Sixth Grade
We only had enough time to go over yesterday's lesson due to the Geography bee. There is no homework!
Seventh Grade
Language Arts - The class took a Grammar test over nouns today. The first Biography Quick Facts sheet was due today as well. Several students thought it was due tomorrow. Everyone has a list of due dates for the entire research paper, including the Quick Facts sheets. Please be sure you are looking at the due dates so you know when assignments are to be turned in! The students picked their next person to research today, a day early, but the Quick Facts sheet for this person is still due on Tuesday.
Spelling - Be sure Unit 19 is complete by tomorrow and STUDY! The last test did not go well, so be sure you are going over the words.
Math - Lesson 5-6. Adding and Subtracting Fractions with positive and negative signs.
Even though these problems involve fractions, you still follow the same rules for the signs.
For ADDITION, if the signs are the same, add and keep the same sign. If the signs are different, subtract and use the sign of the bigger number. Remember, in fractions, you must find a common denominator to add or subtract. Once you have done that, it is easy to see which is bigger because you just compare the numerators. Here are a few examples of fraction addition with signs:
Because the signs were the same, you will be adding the fractions. The common denominator was 40. Since 5 x 8 = 40, you multiply 3 x 8 to get 24 for the numerator of the first fraction. Since 8 x 5 = 40, you multiply 7 x 5 to get 35 for the numerator of the second fraction. Then, add the numerators to get 59. Now, change the fraction into a mixed number by dividing the bottom number into the top. The answer is still negative because both numbers were negative.
Here's another example:
For SUBTRACTION, remember to first change the subtraction sign to an addition sign and change the sign of the NEXT fraction. If that fraction was negative, it is now positive. If it was positive, it is now negative. Then, follow the rules for ADDITION.
Another example:
8th GradePractice Test over Chapter 5. Only do the first page. We will do the second page tomorrow after reviewing the answers for the first page.
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey
