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Mrs. Althoff    

Mrs. Sue Althoff

suealthoff@yahoo.com 

The best times to reach me @ school are 7:30-8:15 am and 3:00-3:30 pm. If you call anytime during the school day, please leave your name and number and I will return your call after school has been dismissed. If you have an emergency please use the cell phone number I gave you at orientation to text the information to me, or leave a voice mail message and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

 

 STUDENTS:  I am available from 7:30-8:00am for tutoring, help sessions, absent makeup work, or questions about the previous night's homework. Please check in with Mrs. Voelz in the gym and let her know you are coming to my room. 

 Students may also come to my room with permission from their teacher during any study hall time.

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PURPLE FRIDAYS!!!! -

 Wear purple on Fridays to show your school spirit!!! Go Warriors & Lady Warriors!!!

 
LIFE IS GOOD ! ! ! -

    

 
Mrs. Althoff's Collections -

Giraffes, Mickey Mouse Memorabilia, Nativity Sets, Bibles, Illini Memorabilia, Sunflowers

 
Mrs. Althoff's Favorite Bible Verses of All Time -

"But those who hope in the Lord will renew their strength. They will soar on wings like eagles; they will run and not grow weary, they will walk and not be faint."                              Isaiah 40:31

"For I know the plans I have for you," declared the Lord, "plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future"                                                                  Jeremiah 29:11

"We know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to His purpose."                                                                                              Romans 8:28

 

  
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Jesus

  
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 Chapter 10 - Division & Reunion

Please use Review at the end of the chapter to take notes in your History Notebook on important people, terms, and information about the Chapter! All Comprehension Check questions should be done on paper and turned in. 

MAPS Skill Sheets # 30-32

TEST  Chapter 10/11  TBA

Quiz over Chapter 10 - Thursday, February 9

*Please review your notes daily

PROJECT 

 

EXTRA CREDIT -  CURRENT EVENTS REPORT  - (Can submit 1 per week)



  
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Chapter 14 - The Civil War and Reconstruction


MAPS Project # 12

TEST Thursday, February 2 

*Please review your notes daily! 

PROJECT Section Reading Quizzes DAILY

 

EXTRA CREDIT - Current Events Report - (Can submit 1 per week)

 

****10 BONUS POINTS on your test if you write on the last page that you saw this update on our website!!!


  
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Students should write their daily math assignments in their assignment notebooks at the beginning of each week.

Math 6 - Lessons 83-87 (Quiz) 

The following math sections should refer to their pace chart for each days assignment.

 

Math 7 

Math 7H 

PreAlgebra 

PreAlgebra H 

Algebra 

Algebra H

 

Students should:

(1) Take notes on the section in their math notebook including copying any examples from the text.

(2) Complete the practice problems for the lesson including all problem solving problems.

(3) Grade the lesson putting number missed next to the lesson in the book and in the first column next to the lesson on their chart.

(4) Progress at a reasonable pace.

(5) Review Lessons are to be done in their entirety (including sharpening skills sections) and will be graded by the teacher.

(6) Corrections will be done prior to taking a quiz or test. All lessons can be corrected including review lessons.

(7) Quizzes can be corrected for an averaged grade.

(8) Please ask all questions before taking your test. Assistance will not be given during a test AND test corrections are not accepted for an improvement to your grade. Special request may be made to retake a test. See me immediately after the test is returned to arrange a time to retake a test.

Geometry - Math U See DVD Program, Complete one lesson per week including Honors Section. Weekly test should be completed by Friday.

MATH HOMEWORK will always be on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays!!! Additional work may be required of those not testing at grade level in math. In the event your student consistently has over an hour of math homework every night, please contact me.

WEDNESDAYS will be specifically designated "Word Problem Wednesday" and our focus during class will be (you guessed it!) word problems :) everyone's favorite!

If your student is struggling in math, help sessions are available from 7:30-8 am. There are also many good websites devoted to excellence in math. My favorites are khanacademy.org and purplemath.com. 


  
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Math Tutoring @ 7:30 AM January 6th & 7th is cancelled!!! -

 

 
AWESOME STUDENTS!!! -

Congratulations to all of the 8th graders for passing their United States Constitution Tests!!!!

 

  

 

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