and nonproportional relationships
  • Identify proportional relationships by graphing on the coordinate plane
  • Use proportions to solve problems
  • Identify constant rates of change using tables and graphs

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Solve equations with variables on each side
  • Solve multi-step equations
  • Chapter 2 Review on Friday, October 24th and Monday, October 7th
  • Chapter 2 Test on Tuesday, October 28th and Wednesday, October 29th, if necessary (all late/missing homework for Chapter 2 is due on Tuesday or will become a permanent zero)

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Solve equations involving absolute value
  • Compare ratios and solve proportions
  • Solve equations for given variables
  • Use formulas to solve dimensional analysis and real-world problems
  • Chapter review on Monday, October 27th and Tuesday, October 28th
  • Chapter 2 Test on Wednesday, October 29th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 2 is due on the day or will become a permanent zero)

Week at a Glance 10/14 - 10/16

There will be no school on Thursday, October 16th and Friday, October 17th. All students will be required to still complete one i-Ready lesson for the week. Monday afternoon your child or children will receive an envelope with i-Ready results from the first diagnostic test. PLEASE check their backpacks when they come home. Thank you!

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Change mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa
  • Add and subtract like and unlike fractions
  • Add and subtract mixed numbers
  • Fraction review

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Comparing decimals, fractions, and percents
  • Review for midchapter quiz
  • Midchapter quiz on Wednesday, October 15th

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Simplify complex fractions
  • Convert units of measure between derived units to solve problems

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Convert units of measure between derived units to solve problems
  • Review for midchapter quiz
  • Midchapter quiz on Wednesday, October 15th

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review solving equations with rational coefficients, solving two-step equations and write/solve equations using real world problems
  • Review for midchapter quiz
  • Midchapter quiz on Wednesday, October 15th

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Review translating equations, solving one-step and multi-step equations, solving equations with variables on both sides.
  • Review for midchapter quiz
  • Midchapter quiz on Wednesday, October 15th

Week at a Glance (10/6 - 10/10)

One i-Ready lesson must be passed weekly and will be graded. If students are having trouble with a lesson, they can stop at 40 minutes for full credit, but they should see me for help to pass the lesson.

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review Chapter 3
  • Chapter 3 Test on Wednesday, October 8th and Thursday, October 9th
  • ALL LATE/MISSING ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE DUE ON THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9TH. IF THEY ARE NOT SUBMITTED, THOSE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BECOME A PERMANANT ZERO. There will be no exceptions or make ups. Please check PowerSchool for missing assignments.
  • Corrections on Friday, October 10th

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Write percents as fractions and vice versa
  • Write percents as decimals and vice versa
  • Write equivalent forms of fractions, decimals and percents that are greater than 100% and less than 1%.

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review Chapter 4
  • Chapter 4 Test on Wednesday, October 8th
  • ALL LATE/MISSING ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE DUE ON WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 8TH. IF THEY ARE NOT SUBMITTED, THOSE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BECOME A PERMANANT ZERO. There will be no exceptions or make ups. Please check PowerSchool for missing assignments.
  • Corrections on Thursday, October 9th
  • Determine rates and unit rates

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Chapter 4 Test on Monday, October 6th
  • ALL LATE/MISSING ASSIGNMENTS WILL BE DUE ON MONDAY, OCTOBER 6TH. IF THEY ARE NOT SUBMITTED, THOSE ASSIGNMENTS WILL BECOME A PERMANANT ZERO. There will be no exceptions or make ups. Please check PowerSchool for missing assignments.
  • Corrections on Tuesday, October 7th
  • Determine rates and unit rates
  • Simplify complex fractions and find unit rates
  • Converting unit rates and measurements

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Solve equations with rational coefficients
  • Properties of equality and solve two-step equations
  • Write two-step equations that represent real-world situations.

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Translating sentences into equations and vice versa
  • Solve one-step equations using the four operations
  • Solve equations involving more than one operation
  • Solve equations involving consecutive integers
  • Solve equations with the variable on each side
  • Solve equations involving grouping symbols

Week at a Glance (9/29 - 10/2)

6th grade has a shortened week since they are going to Camp Duncan on Thursday and no school on Friday, October 3rd.

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Divide decimals by decimals (we will learn this on Monday and practice it the rest of the week)

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Review the basics of fractions
  • Write decimals as fractions or mixed numbers and vice versa
  • Write percents as fractions and vice versa

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review for midchapter quiz
  • Midchapter quiz will be on Tuesday, September 30th
  • Multiply fractions and mixed numbers
  • Convert between measurement systems

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Multiply fractions and mixed numbers
  • Convert between measurement systems
  • Divide fractions and mixed numbers
  • Review Chapter 4
  • Chapter 4 test will be on Tuesday, October 7th. ALL missing and late assignments will be due test day or will become a permanent zero.

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review Chapter 1
  • Chapter 1 Test on Tuesday, September 30th and continuing into Wednesday, October 1st, if needed.
  • ALL missing and late assignments will be due on Tuesday, September 30th. If not submitted, the grade will become a permanent zero.
  • Corrections will be on Thursday

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Interpret intercepts, symmetry of graphs of functions, interpret positive and negative intervals, increasing and decreasing behavior, extremas and end behavior of graphs of functions.
  • Review Chapter 1
  • Chapter 1 Test on Wednesday, October 1st
  • ALL missing and late assignments will be due on Wednesday, October 1st. If not submitted, the grade will become a permanent zero.
  • Corrections will be on Thursday

Week at a Glance (9/22-9/25)

No School on Friday, September 26th. I would like to give a shout out to my 6th grade homeroom students that helped decorate my room for fall and Halloween. They did a great job and I truly appreciate all they did! There were quite a few of them that also decorated my whiteboard for fall and Halloween. It looks spooktacular!  Click on the link below.

Whiteboard display

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Estimate the quotients of decimals and judge the reasonableness of the results
  • Divide decimals by whole numbers
  • Divide decimals by decimals

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Review Chapter 1
  • Chapter 1 test will be on Wednesday, September 24th
  • Corrections will be made on Thursday, September 25th in class

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Identify rational numbers
  • Add and subtract rational numbers, expressed as like fractions
  • Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators
  • Add and subtract mixed numbers
  • Midchapter quiz will be on Tuesday, September 30th

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators
  • Add and subtract mixed numbers
  • Review for midchapter quiz
  • Midchapter quiz will be on Thursday, September 25th

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Find square and cube roots
  • Estimate square and cube roots
  • Review for Chapter 1 test that will be next week on Tuesday September 30 and continuing on Wednesday, October 1st.
  • Corrections will be made on Thursday, October 2nd 

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Determine whether a relation is a function
  • Find linear equations
  • interpret intercepts and symmetry of graphs of functions, and interpret positive, negative, increasing and decreasing behavior, extrema and behavior of graphs of functions.
  • Review for chapter test will be next Monday and Tuesday
  • Chapter 1 test will be on Wednesday, October 1st
  • Corrections will be made on Thursday, October 2nd

Week at a Glance (9/15 - 9/19)

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Midchapter quiz on Monday
  • Find quotients of problems involving multi-digit numbers
  • Estimate the quotients of decimals and judge the reasonableness of the results
  • Divide decimals by whole numbers

6th Grade Black Objectives

  • Estimate the quotients of decimals and judge the reasonableness of the results
  • Divide decimals by whole numbers
  • Divide decimals by decimals
  • Chapter 3 test on Wednesday, September 24th - All missing/late assignments are due on this day or the grade becomes a permanent zero

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review for Chapter 3 test
  • The Chapter 3 test is on Wednesday - All missing/late assignments are due on this day or the grade becomes a permanent zero
  • Write fractions as terminating or repeating decimals and write decimals as fractions

7th Grade Black Objectives

  • The Chapter 3 Test is on Monday - All missing/late assignments are due on this day or the grade becomes a permanent zero
  • Write fractions as terminating or repeating decimals and write decimals as fractions
  • Compare and order rational numbers
  • Add and subtract like fractions

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Midchapter quiz on Monday
  • Use scientific notation to write large and small numbers
  • Evaluate scientific notation problems using the four operations

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Midchapter quiz on Monday
  • Define appropriate quantities for descriptive modeling
  • Choose appropriate levels of accuracy
  • Represent relations
  • Interpret graphs of relations
  • Determine whether a relation is a function
  • Find linear equations

Week at a Glance (9/8 - 9/12)

The students made it through this week of i-Ready testing and I am so proud of them!

6th Grade Objectives:

  • Multiply decimals by decimals
  • Multiplying by powers of 10
  • Find quotients involving multi-digit numbers
  • Review Lessons 1-5
  • chapter 3 Mid-chapter quiz is scheduled for Friday, September 12th

7th Grade Objectives:

  • Review Lessons 1-3
  • Chapter 3 Mid-Chapter quiz is scheduled forTuesday, September 9th
  • Multiply integers
  • Divide integers
  • Chapter 3 Review
  • Chapter 3 Test is scheduled for Monday, September 15th

8th Grade Gold Objectives:.

  • Use the Laws of Exponents to find powers of monomials.
  • Simplify expressions using negative exponents
  • Review Lessons 1-5
  • chapter 1 Mid-chapter quiz is scheduled for Friday, September 12th

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Write verbal expressions for algebraic expressions and vice-versa
  • Evaluate numerical and algebraic expressions using order of operations
  • Recognize properties of equality, identity, commutative and associative
  • Use the Distributive Property to evaluate expressions
  • Use the Distributive Property to simplify expressions
  • Review the first half of Chapter 1
  • Chapter 1 Mid-chapter quiz is scheduled for Monday, September 15th

Week at a Glance (9/2 - 9/5)

Starting Wednesday, September 3rd, all middle school students will be completing their first i-Ready Math diagnostic test. Please make sure your child gets a good night's sleep, eats a healthy breakfast, and encourage them to try their very best on the test! Make sure to come to school with a charged chromebook!

 

6th Grade Objectives:

  • Find products of decimals and whole numbers

7th Grade Objectives:

  • Subtract integers

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Simplify real number expressions by multiplying and dividing monomials.

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Find Volume
  • Find surface area

Week at a Glance (8/25 - 8/29)

Thank you for a great first week, middle schoolers! Please keep in mind that I might "over plan" for the week, so we may not always meet every objective that I have planned.

 

6th Grade Objectives:

  • Identify the place value of a digit
  • Read a number in word form
  • Round a number to a given place.
  • Add and subtract decimals
  • Estimate the product of decimals.
  • Judge the reasonableness of the results of estimating products.

7th Grade Objectives:

  • Read and write integers, and find the absolute value of an integer
  • Add integers
  • Subtract integers

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Write fractions as decimals and decimals as fractions
  • Write and evaluate expressions involving powers and exponents.
  • Simplify real number expressions by multiplying and dividing monomials

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Classify and use real numbers
  • Add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers/rational numbers
  • Percent proportions
  • Perimeter/Area
  • Surface Area/Volume