Computer Lab Fridays

In case your child has not shared...

Each Friday, we travel to the computer lab. In the lab, students are given a checklist of things that they must complete. Activities include interactive activities that reinforce concepts that we have already learned about, pre-lesson activities that give students exposure to future lessons, online math practice, which they will need for the online SOL, and vocabulary activities.

While some students work on the computer, Ms. Hoffman, Ms. Burrows, or Mrs. Critzer pull small groups of kids for remediation. Each teacher analyzes data from assessments done in class and specifies areas of need for more exposure with a certain concepts or skill as well as those areas that will require a whole new approach. We are very specific in creating these groups, paying attention to both the complexity of the skill or concept and the size of the remediation group. During the remediation time, students are in small groups and have an opportunity to earn credit back toward their assessment.

We began Computer Lab Fridays about a two years ago and it has been a wonderful experience for both the students and the adults.

As an extra bonus, those students who are not missing any work get to play games on the "walton 8" portaportal site for the last 15-20 minutes. This is their reward for working hard during the week and getting all of their work in on time!

You can check out our portaportal sites at: http://http://www.portaportal.com/ In the guest access box, type "jcritzer" for practice websites or "walton8" for games.

Probability Unit Starts Monday!

We're very excited to start our Probability Unit on Monday!

Over the weekend, think about these questions in preparation:

1. Can the same number be written as a fraction, decimal and a percent?
2. What is probability?
3. What does it mean for a percent to be over 100? (example: 224%)
4. What does "equally likely" mean?
5. Can you think of an event that is "certain" to happen in the next 24 hours?

Have a great weekend!

1st Day Down!

It was such a pleasure meeting all of our students today! We hope they enjoyed their first day as official 8th graders! We're really looking forward to a great year!

Open House

We enjoyed meeting so many of you at the Open House last night. Thanks for stopping by. We look forward to meeting all of you on Wednesday. Enjoy the last days of the summer.

Welcome Back!

We are looking forward to an exciting school year! Be ready to work hard and have fun!

Ms. Burrows, Ms. Hoffman, Mrs. Critzer

Daily Set Puzzle

this is a fun way to bring the whole family together...

if you don't yet know how to play Set, there is an explanation on the provided page as well.

http://www.setgame.com/set/puzzle_frame.htm

Welcome to Our Blog!

Welcome to the Pre-Algebra blog!

This blog is intended to keep families informed of:

1. Concepts and skills being taught in the Pre-Algebra classes at Walton.
2. Resources to help you help your child.
3. Assignments/projects/assessments.

This is new for us, so bare with us as we learn while doing!