Math Pathways
Paradise Schools is committed to providing opportunities for individual student growth and academic excellence. We are excited to announce a new opportunity for academic acceleration for our students. Beginning the 2014-2015 school year, we will take our first steps to apply an accelerated pathway program within the area of math. Regardless of each pathway, all students will receive appropriate instruction at their grade level and beyond.
As the 7th & 8th grade math teacher, I am continuously looking for ways to improve and provide students opportunities to be challenged with both rigorous and motivating curriculum. This school year we will be using the curriculum Math in Focus®: The Singapore Approach by Marshall Cavendish. Math in Focus® is the world-class mathematics curriculum from Singapore adapted for U.S. classrooms. In class your student will learn math concepts presented in an engaging format and practice them to develop deep understanding. Your student will also work with his or her classmates to solve problems, participate in learning activities and games, and discuss their results. Here are some of the topics your student will focus on this year: • using the properties of exponents to simplify expressions • writing numbers in scientific notation • solving equations, including systems of equations • working with linear functions • solving problems using the Pythagorean Theorem • using geometric transformations • working with congruent and similar figures • finding probabilities |