Mr. Putman’s Blog

Welcome back to GMS for another great school year.  I will be periodically posting new and fun information about math class.  I would strongly urge you to make a habit of regularly checking the team Congo website http://gcsdblogs.org/Congo_7_2/.  It has a lot of good helpful information on it.  Let’s have a great year.

Mr. P

Here is  a link to Hashiwokakero (bridge problems) that we have been doing in class.

http://www.puzzle-bridges.com/

In Pre-algebra, we will be testing on Tuesday over geometry.  Remember students you can use an equation on the test, be working on them.  The test will cover area, perimeter, Pythagorean Theorem, volume, and surface area.

In Course 2, we are finishing our unit on the introduction to geometry.  We will have a test over chapter 8 on Friday.  There is just a lot of terminology to remember.

POW #18 is posted and will be due Friday Feb. 19.

This week we will be finishing up 3-dimensional geometry in Pre Algebra.  We will be looking at surface area of prisms and pyramids.  At the end of the week, we will be working with story problems dealing with 3-dimensional shapes (it will be very important to draw pictures during this time.

In Course 2 we will begin our journey into geometry.  We will start by looking at the building blocks of geometry; points, lines, rays, and line segments.  We will finish the week with a quiz over the first four sections of chapter 8.

Problem of the week #17 is posted.  It is one of my personal favorite POWs.  Helpful hint: work backwards, start with the fact that he is broke at the end of it all and work backwards.  Good Luck.

Course 2

This week we will be beginning our section on Decimals and Fractions.  This week we will be concentrating on adding/subtracting/multiplying/dividing decimals.  This week will culminate with a Quiz over the decimals.

Pre-Algebra

This week we will be starting our project “Survey Says”.  This project covers data collection, organization and presentation.  This week students will be introduced to the project and will be expected to have a topic, categories and questions for Thursday.  Students will then take each others surveys Friday in class.

Problem of the week #11 is posted and will be due Friday December 4th.

Course 2

This week we will be working with be continuing our study of equations.  We will be reviewing solving equations with integers on Monday and finishing with a Test on Friday over all four operations (add, sub, mult, div).

Pre-Algebra

This week we will be finishing our study of rational numbers (fractions and decimals) and exponents.  This will culminate with a Test on Friday over Chapter 3.

Problem of the week #9 is posted and will be due Friday November 13th.

Course 2

This week we will be working with solving equations.  We will be starting with addition equations on Monday and finishing with a quiz on Friday over all four operations (add, sub, mult, div).

Pre-Algebra

This week we will be continuing our section on rational numbers (fractions and decimals).  This will culminate with a quiz on Friday.

Problem of the week #7 is posted and will be due Friday October 30th.  This is one of my favorite POWs.  The inspiration for this POW comes from the third Die Hard movie.

This week will be prepping for the Brookfield Zoo Field Trip.  On Thursday we will be traveling to Brookfield Zoo for the day.  On Friday when we return, we will be taking part in the rainforest rally.

Also, the problem of the week #5 we will be due Wednesday Oct. 14th.

This week we will be starting our rain forest unit.   The students will be starting an experiment that they will complete at the Brookfield Zoo next Thursday.  Remember this week there will be  Student Led Conferences.  Don’t forget students are  dismissed an hour early on Thursday and there is no school on Friday.

Problem of the Week #5  will be due next Wednesday October 14th.

Course 2

• Students will be dividing integers
  
• Students will be multiplying integers
• There will be a Quiz on Thursday Sept 24 over adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing integers
  

Pre-Algebra

• Students will be solving inequalities
  
• Students will be solving inequalities with integers
• Students will combine like terms
  

Problem of the Week #3 will be due Friday Sept. 25