SIXTH GRADE

The class took a quiz over mean, median, mode, and range today. Some will need to finish tomorrow.

SEVENTH GRADE MATH

The class worked on a worksheet (evens only) comparing and ordering fractions. Here is a video:

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

The class took the first country quiz today and then put together their passports! Every time they pass a country quiz, they will get a flag for that country and a stamp in their passport. No homework.

PRE-ALGEBRA

Adding signed fractions and mixed numbers. Here is a video:

ALGEBRA I

Graphing linear inequalities. I don't have the numbers you are doing at home with me. Let me know if you get stuck!

See you tomorrow,

Mrs. Swickey

SIXTH GRADE MATH

The class will have a quiz tomorrow over mean, median, mode, and range. Be sure you understand how to find each of these! The lists of numbers will be pretty straightfoward without confusing decimals when finding the mean.

SEVENTH GRADE MATH

We discussed yesterday's lesson and worked on an activity lab from the textbook which was also about balances. The homework is to draw a picture of two different balances using the shapes from the book. Make one balance that balances and one balance that doesn't. Tomorrow, you will trade with your classmates and see if you can figure out their drawings.

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

We finished up their culture presentations today and discussed the pieces of a country quiz. The first quiz will be tomorrow. The students will use the website CIA World Factbook to look up the following pieces of information about each country:

Capital
Type of government
Head of Government AND their title (NOT head of state....sometimes this is a different person - especially in parliamentary democracies.)
Major Language (list all official languages or list languages that are spoken by a large percentage of the population)
Major Religion (list religions that are practiced by a large percentage of the population - if this is pretty even between several religions, list them - it's always better to put more than less)
Climate (list the main climate(s) for the country - sometimes there will be several climate regions within a country)
Population
Major Landform (mountain, mountain chain, desert, etc.)
Major Body of Water (major river, bay, major lake - Lake Hefner would not work for the US, but Lake Superior would) Do not list oceans or seas - bays will work when it is directly related to the country, such as Hudson Bay in Canada.
National Holiday - list the name AND date (such as Independence Day, July 4th for the  US)

If you ever have questions about what to use, please ask! Just don't wait until 5 minutes before a country quiz. These are easy to study for and will boost your grade. Don't wait until the last minute or forget to look up the facts.

At the website, capital, type of government, head of government, and national holiday can all be found under the heading "government". Major language, major religion, and population, can be found under "People and Society". Climate can be found under "Geography" and major landform and major body of water can sometimes be found by clicking on the map in the upper right. Another great source is your atlas!

 

PRE-ALGEBRA

We began working on adding and subtracting signed fractions and mixed numbers. There is no homework tonight. We will work on the assignment in class tomorrow.

ALGEBRA I

The class finished their test today. No homework!

See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey

SIXTH GRADE MATH

Today's assignment was a reteaching worksheet on median and mode. Please let me know if you have any questions!

SEVENTH GRADE MATH

Today in class, I taught a introductory lesson on equations. I have been working with three other teachers developing the lesson and we used today as "research" into how well we prepared the lesson. This is becoming a common practice in education called "Lesson Study". The class was terrific and it went very well! I was very proud of them.

 

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Today's assignment was to work on the North America map. The substitute collected these in class, but everyone will get a chance to finish them tomorrow.

PRE-ALGEBRA

You are doing #22-33 on page212-213. I made a video with a lot of explanation. As I go through each type of problem, it would be a good idea to pause and work those problems. I explain how to do the word problems in detail. Please let me know if you have any questions!

ALGEBRA I

The class took their Unit 3 test today. They didn't finish but will get class time tomorrow to continue working.

See you tomorrow,

Mrs. Swickey

SIXTH GRADE MATH

The class worked on an activity in pairs today. There is no homework! They will finish it tomorrow.

SEVENTH GRADE MATH

More practice with scientific notation. See the video from last week if you need help!

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

The class continued presenting their culture projects. There are just a few left and then we will be starting a new unit!

PRE-ALGEBRA

Page 212, #7-21. Here is a video with some examples:

ALGEBRA I

You have a test tomorrow! Be sure you go over the review tonight and let me know if you have any questions.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Swickey

SIXTH GRADE

You are doing the worksheet over finding mean, median, and mode. Let me know if you have any questions or get stuck!

SEVENTH GRADE MATH

The homework assignment is #8-25 on page 108. Here is a video!

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

The class began presenting their culture projects. So far, they have been terrific! We will continue tomorrow.

PRE-ALGEBRA

Today's homework is #7-31 on page 59. Here is a video!

ALGEBRA I

We began reviewing for the test over Unit 3. We will continue in class tomorrow.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Swickey

SIXTH GRADE MATH

The class took a performance assessment today. No homework!

SEVENTH GRADE MATH

The class needed to finish the adding/subtracting decimals assignment from yesterday. Most finished in class.

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

The class worked a little longer on their culture project today in the computer lab. It is due tomorrow!

PRE-ALGEBRA

The class took a performance assessment today. No homework!

ALGEBRA I

Functions and functional notation. You are doing #2-50 evens. Let me know if you have questions.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Swickey

SIXTH GRADE

Today, we went over misleading graphs again and the students shared the intentionally misleading graphs they made. This was in preparation for the Performance Assessment which is tomorrow! I expect everyone to do very well. They will be identifying parts of misleading graphs, fixing one graph to make it proper, and identifying types of graphs that should be made with a given set of data.

 

SEVENTH GRADE MATH

Adding and subtracting signed decimals. You are supposed to do #1-14.

 

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

We worked in the computer lab today, gettin the pictures for the slideshow ready. I didn't think we'd be able to use it tomorrow, but we can for about 30 minutes. If you didn't finish typing your descriptions today, you can finish that tomorrow.

PRE-ALGEBRA

There is a performance assessment tomorrow over equations and inequalities. Please go over the review.

ALGEBRA I

Writing equations of lines in standard form. Let me know if you need help or a video explaining how to do it again!

See you tomorrow,

Mrs. Swickey

SIXTH GRADE MATH

The homework assignment for tonight is to complete the worksheet on Misleading Graphs. You are doing all of the problems.

 

SEVENTH GRADE MATH

You are adding and subtracting mixed numbers. I made a video for you! Remember, you are just doing the evens on the front side.

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

Today, we read about societal groups and the class worked on their social webs. You need to finish the rough draft of your web tonight. Let me know if you have any questions! You can also be working on your pictures. We will try to get some of them uploaded in class tomorrow.

 

PRE-ALGEBRA

Two step and multi-step equations. Here is a video! You are doing evens only except for #34.

 

ALGEBRA I

More practice with writing equations in slope intercept form.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Swickey

SIXTH GRADE MATH

The class finished their test today. No homework!

 

SEVENTH GRADE MATH

More adding signed fractions. If you need help, watch the video from yesterday. Also, you can send me an email anytime!

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

I passed out new textbooks today! The new books come in a set of two - Western and Eastern Hemisphere. Unfortunately, we didn't realize we didn't have the correct number of Western Hemisphere books. We will be able to get new ones in time for our unit on North America, though. Today, we read from a section on culture that is fortunately in both books. We are going to work on a Culture Project in which the students will be displaying or sharing parts of their own culture. We will do this through pictures and posters. Most of the work will be done in class - except for taking pictures, but hopefully, that will be a fun homework assignment! Tonight, you can begin taking some of the pictures you will need. However, we will not be able to work in the computer lab tomorrow as it is already taken for our class time. We will be in there on Tuesday though. Go ahead and bring your phone, USB drive, SD card, and cable connector to class. I may be able to upload your pictures to my computer during class.

PRE-ALGEBRA

You are doing #5-21 on page 291.

Here is a video!

ALGEBRA I

You are working on writing equations in slope intercept form and graphing lines. Please let me know if you need help.

See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Swickey

SIXTH GRADE MATH

The class began their graphing test for Unit 2 today. No one finished as there were 6 graphs to make. The class will finish tomorrow!

SEVENTH GRADE MATH

Adding signed fractions. I made a video for you!

SEVENTH GRADE GEOGRAPHY

We discussed how regions changed over time and the class took notes. There is no homework.

PRE-ALGEBRA

Solving addition and subtraction inequalities and graphing on a number line. You are doing #8-20 on page  . Here is a video with a few examples.

ALGEBRA I

Graphing lines using slope intercept form. You do NOT have to graph #3-4 or 9-10. I didn't see that those had fractions for the y-intercept. So...write the equation of the lines for #1-10 and graph #1-2,
5-8, and #11-16. Here is a video with examples:


See you tomorrow!

Mrs. Swickey

All classes: Grades are supposed to be updated today on Power School, but I am behind because of my bicycle accident. I will endeavor to be caught up (or to get closer) in the next day or two. Parents, let me know if you have any specific questions.

 

SIXTH GRADE

The class is going to have a test tomorrow over graphing. The students will be creating the following graphs: bar graph, double bar graph, line graph, double line graph, histogram, stem and leaf plot. I will tell them which type of graph to make with the given data. There will be no other parts to the test. This is simply a graphing test - the important things to remember are to label the axes, include a title, make the bars or points evenly spaced, and the interval needs to be logical and numbered correctly.

We did not have 7th grade math, Pre-Algebra, or Geography today due to Mass and science fair testing. We will have all three classes tomorrow though!

ALGEBRA I

#2-32 evens - I don't have the page number with me. Graphing using x and y intercepts. Let me know if you have any questions!

See you tomorrow,

Mrs. Swickey