Grade 8s, it was a pleasure teaching you this semester! I will miss all of you :)
Thank you for making my first semester at Burnett such a great experience.
Please find your exam mark (/70) and overall final mark below.
BLOCK A - EXAM MARK AND FINAL MARK
BLOCK B - EXAM MARK AND FINAL MARK
BLOCK D - EXAM MARK AND FINAL MARK
If you have any questions or concerns about your marks, please email me at anlam [at] sd38.bc.ca
Don't forget to come say hi next semester! :)
Monday, January 23, 2012
Friday, January 13, 2012
Fri Jan 13
Homework:
- 11.2
- p. 423 CTI #1, 2
- p. 424 #5, 7-10
- 11.3
- p. 431 SYK
- p. 432 CTI #1, 2
- p. 432 #5, 7, 9, 10
- Chapter Review p. 436
- Quiz on Probability on Monday
Monday, January 9, 2012
Mon Jan 9
Homework:
- 10.1 - p. 378 #22, 27
- 10.2 - p. 385 #12-16
- 10.3 - p. 393 #15
- 10.4 - p. 398 #12
- Ch. 10 Chapter Review - do this for Tuesday
- Ch. 10 Practice Test - do this for Wednesday
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Thurs Dec 8
Homework:
- 7.4
- CTI, p. 272 #1, 2
- p. 273 #3, 4, 7, 8, 10, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18
FRIDAY: CH 5 + 7 PRETEST
TUESDAY: CH 5 + 7 TEST
To prepare, do the following between now and Tuesday:
- Ch 5 online quiz
- Ch 7 online quiz
- Ch 5 chapter review
- Ch 7 chapter review
- Ch 5 practice test - SOLUTIONS
- Ch 7 self-test - SOLUTIONS
Wednesday, December 7, 2011
Wed Dec 7
Homework:
FRIDAY: CH 5 + 7 PRETEST
- 7.2
- SYK, p. 257
- CTI, p. 258 #3
- p. 258 #4, 6-12, 14-17
- 7.3
- SYK, p. 264
- CTI p. 265 #2, 3
- p. 265 #4, 6, 8, 9, 12, 14, 16, 17
FRIDAY: CH 5 + 7 PRETEST
TUESDAY: CH 5 + 7 TEST
To prepare, do the following between now and Tuesday:
- Ch 5 online quiz
- Ch 7 online quiz
- Ch 5 chapter review
- Ch 7 chapter review
- Ch 5 practice test - SOLUTIONS
- Ch 7 self-test - SOLUTIONS
Monday, December 5, 2011
Mon Dec 5
Homework:
- p. 250 #3, 4, 10, 11, 17
- choose one of the following (you will eventually do both, but choose one for now):
- Ch 5 Chapter Review, p. 188
- Ch 5 Practice Test, p. 190
Coming up:
- Ch 5 + 7 pretest on FRIDAY
- Ch 5 + 7 test on TUESDAY
Friday, December 2, 2011
Fri Dec 2
Homework:
- 5.3 - p. 180 #3-8, 10-13
- 5.4 - p. 186 #4-6, 8-11
- Quiz #2 on SURFACE AREA of rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and cylinders on MONDAY
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Tuesday, November 29, 2011
Tues Nov 29
Homework:
- finish worksheet on perimeter and area
- Measurement Quiz #1 tomorrow!
You need to know how to determine the perimeter and area of:
- squares
- rectangles
- triangles (sometimes you'll have to use Pythagoras)
- circles
Need a refresher?
Check out this Pi collage!
"New York pop artist Michael Albert is best known for his “pop cubist” cereal box collages. Michael's unique style was born one day when he decided not to throw out an empty Frosted Flakes cereal box, and to see what he could make of it instead. From that day forward, he has diligently gathered the symbols of commercial America that surround us, and turned them into a series of collages with a wide array of themes. One of them is, of course, the number Pi." From http://www.teachpi.org/links/poster.htm. Check out the website for all things Pi, from stories to songs!
Thursday, November 24, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Tues Nov 22
Homework:
Midterm review:
- Midterm on FRIDAY!
- Format: multiple choice, matching terms, written
- /60
- I will return your Ch 3 tests to you on Thursday.
Midterm review:
- MON:
- Ch 3 practice test - Answer Key
- p. 157 review (ch. 3 questions)
- TUES:
- Ch 6 practice test - Answer Key
- Ch 8 practice test - Answer Key
- p. 324 review (ch. 6 and 8 questions)
- WED:
- Ch 2 practice test - Answer Key
- Ch 4 practice test - Answer Key
- p. 157 review (ch. 2 and 4 questions)
Monday, November 21, 2011
Mon Nov 21
Homework:
- Chapter 3 TEST tomorrow!
- Midterm on FRIDAY!
Midterm review:
- MON:
- Ch 3 practice test - Answer Key
- p. 157 review (ch. 3 questions)
- TUES:
- Ch 6 practice test - Answer Key
- Ch 8 practice test - Answer Key
- p. 324 review (ch. 6 and 8 questions)
- WED:
- Ch 2 practice test - Answer Key
- Ch 4 practice test - Answer Key
- p. 157 review (ch. 2 and 4 questions)
Friday, November 18, 2011
Fri Nov 18
Homework:
- To prepare for the Ch 3 TEST (squares, square roots, Pythagoras) on Tuesday, do the following (due Monday):
- online quiz
- Chapter Review, p. 112
- Practice Test, p. 114 - ANSWER KEY
Interested in the Pythagorean Theorem?
Check this out: 9 interactive proofs
Coming up:
- CH. 3 TEST ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22
- MATH 8 MIDTERM ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25
- Ch 8: Integers
- Ch 6: Fractions
- Ch 2: Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
- Ch 4: Percent
- Ch 3: Squares, Square Roots, and Pythagoras
- multiple choice and written
- common midterm for all grade 8s
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Thurs Nov 17
Homework:
Coming up:
- p. 110 #3-8, 10, 12
- To prepare for the Ch 3 quiz/pretest and test, do the following (due Monday, but start working on them tonight):
- online quiz
- Chapter Review, p. 112
- Practice Test, p. 114 - ANSWER KEY
- CH. 3 (SQUARES, SQUARE ROOTS, PYTHAGORAS) QUIZ / PRE-TEST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18 -- There will be a non-calculator and a calculator portion.
Interested in the Pythagorean Theorem?
Check this out: 9 interactive proofs
Coming up:
- CH. 3 TEST ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22
- MATH 8 MIDTERM ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25
- Ch 8: Integers
- Ch 6: Fractions
- Ch 2: Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
- Ch 4: Percent
- Ch 3: Squares, Square Roots, and Pythagoras
- multiple choice and written
- common midterm for all grade 8s
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Wed Nov 16
Homework:
- p. 99 #4-7, 10-12, 14, 15, 16
- p. 104 #3-13
Coming up:
- CH. 3 (SQUARES, SQUARE ROOTS, PYTHAGORAS) QUIZ / PRE-TEST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18
- CH. 3 TEST ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22
- MATH 8 MIDTERM ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25
- Ch 8: Integers
- Ch 6: Fractions
- Ch 2: Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
- Ch 4: Percent
- Ch 3: Squares, Square Roots, and Pythagoras
- multiple choice and written
- common midterm for all grade 8s
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Tues Nov 15
Homework:
Coming up:
- p. 92 #4, 6-9, 11-13, 15, 17
Coming up:
- CH. 3 (SQUARES, SQUARE ROOTS, PYTHAGORAS) QUIZ / PRE-TEST ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 18
- CH. 3 TEST ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 22
- MATH 8 MIDTERM ON FRIDAY NOVEMBER 25
- Ch 8: Integers
- Ch 6: Fractions
- Ch 2: Ratios, Rates, and Proportions
- Ch 4: Percent
- Ch 3: Squares, Square Roots, and Pythagoras
- multiple choice and written
- common midterm for all grade 8s
Thursday, November 10, 2011
Thurs Nov 10
Homework:
WE REMEMBER
As you enjoy your long weekend, take a moment to read this story and reflect on why you have Friday off.
Back in September, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies schoolteacher at Robinson High School, did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom. When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks. 'Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?' She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.' They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.' 'No,' she said. 'Maybe it's our behavior.' She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.' And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom. By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms. Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room. The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.' At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it. Twenty-seven War Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned. Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.'
- study for Ch 2 and 4 test on Monday: Ratios, Rates, Proportions, and %
WE REMEMBER
As you enjoy your long weekend, take a moment to read this story and reflect on why you have Friday off.
Back in September, on the first day of school, Martha Cothren, a social studies schoolteacher at Robinson High School, did something not to be forgotten. On the first day of school, with the permission of the school superintendent, the principal and the building supervisor, she removed all of the desks out of her classroom. When the first period kids entered the room they discovered that there were no desks. 'Ms. Cothren, where're our desks?' She replied, 'You can't have a desk until you tell me how you earn the right to sit at a desk.' They thought, 'Well, maybe it's our grades.' 'No,' she said. 'Maybe it's our behavior.' She told them, 'No, it's not even your behavior.' And so, they came and went, the first period, second period, third period. Still no desks in the classroom. By early afternoon television news crews had started gathering in Ms. Cothren's classroom to report about this crazy teacher who had taken all the desks out of her room. The final period of the day came and as the puzzled students found seats on the floor of the deskless classroom, Martha Cothren said, 'Throughout the day no one has been able to tell me just what he/she has done to earn the right to sit at the desks that are ordinarily found in this classroom. Now I am going to tell you.' At this point, Martha Cothren went over to the door of her classroom and opened it. Twenty-seven War Veterans, all in uniforms, walked into that classroom, each one carrying a school desk. The Vets began placing the school desks in rows, and then they would walk over and stand alongside the wall. By the time the last soldier had set the final desk in place those kids started to understand, perhaps for the first time in their lives, just how the right to sit at those desks had been earned. Martha said, 'You didn't earn the right to sit at these desks. These heroes did it for you. They placed the desks here for you. Now, it's up to you to sit in them. It is your responsibility to learn, to be good students, to be good citizens. They paid the price so that you could have the freedom to get an education. Don't ever forget it.'
BRAINTEASER CONTEST
Will’s Sports Shop offered its customers a chance to win a new bike by guessing how many ping pong balls were in a large jar. Alexis guessed 150. Bernice guessed 20% higher than Alexis. Friedrick guessed 25% higher than Bernice. Gavin guessed 20% lower than Friedrick. Brian guessed 10% lower Gavin. Ken guessed 50% higher than Brian. Ken guessed correctly and won the bike. How many ping pong balls were in the jar?
Email your answer to mslamteach [at] gmail.com for a chance to win a bonus mark on your test! You must show you how arrived at your answer.
Email your answer to mslamteach [at] gmail.com for a chance to win a bonus mark on your test! You must show you how arrived at your answer.
Wednesday, November 9, 2011
Monday, November 7, 2011
Mon Nov 7
Homework:
- finish all the questions on the worksheet we did in class today
- print out and complete this worksheet on % applications -- this is a good review for the quiz tomorrow -- BRING THIS TO CLASS ON TUESDAY so we can go over it together
- study for % Quiz #2 on Tuesday
- Ch 2 and 4 test (ratios, rates, proportions, %) on Thursday
- $hopping $pree Contest partner assignment due Thursday
Saturday, November 5, 2011
Fri Nov 4
Homework:
Helpful videos tutorials:
Coming up:
Just for fun!
Ms Lam gets similar reactions when she announces a pop quiz to her grade 8s :)
- finish Sales Tax and Discounts worksheet (front side only)
- Ch. 4 Practice Test
- Ch. 4 Chapter Review
- $hopping $pree Contest partner assignment - due THURSDAY
Helpful videos tutorials:
Coming up:
- Monday: more applications of % (% increase and decrease)
- Tuesday: % Quiz #2 on applications of %
- Thursday: Ch 2 (Ratios, Rates, and Proportions) + Ch 4 (%) TEST
Just for fun!
Ms Lam gets similar reactions when she announces a pop quiz to her grade 8s :)
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