Soccer Announcement

Hi ladies!  Thank you so, so much again for trying out for the girls soccer team!  I had a really difficult time making a decision about who made the team because you all worked so hard and did well at tryouts.  Unfortunately, I did have to make cuts since we only have one team this year.  As a reminder, I was looking for three things during tryouts--skills, attitude/coach-ability, and potential.  I did have to consider the potential for next year's team as well (which is why this year's team is not made up of all seniors :) 

All of you can be expecting another email from me...if you made the team, the next email will include information about team camp, practices, and our schedule for the fall.  If you did not make the team, the next email will explain why and give suggestions for next time.

Here is the team in alphabetical order (by first name):

Alexis Erwin

Alexis Harris

Brenda Ayala

China Coleman

Domanique Anderson

Hailey Faggon

Ivy Skillion

Jada Curbeam

Jazymyne Moss

Katherine Climaco

Kathleen Quiron

Kaytleighn Clinard

Kia Bridges

Markeshai Battle

Megan Sadler

Quneise Raines

Rhiana Pantello

Scherly Gomez

Thanks again for trying out!  I'm proud of you all!

-Coach Boyd

Lack of Updates

I'm sorry that I did not keep up with the posts for the last 10 days of school!  I had to be absent for some health reasons for a few days and working on exams and grades kept me from staying on top of the blog!

Thanks for being in my class this year and for working hard!

Have a great summer!

Two Things (5/14)

My 5B class worked on the weekly summary report for their projects (covering week 1: 5/2-5/9).  (No hw)

My 6B and 7B classes did a warm-up that introduced probability and then did a probability lesson (sections 10-5 and 10-6 from the book).  Due tomorrow: page 747 #2-9

Chapter 8 Re-Test day (5/11/12)

Today, we did the chapter 8 re-test!  I'm sorry I didn't update Wednesday and Thursday, I was out sick on Thursday, and was proctoring an EOC Wednesday, and I forgot!

A heads up for next week:

It will be really, really important to have your UPDATED stock chart in class every day next week.  We're going to be finishing the project!  Also, bring your textbooks Monday because you will need them for an activity, and I will start checking books in!

Have a great weekend!

Factoring Review Days (2 and 3) (5/7-5/8)

The past couple of days have varied a little bit class to class, due to the EOC testing.  However, generally, we've been doing the factoring review sheets and updated the stock charts every day!  Today, 6B and 7B also did a "chain reaction" activity which was a factoring puzzle.

Due tomorrow: Review sheet day 3

Factoring Review Day #1 (5/4)

Today, students checked on their stocks and recorded the daily share prices for their companies.  After that, we had a lesson reviewing prime factorization, GCF, and factoring by pulling out the GCF.  Students worked in pairs on a worksheet covering those skills.  Student also all received a progress report that had their current grade as of today.  Towards the end of class, they had a chance to do test corrections or turn in missing work from when they were absent.

Due Monday: Finished Factoring Day #1 Worksheet

Project Day #1 (5/2/12)

Yesterday was the EOC!  I hope everyone tried their best!

Today was the first day of our stock market project.  The students all picked three companies in which to invest their imaginary $10,000.  After getting an overview and timeline of due dates from me, they all got a laptop to do research on their companies.  Students had to go ahead and get the share prices for today, record them on their spreadsheet, decide how many shares from each company to buy, and figure out how much extra money they have after buying all of their shares.

Every day, the students need to record their share prices for the day by going to http://finances.yahoo.com/ and getting a quote for their particular companies.