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
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