Saturday, October 10, 2015

DAY 49 ~ October 16th

Field Trip - Fall

DAY 48 ~ October 15th

Warm-up 79 & 80

INB - The Converse of the Pythagorean Thm

CW: page 6, 13 - 18
        page 7, 11 - 16

DAY 47 ~ October 14th

Warm-up 78

CW: page 6, #1-12
        page 7, #1 - 10, 17

DAY 46 ~ October 13th

Warm-up 77

INB - Using the Pythag. Them

CW: pages 4 -5

HW: finish CW

DAY 45 ~ October 12th

INB - The Pythagorean Theorem & Right Triangles

CW - Packet (page 1 - 3)

HW - finish CW

DAY 44 ~ October 8th

Early Release Day

Make up DQAs

Parent Conferences

DAY 43 ~ October 7th

Early Release Day

Make up DQAs

Parent Conferences

DAY 42 ~ October 6th

GA SS DQA

DAY 41 ~ October 5th

SCIENCE DQA

DAY 40 ~ October 2nd

MATH DQA

DAY 39 ~ October 1st

ELA DQA

DAY 38 ~ September 30th

Go over Unit 2 test
Review for Q1 Exam

DAY 37 ~ September 29th

Unit 2 Test

DAY 36 - September 28th

Unit 2 Review - Study Guide

DAY 32 to DAY 35 ~ September 22nd to September 25th

INB - Multi-step Equation Packet
CW - Equation Packet

DAY 31 ~ September 21st

Early Release Day

Quiz - Scientific Notation - all operations & Exponent Rules

Thursday, September 17, 2015

DAY 30 ~ September 18th

DUE: Video - Multi-step equations

Scientific Notation packet is due at the end of class, along with the application activity.

DAY 29 ~ September 17th

The students were given an activity that is allowing them to use real world examples and practice the operations of scientific notation.

DAY 28 ~ September 16th

Students were exposed to the computation of scientific notation with all four operations WITHOUT a calculator. Lets just say that they appreciate the calculators a little bit more. ;)

DAY 27 ~ September 15th

Students continued to compute scientific numbers on the calculators in their packets (pink).

DAY 26 ~ September 14th

Quiz - Exponent Rules

Began exploring scientific notation on the calculators.
Remember we are using the following calculator:

Ti-30 XS multi-view

Some students are using the Ti-30 XIIs, however that model will limit the students in the class in a few months. The Ti-30 XS multi-view is what the students will be using on the Milestone, which is why I highly suggest getting the correct model. Please let me know if you have any questions.

Monday, September 7, 2015

DAY 25 ~ September 11th

Practice with Applications of Cube roots and properties of exponents

DAY 24 ~ September 10th

Practice with Applications of Square roots and properties of exponents

DAY 23 ~ September 9th

INB: Property of Exponents - Dividing powers, quotient to a power

HW: video - Scientific Notation (operations)

DAY 22 ~ September 8th

INB: Properties of Exponents - Multiplying powers, power of a power, and product to a power GP

HW: video - dividing monomials

DAY 21 ~ September 4th

INB: Cube Numbers and Cube Roots
INB: Application of Cube Numbers and Cube Roots

HW: Video - Multiplying Monomials

DAY 20 ~ September 3rd

** Sparkle **

INB: Non-perfect Square Roots on a Number line

HW: video - Zero & Negative Exponent Rules

DAY 19 ~ September 2nd

INB: Application of Square of Numbers & Roots
INB: Square Numbers and Square Roots

DAY 18 ~ September 1st

Math Universal Screener

DAY 17 ~ August 31st


Classify Real Numbers activity w/Graphic Organizer


DAY 16 ~ August 28th

Went over Unit 1 test.

Discussed the Retake Policy process.


HW: video - Squares and Square Roots & Cubes and Cube Roots

DAY 15 ~ August 27th

UNIT 1 Test

HW: video - The Real Number System

DAY 14 ~ August 26th

Review - Unit 1 test

DAY 13 ~ August 25th

INB: Parallel lines cut by a Transversal GP

DAY 12 ~ August 24th

INB: Triangle Sum GP

Friday, August 21, 2015

DAY 11 ~ August 21st

Warm-up #76

Finish INB: Parallel Lines cut by a transversal (1-6)


DAY 10 ~ August 20th

Warm-up #75

Applying Angle Pair Relations when Parallel Lines are cut by a Transversal

HW: WS #1-6

DAY 9 ~ August 19th

Warm-up #74

INB - Parallel Lines (1-6)

HW: Video-Triangle Sum/Exterior Angle Thm

DAY 8 ~ August 18th

Warm-up #73

INB - Special Angles (1-5)
1/2 of INB - Parallel Lines (1-6)


DAY 7 ~ August 17th

Finished Team Task

HW: Parallel Lines cut by a transversal

Friday, August 14, 2015

DAY 6 ~ August 14th

Warm-up #72

Team Task: Transformations Review (Day 1)

Students will continue this assessment on Monday in class.

HW: Video - Angle Relationships




DAY 5 ~ August 13th

Warm-up #70

INB: Rotations and Dilations

HW: NO HW

GO Dawson TIGERS!!!

DAY 4 ~ August 12th

Warm-up #71

INB: Reflections

HW: Video-Dilations

DAY 3 ~ August 11th

Students began their Warm-up #69 after I checked their HW from the video.

Today, students completed their first Interactive Notebook (INB) in class over Translations. Students were given a WS: Translations #1-6 all.

DAY 2 ~ August 10th

Students received their Unit 1 Packets for their video notes. In class, we watched about half of the first video over Translations/Reflections/Rotations and filled in the notes that corresponds to the video in their packet.

Students were sent home to find the video and then complete the rest of the notes to the video.

Thursday, August 6, 2015

DAY 1 ~ August 7th

Welcome Back STUDENTs and PARENTs!!

Today, we discussed what a typical day in Mrs. Priest class looks like. We went over classroom procedures, and expectations.

We ended the class by having each student fill out how they access the internet. Or if they do not have access, I can help your child access my video lectures using an USB drive, or a DVD.

Have a great weekend!!

Monday, May 18, 2015

DAY 181 ~ May 22nd

Tiger Walk @ 8:00am


DAY 180 ~ May 21st

Make up EXAMS

Q4 reward
8th grade Field Day

DAY 179 ~ May 20th

FINAL EXAMS - Ga. SS

DAY 178 ~ May 19th

FINAL EXAMS - SCI

DAY 177 ~ May 18th

FINAL EXAMS - ELA/MATH

DAY 176 ~ May 15th


SIX FLAGS field trip!!!

DAY 175 ~ May 14th


MOCK ASSEMBLY!!!

DAY 174 ~ May 13th

DCHS tour - cancelled

ALL missing/make up assignments are DUE today!!!

DAY 173 ~ May 12th

iPad projects are DUE today!!!!

DAY 172 ~ May 11th

iPad projects continued - Bear is DUE tomorrow!!

DAY 171 ~ May 8th

Spring Dance @ 6:00pm

iPad projects continued - Bears

DAY 170 ~ May 7th

Career Day at DCMS!!

Deer pop. project DUE!!

DAY 169 ~ May 6th

iPad projects continue - Deer Pop. is DUE tomorrow.

DAY 168 ~ May 5th

iPad projects continue

DAY 167 ~ May 4th

iPad projects begin - part 1 and 2 of Deer Pop.

DAY 166 ~ May 1st

GMAS make up days

DAY 165 ~ April 30th


GMAS Make up days

DAY 164 ~ April 29th

GMAS Ga. SS

Good luck students!!

Monday, April 27, 2015

DAY 163 ~ April 28th

GMAS SCIENCE !!!

Good Luck students!!

DAY 162 ~ April 27th

GMAS makes up were given for students absent last week from Tuesday - Thursday!!

GMAS SCI - tomorrow (April 28th)

GMAS GA SS - Wednesday

DAY 161 ~ April 24th

GMAS makes up were given today for any students that were absent Tuesday - Thursday!

Thursday, April 23, 2015

DAY 160 ~ April 23rd

GMAS testing today is for MATHEMATICS !!!

My favorite day!!!
Students, YOU are ready to shine!!!

Good Luck!!



Wednesday, April 22, 2015

DAY 159 ~ April 22nd

Today is GMAS ELA Part 3 ~ Writing Test

Good Luck Students!!!

Tuesday, April 21, 2015

DAY 158 ~ April 21st

GMAS begins today……Good luck students!!! You've got this!!!

Today is ELA Parts 1 & 2.

DAY 157 ~ April 20th

Today we finished up with the extra review practice over the objectives the students had requested.

Good luck on GMAS!!!

Tuesday - ELA Part 1 & 2
Wednesday - ELA Part 3
Thursday - MATH

Next week:
Tuesday - Science
Wednesday - GA. SS

DAY 156 ~ April 17th

Today, students had requested certain objectives to get additional practice over and we reviewed over those.

Monday, April 20, 2015

DAY 155 ~ April 16th

Today, students were able to experience a Practice session of the GMAS. In class, we continued to review for the GMAS in their Study packet.

Tuesday, April 14, 2015

DAY 154 ~ April 15th

Students reviewed over the Study Packet 26.1 - 26.10

I reminded students that they have until this next Monday, April 20th to complete their S1 Review in USA TestPrep.

Each class discussed specific objectives that they would like to have additional practice over. That practice will begin tomorrow.

Monday, April 13, 2015

DAY 153 ~ April 14th

Students will be practicing on test questions in their Milestone packet to help prepare them for the TEST next Thursday. In addition to the packet, students are working on S1 objectives this week on USA Test Prep.

Sunday, April 12, 2015

DAY 152 ~ April 13th

Students will be reviewing their Semester 1 objectives on USA TestPrep. We will also be getting familiar with the Milestone platform as a practice website.


Friday, April 3, 2015

DAY 151 ~ April 3rd

Students focused on their study packets on 25.11-25.20. Students were also retaking their Systems Test as well in order to improve their grade.

Thursday, April 2, 2015

DAY 150 ~ April 2nd

Students are working like busy bees around here. Students are retaking their Systems test, which ends tomorrow. Students are working on any missing assignments, or improving their grades on assignments that needed to show mastery on. In addition to those, students are also working on their Milestone packet over 25.1 - 25.10 in order to review for the assessment and earn their daily grade.

Wednesday, April 1, 2015

DAY 149 ~ April 1st

Today students focused on section 24.11 - 24.20 in their study packet. Daily grade was given.

Tuesday, March 31, 2015

DAY 148 ~ March 31st

Students were given their Milestone Study Packets. We will be working on these for the next few weeks. Daily grades will be given.
Today we worked on 24.1-24.10

Monday, March 30, 2015

DAY 147 ~ March 30th

Test over System of Equations - Good luck students.

DAY 146 ~ March 27th

Both sets of assignments were due today in their System packet. Test is on Monday.

DAY 145 ~ March 26th

Students continued to review and practice for their Test on Monday over System of Equations.

DAY 144 ~ March 25th

Students were given another packet yesterday over System of Equations that reviewed over all three methods. We will be practicing over these objectives all week for their Test on Monday.

Tuesday, March 24, 2015

DAY 143 ~ March 24th

Students were given a packet on solving System of Equations using Elimination method, and review over all three methods - graphically, substitution, and elimination method. The Systems test is on Monday.

Sunday, March 22, 2015

DAY 142 ~ March 23rd

Today students are taking their System of Equations benchmark covering only solving them graphically and by substitution.

Friday, March 20, 2015

DAY 141 ~ March 20th

The Systems packet is due today - graphs and substitution method.
Quiz on Monday will be over those two objectives.

DAY 140 ~ March 19th

Students continued working on solving systems of equations using the substitution method or the elimination method. Their packet is due tomorrow.

Tuesday, March 17, 2015

DAY 139 ~ March 18th

We went over the homework of System of Equations - Graphically, and began working on solving System of Equations using the Substitution Method.

DAY 138 ~ March 17th

Students began solving Systems of Equations graphically. Homework was assigned to each class period.

Monday, March 16, 2015

DAY 137 ~ March 16th

We went over students Q3 exam results, and began Unit 7 - Systems of Equations. HW was given to students.

1st period - gave Systems Packet

DAY 136 ~ March 12th

EARLY RELEASE/PARENT CONFERENCES

Science Exam

DAY 135 ~ March 11th


EARLY RELEASE/PARENT CONFERENCES

Math Exam

Good Luck Students!!

DAY 134 ~ March 10th

GA Studies Exam
ELA part 1 - Online

Finished with the Q3 review packet.
Good luck tomorrow!!!

DAY 133 ~ March 9th

ELA Part 2 Exam - Online

Reviewed over Q3 study packet.

DAY 132 ~ March 6th

Students finished up their Q3 study packets.

DAY 131 ~ March 5th

Students continued with their Q3 study packets.

DAY 130 ~ March 4th

Students continued working on their Q3 study packets.

DAY 129 ~ March 3rd

Students began reviewing for their Q3 exams. Study packets were given to the students.

DAY 128 ~ March 2nd

Students worked on Line of Best Fit.

Tuesday, March 10, 2015

DAY 127 ~ February 27th

NO SCHOOL - SNOW DAY!!!

Thursday, February 26, 2015

DAY 126 ~ February 26th

No School - SNOW DAY !!!

DAY 125 ~ February 25th

No School - SNOW DAY !!!

DAY 124 ~ February 24th

No School - SNOW DAY !!!

Sunday, February 22, 2015

DAY 123 ~ February 23rd

Students will be taking their benchmark quiz on USA Testprep, and then move onto SuccessMaker for their Individualized sessions.

DAY 122 ~ February 20th

Students returned to school today, and we picked up right where we left off with Linear Applications. Today, we moved on with solving various types of Linear Applications. Students will need to study for their benchmark Quiz on Monday.

DAY 121 ~ February 19th

School was closed for students due to weather, staff reported.

DAY 120 ~ February 18th

School was closed due to the weather.

DAY 119 ~ February 13th

We continued interpreting slope and y-intercepts in word problems. Then, we moved solving rate of change in word problems.

DAY 118 ~ February 12th

Today, we discussed a few examples in the video regarding Linear Applications. Assigned homework from the classwork that was given.

DAY 117 ~ February 11th

Today, students worked on part 2 of their Linear Functions project. Tonight, students will need to finish up watching Unit 6 video: Linear Applications so they will be prepared to work in class.

DAY 116 ~ February 10th

Today, students began working on part 1 of their Linear Functions Project. Students moved around the room and worked on various objectives in Linear Functions.

Monday, February 9, 2015

DAY 115 ~ February 9th

HAPPY MONDAY!!

Students went to the Math Lab and worked on their individualized SuccessMaker sessions.
I gave the students their Unit 6 SSS Packets for the video: Linear Applications - this will be due Thursday in class.

Saturday, February 7, 2015

Day 114 ~ February 6th

Students worked on their Unit 5 Test Corrections and completed their Unit 5 SSS Packet and turned both of them in by the end of class time.

DAY 113 ~ February 5th

Students began their own Test Correction Process.
Corrections are due tomorrow along with their Unit 5 SSS Packets.

DAY 112 ~ February 4th

Unit 5 test is today! Good Luck students!

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

DAY 111 ~ February 3rd

Students completed their SG, and we reviewed for the Unit 5 test for tomorrow!

GOOD LUCK!! STUDY ~ STUDY ~ STUDY!!!

DAY 110 ~ February 2nd

HAPPY MONDAY!!

No Math Lab today! Stayed in classroom to review for the Unit 5 test for Wednesday!

HW: finish the SG

Thursday, January 29, 2015

DAY 109 ~ January 30th

Today students were given their Study Guide with several practice problems to help prepare them for their test next Wednesday.

DAY 108 ~ January 29th

Students continued to provide which ordered pairs were solutions or not for each equation of the line.

DAY 107 ~ January 28th

We went over the homework from yesterday's objective - writing the equation of the line given two points.

DAY 106 ~ January 27th

Students began their remediation warm ups for the week. Then we continued practicing over writing the equation of the line given two points.

Monday, January 26, 2015

DAY 105 ~ January 26th

HAPPY MONDAY!!

Yep, it's Monday…you know what that means, students worked diligently on the Quiz given in USA TestPrep, and then continued working on their individualized sessions in SuccessMaker.

HW: NO Homework tonight….NO VIDEO….

Friday, January 23, 2015

DAY 104 ~ January 23rd

HAPPY FRIDAY!!

Students practiced on writing the equation of a line given a function table.

Quiz on Monday over Slope, Exponent Rules, Pythag. Thm.

DAY 103 ~ January 22nd

Students practiced on taking Standard Form, and solving for 'Y', and 'X'….

DAY 102 ~ January 21st

Students continued working on converting Standard form equations into Slope/Intercept form, and solving for y, as well as graphing using Intercepts only.

Tuesday, January 20, 2015

DAY 101 ~ January 20th

Students focused on Pythag. Thm. during warm ups for remediation practice.

Today, we discussed Standard Form objectives - graphing using only intercepts.

DAY 100 ~ January 16th

Students turned in their remediation practice (warm-ups) from Semester 1 objectives.

We continued practicing over Slope/Intercept Form objectives.

Due Tuesday - watch video: Standard Form

DAY 99 ~ January 15th

Students continued working hard on Slope/Intercept Form objectives.

DAY 98 ~ January 14th

Students practiced how to apply Slope/Intercept Form graphically.

DAY 97 ~ January 13th

Students continued on remediating S1 objectives during their Warm-ups.

Today, we discussed Slope and Intercept Form.

Monday, January 12, 2015

DAY 96 ~ January 12th

Math Lab MONDAY !!!

Students completed a benchmark quiz over Slope, then they worked on their individualized sessions in SuccessMaker.
Students were assigned a video: Slope-Intercept Form for homework.

Friday, January 9, 2015

DAY 95 ~ January 9th

Students continued practicing to find slope using the formula, and applying it graphically in order to prepare and study for Monday's Quiz!

DAY 94 ~ January 8th

Students continued to practice solving for slope using the formula. Then students found slope graphically.

Wednesday, January 7, 2015

DAY 93 ~ January 7th

Students worked on Warm-up #22, and went over HW from last night.

Today students continued to practice using the Slope formula when given 2 coordinates, and students were to finish their CW for HW.

Tuesday, January 6, 2015

DAY 92 ~ January 6th

Students began class wiring on their Warm-up #21 to help with their remediation standards from S1 Exam data. After going over the warm-up, we discussed what slope is and how its steepness is measured. Then students practice applying the Slope Formula, and HW was given.

Monday, January 5, 2015

DAY 91 ~ January 5th

Happy Monday!!
Welcome back students!!

Being a Monday, students started off the New Year working on their SuccessMaker sessions. In addition to that, I gave students their Unit 5 SSS Packets and assigned their first video: Slope & Rate of Change for tonight for Homework.