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Mr. John Rebmann

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Hello middle school families!  My name is John Rebmann, and this is my first year as the middle school math teacher at St. Joseph Catholic School.  For the previous 12 years I was the middle school math teacher (in addition to Religion, Reading and Social Studies) at St. Bede School in Ingleside, IL.  While at St. Bede, I founded and sponsored the “Prayer Society” and led 7th and 8th grade math teams to 1st and 2nd place finishes in the Carmel Catholic High School Middle School Math Contest. I earned a Master’s Degree in Elementary Education from Roosevelt University in 2001.  Prior to that, I earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Finance from the University of Illinois in 2001 and worked in the banking industry for over 10 years.

 

My wife and I are the parents of seven children, four of whom are attending St. Joseph this year.  I am very excited about this new challenge and look forward to working with the students and St. Joseph community this year and in the years to come!

 

                             
About our math program:
 
We offer a very challenging math program at St. Joseph Catholic School.  All of our middle school students complete Glencoe Math's Course 1 (6th grade) and Course 2 (7th grade), and either Course 3 (8th grade) or Algebra 1. 
 
Each day students receive direct instruction, have opportunities to develop understanding in small groups, and work independently to master skills.  Homework will be given most days to help reinforce the skills learned in class.   
 
All of our students leave St. Joseph Catholic School with a solid foundation in mathematics and are ready for the challenges of high school math. 

 

 

Posts

Week at a Glance (11/18 - 11/22)

6th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Estimate the percent of a number
  • Find the percent of a number
  • Solve percent problems to find the whole
  • Chapter 2 Review
6th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Chapter 4 Mid-Chapter Review and Quiz
  • Divide whole numbers by fractions
  • Divide fractions
  • Divide mixed numbers
7th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Identify constant rates of change using tables and graphs
  • Identify slope using tables and graphs
  • Use direct variation to solve problems
  • Chapter 1 Review
7th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Estimate the percent of a number
  • Use the percent proportion
  • Use the percent equation
  • Chapter 2 Mid-Chapter Review
  • Chapter 2 Mid-Chapter Quiz (possibly)
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Graph linear equations using the slope and y-intercept.
  • Graph a function using the x-and y-intercepts
  • Chapter 3 Mid-Chapter Review
  • Chapter 3 Mid-Chapter Quiz (possibly)
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Chapter 3 Review
  • Chapter 3 Test on Wednesday
  • Write an equation of a line in slope-intercept form given the slope and one point, and write an equation of a line in slope-intercept form
    given 2 points.
  • Write equations of lines in standard form and point-slope form, and write linear equations in different forms.

Week at a Glance (11/11 - 11/15)

6th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Chapter 2 Mid-Chapter Review and Quiz
  • Compare and order fractions, decimals and percents
  • Estimate the percent of a number
  • Find the percent of a number
6th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Estimate products with fractions
  • Multiply fractions and whole numbers
  • Multiply fractions
  • Multiply mixed numbers
7th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Identify proportional relationships by graphing on the coordinate plane
  • Use proportions to solve problems
  • Identify constant rates of change using tables and graphs
  • Identify slope using tables and graphs
7th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Chapter 1 Review 
  • Chapter 1 Test (Wednesday)
  • Find the percent of a number
  • Estimate the percent of a number
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Identify proportional and nonproportional linear relationships by finding a constant rate of change
  • Find the slope of a line
  • Use direct variation to solve problems
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Write and graph linear equations in slope-intercept form and model real-world data with equations in slope intercept form
  • Recognize arithmetic sequences and relate arithmetic sequences to linear functions
  • Identify and graph absolute value functions

Week at a Glance (11/4-11/7)

6th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Write percents as decimals and vice versa.
  • Write equivalent forms of fractions, decimals and percents that are greater than 100% and less than 1%.
  • Chapter 2 Mid-Chapter Review
6th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Solve percent problems to find the whole
  • Chapter 2 Review
  • Chapter 2 Test (tentative)
7th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Identify proportional and nonproportional relationships
  • Chapter 1 Mid-Chapter Review and Quiz
  • Measurement Quiz re-take
7th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Identify constant rates of change using tables and graphs
  • Identify slope using tables and graphs
  • Use direct variation to solve problems
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Chapter 2 Review
  • Chapter 2 Test 
  • Identify proportional and nonproportional linear relationships by finding a constant rate of change
  • Find the slope of a line
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • use rate of change to solve problems and find the slope of a line
  • write and graph linear equations in slope-intercept form and model real-world data with equations in slope intercept form

Week at a Glance (10/28 - 11/1)

6th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Fractions Quiz on Monday
  • Convert fractions to decimals and decimals to fractions
  • Write percents as fractions, and vice versa.
  • Write percents as decimals and vice versa.
6th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Compare and order fractions, decimals and percents
  • Estimate the percent of a number
  • Find the percent of a number
  • Solve percent problems to find the whole
7th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Convert units of measure between derived units to solve problems
  • Convert units of measure between the customary and metric systems
  • Identify proportional and nonproportional relationships
7th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Chapter 1 Mid-Chapter Quiz on Monday
  • Identify proportional relationships by graphing on the coordinate plane
  • Use proportions to solve problems
  • Identify constant rates of change using tables and graphs
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Solve equations with variables on each side
  • Solve multi-step equations
  • Chapter 2 Review
  • Chapter 2 Test (possibly)
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • identify linear equations, intercepts and zeros, and graph linear functions
  • find zeros of linear functions and model linear functions
  • use rate of change to solve problems and find the slope of a line

Week at a Glance (10/21 - 10/25)

6th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Change mixed numbers to improper fractions and vice versa
  • Add and subtract like and unlike fractions
  • Add and subtract mixed numbers
  • Fraction review
6th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Write equivalent forms of fractions, decimals and percents that are greater than 100% and less than 1%.
  • Chapter 2 Mid-Chapter Quiz
  • Compare and order fractions, decimals and percents
  • Estimate the percent of a number
7th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Determine unit rates
  • Simplify complex fractions and find unit rates
  • Convert units of measure between derived units to solve problems
7th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Convert units of measure between derived units to solve problems
  • Convert units of measure between the customary and metric systems
  • Identify proportional and nonproportional relationships
  • Chapter 1 Mid-Chapter Review
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Solve two-step equations.
  • Write two-step equations that represent real-world situations.
  • Chapter 2 Mid-Chapter review
  • Chapter 2 Mid-Chapter quiz
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • compare ratios and solve proportions
  • solve equations for given variables and use formulas to solve real-world problems
  • Chapter 2 Review
  • Chapter 2 Test (possibly Friday)

Week at a Glance 10/14 - 10/16

6th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Identify the parts of a fraction and identify fractional parts of a whole.
  • Write equivalent fractions
  • Simplify fractions
6th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Write percents as fractions and vice versa
  • Write percents as decimals and vice versa
  • Write equivalent forms of fractions, decimals and percents that are greater than 100% and less than 1%.
7th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Review Chapter 4
  • Chapter 4 Test
7th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Simplify complex fractions and find unit rates
  • Convert units of measure between derived units to solve problems
  • Convert units of measure between the customary and metric systems
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Solve equations with rational coefficients
  • Solve two-step equations.
  • Write two-step equations that represent real-world situations.
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Evaluate absolute value expressions
  • Solve absolute value equations
  • compare ratios and solve proportions
  • solve equations for given variables and use formulas to solve real-world problems

Week at a Glance (10/7 - 10/11)

Middle School:  Please use the weekend to replenish any school supplies that you may need.  Many of you are without red pens, expo markers, and loose leaf paper!  
 
6th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Divide decimals by decimals
  • Review Chapter 3
  • Chapter 3 Test
  • Review the basics of fractions
6th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Review the basics of fractions
  • Write decimals as fractions or mixed numbers and vice versa
  • Write percents as fractions and vice versa
  • Write percents as decimals and vice versa
7th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Multiply fractions and mixed numbers
  • Divide fractions and mixed numbers
  • Review Chapter 4
7th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Review Chapter 4
  • Chapter 4 Test
  • Determine unit rates
  • Simplify complex fractions and find unit rates
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Compare mathematical expressions
  • Review Chapter 1
  • Chapter 1 Test
  • Solve equations with rational coefficients
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Solve equations involving more than one operation
  • Solve equations involving consecutive integers
  • Solve equations with the variable on each side
  • Solve equations involving grouping symbols
  • Evaluate absolute value expressions
  • Solve absolute value equations

Week at a Glance (9/30 - 10/4)

Middle School:  Please use the weekend to replenish any school supplies that you may need.  Many of you are without red pens, expo markers, and loose leaf paper.  Some students have yet to purchase a calculator.
 
6th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Estimate the quotients of decimals and judge the reasonableness of the results
  • Divide decimals by whole numbers
  • Divide decimals by decimals
6th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Divide decimals by whole numbers
  • Divide decimals by decimals
  • Chapter 3 Review
  • Chapter 3 Test
7th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Add and subtract rational numbers, expressed as like fractions
  • Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators
  • Add and subtract mixed numbers
7th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Add and subtract rational numbers, expressed as like fractions
  • Add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators
  • Add and subtract mixed numbers
  • Multiply fractions and mixed numbers
  • Divide fractions and mixed numbers
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Compute with numbers written in scientific notation
  • Find square roots and cube roots
  • Estimate square roots and cube roots
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Review Chapter 1
  • Chapter 1 Test
  • Translate sentences into equations and translate equations into sentences
  • Solve equations by using addition and subtraction, and solve equations using multiplication and division

Week at a Glance (9/23-9/26)

Middle School:  Please use the weekend to replenish any school supplies that you may need.  Many of you are without red pens and expo markers.  Also, remember that starting Monday you must have your own eraser for the whiteboards.
 
6th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Find quotients of problems involving multi-digit numbers
  • Estimate the quotients of decimals and judge the reasonableness of the results
6th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Estimate the quotients of decimals and judge the reasonableness of the results
  • Divide decimals by whole numbers
7th Grade Objectives:
  • Write decimals as fractions
  • Compare and order rational numbers
  • Add and subtract rational numbers, expressed as like fractions
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Write and evaluate expressions using negative exponents
  • Use scientific notation to write large and small numbers
  • Compute with numbers written in scientific notation
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Determine whether a relation is a function
  • Find linear equations
  • interpret intercepts and symmetry of graphs of functions, and interpret positive, negative, increasing and decreasing behavior, extrema and behavior of graphs of functions.
  • Review Chapter 1

Week at a Glance (9/16 - 9/20)

6th Grade - Please remember to bring in your Camp Duncan forms on MONDAY!
 
6th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Multiply decimals by decimals
  • Review the first half of Chapter 3
  • Mid-Chapter Quiz on Wednesday
  • Find quotients of problems involving multi-digit numbers
6th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Review the first half of Chapter 3
  • Mid-Chapter Quiz on Tuesday
  • Find quotients of problems involving multi-digit numbers
  • Estimate the quotients of decimals and judge the reasonableness of the results
7th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Review Chapter 3
  • The Chapter 3 Test is on Wednesday
  • Write fractions as terminating or repeating decimals and write decimals as fractions
7th Grade Black Objectives
  • The Chapter 3 Test is on Monday
  • Write fractions as terminating or repeating decimals and write decimals as fractions
  • Compare and order rational numbers
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Chapter 1 Mid-Chapter Quiz on Monday
  • Write and evaluate expressions using negative exponents
  • Use scientific notation to write large and small numbers
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Define appropriate quantities for descriptive modeling
  • Choose appropriate levels of accuracy
  • Represent relations
  • Interpret graphs of relations
  • Determine whether a relation is a function
  • Find linear equations

Week at a Glance (9/9 - 9/13)

*On Wednesday, September 11, we will have our first Food Pantry collection.  My 6th grade homeroom is being asked to donate Chef Boyardee products.  Thank you for your support!
 
6th Grade Objectives:
  • Estimate the product of decimals.
  • Judge the reasonableness of the results of estimating products.
  • Find products of decimals and whole numbers
  • Multiply decimals by decimals
7th Grade Objectives:
  • The Chapter 3 Mid-Chapter quiz is scheduled for Monday.
  • Multiply integers
  • Divide integers
  • Chapter 3 Review
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Simplify real number expressions by multiplying and dividing monomials.
  • Use the Laws of Exponents to find powers of monomials.
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Use the Distributive Property to evaluate expressions.
  • Use the Distributive Property to simplify expressions.
  • Review the first half of Chapter 1.

Week at a Glance (9/3 - 9/6)

This week all middle school students will be completing their first i-Ready Math diagnostic test.  Make sure to come to school with a charged chromebook!
 
6th Grade Objectives:
  • Estimate the product of decimals.
  • Judge the reasonableness of the results of estimating products.
  • Find products of decimals and whole numbers
7th Grade Objectives:
  • This week we will review the material covered thus far in Chapter 3.  The Chapter 3 Mid-Chapter quiz is scheduled for Friday.
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Simplify real number expressions by multiplying and dividing monomials.
  • Use the Laws of Exponents to find powers of monomials.
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Use the Distributive Property to evaluate expressions.
  • Use the Distributive Property to simplify expressions.
  • Review the first half of Chapter 1.

Week at a Glance (8/26 - 8/30)

Thank you for a great first week, middle schoolers!  Each week I will post my "Week at a Glance" as a preview for the upcoming week.  Please keep in mind that I usually "over plan" for the week, so we may not always meet every objective that I have planned.
 
6th Grade Objectives:
  • Identify the place value of a digit
  • Read a number in word form
  • Round a number to a given place.
  • Add and subtract decimals
  • Estimate the product of decimals.
  • Judge the reasonableness of the results of estimating products.
7th Grade Objectives:
  • Read and write integers, and find the absolute value of an integer
  • Add integers
  • Subtract integers
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Write fractions as decimals and decimals as fractions
  • Write and evaluate expressions involving powers and exponents.
  • Simplify real number expressions by multiplying and dividing monomials
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • write verbal expressions for algebraic expressions
  • write algebraic expressions for verbal expressions
  • Evaluate numerical expressions by using the order of operations.
  • Evaluate algebraic expressions by using the order of operations.
 

Week at a Glance (8/20 - 8/23)

Hello 6th Grade!  Each week I will post my "Week at a Glance" as a preview for the upcoming week.  Please keep in mind that I usually "overplan" for the week, so we may not always meet every objective that I have planned.
 
6th Grade Objectives:
  • Teacher and students will introduce themselves and go over the rules, requirements, and expectations for the class
  • Students will collaborate to write a class prayer to be prayed at the beginning of each class.
  • Identify the place value of a digit
  • Read a number in word form
  • Round a number to a given place.
7th Grade Objectives:
  • Teacher and students will introduce themselves and go over the rules, requirements, and expectations for the class
  • Students will collaborate to write a class prayer to be prayed at the beginning of each class.
  • Read and write integers, and find the absolute value of an integer
8th Grade Gold Objectives:
  • Teacher and students will introduce themselves and go over the rules, requirements, and expectations for the class
  • Students will collaborate to write a class prayer to be prayed at the beginning of each class.
  • Write fractions as decimals and decimals as fractions
8th Grade Black Objectives:
  • Teacher and students will introduce themselves and go over the rules, requirements, and expectations for the class
  • Students will collaborate to write a class prayer to be prayed at the beginning of each class.
  • write verbal expressions for algebraic expressions
  • write algebraic expressions for verbal expressions