Week of 10-22-12
Hello!
Welcome back from a relaxing fall break. The sixth grade classes are finishing up their unit this week, looking at mean (average), median, mode, and range. The six gold class will have their vocabulary quiz on 10-31-12 and their unit test on 11-1-12. The six green class will have their vocabulary quiz on 10-30-12 and their unit test on 10-31-12. Both classes should expect a quick homework quiz at the beginning of the week. The seventh grade classes finished up their unit this week. They took a vocabulary quiz on 10-26-12 and will have a test on 10-29-12. The eighth grade classes finished up Investigation 3 and will move on into Investigation 4, looking at 30-60-90 triangles and moving through the Pythagorean Theorem. All classes were given extra credit this last Tuesday. The assignment is due on Monday, 10-29-12.
Concerning ALEKS, we need to work together to ensure the best education for our students. It is now required that all students begin working on ALEKS each week. The incentive that was put in place at the beginning of the year no longer stands as of 10-29-12. The sixth grade students are required to master 10 topics each week. The seventh grade students are required to master 12 topics each week. The eighth grade students are required to master 15 topics each week. The week runs Monday through Sunday. There are computers and net-books available at the school and in my room to help out those students who need to utilize them. ALEKS will be graded each week. Please contact me with any questions.
Have a great weekend,
Miss P
Friday, October 26, 2012
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
Week of 10-15-2012
Hello!
This last week as a quick one. Our sixth grade class kept plugging away into their Investigation 2, looking at coordinate graphs. The seventh grade class reviewed number sentences and studied the concept of absolute value. The eighth grade class finished up Investigation 3. On Wednesday, we had the pleasure of having Mr. Riley come in and visit with some of our classes.
The MSP network is up and running. Do not forget to log on and check your student's progress frequently. Also, all students are required to do ALEKS and First In Math. Let's make sure that we are working together to get these done. I hope you all had a wonderful fall break.
Miss P
Math
Hello!
This last week as a quick one. Our sixth grade class kept plugging away into their Investigation 2, looking at coordinate graphs. The seventh grade class reviewed number sentences and studied the concept of absolute value. The eighth grade class finished up Investigation 3. On Wednesday, we had the pleasure of having Mr. Riley come in and visit with some of our classes.
The MSP network is up and running. Do not forget to log on and check your student's progress frequently. Also, all students are required to do ALEKS and First In Math. Let's make sure that we are working together to get these done. I hope you all had a wonderful fall break.
Miss P
Math
Monday, October 15, 2012
Week of 10-8-12
Hello!
Math reminders: All students should be working on ALEKS throughout the week. The sixth grade students are expected to complete 10 objectives. The seventh grade students are expected to complete 12 objectives. The eighth grade students are expected to complete 15 objectives. If the student completes their weekly objectives goal, they will have their lowest grade dropped at the end of the month. Each student should also continue to practice their basic math skills on FirstInMath.com.
The sixth grade students jumped right into Investigation 2 of Data About Us. They are working really hard and having a fun time learning about bar graphs, line plots, stem and leaf plots, and coordinate graphs. The seventh grade students are moving right through with fractions, inequalities, and absolute value. The eighth grade students are tackling the Pythagorean Theorem, as well as 30-60-90 triangles. The end of the grading period was 10-11-12.
See you next week,
Miss P
Math reminders: All students should be working on ALEKS throughout the week. The sixth grade students are expected to complete 10 objectives. The seventh grade students are expected to complete 12 objectives. The eighth grade students are expected to complete 15 objectives. If the student completes their weekly objectives goal, they will have their lowest grade dropped at the end of the month. Each student should also continue to practice their basic math skills on FirstInMath.com.
The sixth grade students jumped right into Investigation 2 of Data About Us. They are working really hard and having a fun time learning about bar graphs, line plots, stem and leaf plots, and coordinate graphs. The seventh grade students are moving right through with fractions, inequalities, and absolute value. The eighth grade students are tackling the Pythagorean Theorem, as well as 30-60-90 triangles. The end of the grading period was 10-11-12.
See you next week,
Miss P
Friday, October 5, 2012
Week of 10-1-12
Hello!
I hope every family had a wonderful first week of October. We started off the week with a introduction to The Energy Bus. Our sixth grade students jumped right into their new unit, Data About Us. They have been learning about bar graphs, line plots, and distributions of data. The seventh grade students also began their new unit, Accentuate The Negative. The students will be working with ordering fractions and numbers, both positive and negative, as well as take on fraction operations and working with coordinate grids. The eighth grade students are cruising right through their new unit, Looking For Pythagoras. They will take on the Pythagorean Theorem and square roots. Let's not forget to do ALEKS! If the students complete their required amount each week, I drop their lowest score at the end of each month. Also, the students should practice their basic skills on FirstInMath.com. For daily reminders, don't forget to check out our Edmodo page. They will enjoy enhancing their education through these games. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. See you next week!
Miss P
Math
I hope every family had a wonderful first week of October. We started off the week with a introduction to The Energy Bus. Our sixth grade students jumped right into their new unit, Data About Us. They have been learning about bar graphs, line plots, and distributions of data. The seventh grade students also began their new unit, Accentuate The Negative. The students will be working with ordering fractions and numbers, both positive and negative, as well as take on fraction operations and working with coordinate grids. The eighth grade students are cruising right through their new unit, Looking For Pythagoras. They will take on the Pythagorean Theorem and square roots. Let's not forget to do ALEKS! If the students complete their required amount each week, I drop their lowest score at the end of each month. Also, the students should practice their basic skills on FirstInMath.com. For daily reminders, don't forget to check out our Edmodo page. They will enjoy enhancing their education through these games. I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. See you next week!
Miss P
Math
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