Sixth Grade
Math - Lesson 6. To find a fraction of a number, divide the number by the denominator in the fraction. So, to find 1/5 of 250, divide 250 by 5. The answer would be 50. Do the same thing with money. To find 1/4 of $3.20, divide $3.20 by 4. The answer would be $0.80.
Remember, the Spelling unit is due on Tuesday. You will have your first test Tuesday as well!
Seventh Grade
Grammar - There is a test over Chapter 1 - Nouns - tomorrow! Read through the red rules and you will do just fine!
Spelling - Unit 1 is due tomorrow! You will also have the first Spelling test. Please study the words!
Vocabulary - We began our first vocabulary unit today. I will always assign 10 sentences (choose 10 words and write a sentence with each), vocabulary cards, and the unit. The due dates for these are as follows:
10 Sentences - Due TOMORROW
Cards - Due MONDAY
Unit - Due TUESDAY
Test - THURSDAY
The test will include the first 7 idioms. After the first unit, there will be 10 idioms per test. The first set of idiom sentences is due tomorrow. The students are writing these in class. After writing tomorrow's idiom sentence, they will turn in the whole set. I will grade these and give them back in time to study them for the test next Thursday.
Math - Lesson 5. Whole number place value. I passed out a small sheet with the place value chart on it. The students will be able to get more of these from me as they need them. The sheets have blanks under each place to put numbers. This helps those students who still struggle with place value figure out where the numbers go.
To write a number in words, first SAY the number. If you can say it, you can write it! Remember not to use the word AND. (That is for the DECIMAL.)
So, to write the number 42,000,215,104,003, you would start at the left. Forty-two trillion, two hundred fifteen million, one hundred four thousand, three. Commas go in the written number in the same places.
Use the chart I gave you to write the number FROM words. Be sure to fill in places that aren't in the written number with zeroes. For example:
two billion, twenty-three million, four hundred five
2,023,000,405
There are no thousands, but you still must put zeroes in the thousands group. Also, since there are no hundred millions, place a zero in the hundred millions place.
To write in expanded notation, remember to write each digit multiplied by the place it is in in parentheses with plus signs between the parentheses. For example:
5,001,245 would become:
(5 x 1,000,000) + (1 x 1,000) + (2 x 100) + (4 x 10) + (5 x 1)
Eighth Grade
Pre-Algebra - Lesson 6. Decimal place value. Please use the place value chart I sent with each of you and be sure to write if you have any questions! If you read through what I wrote for 7th grade, that will help some. I know you are also doing decimal places, but it follows a similar principle. Remember when rounding, to look at the number to the right of the number you want to round. If the number to the right is 5 or greater, then the number you are rounding goes up 1. If it is 4 or less, then it stays the same. Every number to the right of your rounded number GOES AWAY. (as long as it is after the decimal)
Algebra I - I think you know what you are doing! Just....watch those signs! Remember:
-4-3 isn't -1. Since this can be written as (-4) + (-3), the answer is -7.
As always PLEASE EMAIL ME if you have any questions!
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey
