Mrs. Gatewood's Class

May and June, 2013

 When a practice set is assigned for homework, students need to spend, on average, up to 40 focused minutes outside of our 35 minute class. A practice set reinforces the material and ideas that were presented and discussed in class. Answers to all assigned problems are found in the answer key at the back of the textbook.  Students can use class time and math help to further address specific problems or topics that they may still have after completing the practice set. Please add your signature, in the last column of their assignment sheet, after reviewing your student’s homework.

Thank you for your commitment of your time and energy. I am hopeful that this partnership (student-parent-teacher) will help ensure that your student dedicates sufficient time to better understand the material.   Mrs. Gatewood

May and June, 2013

Functions and Graphing (textbook reference: pages 366 – 431)

Students are working with a new idea:  functions. We will concentrate our focus to linear functions. We will also write equations, graph equations (using the slope and y-intercept, x- and y-intercepts, or any three points), and investigate systems of equations.

Parents/Guardians can find the practice problem sets for this unit using the link below. Students have a copy of this document in their math binder. When a practice set is assigned for homework, students need to spend, on average, up to 40 focused minutes outside of our 35 minute class. A practice set reinforces the material and ideas that were presented and discussed in class. Answers to all assigned problems are found in the answer key at the back of the textbook.  Students can use class time and math help to further address specific problems or topics that they may still have after completing the practice set. Please add your signature, in the last column of their assignment sheet, after reviewing your student’s homework.

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May and June, 2013

Polynomials

We are now studying  polynomials:  adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing them and using their properties with numbers written in scientific notation. Scientific notation is a method to keep track of place value in very large or very small numbers.

Practice sets and vocabulary: check student’s math binder

When a practice set is assigned for homework, students need to spend, on average, up to 40 focused minutes outside of our 35 minute class. A practice set reinforces the material and ideas that were presented and discussed in class. Answers to all assigned problems are found in the answer key at the back of the textbook.  Students can use class time and math help to further address specific problems or topics that they may still have after completing the practice set.