Welcome back! Whether you spent your time relaxing, studying, working, or on a trip, I hope you had an enjoyable spring break and have returned ready to wrap up the last few weeks of the semester.
We only have 5 weeks until our MATH STAAR EXAM which is on April 21, 2015.

Remember we have talked about our math goals; I hope you continue to progress every single day. BELIEVE YOU CAN AND YOU ARE ALREADY HALF WAY THERE MIGHTY FALCONS.

PI DAY WAS A HUGE SUCCESS AND I AM GLAD EVERYONE HAD FUN AT THIS MEMORABLE EVENT!!!!

THIS WEEK WE WILL LEARN HOW TO REPRESENT AND SOLVE INEQUALITIES.

Solving Inequalities

Sometimes we need to solve Inequalities like these:

Symbol	Words	Example

>	greater than	x + 3 > 2
<	less than	7x < 28
≥	greater than or equal to	5 ≥ x - 1
≤	less than or equal to	2y + 1 ≤ 7

GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION CLASS:

Introduce the task (SPAGHETTI TOWER)by talking about how something is designed and redesigned. I sometimes use the example of a cell phone. We talk about the evolution of the modern day phone and why it has changed over the last few years. I especially point out that sometimes a re-design comes because consumers discover something does not work properly. It is through the redesign process of inventing a product that great discoveries occur. This is occasionally accidental! STUDENTS BEGAN THEIR TOWERS TODAY AND WILL CONTINUE REDESIGNING THEIR WORK.

Students use: • Spaghetti- 20 sticks per group of raw spaghetti* • Large marshmallows- one per group • Masking tape- 1 yard per group • Scissors • Rulers • Lab sheet

REMINDERS:

PROGRESS REPORTS WILL GO OUT NEXT WEEK.

SIX FLAGS TRIP FEE DUE ON APRIL 3.

5 MORE WEEKS FOR STAAR.

DO NOT SLACK OFF.

TRY YOUR BEST NOT TO BE ABSENT, I DON'T WANT YOU MISSING OUT.

FOLLOW ALL RULES; NO EXCUSES!

THE FOLLOWING PICTURES SHOW STUDENTS PLAYING AN EQUATION BINGO AND WONDERFUL MEMORIES OF OUR VERY OWN 1ST PI DAY!