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Sixth Grade
Literature - Today, we went over how to answer the questions from the Literature book. The students have the opportunity to rewrite any answers they missed for up to 20 extra points. There will be a Selection Test over "Dragon, Dragon" tomorrow. I gave the students the essay question that will be on the test. They are welcome to plan their essay and look up examples, but will write the essay during the test.
Spelling - Unit 4 is due tomorrow. The test is also tomorrow! Be sure you study tonight.
Lesson 17 - Number Line: Fractions and Mixed Numbers. When measuring the length of a line to the nearest sixteenth of an inch, think about the "big inch" we made in class. If your line falls on the 14/16 inch mark, that is the same as 7/8 inch. You will write 7/8 inch because it is the same as 14/16 and is the reduced fraction. (We will do more reduced fractions later.) If the line went to the 15/16 inch, that is what you'd write. Here is a big inch and a few lines for examples:
The red line goes to the 3/8 or 6/16 mark. You would write 3/8 inch as the measurement.
The blue line goes to the 11/16 mark. You would write 11/16 inch since there is not another fraction equal to it for that mark. If your line extends past a whole inch mark, remember to put the whole number it passed before the fraction.
Seventh Grade
There is no homework in my classes!
In Literature, we went over the answer to the questions from "Rikki, Tikki, Tavi" and the students who turned in the assignment have a chance to fix their answers for more credit. There is a Selection Test over the story tomorrow. Please review the essay question I told you about in class and think about how you can answer it.
In Language Arts, we went over the Pronouns test. Many students struggled with it. There won't be a makeup test, but I am going to give the students a worksheet to do to reinforce the concepts tomorrow.
Spelling - The class took the pretest for Unit 5. The unit is due on Friday and the test will be Friday. The entire unit is assigned this week.
Math - The class worked on Practice Test 2. The test will be on Wednesday. Tomorrow, we are going to do a fun activity as an introduction to using protractors. Remember to bring sheets or towels to lay on if it is okay with your parents!
Eighth Grade
Pre-Algebra - Lesson 16. Exponents. Everyone knew how to do these today! The assignment is due on Wednesday since we are going to do the protractor activity tomorrow.
Algebra I - Lesson 16. More complex evaluations. Remember to take your time substituting the values for your variables so you don't miss any negative or subtraction signs! The lesson is due on Wednesday since we are doing the protractor activity tomorrow.
See you then!
Mrs. Swickey
