Math
After completing our district benchmark assessments (West End fared better than the district!), we are ready to wind down the first quarter with an assessment on adding and subtracting linear expressions. Students were given a study guide on 9/28 and we went over the answers - the quiz will be very similar with 10 questions equally split between adding and subtracting. After the quiz on Thursday, Friday will be wide open for retakes if any students wish to improve their grades before report cards come out. Science We're finishing up our first quarter of science with a short quiz on cellular processes - diffusion, osmosis, endocytosis, exocytosis, active/passive transport. Students were given a study guide on 9/28 (and given the answers) and will have a 7-question quiz on Thursday. Friday will be wide open for retakes if any students wish to improve their grades before report cards come out.
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This week in math we'll be focusing on adding and subtracting linear expressions. These lessons will lean heavily on our previous lessons involving like-terms and distribution. Adding linear expressions will be covered on Monday and is relatively simple if students have mastered the aforementioned skills. Tuesday and Wednesday will be spent on subtracting linear expressions - still easy, but students will always need to remember to add in the "invisible 1" to distribute -1 on the second expression. Once that becomes a habit, subtracting linear expressions will be just as easy as adding them. They'll be quizzed on Thursday. I will sadly be out of town on Friday as I'm in my friend's wedding, but 9/23 is our first IB Focus day at West End this year. For one half of the day, some students will have math and science while others will have language arts and social studies. The other half of the day will be spent at assemblies/incentives/workshops. Science This week in science we'll be continuing our unit on cells with a focus on cellular processes - mainly diffusion, osmosis, and active/passive transport. Students will be making real-life connections (ex: comparing diffusion & equilibrium in cells to the aroma of flowers spreading throughout a room) to strengthen their understanding of these processes. There will be a quiz on Thursday. I will sadly be out of town on Friday as I'm in my friend's wedding, but 9/23 is our first IB Focus day at West End this year. For one half of the day, some students will have math and science while others will have language arts and social studies. The other half of the day will be spent at assemblies/incentives/workshops. Math
This week in math we will be starting our new unit on algebraic expressions. For the next few days we will be focusing on simplifying algebraic expressions by combining like-terms. Examples are covered on pp. 387-390 in the Vol. 2 math textbook. After three days of practice (vocabulary, combining like-terms, and word problems) we will have a test on Thursday. Next up is adding linear expressions. Science Our unit on cells continues this week with an in-depth look at organelles. We will build on students' prior knowledge of cell structure (cell membrane, nucleus) to include organelles such as ribosomes, endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi bodies, and lysosomes. Students will make connections to their school environment by completing an activity that compares the structures within a cell to the many parts of West End Middle School. We'll have a quiz on Thursday over organelles and their functions. Retakes will also take place on Thursday - students must have the original copy of their test if they are to complete a retake. |
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