Grade Delay

5th term current grades will be posted next week for viewing on Edline. I am in the process of grading a number of projects from the previous unit which takes some time and with report cards coming out today you'll have something else to talk about. Check in next Friday for current grades. Thank you.

Grading Term Has Changed!

Due to the snow, the 4th term ends this Friday instead of Monday and report cards go home on Friday the 12th instead of the 8th.

What Shape is Your Silo?

Study guide now available on the website. http://tinyurl.com/berrymath

New Resource

One of my Algebra students passed this excellent web resource to me: http://www.webmath.com

Access my site via a tiny url...

http://tinyurl.com/berrymath

Calendar Updates

If you are interested about future activities, assignments, and topics in math class, please see the calendar on my website: https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/c807/home/classcalendar . I have a tentative schedule laid out for the rest of this month.

Illness update

Unfortunately, I've come down with a sinus infection that kept me out of school for three days. I will gets grades posted ASAP as I know you are expecting to see them, but they will be a little bit behind until next week I am afraid. I apologize for the inconvenience and will work hard to get things caught up.

Thanks,

- Mr. Berry

Shortened Grading Period

As you might expect, the days off from snow have shortened this grading interval so there won't be as much in terms of grades as usual. That being the case, each grade counts even more so it is important that we stay vigilant and on-task during this uncertain period of weather.

Math Apprentice - see it today!!!

http://www.mathapprentice.com

A couple more great web resources:

http://orion.math.iastate.edu/mathnight/activities/modules/

http://www.edutopia.org/

File Cabinet Updated...

Students and parents,

A comprehensive look at Euclid's "Elements" and the sum of the angles in a triangle is now available at: https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/c807/home/filecabinet

Online Resources for Upcoming Units!

If you have math 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 7th, study up on this website until I get a study guide up: http://cs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/bookI/bookI.html.

If you have Algebra I, get the study guide at: https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/c807/home/filecabinet. We will be studying systems of equations and mixture problems.

Math Resources for Upcoming Units

If you have math 3rd, 4th, 5th, or 7th, study up on this website until I get a study guide up: http://cs.clarku.edu/~djoyce/java/elements/bookI/bookI.html.

If you have Algebra I, get the study guide at: https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/c807/home/filecabinet. We will be studying systems of equations and mixture problems.

A new resource you need to see...

http://www.mathisfun.com

Math AT Home = Bonus Points!!!

I have a new section of the website called "Math AT Home". These problems are meant for the whole family to get involved. If your child brings it in solved, they will receive bonus points toward their grade. Once the solution is posted, no bonus points will be awarded until the next Math AT Home problem is given.

https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/c807

Visit PortaPortal for Mixture and Matrix Algebra Links

I have searched out some of the better online guides for these topics and they can be found in the "Student Links" section of my PortaPortal at:

http://guest.portaportal.com/misterberry

Website Address

https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/c807/

Student strategy guides NOW ONLINE!!!

Boy have I been busy! I have made student guides that can help guide students through the current units will full explanations that are the same as the activities and presentations they will experience through this unit. Take it from me, kids who have a printed copy of these and studied them prior to the lesson DO BETTER. I am making them available online to encourage folks to go to the website and read the calendar to keep up with assignments and events, and look at the other files in the file cabinet, help your child receive bonus credit by solving the Math AT Home problems, and see important web links that can help kids away from school. The more people who print out the student guide at home, the more paper we can conserve at school and be better stewards of our tax dollars. Look for parent workshops coming in the not-so-far-off future!

Looking at November...

We have a LOT coming up this month. General math is wrapping up our weather-themed unit with a barrage of application and creative-thinking exercises. Advanced classes are moving on from combining like terms to writing and solving equations and will continue on with writing and solving equations in realistic contexts. We will then gather data and analyze it in the "bell curve". After that we will start into systems of linear equations; a very challenging, but useful, subject. We have a benchmark assessment on Friday, Nov. 20th to see where we stand. Heading into the holiday season it is easy for students to lapse into "visions of sugar plums" dancing in their heads, but we must stay focused and on top of things! We are in the beginning stages of planning tech-trainings for students/parents. Also, I invite you to the central board office on Tuesday the 3rd at 4:30 p.m. for our LSIC presentation.

Progress

In the wake of my father's passing and my week out of school, I have been battling to get caught back up with my work and grading. I feel as though I am finally getting back where I need to be now. I have extended my regrets to the students and have vowed to get back to being the teacher they deserve. I appreciate the support and patience and kind words that have come my way in these difficult weeks. I have updated my Google calendar for the upcoming week and am in the initial stages of planning out some parent workshops for the future, including the Quantile Framework, Thinkfinity, and Edline. Access my site at: https://sites.google.com/a/wvde.k12.wv.us/c807/

- Mr. B