Sixth Grade
Literature - Today, we read part of the short story, "Dragon, Dragon". We will finish reading it tomorrow!
Spelling - Unit 3 is due tomorrow and the test is tomorrow! Be sure to have the unit completed and don't forget to study.
Math - Lesson 15. Equal groups. Remember the equal groups pattern:
# in each group x # of groups = total # in ALL groups
For example: There are 240 chairs in the auditorium. The chairs are set up in rows of 20 chairs per row. How many rows are there?
First, recognize that the 240 chairs is the total # in ALL groups.
Second, recognize that the 20 chairs per row is the # in each group.
Third, recognize that you need to know the # of rows which is the same as the # of groups.
By putting those numbers into the pattern, you get:
20 x N = 240
Now you can see that you need to divide to find out how many rows there are. 240 divided by 20 is 12. So there were 12 rows.
Seventh Grade
Literature - We finished reading Rikki Tikki Tavi. There is no assignment. We will talk about how to answer the questions in the morning and they will be homework for tomorrow night.
Spelling - The class took the pretest for Unit 4 today. You do not have to do the Vocabulary Connections this week since it is a short week. The unit is due on Thursday and the test will be Thursday.
Language Arts - We reviewed the pronouns worksheets that I sent home yesterday. The test is tomorrow!
Vocabulary - The test over Unit 2 is tomorrow. Be sure you are studying both the words and the idioms!
Math - Lesson 12. Problems about comparing and elapsed-time problems.
Anytime a question asks "How many more?" or "How many fewer?" or "How much less?", it is asking a comparing problem. You will always subtract the smaller number from the bigger number to get the difference between the two. Make sure you label correctly by reading the question.
For elapsed time, you will be asked the difference between two dates or asked what the date was a # of years before. For example: Jackie was 28 in 1992. What year was she born? You would subtract 28 from 1992 to get 1964.
Eighth Grade
Pre-Algebra - Lesson 13. To find the common factors OR the Greatest Common Factor of two numbers, you can do two different things. First, you could just make of list of the factors of the two numbers and circle the common factors and label the largest the GCF. Second, you can use your knowledge of factor trees. This is especially useful when the numbers are larger. Here is an example:
Algebra I - Lesson 13. Remember to work these problems by symbols of inclusion, starting with the innermost symbols first. Here is one example:
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey
