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Sunday, February 24, 2013
Week of February 25th
Hi everyone,
Hope you are having a great weekend!
6th grade: We are still in Chapter 6! We will move on this week, but need to finish up this very important chapter first. Test Wednesday 2/27 on Ch. 6 sections 6 & 7- Properties. Test review sheets will go home Monday. You will need to identify the properties that are illustrated (Ex. 5 + 0 = 5; Identity Property of Addition), and use the properties to simplify expressions. This does include Distributive Property as well. We will start 6.8, Coordinate Plane, on Thursday, with a quiz the following week on it.
As always, keep practicing those integer problems! They will pop up on quizzes and tests from now through the end of the year!
Spiral 6 due Tuesday 2/26.
7th grade: GREAT JOB on working these multi-step equations! We will spend another day or two on these, and then begin Chapter 7- Ratios and Rates. You will be able to use your calculators for this chapter, please bring calculators to class daily.
Remember, I am not going to test on multi-step equations, though you will have an upcoming spiral covering these.
Spiral 6 due Tuesday 2/26, 7th grade Retreat Wednesday.
Test on Ch. 7, Sec. TBA on Thursday, March 7th
Have a wonderful week everyone!
Mrs. Serpas
Hope you are having a great weekend!
6th grade: We are still in Chapter 6! We will move on this week, but need to finish up this very important chapter first. Test Wednesday 2/27 on Ch. 6 sections 6 & 7- Properties. Test review sheets will go home Monday. You will need to identify the properties that are illustrated (Ex. 5 + 0 = 5; Identity Property of Addition), and use the properties to simplify expressions. This does include Distributive Property as well. We will start 6.8, Coordinate Plane, on Thursday, with a quiz the following week on it.
As always, keep practicing those integer problems! They will pop up on quizzes and tests from now through the end of the year!
Spiral 6 due Tuesday 2/26.
7th grade: GREAT JOB on working these multi-step equations! We will spend another day or two on these, and then begin Chapter 7- Ratios and Rates. You will be able to use your calculators for this chapter, please bring calculators to class daily.
Remember, I am not going to test on multi-step equations, though you will have an upcoming spiral covering these.
Spiral 6 due Tuesday 2/26, 7th grade Retreat Wednesday.
Test on Ch. 7, Sec. TBA on Thursday, March 7th
Have a wonderful week everyone!
Mrs. Serpas
Monday, February 4, 2013
Week of February 3rd
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
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
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
correction to one review problem
Answer to # 47 is 1/3w^8
(one over 3w, with w raised to the 8th power)
(one over 3w, with w raised to the 8th power)
Answers to 7th grade Review!
Reminder- optional review for test !
TB pg. 212 # 18 - 38 even, # 41-48 all
TB pg. 212 # 18 - 38 even, # 41-48 all
Monday, January 28, 2013
6th grade quiz info
6th grade has a quiz this Wednesday, January 30th, on the information listed below. There will be a small amount of subtraction problems- most will come from the first two sections.
I. Comparing and Ordering Integers pg. 251
A. Write integers to represent situations
(ex. Loss of 7 yards, etc.)
B. Write the opposite of a number
C. Comparing Integers using a number
line using < or >
D. Ordering Integers from least to
greatest
II. Adding Integers pg. 258
A.
Find
the absolute value of a number.
B.
Compare
integers using absolute value.
C.
Add
integers with same signs
D.
Add
integers with different signs
E.
Add
two or more integers
III. Subtracting Integers pg. 266
***Just a few of these!!!!!
A.
Subtract
integers.
B.
***Students
MUST rewrite all subtraction
problems as addition problems Ex. 9 – 15 rewritten as 9 + (-15).
STUDENTS MUST MEMORIZE AND
APPLY THE INTEGER RULES!!!
Sunday, January 27, 2013
Week of January 27th
Hi everyone,
I hope you're enjoying this gorgeous spring-like weather! What a great weekend.
Both 6th and 7th grade received tests back Friday. Signed tests and test corrections are due by Tuesday, January 29th.
Reminder, all tests must be signed, regardless of grade.
Students in all classes made a lot of computation mistakes with basic facts- I am planning to use speed drills on these skills until their scores go up.
If you would ever like me to send home extra practice review sheets, please let me know, I am happy to do so.
I will be out of town Friday, February 1st, Denise Heroman will be subbing for me.
6th grade: We started a new unit last week on Integers- this is the most important concept we will cover in 6th grade. It is imperative that students memorize and apply the integer rules. This is a skill that they will need to master for all future math classes (no pressure!). :)
While I will schedule a quiz towards the end of this week, students need to be prepared for pop quizzes (5 - 10 points) at any point during these lessons. This is something that needs to be practiced nightly. A great site for extra practice- www.themathworksheetsite.com, or any other sites linked on my home page, search integers.
Spiral 3 due Tuesday 1/29, quiz TBA
7th grade: Spiral 3 due Tuesday 1/29. Chapter 4 Test, all sections except 8, on Wed. 1/30. This is a 100 point test!!! Review sheets went home last week. Please work problems to prepare for the test.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Serpas
I hope you're enjoying this gorgeous spring-like weather! What a great weekend.
Both 6th and 7th grade received tests back Friday. Signed tests and test corrections are due by Tuesday, January 29th.
Reminder, all tests must be signed, regardless of grade.
Students in all classes made a lot of computation mistakes with basic facts- I am planning to use speed drills on these skills until their scores go up.
If you would ever like me to send home extra practice review sheets, please let me know, I am happy to do so.
I will be out of town Friday, February 1st, Denise Heroman will be subbing for me.
6th grade: We started a new unit last week on Integers- this is the most important concept we will cover in 6th grade. It is imperative that students memorize and apply the integer rules. This is a skill that they will need to master for all future math classes (no pressure!). :)
While I will schedule a quiz towards the end of this week, students need to be prepared for pop quizzes (5 - 10 points) at any point during these lessons. This is something that needs to be practiced nightly. A great site for extra practice- www.themathworksheetsite.com, or any other sites linked on my home page, search integers.
Spiral 3 due Tuesday 1/29, quiz TBA
7th grade: Spiral 3 due Tuesday 1/29. Chapter 4 Test, all sections except 8, on Wed. 1/30. This is a 100 point test!!! Review sheets went home last week. Please work problems to prepare for the test.
Have a great week!
Mrs. Serpas
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