Sixth Grade
Today, the class took a test. There was no homework. We will begin with Lesson 60 tomorrow.
Seventh Grade
Spelling - The class is working on Unit 19 this week. Be sure to study the word list and finish the second two pages of the unit.
Literature - We finished reading Treasure Island today and will be having a test over the book this Friday. The students will be taking notes tomorrow to know what to study and will be allowed to use their book for the test, although this does NOT mean they shouldn't study!
Language Arts - There is a Grammar test on Thursday over nouns. Please review chapter 1 of the textbook, even if you think you understand it.
We began discussing the research paper today. Each student was given a handout with a list of due dates for each aspect of the paper. We are starting with learning a little about three different people. Each student chose one person today and will fill in the Quick Facts sheet with information about them. This is due on Thursday. They will do this for each of the three people. After they have turned in the third Quick Facts sheet, they will choose one of the three for their research paper. Please feel free to write if you have any questions regarding the assignment.
Math - Today, we discussed yesterday's assignment and I helped those students who were struggling with the concepts. There was no homework today.
Eighth Grade
Lesson 5-12. #2-7, #14, #20-24. Factoring special products.
For #2-7, these work out to perfect squares. For example:
In the above example, if the sign in front of the 14x had been negative, the answer would be (x-7)(x-7).
For #20-24, you are looking for a DIFFERENCE of two squares. In order to be a difference, it needs to be a subtraction sign between them. For example:
Lastly, there are a few that are a bit more complicated. Like this one:
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey
