October 21, 2013

Course 1 students continue to work with multiplication of fractions, and will start to consider division of fractions this week.  Test corrections are due during class Wednesday, October 23.

Course 2 students will apply ratio and rate concepts we have been working on to solving proportions, and scale drawings this week.

October 15, 2013

All sixth graders have received a textbook to use as a resource, and skill practice.  For example, if a student would like more practice putting fractions into simplest form (tonight's homework) he or she can find problems in section 5.3 of the textbook.  I have asked students to take the textbooks home and leave them there.  At this point, I am not planning to give any homework assignments from the textbook.

October 11, 2013

Course 2 students are working on ratios and rates.

Course 1 students will start work on fractions next week.  We will start with a quick review of simplest form, improper fractions, mixed numbers and multiplication of fractions.

Enjoy the long weekend and beautiful fall weather!

October 4, 2013

Course 2 students are finishing their unit on signed rational numbers; they will have a test Tuesday.  Next we start a unit on ratio, rate, and proportion.
Course 1 students are working on least common multiple.  They will have a quiz on greatest common factor, distributive property, and least common multiple Tuesday, and a test on the unit Friday.