. math 8 support .
Welcome to Math 8 Support at Valleyview Secondary School!
I am so excited to be your teacher and have the opportunity to work with all of you this year. :)
This is the second year this program is running at VSS and you are lucky to be part of it. We will have the extra time needed to work on the essential Math 8 topics, while at the same time filling in some of the gaps that may exist in your math abilities.
At the end of this course you will be prepared to take Math 9 Support next year, which will lead into Workplace Math 10. If you would like to rejoin the regular Math classes, you will have to take a regular Math 8 course upon completion of Math 8 Support.
I am so excited to be your teacher and have the opportunity to work with all of you this year. :)
This is the second year this program is running at VSS and you are lucky to be part of it. We will have the extra time needed to work on the essential Math 8 topics, while at the same time filling in some of the gaps that may exist in your math abilities.
At the end of this course you will be prepared to take Math 9 Support next year, which will lead into Workplace Math 10. If you would like to rejoin the regular Math classes, you will have to take a regular Math 8 course upon completion of Math 8 Support.
. friday finals .
Every Friday (or Thursday if it's a short week!) students will write a "Friday Final".
If we happen to be wrapping up one of the units, the Friday Final will be like a Chapter Test, and students will have had time to review in class.
If we are in the middle of a unit, the Friday Final will be like a big quiz - one that will have questions from our current topic, but also will include questions from past units! Don't worry, you will get your notes duotang for reference.
The second half of class on Fridays will be for building math skills, usually through games, puzzles, and problem solving activities.
If we happen to be wrapping up one of the units, the Friday Final will be like a Chapter Test, and students will have had time to review in class.
If we are in the middle of a unit, the Friday Final will be like a big quiz - one that will have questions from our current topic, but also will include questions from past units! Don't worry, you will get your notes duotang for reference.
The second half of class on Fridays will be for building math skills, usually through games, puzzles, and problem solving activities.
. classroom set-up .
This class is not run like a regular math class. There are fewer students, and more helpers. :) We work on the basics, and are able to go at a slower pace.
Sample day:
- students arrive and collect their notes duotangs
warm-up time
- collect mini whiteboards, answer questions waiting on big whiteboard
- teacher, TA, and CEA wander around and check work (lots of opportunities for one on one help)
- whiteboards away
lesson time
- students sit and listen, follow the lesson, watch the examples, are NOT required to write anything down
- notes are provided and placed in the duotangs
*** 100% of their energy is on learning the topic of the day ***
practice time
- students work independently or in small teacher approved groups
- there will be an assignment or activity assigned each day
- ample class time will be given
- answer key will be available - students self check their work
LOTS of help is available (again)
- work is collected each day and amount completed is tracked
- NO HOMEWORK will be given
fun activity
- many days there will be a fun math-ish activity for the last few minutes of class
Sample day:
- students arrive and collect their notes duotangs
warm-up time
- collect mini whiteboards, answer questions waiting on big whiteboard
- teacher, TA, and CEA wander around and check work (lots of opportunities for one on one help)
- whiteboards away
lesson time
- students sit and listen, follow the lesson, watch the examples, are NOT required to write anything down
- notes are provided and placed in the duotangs
*** 100% of their energy is on learning the topic of the day ***
practice time
- students work independently or in small teacher approved groups
- there will be an assignment or activity assigned each day
- ample class time will be given
- answer key will be available - students self check their work
LOTS of help is available (again)
- work is collected each day and amount completed is tracked
- NO HOMEWORK will be given
fun activity
- many days there will be a fun math-ish activity for the last few minutes of class