Wednesday, March 30th

Sixth Grade

Spelling - The unit was due today. No homework!

Literature - The class took a Selection test today. No homework again!

Math - Lesson 79. Area and Perimeter of a parallelogram. Remember, to find the perimeter, just add up the outside edges. To find the area, multiply the base (the bottom side) times the height. You can always find the height by finding the part that is a right angle to the base.

Seventh Grade

Spelling - Unit 28 is due on Friday.

Literature - No homework! There was a Selection test today.

Language Arts - No homework! There was a vocabulary test today.

Math - Lesson 79.

Eighth Grade

Pre-Algebra Practice Test for Lessons 61-70. The test is tomorrow!

Here are the rest of the answers:




Algebra I - Practice Test for Lessons 61-70. Here are the answers for the whole test. If you don't understand how I got an answer, feel free to email me! I can help you tonight.



See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey

Monday, March 28th

Sixth Grade

Literature - Finish reading "The Dog of Pompeii" and answer the following questions:

Thinking About the Selection - #1-7
Analyzing Literature - #1-4
Critical Thinking & Reading - #1-2

Spelling - Unit 27 is due on Wednesday. You do not have to do Vocabulary Connections this week! Be sure to study because the test is on Wednesday too.

Math - Lesson 77 - Liquid Measure. Use your Big G's to help answer the questions!

Seventh Grade

Math - Lesson 77. Percent of a number. Remember, first write an equation. Here are some examples:



Literature - All Summer In a Day worksheets.

Spelling - Unit 28 is due on Friday.

8th Grade

Pre-Algebra - Lesson 78. Opposites. Remember, every two negatives cancel out. If you have a negative left, the number is still negative. It makes no difference if there are positives. What counts are the negative signs.

Algebra I - Lesson 77 practice and 2-16 evens. Lesson 78 practice and 18-30 evens.

For Lesson 78, you are solving rational equations. Remember, multiply each term by the common denominator and cancel out the denominator. Here are a few examples:



See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey

Monday, March 21st

Sixth Grade

Literature - We read "Eleven" today. Answer the following questions:

Thinking About the Selection #1-8
Analyzing Literature #1-4
Critical Thinking and Reading #1-3

Spelling - Unit 26 is due on Thursday. No Vocabulary Connections this week!

Math - Lesson 73. Remember, to change a a fraction to a decimal, divide the bottom number into the top. Always drop the top number down into the division box, add a decimal and zeroes, then divide. To change a mixed number into a decimal, first make it an improper fraction and then divide the bottom into the top - adding a decimal point to the end and extra zeroes.

Seventh Grade

Spelling - Unit 27 is due on Friday.

Vocabulary - Unit 8 is due Thursday. 10 sentences are due tomorrow.

Literature - We read "The Sneaker Crisis" today. Answer the following questions:

Thinking About the Selection #1-7
Analyzing Literature #1-3
Critical Thinking and Reading #1-2

Math - Lesson 74. Remember, to write the equations as fractions, change the "of" to multiplication, and the "is" to an = sign. Don't change the order of the words and numbers. For example, 50 is what fraction of 250, would change to 50=f x 250

Then, you would divide both sides by 250. That means the 250 goes away on the right side and is written underneath the 50 on the left side - like a fraction. Since you want a fraction and not a decimal, just reduce!

Practice and evens only.

Eighth Grade

Pre-Algebra - Lesson 74. Practice and evens.

Algebra I - Lesson 74 - Practice and evens.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Swickey

Monday, March 7th

Sixth Grade

Spelling - Unit 25 is due on Wednesday. Be sure you are studying for the test too!

Literature - We began reading "Auntie" and will continue reading tomorrow. Don't forget! Book reports are due on Thursday - NOT Friday. Everyone got a Book Report Data Sheet today.

Math - The class took a test today. No homework!

Seventh Grade

Spelling - Unit 26 is due on Friday.

Literature - We began going over what will be on the Treasure Island test on Thursday. We will continue to review on Wednesday. Also, book reports are due Thursday!

Grammar - pp. 102-103, Exercises A & B. You just have to write the subjects.

Math - Instead of having math class today, we made Mardi Gras masks! No homework.

Eighth Grade

Pre-Algebra - Lesson 71. Practice and evens. Everyone understood our new concept easily so I won't put any examples up.

Algebra I - Lesson 71. Practice and evens. You were doing very well today with these, so I won't do any examples, but if you have trouble, email me!

See you tomorrow,
Mrs. Swickey

Wednesday, March 2nd

Sixth Grade

Literature - We had DEAR time today! (Drop Everything And Read) The class really enjoyed it and everyone read for about 30 minutes. I was so glad to see so many enjoying their books!

Spelling - Unit 25 is due next Tuesday.

Math - Lesson 70. Remember, the first number is the "left or right" number. The second number is the "up or down" number. If the number is negative, then you would go left if it's the first number, or down if it's the second number. If the number is positive, then you would go right or up.

Seventh Grade

Literature - We listened to a chapter using Tumblebooks today. We are just a few chapters away from finishing! (whew!)

Spelling - Remember, Unit 25 is due on Friday.

Research Paper - We discussed the Bibliography today. It needs to have your four sources listed in alphabetical order by the first word in the entry. (Each entry should be numbered as well.) Your source cards should be able to be copied straight onto your bibliography. Remember, you should have two books, one website, and one encyclopedia. Also, you need a title page for the front of the paper. You can still have a title on the top of your first page. Lastly, you can include a picture page after the Bibliography. It is not required, but might be fun to include!

Math - Practice Test 13. Finish the practice test and we will go over it tomorrow.

Eighth Grade

Pre-Algebra - Lesson 69. Adding integers. Follow the rule I put on the board! (If you scroll back a few days, I posted the rules for 7th grade. Ignore the rules for subtracting for now....we'll get to that in a few days.) Do the Practice, 14-30 evens, and the Integer worksheet.

Algebra I - Factoring. Practice and #4-18 all. Remember, if you aren't sure if you are correct, you can always FOIL or make the table to see if you get what you started with. Here are a few examples:



See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey