TO ALL PARENTS - DON'T FORGET THAT TONIGHT IS BACK-TO-SCHOOL NIGHT! COME MEET THE MIDDLE SCHOOL TEACHERS. WE WILL BE TOGETHER, DOWNSTAIRS AFTER THE MEETING IN THE GYM WHICH
BEGINS AT 7:00.
BEGINS AT 7:00.
Sixth Grade
Spelling - Unit 2 is due tomorrow! Since we didn't have Literature/Spelling class today due to mass, the test for unit 2 is tomorrow as well. We will also begin Unit 3.
Literature - You have a worksheet over Zlateh the Goat due tomorrow.
Math - Lesson 11. Some and Some More problems and Some Went Away problems. These are word problems where you have to figure out if you need to add or subtract. Everyone seemed to have a good handle on how to do these today. If you have a question, email me! I'll respond later this evening since we have Back To School night tonight.
Seventh Grade
Spelling - Unit 3 was assigned today. You do not have to do the Vocabulary Connections pages this week since it is a short week.
Vocabulary - Unit 2 was assigned today. Ten sentences using ten words are due tomorrow. The unit and the cards are due on Friday. The test will be next Tuesday.
Literature - We began reading Rikki-Tikki-Tavi today. There is no homework.
Math - Lesson 10. Fractions. Remember, to change a fraction to a percent, divide the denominator into 100% and write any remainders as a fraction. So, 1/3 as a fraction would be 33 1/3%. If you divided 100 by 3, you would get 33 with 1 left over. To change an improper fraction to a mixed number, remember to divide the denominator into the numerator. The remainder becomes your fraction. To change a mixed number into an improper fraction, do the u-turn!
Eighth Grade
Pre-Algebra - Solving equal groups word problems. You should have written in your MiniMath booklet the following equation:
# in each group x # of groups = total
By figuring out where your pieces of information fit into the equation, you can tell if you need to multiply or divide. Remember, when working with word problems and real things or people, remainders aren't meaningful. You will have to DO something with those remainders. Here is an example problem:
A school ordered 367 t-shirts for the students and faculty from Quick-T's Printing Company. They pack the t-shirts as evenly as possible into 8 boxes. How many t-shirts are in each box?
First, you don't know the # in each group. You DO know the number of groups (10 boxes) and the total (367 t-shirts). Since you are missing a factor in a multiplication problem, you need to divide to find the other factor.
367 divided by 10 is 36. The problem is, there are 7 t-shirts leftover. You can draw a sketch to help this make sense. First, I draw 10 boxes and put 36 t-shirts in each box (in blue). Then, since I want to make it as even as possible, I put those 7 extra t-shirts in 7 different boxes (in green). So, now you see that 7 boxes have 37 t-shirts and 3 boxes have 36 t-shirts.
I hope that helps!Algebra I - Lesson 11. Please take your time working through the integer multiplication and addition problems. Let me know if you have any questions!
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey
