Thank you!

A big THANK YOU to my wonderful students and their parents! The Christmas gifts were so generous and overwhelming, I am so blessed to work at such a wonderful school and be a part of that community.

I wanted to share with you that I spent some of my Christmas money on a "flip" video recorder and I love it! I wanted to have that before Christmas so I could record all the fun of that day. I also plan to use this at school in our classes, and can't wait to show it to you.

Again, many thanks, and I hope your Christmas is full of joy.

Love,
Mrs. Serpas

Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas to you and your family! I hope that everyone has a wonderful two weeks off with their family...and I don't want you to think about math, I don't want to either! :) Enjoy two weeks off of homework, tests, spirals and exams.

I am so proud of my 7th graders who did a fantastic job on their exams. Way to go! I expect those grades on your tests from now on.... :)

Merry Christmas and I'll see you in 2010!

Love,
Mrs. Serpas

:)

Thanks to all the 7th graders AND their parents who braved the rain and in general yuckiness to stay for the math session today. Everyone worked hard, and I hope it will pay off! Tomorrow we will continue working on exam-type problems in preparation for the exam a.k.a. "big December test" that is Wednesday morning. Make sure you mark any problems that you are still unsure of (two-step equations, inequalities, fractions, etc.) so we can cover those in class tomorrow.

6th graders-I will return your tests tomorrow, hopefully you did well! Sitting down to grade now that I have dried off some. :)

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Serpas

Last school week of 2009!!!

Hello all,

How about those Saints! WHO DAT!

Now that I have that out of my system, just a few notes about the week.

6th grade-last test (and grade of the nine weeks) is tomorrow! The test will cover adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions and mixed numbers. Use the handouts for review. You are welcome to come up early (1:30 or later) to ask questions or work problems.

7th grade- You will receive grade verification forms tomorrow, all grades are in. Review session is tomorrow afternoon, after school in the Media Center. You will need to be picked up at 4:30 in middle school carpool. If you lost the parent permission form, please have your parents sign a piece of paper giving their permission for you to atten dthe session, and list their cell and/or work number. If you need to leave early your parent will need to pick you up from the Media Center. Remember, this is an optional session! You are welcome to bring a drink or snack.

Have a great week and good luck on exams! Your math exam is the first one on Wednesday morning.

Have a blessed Christmas and enjoy your family time and the time away from school.

Love,
Mrs. Serpas

Monday, Dec. 7th

Hi everyone,

I think my heart is just starting to beat again after that crazy Saints game---what a fantastic ending!!! I hope that you all had a great weekend.

Just a few reminders as we are heading into the home-stretch before Christmas: homework is always checked for completion (and is always checked), and work must be shown on EVERY assignment (including study guides! Read the directions!).

7th grade has their final "test" of the nine weeks this Wednesday, it will cover Chapter 5 Sections 1-3 which is addition, subtraction and multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers. This will be counted as a participation grade only (all student will earn the full amount possible if they are attentive and follow directions) and will be checked in class. The last spiral of the nine weeks is due tomorrow (Tuesday 12/8) and Study Guide part III is due Wed. 12/9.

6th grade will have a test next Monday 12/14 on Chapter 5 Sections 1-4 .

As always, please let me know if you have questions or concerns.

Thanks and have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Serpas

Thursday, 12/3

Hi everyone,

7th grade math study guides went home yesterday. Please let me know if you have any questions about the study guide or exam. The exam is an identical format of the study guide format, and is about half the length of the study guide. I have changed the first due date, originally set for Friday, 12/4, to Monday 12/7. Both part I and part II are now due Monday 12/7. I made this change due to Louisiana Day tomorrow. Also, students will have the opportunity to work on their math study guides during math class on Friday morning before the speaker comes. The last spiral of the nine weeks is due on Tuesday 12/8.

6th graders received their quizzes yesterday. They took these quizzes on Thursday before Thanksgiving break, and I marked wrong answers and returned them (ungraded) on Friday for them to correct any errors. I went over three common mistakes on the test: renaming fractions to subtract, renaming mixed numbers with improper fractions, and naming fractions such as 4/4 = 1. Each item on the quiz was worth 3 points for a total of 36 points. The students were given classtime on Friday to rework any missed problems, and were provided with the correct answers. If the students correctly worked a missed problem, I deducted 1.5 points instead of 3 points. If they did not rework the missed problem correctly they missed the full 3 points. All quizzes must be signed and returned by Friday. Students may not work test corrections for extra credit for this quiz as they were already given an opportunity to improve their scores.

Have a great rest of the week and weekend!

Mrs. Serpas