Thursday, September 30, 2010

6th grade review answers

6th grade review answers:
1.) <      2.) <       3.) <        4.) 1.019, 1.119, 1.109, 1.910
5.) 19.84    6.) 5.6      7.) 112.775     8.) 14.41
9.) 48.4692     10.) 0.04212     11.) 8.086     12.) 5
13.) 2.5             14.) 90              15.) 5.125 x 10^3
16.) 1.68 x 10^3           17.) 3.605 x 10^2        18.) 380,000
19.) 4, 245         20.) 80,000
21.) cm     22.) g       23.) L       24.) m         25.) Kg   
26.) mL    27.) 2,560       28.) 50          29.) 394,000
30.) 41.25      31.) 7,140        32.) 549 rounds to 500
33.) 0.743 rounds to 0.7        34.) 0.9523 rounds to 1.0
35.) 0.4593 rounds to 0.459

Test is TOMORROW!!!! Complete the review sheet! Good luck!

7th grade: Signed tests and test corrections due TOMORROW!

Monday, September 27, 2010

Correction- 7th grade study guide

Whoops---typo on study guide! Information is correct, page number is not.
IV.) 3.1 Solving Equations Using Addition or Subtraction is correct but can be found on page 109 (not pg. 199)
Sorry for any confusion!!

P.S. 7th grade tests

I am so proud of my 7th graders! They ROCKED the last test! Way to go! :) As soon as the make-ups are completed I will send the tests home (hopefully Tuesday). Students saw their grades on Friday.

The week ahead

Hello all,

I hope you had a great weekend! Win for the Tigers and....a really tough game for the Saints. :(

Reminder about spirals- please have someone check over them before you turn them in! I would love everyone to make a 5/5 each and every time! Also--no work shown/turned in = no credit.

6th grade: Ch. 2 Test this Friday. Review sheets will go home today. Last major grade of the nine weeks- make it count!!! Spiral due tomorrow! Please have someone check over it.

7th grade: Unit 2 Test a week from today (Mon. 10/4). Review sheets will go home today. Last major grade of the nine weeks-make it count!
Spiral due tomorrow, you may use a calculator to check the work.

Both grades: What's next?
6th grade: We will begin Ch. 3 Data and Statistics
7th grade: Solving and Graphing Inequalities (Ch. 3)

Have a great week!

Mrs. Serpas

Wednesday, September 22, 2010

7th grade worksheet answer

These are the answers to the 7th grade worksheet, 2.7 DP/Like Terms Extra Practice
1.) 4z     2.) 5d + -10      3.) 4h + 2     4.) 10d + -9        5.) 4b + 8
6.) -3a + 42 + -6b      7.) 8s + -35       8.) 5c + -36       9.) 15m + 1m^2 + 12         10.) 22b + 42       11.) 66 + 31a   
12.) 1x + 31a        13.) 11x + 9y + 40      14.) 30m + 10m^2
15.) -4m^2 + 16     16.) 5m + 10m^2 + 15      
17.) 29y + -8y2 + -10   18.) 5x + -6      19.) 116  
20.) 50x + -20y + -9x^2
Hello all,

6th grade- We are contiuning in Chapter 2- decimals. Quizzes were returned yesterday, all must be signed and returned to school by Thursday. Reminder- students keep quizzes and tests once I have checked for parent signature. Test corrections are due Friday. Chapter test next week, date TBA.

7th grade- Quiz tomorrow! Review sheets went home yesterday. Everyone seems well-prepared!

Spirals both grades, due Tuesday, September 28th

Have a great week!

Mrs. Serpas

Thursday, September 16, 2010

Distributive Property, etc.

Hello all,

6th grade had a quiz today --- decimal operations. I will get those back ASAP. We will continue in Chapter 2 with scientific notation and metric measurement.

7th grade---quizzes passed back yesterday (Wednesday) and must be signed and returned tomorrow (Friday). As a reminder---after I check for parent signature, tests may be kept by student. Test corrections are not due until Monday 9/21.

The grades were lower than I expected, and we will continue to work on distrbutive property until I think it is "clicking" some more with them. The students worked on a like terms worksheet today, ask them about the format.

Quiz a week from today, Thursday, 9/23. Information/review sheet will be sent home tomorrow.

I do not want your students (or their parents!) to get discouraged...they will get this material!

Have a great weekend, GEAUX TIGERS!

Mrs. Serpas

Sunday, September 12, 2010

The week ahead

Hi everyone,

I hope you had a great weekend!

6th grade: We are continuing in Chapter 2 (decimals) this week. Test Thursday on Ch. 2 Sections 1 - 4. Remember to check your spiral with a calculator, or have someone else check it before you turn it in. The spiral grades haven't been as high I as I would like to see! Spiral due Tuesday.

7th grade: I am still grading tests. I do not think they will be passed back Monday. We will continue Unit 2 this week, no quizzes or tests this week. This part of Unit 2 covers Chapter 3 sections 1 - 4: Solving one and two-step equations. Spiral due Tuesday.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Serpas

Wednesday, September 8, 2010

Test/Test Corrections

7th grade has a test Friday. One change on the test review sheet---format of properties is MATCHING (not multiple choice as stated on review sheet). All else is the same!

6th grade- All tests, regardless of grade, must be signed and returned by FRIDAY of this week. In order to recieve bonus credit for test corrections, make sure you rework EVERY missed problem (even those problems where students did not put units of measurement). Test corrections should be worked in pencil only, and should be stapled to the back of the test.

Saturday, September 4, 2010

Labor Day week

Hi everyone,

I hope you have a wonderful three-day weekend! For those of you are staying home (like me) and want to get ahead...here's what is coming up this week.

Spiral 4 is due Wednesday instead of Tuesday this week. You will receive spiral 5 on Tuesday though, and we will back to the regular Tuesday due date the following week. Don't forget to get someone to check over your spiral!

6th grade: We will continue to work in Chapter 2- Decimals. Test a week from this Thursday, on 9/16, Ch. 2 Sections 1- 5.

7th grade: We are continuing in Unit 2. Quiz Friday 9/9 on first half- review sheets went home on Friday. We will spend more time on Distributive Property which is on the quiz!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Mrs. Serpas :)

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Spirals!

Hi everyone,

Just a reminder about spirals. PLEASE check over spirals with your parents, sibling, tutor, a calculator, etc. This should be an "easy" grade...yet many people are not doing well on these. As a reminder, we review spirals in class before they go home, and the material covered can be found in the textbook.

Help yourself by doing well! :)

Mrs. Serpas

Wednesday, September 1, 2010

Tests, appointments, etc.

Hi everyone,

A note to 6th grade parents...if at all possible, please do not schedule appointments during 7th hour (2:35 through end of school). 6th grade enrichment meets from 10:25- 11:15, just FYI! I know that it is sometimes unavoidable to have to schedule appointments at that time, but if possible, please do so at another time. Thanks so much!

6th grade math test was moved to this Thursday, it will cover the same information.

7th grade Unit 2 Quiz is Friday, September 10th.