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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.

 

Posts

Week at a Glance (3/30 - 4/3)

Welcome Back from spring break!! No school on April 3rd for Good Friday and April 6th for Easter Monday.


Prayer for Holy Week: "Heavenly Father, as we begin this Holy Week, we open our hearts to Your presence and grace. Help us to walk with Jesus, reflecting on His sacrifice and the depth of His love. Fill us with Your Spirit, that we may carry our own crosses with faith and trust in You".


Reminder: every student should be completing and passing one i-Ready lesson a week. If a student has difficulty with a lesson and goes past 40 minutes, without completing the lesson, I will count it as completed for the week. If a student does not complete i-Ready for the week, the grade is a 0, no exceptions. Growth monitoring was assigned to students, if completed it will count as an i-Ready lesson for the week.


6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Evaluating one-step and multi-step expressions 
  • Defining variables and writing variable expressions

Next week (4/6 - 4/10):

  • Review for chapter 6 quiz on Tuesday, April 7th and Wednesday, April 8th
  • Chapter 6 quiz on Thursday, April 9th and Friday, April 10th if necessary

6th Grade Black Objectives:


  • Using function tables to find outputs and inputs of functions
  • Finding arithmetic and geometric sequences
  • Finding rules of functions to find terms of sequences

Next week (4/6 - 4/10):

  • Graphing and writing equations of linear functions
  • Using words, equations, tables, and graphs to represent functions

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review for chapter 6 quiz on Monday, March 30th and Tuesday, March 31st
  • Chapter 6 quiz on Wednesday, April 1st
  • Solve problems involving scale drawings.

Next week (4/6 - 4/10):

  • Solve problems involving scale drawings.
  • Identify three-dimensional figures and their attributes.
  • Describe the shapes resulting from cross-sections of solids and planes

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Find the volume of prisms.
  • .Review for chapter 8 quiz on Tuesday, March 31st and Wednesday, April 1st
  • Chapter 8 quiz on Thursday, April 2nd

Next week (4/6 - 4/10):

  • Find the volume of pyramids.
  • Find the surface area of prisms.
  • Find the surface area of pyramids.

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review for chapter 5 test on Monday, March 30th and Tuesday, March 31st
  • Chapter 5 test on Wednesday, April 1st and Thursday, April 2nd

Next week (4/6 - 4/10):

  • Graph translations on the coordinate plane.
  • Graph reflections on the coordinate plane.
  • Graph rotations on the coordinate plane.

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Determining geometric sequences, finding next terms, and creating geometric functions.
  • Review for Chapter 7 test on Wednesday, April 1st and Thursday, April 2nd

Next week (4/6 - 4/10):

  • Review for Chapter 7 test on Tuesday, April 7th
  • Chapter 7 test on Wednesday, April 8th and Thursday, April 9th if needed (all late and missing assignments for this chapter will be due on Wednesday, April 1st. If not submitted, the grade will remain a zero permanently) 
  • Adding and subtracting polynomials

Week at a Glance (3/16 - 3/20)

Spring is here, 70 degrees one day and 30 degrees and snow the next. Spring break is approaching fast. ***The deadline for all late/missing assignments will be on Friday, March 20th for all classes. If the assignments are not submitted by Friday, they will become permanent zeros. PowerSchool will be updated by Monday, March 16th.

Reminder: every student should be completing and passing one i-Ready lesson a week. If a student has difficulty with a lesson and goes past 40 minutes, without completing the lesson, I will count it as completed for the week. If a student does not complete i-Ready for the week, the grade is a 0, no exceptions.

i-Ready will be assigned for this week. Students will not have to complete a lesson over spring break.

 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Represent numbers using exponents.
  • Find the value of expressions using order of operations.
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Chapter 7 Review on Monday, March 16th, Tuesday, March 17th
  • Chapter 7 Test on Wednesday, November 18th and Thursday, March 19th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 7 is due on Thursday 3/19 or it will become a permanent zero, no exceptions)
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Classify angles and identify vertical and adjacent angles.
  • Classify angles and identify complementary and supplementary angles.
  • Identify and classify triangles and find missing angle measures.

Week after spring break:

  • Review for Chapter 6 Quiz on Monday, March 30th and Tuesday, March 31st
  • Chapter 6 Quiz on Wednesday, April 1st


7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Find the circumference of circles.
  • Find the area of circles.
  • Find the area of composite figures..

Week after spring break:

  • Review for Chapter 8 Quiz on Tuesday, March 31st and Wednesday, April 1st
  • Chapter 8 Quiz on Thursday, April 2nd.


8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Solve problems using the Pythagorean theorem.
  • Find the distance between two points on the coordinate plane.
  • Review for Chapter 5 Test on Thursday, March 19th and Friday, March 20th

Week after spring break:

  • Review for Chapter 5 Test on Monday, March 30th and Tuesday, March 31st
  • Chapter 5 Test on Wednesday, April 1st and Thursday, April 2nd.


8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Simplify square roots by applying the Product and Quotient Properties of Square roots, and add subtract and multiply radical expressions.
  • Determining geometric sequences, finding next terms, and creating geometric functions.

Week after spring break:

  • Review for Chapter 7 Test on Monday, March 30th and Tuesday, March 31st
  • Chapter 7 Test on Wednesday, April 1st and Thursday, April 2nd.

Week at a Glance (Week of 3/9 - 3/13)

Reminder: every student should be completing and passing one i-Ready lesson a week. If a student has difficulty with a lesson and goes past 40 minutes, without completing the lesson, I will count it as completed for the week. If a student does not complete i-Ready for the week, the grade is a 0, no exceptions.

 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Graph ordered pairs on the coordinate plane.
  • Review for chapter test on Tuesday, March 10th, Wednesday, March 11th, and Thursday, March 12th
  • Chapter 5 test on Friday, March 13th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 5 is due on Friday 3/13 or it will become a permanent zero, no exceptions)

Next week (3/16-3/20):

  • Represent numbers using exponents.
  • Find the value of expressions using order of operations.
  • Evaluate algebraic expressions
 
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:.

  • Review for chapter 7 quiz on Monday, March 9th
  • Chapter 7 quiz on Tuesday, March 10th
  • Solve and write multiplication equations.
  • Solve and write division equations.

Next week (3/16-3/20):

  • Chapter 7 Review on Monday, March 16th, Tuesday, March 17th, and Wednesday, March 18th
  • Chapter 7 Test on Thursday, March 19th and if needed Friday, March 20th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 7 is due on Thursday 3/19 or it will become a permanent zero, no exceptions)
 
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 6 Review on Monday, March 9th and Tuesday, March 10th
  • Chapter 6 Test on Wednesday, March 11th and if needed Thursday, March 12th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 6 is due on Friday 3/11 or it will become a permanent zero, no exceptions)
  • Classify angles and identify vertical and adjacent angles.

Next week (3/16-3/20):

  • Classify angles and identify vertical and adjacent angles.
  • Classify angles and identify complementary and supplementary angles.
  • Identify and classify triangles and find missing angle measures.
 
 

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Describe the shapes resulting from cross-sections of solids and planes.
  • Chapter 7 Review on Tuesday, March 10th, and Wednesday, March 11th
  • Chapter 7 Test on Thursday, March 12th and if needed Friday, March 13th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 7 is due on Thursday 3/12 or it will become a permanent zero, no exceptions)

Next week (3/16-3/20):

  • Find the circumference of a circle.
  • Find the area of circles.
  • Find the area of composite figures.
 
 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 5 Mid-Chapter Quiz on Monday, March 9th
  • Use the Pythagorean Theorem
  • Solve problems using the Pythagorean theorem.
  • Find the distance between two points on the coordinate plane.

Next week (3/16-3/20):

  • Review for chapter test on Monday, March 16th, Tuesday, March 17th, and Wednesday, March 18th
  • Chapter 5 test on Thursday, March 19th and if needed Friday, March 20th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 5 is due on Thursday 3/19 or it will become a permanent zero, no exceptions)
 
 

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Divide monomials using the properties of exponents and simplify expressions containing negative and zero exponents.
  • Evaluate and rewrite expressions involving rational exponents and solve equations involving expressions with rational exponents.
  • Simplify square roots by applying the Product and Quotient Properties of Square roots, and add subtract and multiply radical expressions.

Next week (3/16-3/20):

  • Simplify square roots by applying the Product and Quotient Properties of Square roots, and add subtract and multiply radical expressions.
  • Review for chapter test on Tuesday, March 17th and Wednesday, March 18th
  • Chapter 7 Test on Thursday, March 19th and Friday, March 20th, if needed  (all late/missing homework for Chapter 7 is due on Thursday 3/19 or it will become a permanent zero, no exceptions)

Week at a Glance (2/23 - 2/27)

Reminder: every student should be completing and passing one i-Ready lesson a week. If a student has difficulty with a lesson and goes past 40 minutes, without completing the lesson, I will count it as completed for the week. If a student does not complete i-Ready for the week, the grade is a 0, no exceptions. 

Trimester 2 ends on February 27th. All late and missing assignments are due by Wednesday, February 25th.

The temperature has dropped this week so please send your student with a jacket, gloves and hat for they will go outside if the temperature is above 20 degrees. The forecast looks like the temps this week will be in the 30s-40s.

 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Mid-Chapter Review on Monday, February 23rd and Tuesday, February 24th
  • Chapter 5 Quiz on Wednesday, February 25th
  • Write positive and negative fractions as terminating or repeating decimals and vice versa.
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Use properties to simplify expressions with one or two variables.
  • Chapter 6 review on Wednesday, February 25th and Thursday, February 26th
  • Chapter 6 Test on Friday, February 27th
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 6 Mid-Chapter review on Monday, February 23rd, Tuesday, February 24th, and Wednesday, February 25th
  • Chapter 6 Mid-Chapter Quiz on Thursday, February 26th
  • Solve inequalities by using the Addition and Subtraction Properties of Equality.
 

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Classify angles and identify complementary and supplementary angles.
  • Identify and classify triangles and find missing angle measures.
  • Mid-Chapter Review on Wednesday, February 25th and Thursday, February 26th
  • Chapter 7 Quiz on Friday, February 27th 
 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Identify relationships of angles formed by two parallel lines cut by a transversal.
  • Use inductive and deductive reasoning to prove geometric relationships
  • Find missing angle measures in triangles.
 

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Determine the best method for solving systems of equations and apply systems of equations.
  • Solve systems of linear inequalities by graphing and apply systems of linear inequalities
  • Chapter 6 Review on Friday, February 27th, Monday, March 3rd, and Tuesday, March 4th
  • Chapter 6 Test on Wednesday, March 5th

Week at a Glance (2/16 - 2/20)

Reminder: every student should be completing and passing one i-Ready lesson a week. If a student has difficulty with a lesson and goes past 40 minutes, without completing the lesson, I will count it as completed for the week. If a student does not complete i-Ready for the week, the grade is a 0, no exceptions. 

 

Trimester 2 ends on February 27th. All late and missing assignments are due by Wednesday, February 25th, unless otherwise specified below for individual classes.

 
 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Use integers to represent real world situations
  • Find the absolute value of an integer
  • Compare and order integers
  • Chapter 6 Review on Monday, February 23rd and Tuesday, February 24th
  • Chapter 6 Quiz on Wednesday, February 25th
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Use properties to simplify expressions.
  • Use the Distributive Property to compute multiplication problems mentally and rewrite algebraic expressions.
  • Using like terms, coefficients, and constants to simplify expressions
  • Chapter 6 Review on Tuesday, February 24th and Wednesday, February 25th
  • Chapter 6 Test on Thursday, February 26th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 6 is due on Thursday 2/26 or it will become a permanent zero)

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Solve two-step equations.
  • Solve two-step equations of the form p(x + q) = r
  • Chapter 5 Review on Monday, February 23rd. Tuesday, February 24th, and Wednesday, February 25th
  • Chapter 5 Quiz on Thursday, February 26th

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Chapter 6 Review on Tuesday, February 17th
  • Chapter 6 Test on Wednesday, February 18th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 6 is due on Wednesday 2/18 or it will become a permanent zero)
  • Classify angles and identify vertical and adjacent angles.
  • Classify angles and identify complementary and supplementary angles.

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 4 Review on Tuesday, February 17th and Wednesday, February 18th
  • Chapter 4 Test on Thursday, February 19th and Friday, February 20th, if needed. (all late/missing homework for Chapter 4 is due on Friday 2/20 or it will become a permanent zero)


8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Solve systems of equations by using elimination with multiplication, and solve real-world problems involving systems of equations.
  • Chapter 6 Review for quiz on Wednesday, February 18th and Thursday, February 19th 
  • Chapter 6 Quiz on Friday, February 20th

Week at a Glance (2/9 - 2/13)

Reminder: every student should be completing and passing one i-Ready lesson a week. If a student has difficulty with a lesson and goes past 40 minutes, without completing the lesson, I will count it as completed for the week. If a student does not complete i-Ready for the week, the grade is a 0, no exceptions. 

Please make sure your children are dressed for the weather (coats, hats, scarves, gloves, and boots). They will be going out for recess if the temperature is 20 degrees or above.

 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Divide mixed numbers
  • Chapter 4 Review on Tuesday, February 10th and Wednesday, February 11th
  • Chapter 4 Test on Thursday, February 12th and Friday, February 13th if necessary (all late/missing homework for Chapter 4 is due on Friday 2/13 or it will become a permanent zero)
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

 
  • Evaluate algebraic expressions
  • Write verbal phrases as simple algebraic expressions
  • Chapter 6 Review for quiz on Wednesday, February 11th and Thursday, February 12th
  • Chapter 6 Quiz on Friday, February 13th
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 5 Review on Monday, February 9th
  • Chapter 5 Test on Tuesday, February 10th and Wednesday, February 11th if needed (ALL missing and late assignments are due by Tuesday, February 10th, if not completed and submitted the grade becomes a permanent zero)
  • Solve addition and subtraction equations
  • Solve one-step multiplication and division equations
  • Solve equations with rational coefficients
 

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Solve inequalities by using the Addition and Subtraction Properties of Equality.
  • Solve inequalities by using the Multiplication or Division Properties of Equality.
  • Solve and graph two-step inequalities in one variable.
  • Chapter 6 Review on Friday, February 13th and Tuesday, February 17th
  • Chapter 6 Test on Wednesday, February 18th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 6 is due on Wednesday 2/18 or it will become a permanent zero)


8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Determine whether a function is linear or nonlinear.
  • Graph quadratic functions.
  • Sketch and describe qualitative graphs. 
  • Chapter 4 Review on Tuesday, February 17th and Wednesday, February 18th
  • Chapter 4 Test on Thursday, February 19th and Friday, February 20th, if needed. (all late/missing homework for Chapter 4 is due on Friday 2/20 or it will become a permanent zero)
 

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Determine the number of solutions a system of linear equations has and solve systems of linear equations by graphing.
  • Solve systems of equations by using substitution and solve real-world problems involving systems of equations by using substitution.
  • Solve systems of equations by using elimination with addition or subtraction.
  • Solve systems of equations by using elimination with multiplication, and solve real-world problems involving systems of equations.
  • Chapter 6 Review for quiz on Tuesday, February 17th and Wednesday, February 18th
  • Chapter 6 Quiz on Thursday, February 19th and Friday, February 20th, if needed

Week at a Glance (2/2 - 2/4)

I would like to congratulate the sixth graders and eighth graders that participated in the Carmel Catholic High School Math Contest. The eight grade team (Nathan, Brendan, Carter, and Mateo) took FIRST place in their group, with Nathan winning 2nd place and Mateo winning 3rd place in the individual awards. Congratulations boys!! The sixth graders (Sydney, Caroline, Hugo, and Vincent) competed as seventh graders and tried their best. They know what to expect and will compete again next year. I am so proud of both teams!!! 


Reminder: every student should be completing and passing one i-Ready lesson a week. If a student has difficulty with a lesson and goes past 40 minutes, without completing the lesson, I will count it as completed for the week. If a student does not complete i-Ready for the week, the grade is a 0, no exceptions.


I update grades on the weekend, this includes new assignments, late/missing assignments, and tests/quizzes taken during the week. I might miss something, so please have your student ask me about their grade.


Please make sure your children are dressed for the weather (coats, hats, scarves, gloves, and boots). They will be going out for recess if the temperature is 20 degrees or above.




6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Divide whole numbers by fractions
  • Divide fractions

6th Grade Black Objectives:.

  • Represent numbers using exponents.
  • Find the value of expressions using order of operations.

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 5 Review on Monday, February 2nd and Tuesday, February 3rd
  • Chapter 5 Test on Wednesday, February 4th (ALL missing and late assignments are due by Wednesday, if not completed and submitted the grade becomes a permanent zero)

7th Grade Black Objectives: 

  • Chapter 6 Review on Monday, February 2nd and Tuesday, February 3rd
  • Chapter 6 Quiz on Wednesday, February 4th 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Determine and interpret the rate of change and initial value of a function
  • Determine whether a function is linear or nonlinear

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Chapter 5 Review on Monday, February 2nd
  • Chapter 5 Test on Tuesday, February 3rd (ALL missing and late assignments are due by Tuesday, if not completed and submitted the grade becomes a permanent zero)

Week at a Glance (1/26-1/30) and a sneak peak to next week…

Most students have completed the i-Ready diagnostic test. The students that still need to finish will complete the diagnostic during recess. Please remind your child to bring their earbuds or headphones to school each day.

 

Please make sure your children are dressed for the weather (coats, hats, scarves, gloves, and boots). They will be going out for recess if the temperature is 20 degrees or above.

 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 4 Mid-Chapter Review on Monday, January 26th and Tuesday, January 27th
  • Chapter 4 Mid-Chapter Quiz on Wednesday, January 28th
  • Convert measurement units

Next week:

  • Divide whole numbers by fractions
  • Divide fractions
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • graph ordered pairs on the coordinate plane
  • Chapter 5 Review on Wednesday, January 28th and Thursday, January 29th
  • Chapter 5 Test on Friday, January 30th

Next week:

  • Represent numbers using exponents
  • Find the value of numerical expressions using order of operations
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review simplifying algebraic expressions
  • Subtract linear expressions
  • Use properties of mathematics to factor linear expressions

Next week:

  • Chapter 5 Review on Monday, February 2nd and Tuesday, February 3rd
  • Chapter 5 Test on Wednesday, February 4th
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7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Solve addition and subtraction equations
  • Solve one-step multiplication and division equations
  • Solve equations with rational coefficients
  • Solve two-step equations

Next week:

  • Chapter 6 Mid-Chapter Review on Monday, February 2nd and Tuesday, February 3rd
  • Chapter 6 Mid-Chapter Quiz on Wednesday, February 4th
 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Mid-Chapter Review on Monday, January 26th and Tuesday, January 27th
  • Chapter 4 Mid-Chapter Quiz on Wednesday, January 28th
  • Compare properties of functions
  • Determine and interpret the rate of change and initial value of a function

Next week:

  • Determine whether a function is linear or nonlinear
  • Graph quadratic functions
 

8th Grade Black Objectives: 

  • Solve compound inequalities containing the words “and” or “or”
  • Solve and graph absolute value inequalities (< and >)
  • Graph linear inequalities on the coordinate plane and solve inequalities by graphing.
  • Chapter 5 Review on Friday, January 30th and Monday, February 2nd
  • Chapter 5 Test on Tuesday, February 3rd and Wednesday, February 4th (if needed)

Next week:

  • Chapter 5 Review on Monday, February 2nd and Tuesday, February 3rd
  • Chapter 5 Test on Wednesday, February 4th

Week at a Glance (1/20 - 1/23)

No school on Monday, January 19th. Students will be completing the i-Ready diagnostic test for math this week, January 20-January 23rd. Please remind your child to bring their earbuds or headphones to school each day.

 

Please make sure your children are dressed for the weather (coats, hats, scarves, gloves, and boots). They will be going out for recess if the temperature is 20 degrees or above.



6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Students will work on completing the second i-Ready math diagnostic test
  • Convert measurement units
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Students will work on completing the second i-Ready math diagnostic test
  • Identify parts of the coordinate plane (axes, quadrants and origin), identify points on the coordinate plane, and find reflections of points over an axis 
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Students will work on completing the second i-Ready math diagnostic test
  • Subtract linear expressions
 

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Students will work on completing the second i-Ready math diagnostic test
  • Solve addition and subtraction equations
 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Students will work on completing the second i-Ready math diagnostic test
  • Review for Chapter 4 Quiz
 

8th Grade Black Objectives: 

  • Students will work on completing the second i-Ready math diagnostic test
  • Solving compound inequalities containing the words “and/or” and graphing the solution set

Week at a Glance (1/12 - 1/16)

Students will be completing the i-Ready diagnostic test for math January 20-January 23rd. No school on Monday, January 19th.

Reminder: every student should be completing and passing one i-Ready lesson a week. If a student has difficulty with a lesson and goes past 40 minutes, without completing the lesson, I will count it as completed for the week. If a student does not complete i-Ready for the week, the grade is a 0, no exceptions. Students may have Growth Monitoring to complete and this has to be completed before moving back to their i-Ready path. It will count as a completed lesson for the week.

Please make sure your children are dressed for the weather (coats, hats, scarves, gloves, and boots). They will be going out for recess if the temperature is 20 degrees or above.

 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Multiply fractions and whole numbers
  • Multiply fractions
  • Multiply mixed numbers
  • Convert measurement units
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Compare and order integers
  • Review for Chapter 5 Quiz on Tuesday, January 13th
  • Chapter 5 Mid-Chapter Quiz on Wednesday, January 14th
  • Write positive and negative fractions as decimals (terminating and repeating decimals).
  • Compare and order rational numbers.
 

7th Grade Gold:

  • Review for Mid-Chapter 5 Quiz on Monday, January 12th and Tuesday, January 13th
  • Mid-Chapter 5 Quiz on Wednesday, January 14th
  • Simplify algebraic expressions by combining like terms
  • Add linear expressions with more than two terms
 

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Use properties of mathematics to factor linear expressions.
  • Chapter 5 Review On Tuesday, January 13th and Wednesday, January 14th
  • Chapter 5 Test on Thursday, January 15th
 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Find function values and complete function tables.
  • Represent linear functions using tables and graphs.
  • Mid-Chapter Review on Wednesday, January 14th and Thursday, January 15th
  • Mid-Chapter Quiz on Friday, January 16th
 

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Solve linear inequalities by using multiplication and division.
  • Solve linear inequalities involving more than one operation and solve linear inequalities involving the Distributive Property.
  • Mid-Chapter Review on Wednesday, January 14th and Thursday, January 15th
  • Mid-Chapter Quiz on Friday, January 16th

Week at a Glance (1/5 - 1/9)

Welcome back and Happy New Year! I hope you and your families had a wonderful Christmas and New Year!
 
Please make sure your children are dressed for the weather (coats, hats, scarves, gloves, and boots). They will be going out for recess if the temperature is 20 degrees or above.
 

Reminder: every student should be completing and passing one i-Ready lesson a week. If a student has difficulty with a lesson and goes past 40 minutes, without completing the lesson, I will count it as completed for the week. If a student does not complete i-Ready for the week, the grade is a 0, no exceptions. Students may have Growth Monitoring to complete and this has to be completed before moving back to their i-Ready path. It will count as a completed lesson for the week.

 

Grades are updated in PowerSchool.

 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 1 Test Review on Monday, January 5th, Tuesday, January 6th, and Wednesday, January 7th
  • Chapter 1 Test on Thursday, January 8th and Friday, January 9th (if necessary)
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Chapter 4 Test Review on Monday, January 5th
  • Chapter 4 Test on Tuesday, January 6th
  • Use integers to represent real world situations
  • Find the absolute value of an integer
  • Compare and order integers
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Evaluate simple algebraic expressions. (review)
  • Describe the relationships and extend terms in arithmetic sequences.
  • Identify and use mathematical properties to simplify algebraic expressions.
  • Apply the Distributive Property to rewrite algebraic expressions.
 

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Review for Chapter 5 Mid-Chapter Quiz on Monday, January 5th and Tuesday, January 6th
  • Chapter 5 Mid-Chapter Quiz on Wednesday, January 7th
  • Simplify algebraic expressions and add linear expressions (review)
  • Subtract linear expressions
 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 3 Review for test retake on Monday, January 5th and Tuesday, January 6th
  • Chapter 3 Test Retake on Wednesday, January 7th
  • Find function values and complete function tables.
  • Represent linear functions using tables and graphs.
 

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Chapter 4 Test Review on Monday, January 5th and Tuesday, January 6th
  • Chapter 4 Test on Wednesday, January 7th
  • Solve linear inequalities by using addition and subtraction.
  • Solve linear inequalities by using multiplication and division.

Week at a Glance (12/15 - 12/19)

Merry Christmas to you and your families! JESUS is the REASON for the SEASON! I hope you have a wonderful, blessed, and joyful holiday season! If you are traveling, wishing you safe travels there and back. I hope you can relax and enjoy the Christmas break like your children. Happy New Year!

ALL late and missing assignments are due by Wednesday, December 17th. If they are not completed and submitted by the due date, the grade will be a permanent zero. I will not except work after Christmas break.
 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Solve real-world problems using equivalent ratios and unit rates
  • First quadrant graphing on a coordinate plane
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Chapter 4 Review on Monday, 12/15 and Tuesday, 12/16
  • Chapter 4 Test on Wednesday, 12/17 and possibly 12/18
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Describe the relationships and extend terms in arithmetic sequences.
  • Chapter 5 - Lesson 1 and 2 Review on Tuesday 12/16
  • Chapter 5, Lesson 1 and 2, Quiz on Wednesday 12/7 and possibly 12/18.
 

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Chapter 5 Review on Monday, 12/15 and Tuesday, 12/16
  • Chapter 5 Quiz on Wednesday, 12/17 and possibly 12/18
 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review for Chapter 3 retake on Monday, 12/15
  • Retake of Chapter 3 Test on Tuesday, 12/16 and Wednesday, 12/17
 

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Find the inverse of a relation and find the inverse of a linear function
  • Chapter 4 Review on Tuesday, 12/16
  • Chapter 4 Test on Wednesday, 12/17

Week at a Glance (12/8 - 12/12)…and a sneak peek for the last week before break

I can not believe we only have two weeks before Christmas break! Where did the time go? Please make sure your children are dressed for the weather (coats, hats, scarves, gloves, and boots). They will be going out for recess if the temperature is 20 degrees or above.

 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Review for Mid-Chapter Quiz on Monday, December 8th
  • Mid-Chapter Quiz on December 9th
  • Graph information from ratio tables on the coordinate plane
  • Finding equivalent ratios and rates by using unit rates and equivalent fractions
  • Solving problems involving ratios and rates
  • Chapter 1 Review on Monday, December 15th, and Tuesday, December 16th.
  • Chapter 1 Test on Wednesday, December 17th and Thursday, December 18th, if necessary (all late/missing homework for Chapter 1 is due on Wednesday 12/17 or it will become a permanent zero)
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Convert measurement units
  • Divide whole numbers by fractions
  • Divide fractions
  • Divide mixed numbers
  • Chapter 1 Review on Monday, December 15th, and Tuesday, December 16th.
  • Chapter 1 Test on Wednesday, December 17th and Thursday, December 18th, if necessary (all late/missing homework for Chapter 1 is due on Wednesday 12/17 or it will become a permanent zero)
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 2 review on Monday, December 8th and Tuesday, December 9th
  • Chapter 2 Test on Wednesday, December 10th (all late/missing homework for Chapter 1 is due on Wednesday 12/10 or it will become a permanent zero)
  • Evaluate simple algebraic expressions.
  • Describe the relationships and extend terms in arithmetic sequences.
  • Chapter 5 Mid-chapter quiz review on Monday, December 15th and Tuesday, December 16th
  • Chapter 5 Mid-chapter quiz on Wednesday, December 17th
 

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Identify and use mathematical properties to simplify algebraic expressions.
  • Apply the Distributive Property to rewrite algebraic expressions
  • Simplify algebraic expressions
  • Chapter 5 Mid-chapter quiz review on Monday, December 15th and Tuesday, December 16th
  • Chapter 5 Mid-chapter quiz on Wednesday, December 17th
 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Chapter 3 Test on Monday, December 8th
  • Translate tables and graphs into linear equations.
  • Represent relations using tables and graphs.
  • Find function values and complete function tables.
  • Represent linear functions using tables and graphs.
  • Chapter 4 Mid-chapter quiz review on Monday, December 15th and Tuesday, December 16th
  • Chapter 4 Mid-chapter quiz on Wednesday, December 17th
 

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Review for Mid-Chapter Quiz on Monday, December 8th and Tuesday, December 9th
  • Mid-Chapter Quiz on Wednesday, December 10th
  • Investigate relationships between quantities by using points on scatter plots, and use lines of fit to make and evaluate predictions.
  • Distinguish between correlation and causation
  • Find the inverse of a relation and find the inverse of a linear function
  • Chapter 4 Review Tuesday, December 16th and Wednesday, December 17th
  • Chapter 4 Test on Thursday, December 18th and December 19th, if necessary (all late/missing homework for Chapter 1 is due on Wednesday 12/17 or it will become a permanent zero)

Week at a Glance (12/1 - 12/5)

Welcome back and I hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break!

Reminder: every student should be completing and passing one i-Ready lesson a week. If a student has difficulty with a lesson and goes past 40 minutes, without completing the lesson, I will count it as completed for the week. If a student does not complete i-Ready for the week, the grade is a 0, no exceptions. Students may have Growth Monitoring to complete and this has to be completed before moving back to their i-Ready path. It will count as a completed lesson for the week.

 

I update grades on the weekend, this includes new assignments, late/missing assignments, and tests/quizzes taken during the week. I might miss something, so please have your student ask me about their grade.

 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Give examples of ratios as fractions and use ratios to compare quantities.
  • Calculate rates and unit rates and utilize them in real world situations.
  • Use tables to solve problems involving ratios and rates.
  • Review for Mid-Chapter Quiz on Friday, December 5th and Monday, December 8th
  • Mid-Chapter Quiz on Tuesday, December 9th
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Multiply fractions
  • Multiply mixed numbers
  • Chapter 4 Mid-Chapter Review Wednesday, December 3rd and Thursday, December 4th
  • Chapter 4 Mid-Chapter Quiz Friday, December 5th
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Find percent of change and percent error.
  • Solve problems involving sales tax, tips, and markup
  • Solve problems involving discount
  • Solve problems involving simple interest
 

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Chapter 2 Review on Monday, December 1st and Tuesday, December 2nd
  • Chapter 2 Test on Wednesday, December 3rd
  • Evaluate simple algebraic expressions.
  • Describe the relationships and extend terms in arithmetic sequences.
 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Solve systems of equations algebraically.
  • Chapter 3 Review on Tuesday, December 3rd, Wednesday, December 4th, and Thursday, December 4th
  • Chapter 3 Test on Friday, December 5th
 

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Write an equation of a line in slope-intercept form given the slope and one point and write an equation of a line in slope-intercept form given 2 points.
  • Write equations of lines in standard form and point-slope form, and write linear equations in different forms.
  • Write an equation of the line that passes through a given point, parallel to a given line, and write the equation of a line that passes through a given point, perpendicular to a given line.
  • Review for Mid-chapter quiz on Monday, December 8th and Tuesday, December 9th
  • Mid-chapter quiz on Wednesday, December 10th

Week at a Glance (11/24-11/25)

May you and your family have a Blessed and Happy Thanksgiving! Thank you for all your support of St. Joe’s, the staff and all you do at home! 

“Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is God's will for you in Christ Jesus.” 1 Thessalonians 5:18

 

6th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Greatest common factors and least common multiples
 

6th Grade Black Objectives:

  • First quadrant graphing on a coordinate plane
 

7th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Percent proportions and equations
 

7th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Review for chapter 2 Test on Monday, November 24th and on Monday, December 1st
  • Chapter 2 Test will be on Tuesday, December 2nd.
 

8th Grade Gold Objectives:

  • Solving systems of equations algebraically
 

8th Grade Black Objectives:

  • Chapter 3 Test on Monday, November 24th
  • Chapter 3 correction on Tuesday, November 25th