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February 9, 2026
“put the thought of all that you love into all that you make.".
IXL questions answered this year so far: 77,923
635 Math Skills Mastered
2,316 Skills Proficient
2,510 Skills Practiced
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March 7: Middle School Dance
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March 20: ILSW Trivia Night
April 3: No School-Good Friday
April 6-10: No School-Easter Break
April 24-30: NWEA Testing
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Math Teacher's Blog
Free Dress Day on Wednesday
Wednesday the halls become a runway of personalities—sneakers, sparkles, and secret superpowers on display—because on Free Dress Day every outfit tells a story and every student gets to be the author. Rules on free dress apply.
No school this Friday
Alarms off, stress paused, and the weekend starting early. Time to trade backpacks for chill vibes and make Thursday night feel like the new Friday 🎉
Class notes
This Week in 7th Grade
Basic algebra is like learning the secret language behind everyday patterns — where numbers wear disguises as letters and every equation is a tiny mystery waiting to be solved. You start with simple balances, adding here, subtracting there, like adjusting weights on a scale, and suddenly the chaos of numbers turns into something logical and fair. It’s not just about finding x — it’s about realizing that problems have structure, and with the right steps, even the unknown starts to make sense.
What are we learning?:
Why does the order of operations matter when solving multistep equations?
How do we decide which step to do first when solving an equation?
What does it mean to “undo” operations in reverse order?
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Monday: 8-6 Inequalities
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Tuesday: 8-7 Solve Inequalities
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Wednesday: 8-8 Equations and Inequalities
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Thursday: Chapter 8 Review Quizi
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Friday: No School
This Week in 8th Grade
Exponential functions are the quiet overachievers of math — they start off whispering near zero, then suddenly they’re everywhere, doubling their confidence with every step, turning tiny beginnings into runaway momentum. This week we will finish the chapter with exponential growth and decay. We see these patterns in real life (population, money, viruses, technology).
What are we learning?:
What makes a function exponential instead of linear or quadratic?
How does exponential growth differ from exponential decay?
Why do exponential functions change slowly at first and then rapidly?
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Monday: Exponential Growth and Decay
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Tuesday: Growth and Decay Problems
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Wednesday: Compound Interest
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Thursday: Chapter 7 Review Quizi
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Friday: No School
7th graders trying to use a jedi mind trick to talk admin into another snow day.
Me, calling for my lost SmartBoard Pen.
Have a great week! ~ Rich Wuebbels
So, you talked during the whole lesson and now your math doesn't math.
Other Reminders:
Students must show all work in their homework journal to earn any credit.
Just remember Google Classroom is where everything is at. Your child's passwords are all on the first page of their planner so please feel free to copy those down and peek through their accounts often. Here is a video on how to navigate Google Classroom: https://youtu.be/qoOe3ir5iqQ
IXL grading is a little different from other assignments. A 90% "smart score" in IXL is equivalent to 100% in FastDirect. Anything over a 90% is worth up to one bonus point...they add up so I encourage students to try it (especially on the easier assignments).
Regular chapel can be viewed live on our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3-agaQWl4BGu9bEAh1TbgQ, or on our Facebook page.
Each student's passwords are found in the student planner. Here you can find IXL, email, and DeltaMath