November 26, 2013

Course 1 students will be working on percents after Thanksgiving.

Course 2 students will start work with expressions.

Enjoy the long weekend with family and good food!  Stay warm.

November 15, 2013

Next week course 1 students will continue working on ratios and rates, including unit rates.  We will have a quiz Monday on ratios and ratio tables, and a quiz Friday on ratios and rates.

Course 2 students will extend our knowledge of percents to applications of percents, including discounts, markups, tips, tax and commissions.  Our test on percents will be Monday, November 25.

November 1, 2013

Sixth graders in course 1 (periods 1, 2, 4, and 6) will have a quiz on division of fractions (including fractions, whole numbers, and mixed numbers) Monday, and a test on multiplication and division of fractions Wednesday.  I have posted a couple of Learn Zillion videos to the electronic filing cabinet.  We watched these videos in class, and they do a nice job of giving students the conceptual understanding for division of fractions.  Students may find them helpful in preparing for the quiz or the test.

Sixth graders in course 2 (period 3) will have a test on unit 2 Monday.  We will start work with percents Tuesday.

Don't forget to set your clocks back, and enjoy the extra hour!