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MRS SPEDALE'S PRE-ALGEBRA PAGE
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COURSE OVERVIEW
Welcome to seventh grade Pre-Algebra! This course is designed to prepare students for the study of algebra. This course is designed to provide students with a solid background in those skills that will be crucial for success in algebra. We will begin our school year reviewing material previously covered in prior courses and then begin solving multi-step equations. |
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FIRST NINE-WEEKS TOPICS
Some of the topics that will be covered in the first nine-week period include: |
- Operations with integers
- Order of operations
- Evaluating variable and numerical expressions
- The distributive property
- Solving equations
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HOMEWORK
Homework is extended practice on the skills and ideas presented in class. It is very important that these new skills be practiced outside the classroom. Not placing the proper emphasis on homework will interfere with your success in this class. |
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TEXTBOOK RESOURCES
Click here to access Classzone. On this site, you will be able to find additional examples for the material we are studying as well as practice tests and quizzes. |
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HELP BEFORE SCHOOL
Don't quite understand? Missing too many homework problems? Need to catch up because you were absent? Students may come for help before school on Tuesdays and Thursdays beginning at 8 AM. |
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CLASS CALENDER
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- Wednesday, August 18: Chapter 1 Test
- Wednesday, August 18: School Pictures
- Tuesday, August 31: Test 3(1 - 3)
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CONTACT INFORMATION
Parents may contact me at vspedale@aloysius.org |
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MATH QUOTE:
"It is clear that the chief end of mathematical study must be to make the students think." - -John Wesley Young |
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