Reminders!

6th grade: test Friday! Chapter 5 Sections 1 - 4, review sheet goes home Wednesday. No more spirals this year!

7th grade: Spiral due Wednesday. Quiz this Thursday, Ch. 5 sections 1 - 4. Quiz is 25 points. Study guide answers will be given Wednesday. Friday and Monday are exam review days.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Serpas

Note about test corrections

Hi,


Just a quick note about a change in policy effective Friday (when 7th grade test corrections are due). 


Test corrections are still optional, and still worth up to two bonus points. I am now requiring that in addition to re-working all missed problems, students write a complete sentence explaining why they missed the problem.


Example:
*I made a mistake in math fact: 8 x 5 = 40 not 45.
*I did not follow directions and did not list P for prime number.
*I divided instead of multiplying to solve.


I hope this will take students one step further (at least!) in critical thinking, and will help them understand what they missed.


This will be a requirement for both 6th and 7th graders and will continue through the next semester.


Thanks!


Mrs. Serpas

Attention 7th grade:

Hi everyone, 


Big typo on study guide- one of the days listed as a due date is wrong. Correct study guide due dates (which are listed correctly to the right of this page)
Part I: this Friday (12/2)
Part II: Monday (12/5)
Part III: Tuesday (12/6)
Spiral due Wednesday 12/7


I am well aware that you have a lot going on in your other classes as well, therefore I will not assign homework to you the night before your math things are due (Study guide and spirals). 


Keep working hard!


Mrs. Serpas

Week of November 28th

Hi everyone,


I hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving holiday! Both grades will start in Chapter 5 this Monday. No quizzes or tests this week.


Have a great week!


Mrs. Serpas

7th grade mid-term study guide

Hello everyone,


Mid-term study guides were passed out in class Friday. Please take note that all problems must be re-written on looseleaf paper and worked. I told the students to think of the study guide as their textbook- they don't write in the textbook and must copy their problems, same goes for the study guide. Due dates are printed on the study guide.


The study guide is broken up into 3 sections, each section is worth 5 points (for a total of 15 points for the study guide). Part I is due Friday, December 2nd, Part II is due Monday, December 5th and Part III is due Tuesday, December 6th. 


Students are welcome to complete the entire study guide over Thanksgiving, or in advance. We have not covered the last section of problems on the last page (fractions) which are different from years past because students will use integer rules for these.


I hope everyone has a safe and happy Thanksgiving! I feel very blessed to teach at St. Aloysius :) 


Mrs. Serpas

Answers to Chapter Review- 6th and 7th grade

Hello all,


Please use the gold review sheets that I gave you to prepare for the test! I am posting the answers to the problems assigned in class today. If you did not finish them, it would be a great review to finish tonight- then check your answers here. 


Review session tomorrow at 8:10 in my room- both grades.


6th grade: pg. 198 - 199 (selected problems)
7.) Composite: 1, 3, 9, 27    9.) Prime: 1, 43    15.) GCF = 6     
21.) GCF = 48    24.) answers will vary, 30/50, 6/10, 9/15, etc.    25.) answers will vary, 2/3, 4/6, 60/90, etc.   29.) LCM = 40
33.) LCM = 405   38.) 1/2, 8/15, 2/3, 7/10      41.)<   42.) >   
43.) >   44.) =
46.) 3/4               48.) 5 and 1/8    50.) 1.83 (bar over the 3)  
52.) 0.48


7th grade: pg. 212- 213 (selected problems)  *** This sign ^ means the number after it is an exponent. Example 5m^2 means 5m squared


18.) GCF = 28     22.) 2st^3     24.) -2/5     26.) 8/3 or 3 and 2/3    33.) LCM = 25m^2n^4
34.) 42p^2q^3r^4    36.) >  37.)<   38.) =    39.) >   41.) 8^4    42.) 2^7     43.) 7^2
44.) 5^3    45.) 7/x^4    46.) 1/a^2     47.) 1/3w^8       48.)  4/r^5

Ch. 4 Test Thursday 11/17

Hey everyone,

Just one more week before Thanksgiving! It will be a busy one. Ch. 4 tests (6th grade and 7th grade) are Thursday, November 17th. These tests are 100 points.

I passed out very detailed review sheets today in class. Please pay close attention to these- the test overs a lot of information, but I also let you know how many GCF and LCM problems there will be (don't spend all your time on these!).

General Reminder: All tests must be signed regardless of grade- that is my class policy and has been and will be in effect all year. Work deficiencies are issued if tests are not signed/returned as directed regardless of grade. The students are well-aware of this policy.

6th grade: Spiral due Tuesday. Test Thursday. Several students need to return work deficiencies Monday.

7th grade: Spiral due Tuesday. Make sure you have written change in problem 5: change division sign to addition sign. Test Thursday.

Mid-term study guides for 7th grade will go home Friday, 10/18.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Mrs. Serpas

Week of November 7th

Hi everyone,


WOW what an LSU game! A great win. Hoping the Saints will follow with a win of their own today!! 


6th grade: No quizzes or tests this week. We are continuing work in chapter 4. Spiral due Tuesday.


7th grade: No quizzes or tests this week. We are continuing in in chapter 4. Spiral due Tuesday. Ch. 3 test must be signed by Wednesday, 11/9. Test corrections are due this day also.


Have a great week everyone! 


Mrs. Serpas


P.S. Help session Thursday and Friday this week- 8:10 in my room. No help session Wednesday due to faculty meeting.

Answers to OPTIONAL class reviews

Be sure to check the top of the page for the right grade!


Good luck tomorrow!


Mrs. Serpas

7th grade Ch. 3 tests

Attention 7th grade students and parents:


Your tests are graded! I will share grades today- but they will not go home until Friday. I want everyone concentrating on test review today for tomorrow's test.


Overall the grades are EXCELLENT- out of 92 students, there are 44 A's and 27 B's! Way to go! :)


Mrs. Serpas

Whoops!

It's no trick- your tests really are this THURSDAY not Friday. Sorry for any confusion- date was listed wrong in message below- I have now fixed that.


Happy Halloween!


Mrs. Serpas

Week of Halloween! (10/31)

Hi everyone,


Hope you are enjoying this beautiful weekend at the fair! 


A few reminders of what we have coming up for the week:


6th grade: Spiral due Wednesday (due to a no-homework night Monday night). Test THURSDAY- Ch. 4 Sections 1 - 4. Review sheets went home Friday. Monday- notes on the last section- LCM. 


7th grade: Spiral due Wednesday (due to a no-homework night Monday night). Test THURSDAY- Ch. 4 Sections 1 - 4. Review sheets went home Friday. Monday- notes on the last two sections- Simplifying Fractions and LCM. 


Both grades: Reminder- I will not be at school Tuesday, I will be out with Julia. Ms. Nancy Hardin will be your substitute- she is an excellent math teacher- so ask her any questions!


I will be back Wednesday, test review on that day (both grades) and test Thursday.


Have a great week!


Mrs. Serpas

Week of October 24th

Hi everyone,


Hope you are enjoying this beautiful weekend! Just a few reminders for the week. 


6th grade: Spiral due this Tuesday. New spiral will go out Tuesday as well. Be prepared for a pop quiz towards the end of the week on factoring numbers and finding the Greatest Common Factor (GCF) of two or more numbers!!! 


7th grade: Spiral due this Tuesday. New Spiral will go out Tuesday as well. We are continuing in Chapter 4 this week- as of now I plan to cover every section. No quizzes or tests this week. Wednesday is the FACES Lab field trip, we will not meet for math class, but you will have an in-class assignment in your workbook that afternoon.


I have not yet finished grading the Ch. 3 tests, they will definitely not be ready before Tuesday (at the earliest) to go home. I'll keep you posted.


Have a great week everyone!


Mrs. Serpas

Conferences/ Schedule rest of week

Hello-
Just a few reminders about the rest of the week. 


Students in 5th through 8th grade will be dismissed at 12:30 on Thursday (no buses or extension that day). 5th through 8th grade students do not have school on Friday due to conferences.


If you are scheduled for a conference and do not remember the time/day, please email me or your child's homeroom teacher. If you are unable to attend your child's conference as scheduled, please send an email as well.

Thanks so much!


Mrs. Serpas

commas, calculators, and headings, oh my!

2nd nine weeks everyone.... enough warning!


*Commas- use them! We have been over this in class. You should know how to write a number with commas, whether you are in 6th or 7th grade. Points off if commas are not used correctly.


*Calculators- you need them! When? Every day that you are in class. I will do spot checks. If you do not have them in class- pink slip for "LOM" (lack of materials).


*Heading- use it! All middle school teachers should be using the same heading. You need to use this heading for your homework. When I give you a typed page (spiral, quiz, test, etc.), I have done most of the work for you already. You need to write your first and last name, correct math number, and circle 1st, 2nd, 3rd, or 4th hour depending on your class. That's it. You have been reminded to do this for the first 7 spirals without penalty. Starting with the next spiral, one point off if heading is not correct (and I will still remind you).

Week of October 17th

Hi everyone- short week ahead for students! Reminder- students get out of school at 12:30 on Thursday, and do not go to school on Friday. Conferences have been scheduled on Thursday and Friday.


A note about spirals--- students are NOT permitted to use calculators to work the spirals. They may use calculators to check spirals, and may then correct any problems by reworking them. I was very surprised in grading these last spirals that several students did not show their multiplication and addition work. No work = no credit, this is always my policy on spirals.


Students have been/are allowed to use calculators on some tests- this is mainly a time-saving device. Spirals are different however as there are fewer problems, and students have a week to complete these.


Bottom line- students must show all work- including the multiplication, addition, subtraction and division, on their spirals. If work is not shown, they will not receive credit- even if answers are correct.


6th grade: We will finish up graphing and start Chapter 4 this week: Prime factorization, Greatest Common Factor, Least Common Multiple, Fractions and Decimals. You do not have a quiz or test this week. You will have a quiz on the first part of the chapter followed by a chapter test. Dates TBA.


7th grade: Major Chapter Test this Wednesday- review sheets went home last week. We will finish up 3.7 (Solving inequalities using mult. and div.) Monday, review Tuesday.


Both grades: Spirals will be passed out this Tuesday- 10/18, they are due Tuesday 10/25.


Have a great week!


Mrs. Serpas

YAY! I have access to my website again! :)

Hi everyone,


Sorry for the delay in posting- as I have told my students- I have been locked out of this account. Long story- switched email addresses- forgot which I was using for this now- and here we are, it is figured out (and I am writing it down this time).


:)




Wow- the first nine weeks surely did fly by for me. I hope that the second nine weeks go by as quickly as the first! 


The grades were great in all the classes- those who didn't earn what they had hoped- make sure all spirals are turned in on time (and are checked before-hand), complete your assignments, prepare for tests by working problems, come in for help sessions, and do your homework. 


Some reminders: the 2nd nine weeks has begun so that means everyone has a new "freebie." A freebie is a homework pass that can be used at anytime, and you are exempt from that check (0/0 instead of 0/3). Please remember that they may not be used for spirals. If a student goes through the end of the nine weeks without using their freebie, they will earn 2 bonus points.


Spirals- typically assigned on Tuesday and due the following Tuesday. These are not accepted late per handbook policy- any assignment 10 points or less is not accepted late. These are grade-boosters or grade-busters. Remember that these can be turned in early! 


Homework- checked EVERY TIME it is assigned- 3 points. All or nothing, no partial credit. Students must write in pencil only, have proper middle school heading, and write out every problem, showing all work and steps. Students must attempt every problem, and if they are completely lost, a parent must initial that problem.


Tests- I pass out a yellow sheet of paper before every major test. This is very important and includes all information that will be on the test. If it isn't on the sheet, it isn't on the test!


Now to what we are working on! We are taking a break- we all need one- from spirals for a week. First spiral of the nine weeks will go out Tuesday, October 18th, and will be due the following Tuesday, October 25th. 


6th grade: We are still working on graphing in chapter 3. We will move on to Chapter 4 next week, no tests on graphing.


7th grade: We are finishing up Chapter 3. Test Wednesday, 10/19. This is a major test worth 100 points. Review sheets will go home Thursday 10/13.


As always, please email if you have any questions. 
lserpas@aloysius.org


Thanks and have a great week!


Mrs. Serpas

6th grade quiz Thursday

6th grade quiz Thursday:

Students must know definitions of mean, median, mode and range (matching).

Students must find the mean, median, mode and range of sets of numbers. Calculators are allowed.

Calculators

Reminder- All students (both 6th and 7th graders) must bring a calculator to class DAILY. Beginning this Wednesday, I will check daily for calculators. Students who do not have a calculator with them in class will be issued a pink slip for "Lack of Materials" (LOM). If you need to purchase a calculator, we still have several available at school. Students are also able to use a sibling's calculator, etc. Please label calculators with last name at least.


Thanks!

6th grade quiz

6th grade Quiz is this Thursday, 10/6, on 3.1 (Mean, Median Mode)

Week of October 3rd

Hi everyone-


October already! I hope everyone enjoyed this beautiful weekend and didn't get too sunburned at the game.


I am so proud of all of my classes- everyone is working hard and it is showing! The first nine weeks is almost at and end. 7th grade has taken their last major test, and 6th grade has one more brief quiz to be included (in addition to two more spirals and some homework checks in each grade). 


6th grade: We are starting Chapter 3 this week. You will be tested only on Chapter 3 section 1 (Mean, Median and Mode). Quiz date TBA, but will be at the end of this week. We will cover all other sections of chapter 3 doing some group work and classroom activities. Students will be graded on these as well. Spiral due Wednesday (as Monday is a no homework night this week). 


7th grade: Ch. 3 Quizzes will not be ready to go home before Wednesday. Several students need to take a make-up test, and these are a little more time-consuming to grade. I will get them back to you as soon as I can.


We are continuing in Chapter 3, solving and graphing inequalities. This is very similar to solving equations. You will be tested on this the week of October 10th, date is TBA.
Spiral due Wednesday (as Monday is a no-homework night).


Have a wonderful week everyone!


Mrs. Serpas

Week of 9/19

Hi everyone,


WHO DAT! Wow, what an awesome game! I hope that y'all had a wonderful weekend and enjoyed whatever it is that you did :) I had a great time at the Saints game (and graded 7th grade tests on the way there). 


6th grade: Spiral 5 due Tuesday, test Thursday. Review sheets will go home tomorrow (Monday). The test will cover Chapter 2, with the exception of sections 5 and 7 (scientific notation and converting metric units). We will cover those sections after the test, but they will not be included on the test.


7th grade: Spiral 5 due Tuesday. No  tests this week. I have been working hard at grading your  tests, but they will not be ready to go home before Tuesday or Wednesday, also several people need to complete a make-up test before tests go home. We are starting Chapter 3 this week- one and two-step equations. 


Have a great week everyone!


Mrs. Serpas

Week of 9/12

Hi everyone- quick update.


Both grades: Spiral due Tuesday.


6th grade: no quizzes or tests this week. We are continuing in Chapter 2 (Decimals).


7th grade: Test this Friday. Review sheets went home last Friday. If it isn't on the sheet, it isn't on the test.


Have a wonderful week!


Mrs. Serpas

Week of 9/6

Hello everyone,

Hope that you had a wonderful Labor Day weekend! Short week ahead- but a lot to do. 

FYI: Spiral grades are really hurting some overall averages. Remember--- these are grade boosters or grade busters. Some students aren't turning these in, or are not having someone check them over before turning them in, or working only a few problems. Progress reports go home next week, and several students' grades have been significantly impacted by failure to turn in spirals.
      Spirals are passed out on Tuesdays and are due back the next Tuesday. Students may turn these in early!

6th grade: Quiz this Friday- review sheets went home today (Tuesday). Quiz will cover 1.5, 1.6 and 2.1.
*Spiral 4 due Tuesday 9/13

7th grade: Overall I am VERY PLEASED with the Ch. 2 test grades! 1/3 of you made an A, and a very close number made a B! Way to go!
   Please remember that I require parents to sign all tests, regardless of grade. Signed tests are due Thursday 9/8 (once I check for signature they are yours to keep). Test corrections, the only form of bonus that I offer, are due Friday, 9/9.
   
Some reminders about test corrections:
*Pencil only
*Work all missed problems on loose-leaf, then staple this to the front of the test page.
*If you missed a property, write the property along with the definition and an example of that property (you may use the exampes from the test).
*Test corrections are worth up to 3 bonus points -- these are added in at the end of the nine weeks.

I offer help sessions Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings in my classroom (M-15) from 8:10 - 8:30. Stop by to ask a question or two, work problems, get ahead, etc.

I will not be able to meet Wed. 9/7 due to a faculty meeting. I will have help session Thursday and Friday though.

Please email me if you have any questions.

Thanks and have a wonderful week!

Mrs. Serpas

Reminder- spirals due Tuesday 9/6

Hi everyone,


Just a reminder that spirals are due the day we get back to school- Tuesday, September 6th. Hopefully you have already turned yours in! 


Have a wonderful weekend, GEAUX TIGERS!


Mrs. Serpas

Week of August 29th

Hi everyone,


Hope you enjoyed the weekend!


Remember- spiral 2 is due this Tuesday, 8/3o. I think there was a mistake on the 7th grade spiral, I do not have a copy at home, so I will correct in class tomorrow.


6th grade- tests will be passed back as soon as make-up tests are completed. We are finishing up a few things from Chapter 1 this week and starting Chapter 2. No quizzes or tests this week, spiral due Tuesday.


7th grade- Major test this Wednesday 8/31. Though I said you would not have a chapter 2 test, now that I have looked at the material, it is pretty close to being a major chapter test (coordinate plane will not be on the test). The review sheet for this week's test went home last week. Remember- if it isn't on the sheet, it isn't on the test. If it is on the sheet- better be prepared!!! This is a 100-point test.


Spiral due Tuesday.


6th and 7th grade: Spiral 3 will be passed out this Tuesday. It is due the day we return from Labor Day holiday, on Tuesday 9/6. Make plans now! Might be best to get it turned in Friday before the break. :) 


Have an awesome week everyone!


Mrs. Serpas

6th grade test tomorrow!

Hi- 6th grade- don't forget- no written homework tonight but I do recommend you work Review Quiz 1 on pg. 25. Work that and study vocabulary words and you will be in great shape! I am posting the answers below.

One more thing!

One more thing! Really important! 


Please remember that I require parents to sign ALL math tests- regardless of grade- even the 100's! This keeps everyone in "the know." 


7th grade quizzes must be signed/returned by this Wednesday 8/25. If quizzes are not returned on this day- students will receive a work deficiency (regardless of grade).


Once I have checked for parent signature, students will keep the quizzes/tests in their binder or exam folder.

Week of August 22nd

Hello everyone,


I hope you are enjoying the weekend! 


6th grade: *Spiral due this Tuesday. 
*Test this Thursday 8/25- Ch. 1 Sections 1- 5, review sheets will go home Monday.


7th grade: *Spiral due this Tuesday. No quizzes or tests this week.
*Quizzes will go home Monday- overall y'all did a GREAT job! I am attaching review sheets to some quizzes- these need to be completed and turned in by Monday, August 29th. I can't stress enough how important it is for every student to master integer operations/integer rules. 
*We will start with the last few sections of Ch. 2 this week- Properties. Next quiz date is TBA- remember- there will not be a chapter 2 test.


Have a wonderful week everyone!


Mrs. Serpas

7th grade- Quiz tomorrow

Reminder- 7th grade has a quiz tomorrow. I did not send home yellow review sheets as this is not a major test. Quiz format was listed in class:
1.) Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying, Dividing two or more integers
2.) Evaluating Integer Expressions (addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division).


How can you/your child review? WORK PROBLEMS! Work odd problems from the sections the quiz covers (Ch. 2 sections 2 - 5) and check the answers in the back of the book.


You can also look on this site underneath the fish, click on printable worksheets, find integers, then print some worksheets with integers (all operations). This is a great resource as the key is also printed.


Remember- I am available for help Wednesday through Friday mornings in my room (M-15) 8:10 - 8:30.


Have a great weekend everyone!


Mrs. Serpas

Open House/First full week of school

Hello,


Thanks to all of the many parents who came to Open House tonight! I hope that many of your questions were answered either in person or  through the handout. If you have any other questions, or were unable to attend, please email me, lserpas@aloysius.org. We also have many handouts left and will be happy to send them home with your child.


Week of 8/15: 


*6th grade- We are continuing in Chapter 1. No quizzes or tests this week. We will cover sections 1 - 7 in the next week and a half, test TBA. Spiral 1 will go home this Tuesday and is  due the following Tuesday, 8/23.


*7th grade- We will continue with Chapter 2 this week, quiz this Friday, 8/19 on integer operations (Chapter 2 sections 2 - 5). This should all be a review for you! This will be a simple 20-25 question test- no partial credit on this one. No review sheet for this- look for those for the major tests. This chapter is a little different- you will not be tested on the chapter as a whole. Your second quiz will cover Chapter 2 sections 6 and 7 (number properties). When we complete Chapter 2, we will go back to Chapter 1. 
Spiral 1 will go home this Tuesday and is due the following Tuesday, 8/3.


Have a great week everyone!


Mrs. Serpas

First week of School

Hi,


I hope that everyone is having a great first week of school! Just a reminder to check this site at least once a week for information on spiral due dates, upcoming quizzes and tests, etc. I will not post daily assignments on this- you need to copy them from the board in the classroom.


All students must turn in their homework letters - signed by a parent/your parents- tomorrow (Friday). If these are not turned in, a work deficiency will be issued. Please get these turned in.


Have a wonderful weekend everyone!


Mrs. Serpas

August 3rd

Hi everyone!


School starts a week from today! I am so excited to get back to school and work. I hope you will be excited too.


We will be starting in Chapter 1 in each grade! If you want to get ahead and refresh your memory, click on the textbook links to the right side of the page, and follow the steps until you reach Chapter 1.


See you soon! Have a great last week.


Mrs. Serpas :) 

July!

Hi everyone,

I hope you are having a great summer! Mine is going by so quickly - hard to believe that we will start school again in a few weeks. 


I hope you have worked some math problems this summer, or thought about some math problems...if not....work just a few- it won't hurt! :) 


Click on my links to the textbooks and work a few problems from any section in Chapter 1- either the 6th grade book or the 7th grade book- it doesn't matter which.


See y'all soon!


Mrs. Serpas

6th grade info

6th grade: signed tests, test corrections due Friday! Many points were lost on vocabulary--the words and definitions were posted well in advance- easy points!

Remember- 1/2 size WHITE poster board due Monday 5/9

Date changes!

7th grade: 2 date changes!

*Last spiral, which goes home today, is due this FRIDAY, 5/6
*Study guide is now due TUESDAY 5/10 (not Monday 5/9). I am trying to spread things around some for you. SG answers will be given Tuesday 5/10.

Week of May 2nd

Hi everyone,

Wow- May 1st already! I hope that each and every one of you had a wonderful Easter and break with your families.

LOTS going on this week- especially for 7th grade- here we go!

7th grade:
*Spiral due Tuesday 5/3
*Signed tests and test corrections due Tuesday 5/3
*Last spiral of the nine weeks (and year!) goes home Tuesday 5/3 and is Due MONDAY 5/9 per school policy. Please turn it in this Friday so you won't forget about it.
*Exam study guides will go home Monday or Tuesday.
*Your math exam is Monday, May 16th
*I am planning on holding an OPTIONAL exam review session on Friday, May 13th after school. More information on that soon.

6th grade: 
*All 6th graders have until Monday, May 9th to bring in a white half-size poster board for a project. 
*Spiral due Tuesday 5/3
*New spiral will go home Tuesday 5/3 (due Tuesday 5/10)
*We are continuing in Chapter 10, next test is TBA
  
Have a great week everyone!

Mrs. Serpas

Week of April 18th

Hello,

6th grade- test Wednesday on Ch. 8 sections 1, 2, 4
Spiral 26 goes home Wednesday and is due Tuesday, May 3rd 

7th grade- Spiral 26 due Tuesday, May 3rd
Last test of the year is Monday, May 9th- info TBA (will post over Easter break).
We are moving on to the first 3 sections of Ch. 9 (Square roots, rational/irrational numbers, Pyth. Theorem), then moving on to Ch. 10 Measurement, Area & Volume.

Exam study guides will go home after Easter.

Have a wonderful Easter holiday!

Mrs. Serpas

Week of April 11th

Hi everyone,

Hope you had a great weekend. It's hard to believe we are mid-way through May already! A few reminders- I will not be at school Tuesday, I will be attending the 1st grade field trip with my son. Help session Wednesday of this week. I will be on the Avery Island trip Thursday with 7th grade (6th grade also has a field trip that day).

6th grade - Signed tests due Wednesday 4/13---remember, ALL TESTS, regardless of grade, must be signed. I am giving you until Friday 4/15 to work test corrections. PLEASE come in during help session with your test if you are stuck and need help with working those! Spiral due Wednesday as well. Test Wednesday 4/20 on Ch. 8, sections TBA.

7th grade- Spiral due Wednesday 4/13. Don't forget about the test Monday 4/18, (which is your second to last test this nine weeks). Please use the review sheet to prepare! It is so important to complete homework assignments, don't slip now!

Have a great week!

Mrs. Serpas

Week of April 4th

Hello,

I hope you are enjoying the weekeend!

Reminder- spirals (both classes) due this Tuesday. Yes, that is a Terra Nova test day, but you will have class and spirals are still due. :)

No quizzes or tests this week this week. 6th grade- we need to work on a few "left over" things that were not on Friday's test- two-step equations, writing inequalities and solving inequalities with multiplication and division.

7th grade- we will continue in chapter 8.

See you tomorrow, I know each and every one of you is well-prepared for the Terra Nova. Do a great job!

Mrs. Serpas

7th grade math

7th grade math- there is a lot of vocabulary/memorization on the next test (which I have not yet scheduled, it will be after Terra Nova testing).

If you want to get a head start on vocabulary -you need to know the terms from 8.1 - 8.4, some are easy to confuse.

8.1: straight, right, compl., supp. angles, parallel, perpendicular lines, corresponding angles, vertical angles

8.2: acute, right, obtuse angles and triangles
euqilateral, isosceles, scalene triangles

8.3: quadrilateral, trapezoid, parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, square

8.4: polygon, pentagon, hexagon, heptagon, octagon, decagon, 12-gon

Try http://www.quizlet.com/ to make notecards!

Week of March 28th

Hi everyone,

I hope you enjoyed this beautiful weekend and that you spent lots of time outside.

Spirals are due today for both grades, new spirals go home today, due next Tuesday.

6th grade: Signed tests and test corrections due today (Tuesday).  Test this Friday, 4/1 on one-step equations, solving inequalities. Review sheet goes home today.

7th grade: GREAT JOB on your tests! Wow I am super-impressed. :) I hope to get them back to you today, they will go home Wednesday at the latest. No quizzes or tests this week, we will start Chapter 8 Wednesday (angles, triangles, quadrilaterals, etc.)

Have a great week everyone!

Mrs. Serpas

6th grade- last warning!

6th grade- this is your last warning! You must know your integer rules. Starting tomorrow and ending May 25th- I will be giving you pop quizzes on integers! Yes, they will count for a grade.

Be prepared! :)

Tuesday, March 22nd

Hi everyone,

I hope this sunshine and beautiful weather isn't causing brain-drain...I'm concerned about my students! Lots of students have  already used their freebies this nine weeks (which means another missed homework is 0/3) and several people haven't been doing homework. We are now seven days into the nine weeks----not good people!

6th grade---I can't stress enough that you need to  know the integer rules backwards and forwards. We're moving on in class, and not knowing these sign rules will really hurt you in equations!

7th grade--- you have a MAJOR test THIS FRIDAY and many of you didn't seem to know what was going on today when you did the warm-up. Please, please start working problems at home and asking questions in class. No one came in for help session today, I will offer another one Thursday at recess in Ms. Michael's room.

The fourth nine weeks flies by, and before you know it, it will be time for progress reports. So please make every point count, I have faith in each and every one of you! :)

Mrs. Serpas

Week of March 21st

Hi everyone,

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful weather as much as my family and I are!

The week ahead: Spirals will go home Tuesday 3/22, and are due Tuesday 3/29.

6th grade: We are continuing in Chapter 7 this week. No quizzes or tests.

7th grade: Ch. 7 test Friday 3/25 sections 1 - 7. Review sheets will go home Monday.

Remember, keep up with your homework and spirals! As a reminder, spirals are not accepted late (unless student has an excused absence). Get them turned in early if you finish early. These points really add up and can mean the difference of a letter grade.

Have a great week everyone!

Mrs. Serpas

6th grade math practice test key

Attention 6th grade students and parents----make sure you complete the practice test tonight! The key is below. Tomorrow's test will be just like this one.

Good luck! I know you can do well.

Mrs. Serpas

Week of March 14th

Happy St. Patrick's Day everyone!

Sorry to just now post, it has been a busy week with transition to 4th nine weeks (!) and finishing up grades. Spirals were not due/passed out this week. The first spiral of the nine weeks for both grades will be passed out Tuesday, March 22nd, and will be due Tuesday, March 29th.

6th grade has a test Friday (tomorrow, 3/18), review sheets went home Wednesday. Please work problems from each section on listed on the sheet as test practice.

7th grade has a test Friday, March 25th on Chapter 7 Sections 1 - 7. This is a MAJOR TEST- 100 point grade. Review sheets will go home next week.

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns.

Have a great week and weekend!

Mrs. Serpas

Week of February 28th (whoops! Not at the end of March yet)

Hello,

I hope the weather is as beautiful in Baton Rouge as it is right now in Water Valley, MS! I am here with my family visiting my grandmother and extended family and am having a wonderful time!

I will be back as promised on Tuesday. I will check homework assignments then. Reminder: spirals are due Tuesday (that is the last one of the nine weeks!). Both grades have quizzes this week, 6th grade- quiz on the first few sections of Ch. 7 Friday 3/4. 7th grade- quiz Thursday 3/3, review sheets went home Friday.

Please email me if you have any questions.

See you  Tuesday and have a great rest of the weekend!

Mrs. Serpas :)

Week of 2/21

Hello everyone,

Hope you had a great weekend and enjoyed the beautiful weather.

My husband's grandfather, Alfred Guerra, passed away this weekend. Thank you for all of your prayers and concern, it means so much to my family and me. I will be out Thursday for the funeral in Picayune, Mississippi.

6th grade- All signed tests/test corrections due Tuesday. GREAT JOB on integers! Y'all are doing just an outstanding job! I'm so proud of your hard work, keep it up. Test Wednesday 2/23 on 6.6 - 6.8, study sheets went home  last week. We are continuning in Chapter 7 this week. Spiral 19 due Tuesday 2/22, last spiral of the nine weeks will go home 2/22 also.

7th grade- GREAT JOB on solving inequalities! Y'all did such an awesome job on your test, I am very proud of you! Keep up your hard work. Test Thursday March 3rd (3/3!) Chapter 7, sections 1 - at least 4. Review sheets will go home this Friday. Spiral 19 due Tuesday 2/22, last spiral of nine weeks goes home 2/22 also.

Have a great week!

Mrs. Serpas

7th grade- answers to review

Hi everyone,

I was out today with Joseph who was sick. I will be back tomorrow, and you will have your quiz as scheduled. Don't forget to bring your calculator and free reading book!

Work some problems! Remember only 4 problems from last section (writing inequalities).

Answers to review (assigned in class):

pg. 304 # 6 - 14 all
6.) x + 2 < 6; x < 4          7.) 9 < x + 1; x > 8

8.) x - 7 > 14; x > 21        9.) 8x > 40; x > 5

10.) A    11.) C      12.) D     13.) B

pg. 307 # 1 -6 all
1.) C = 88 in        2) r = 23.9 cm        3) a < -3      4) z < 7

5) b > 1.5 (or 1 and 1/2)         6.) 6x - 2 > 40;    x > 7

pg. 309 # 20 - 25 all, #31, #32
20.) c = 132 ft         21.) C = 25.1 mm          22.) d = 20 mm

23.) r = 1.91 in         24.) 279 ft       25.) x > -7   graph, open circle above -7, arrow pointing towards right

31.) 14 - 3x < 11; x > 1          graph, closed circle above 1, arrow pointing towards right

32.) 9 + 4x < 21; x < 3    graph, open circle above 3, arrow pointing towards left

Week of 2/14

Hi everyone,

Hope you enjoyed the weekend. I was so happy to see the sun!

6th grade- we are finishing up chapter 6 this week and moving on to Chapter 7. You will have a small quiz (date TBA) covering coordinate plane and commutative & associative properties. Do not forget about integers! I will continue to put several integer problems on your quizzes and tests through the end of the year.

Spiral due Tuesday.

7th grade: Spiral due Tuesday. Quiz Thursday. Prepare by working problems from handout that was given last week. You  will probably only have one other major grade for the nine weeks after this test. Do your best! You have all been working so hard in class and I think it will show on the test if you keep it up. :)

Have a great week!

Mrs. Serpas

Week of February 7th

Hi everyone,

I hope you are enjoying this beautiful day, it is great to see the sun out!

Afew changes of plans as we were out of school Friday (too bad we didn't get any snow).

As a reminder, progress reports will go home this week. I do not include bonus points (test corrections) on progress reports, these are added in at the end of the nine weeks. Looking to raise your grade? Make sure you do all your homework, get someone to check over your spirals (you can always ask me for help on them!) and TURN THEM IN ON TIME! To better prepare for tests- work problems from each section on the review sheet.


6th grade: test will be Thursday 2/10 instead of Tuesday 2/8. All of chapter 6 EXCEPT coordinate plane which I will quiz you on separately (on a later date, TBA). Spiral due Tuesday. Signed tests and test corrections due Monday 2/7- remember--all tests, regarldless of grade, must be signed.



7th grade: Spiral due Tuesday. We are continuing in Chapter 6. No test this week...I'll let you know when that will be, I have a few ideas in mind for a grade for the rest of this chapter that is not a test idea...I'll let you know as soon as I have made a decision! Keep up the hard work!


Have a great week everyone! Hope you enjoy the Super Bowl and all the commercials.

For a few more hours the Saints are Super Bowl champs....I'm enjoying it while it lasts. :)

Mrs. Serpas