SOUTH CHARLOTTE MIDDLE

SCHOOL
8th Grade Math
It is hard to believe that it is almost time for
our winter break. Much has been happening
in the world of math.

Department
Newsletter
December 2015
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Upcoming Events
December 17- Math I Midterm
December 18 Field trip to
Providence High School

Things to do to help your childs

understanding in math.

December 21- January 1

Winter Break

Ensure that homework is being

completed.

January 4 Return to school

Work on Compass Learning for

15 minutes every day.

January 14 Math I/II EOC

Review daily class notes for a

few minutes every day.

January 20 End of Quarter

If you need to contact us our

emails are:
Jessica .Aycock@cms.k12.nc.us

Topics covered this month in each

class.
Math 8
Slope and rate of change
Linear Functions
Slope Intercept Equations

A note from the teachers:

Math 1
Linear Functions
Slope Intercept, Point Slope
and Standard Forms of Linear
Functions
Solving Systems of equations

Have a great break and enjoy

your time with family and
friends. Thank you for all the
gifts and joy you bring to our
classes everyday. We look
forward to a great second
semester.

Math 1/11
Finished all the Math I
standards. Will be reviewing
for Math I EOC when return
January 14th is the EOC for the
Math I section of this course.
Students will need to bring
their lunch on this day.

Courtney.Ballard@cms.k12.nc.u
s
Karenw.conlan@cms.k12.nc.us

This month all of our math students spent a

class period learning about and completing
computer programing. This was a perfect
example of how what we are learning in the
classroom is used in the world outside of our
classroom. We just completed a unit on
functions and this was a great example of
how math functions are used in our everyday
life. Ask your child what an input and
output is and how that is used to code a
computer game. The following is a video
that we watch about coding.
https://www.brainpop.com/technology/comp
uterscience/computerprogramming
We have just completed our winter MAP
testing. We have found that there is a direct
correlation between MAP scores and EOG
performance. South Charlotte students are
fortunate to have access to a computer
program called Compass Learning. This
program uses your childs MAP results to
formulate an individualized training program
for your child. We have found that working
on Compass Learning directly impacts your
childs MAP/EOG scores. Therefore, we
recommend that your child works for 15
minutes a day on this program (even over
the break). Your childs sign on information
is:
User id: First Name Initial Capitalized Last
name (with first initial capitalized) and last 4
numbers of student id
Password: YYMMDD (of birthday)
School: CMSD