Welcome back!
The students have done so well this week adjusting back into the school routine. The sixth grade students are jumping right into their Fractions, Decimals, and Percents unit. They were given a notes outline and a vocabulary outline. We accomplished pretests. The students were each given, and each parent an email, the outlines to their unit project, Fraction Sundae. The seventh grade students took their pretests for the next unit, Stretching and Shrinking. They all did so well on this that I was able to greatly modify their unit lessons. We are going to dive right through this unit and have some fun. They are working really hard and doing a great job. The eighth grade students are beginning their new unit of quadratic relationships. We have tackled linear and exponential relationships. The students were given pretests, a notes outline, and a vocabulary outline.
Parents, stay tuned for information on your eighth grade student taking the ECA this spring. I have talked to majority of the eighth grade students that I would like to try taking the exam. This concerns the subject of algebra that all students will have to take in high school. This will give them a good look into what to expect in the upcoming years! As the students take their benchmark exams this week, there are two more options for them to take: algebra and geometry. There are several higher level students that will be taking these benchmarks, just to see where they fall within the subject. Many are excited and curious to see how their skills compare! I hope you all have a great weekend.
Miss P
