Week of August 29 - September 2

This week is a big one!  You will get your Agile Mind login so you can review the slides from home.  Remember that you will get 5 extra points on your lifework for logging in daily.

1.  First, go to http://riogrande.agilemind.com
2.  Your username is your id number without the zeroes in the front.
3.  Your password is the same as your username.

It is important to know that the computer will only log your active minutes.  Be sure to be actively reading and participating in the animations in order to get your extra points.

Weekly schedule:
Algebra 1:
Monday: Review constructing graphs - we will go to the computer lab
Tuesday: Quiz on unit - we will fill out the interactive notebook as well
Wednesday: Introduction to functions
Thursday: Function Notation
Friday: More Functions

Honors Math 8:
Monday: Translations
Tuesday: Representing Translations algebraically
Wednesday: Rotations
Thursday: Representing Rotations algebraically
Friday: Similiarity

Make sure that you are completing your lifework daily so we can meet our goals.  Be responsible and get ready to SOAR at Ac2E this year!

Welcome to the 2016-2017 School Year!

Welcome back Falcons!  I look forward to meeting each and every one of you Monday, August 22, 2016.  My name is Mrs. C. Chapa and I will be your 8th Grade Honors Mathematics/Algebra 1 teacher this school year.  I have a Bachelors of Science in mathematics, 12 years experience teaching middle school and high school mathematics, and I have even been a presenter at the Mathematics Association of America Suncoast Conference.  I am passionate about mathematics and I look forward to helping you reach your personal math goals.

This week's schedule is as follows:

Monday: Welcome/Syllabus/Procedures
Tuesday: Diagnostic/Goal Setting
Wednesday: Folders/Begin lesson
                    Algebra 1: Constructing Graphs
                    Honors Math: Transformational Geometry
Thursday:    Algebra 1: Displaying and Interpreting Data
                    Honors Math: Reflections

Friday:        Algebra 1: Set up notebook/Domain and Range
                    Honors Math: Set up notebook/Reflections

Once again, welcome back!