Hello.
This week has been such a productive week for us. We started our polynomials unit where we learned what a polynomial is and how to perform polynomial operations (adding, subtracting, and multiplying polynomials together).

Next week, we will finish off talking about how to divide polynomials and begin to factor them. We start with finding greatest common factors between monomials and moving to factoring quadratic expressions. By the end of the week, students will be able to factor and solve quadratic polynomials using factoring methods and the zero product property.

A summary of the week is as follows:
Monday 2/9 - The Zero Product Property

Tuesday 2/10 - Factoring Quadratics (a = 1)

Wednesday 2/11 - Factoring Quadratics (a = 2)

Thursday 2/12 - Factoring Quiz

Friday 2/13 - Kindness Day (HALF DAY - DISMISSAL AT 11:30)

Hello! Welcome to a new semester, we are at the halfway point! This year, we are starting off strong with our exponential functions unit. So far, we have talked about what exponential functions are, how to graph them, and how to write equations of them. We also did a lot of review about the rules of exponents such as what to do when multiplying or dividing two exponential expressions.

Next week, we will continue with the meat of this unit. We will solve equations with exponents in them, and we will define what a geometric sequence is and learn to model them with exponential functions.

We will have a project as well as a test at the end of the unit on the week of January 26th.

 

Monday 1/19 - NO SCHOOL - MLK Day

Tuesday 1/20 - Solving Exponential Functions

Wednesday 1/21 - Solving Exponential Functions Part 2

Thursday 1/22 - Geometric and Recursively Defined Sequences

Friday 1/23 - Geometric Sequences Part 2

Hello! Next week is final exam week here in the Westgate high school. We have been preparing diligently in the past days/weeks. Next week is also spirit week for the whole school that the high school has organized. Below is a loose plan for the week as well as each day's spirit week theme:

 

Monday 12/15 - Finals all day - Pajama/Onesie

Tuesday 12/16 - Finals all day - Ugly Sweater

Wednesday 12/17 - Makeup Finals/Team Building - Anything but a Backpack

Thursday 12/18 - Avatar Day!!

Friday 12/19 - Visit from Supreme Court Justice/Winter Party - Dress to Impress

 

As we wind down and reach the end of the semester, I want to wish everyone a nice and relaxing winter break after this final stretch!

November 3rd - November 7th

We are nearing the end of our 4th unit where we learned how to graph linear relationships, use technology to create trendlines and regression, and learned how to write formulas of arithmetic sequences.

 

This coming week, we are going to finish the unit with a lesson on piecewise functions. Then, we will work on an end-of-unit project as well as have a short test by the end of the week. Here is the tentative plan for the week:

We have a half day on Friday 11/7, students will be released at 11:30.

October 27th - October 31st

We are rocking and rolling on our 4th unit that we started on Monday when we returned from fall break. 

 

This unit focuses on writing linear functions in both slope-intercept and point-slope form. We write equations given many things such as two points, a graph, a table, etc. We also are learning to deduce what a point or slope or y-intercept looks live given a real-world context.

 

This coming week, we are going to start by writing equations of parallel and perpendicular lines. Then, we are going to focus on modeling datasets using linear functions. We are going to dive into correlations, accuracy, and technology tools used for modeling using linear functions.

We made it through our first unit! We finished our test on Friday, August 22nd.

 

Today, we started our first lesson in Unit 2 which is all about inequalities. This unit will move pretty quick, and I am anticipating our next test will be within two weeks.

 

We will talk about:

We are well under way in our first unit in Algebra 1, and it's a nice short one. I plan to have our first test THIS FRIDAY (8/22), so it is coming very soon! We have spent a good amount of time on solving multi-step equations and equations with variables on both sides. We have also talked about proportions and unit conversion. We will finish off the unit with a lesson on absolute value (and how to solve multi-step absolute value equations) and a lesson about literal equations - these are equations with more than one variable.