Hi everyone,
I hope you had a great weekend!
As I told the students, 3rd nine weeks is the toughest of all. The curriculum has picked up, and we are all tired :) It is crucial that they earn every possible point, and many are missing the easier points such as spirals.
I am now requiring that parents sign spirals of 4 or less. If your child has a spiral with a blue pencil/parent signature stamp, he or she must return that signed spiral the next day. Students have spirals for one week, and I encourage parents, older siblings, tutors, etc. to check them. Students may also ask me for help if they are stuck.
Spirals can be grade "boosters" or grade "busters," I hope that students will put forth their best effort in working these problems and in getting these checked.
6th grade: Integers!!!! Once again, I can't stress how important it is for students to memorize these rules. We went to the media center/computer lab today for them to navigate my website and textbook/help links, they should be proficient in finding practice problems and exercises. Test this Thursday on integers- all operations. Pop quiz at any point on integer rules.
7th grade: Parents, please check over spirals or have someone else look them over. These last few spiral grades have been very low. :(
No quizzes or tests this week. We are continuing in Chapter 5- rational numbers, sections 5 - 8. We will then move on to Chapter 6 to cover multi-step equations and inequalities before moving on to Chapter 7- Rates, Ratios and Percent.
Have a great week and a wonderful Mardi Gras holiday!
Mrs. Serpas
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