Sixth Grade
Literature - We read from The Golden Goblet today and discussed the definitions from the latest set - Set 3 of Section 1. There will be a quiz over these 14 words on Wednesday.
Spelling - Unit 9 is due tomorrow. You do NOT have to do the Vocabulary Connections pages this week since you did not get your Spelling books back until Friday. There is a test over Unit 9 tomorrow as well.
*For those students who scored below 75 on the Unit 8 test, please study for a makeup test on Wednesday.
Math - We worked on Investigation 1 today. Histograms and Surveys. The students were grouped in two's or three's and planned their surveys for the classes tomorrow. There is NO HOMEWORK!
Seventh Grade
Literature - There is a Selection Test over "A Secret for Two" tomorrow. We discussed the essay question in class today. Be sure you go over the essay so that you know what you are going to write. It will help you organize your thoughts.
Grammar - pp. 55-57. Exercises D, E, and DWS. Follow directions for each exercise.
Spelling - Unit 10 was assigned today. Be sure you are studying the words you missed on today's pretest during the week. It will help you do better on the tests on Fridays.
Math - We finished our graphs for the animal behaviors from the zoo and each group shared their results. Tomorrow, we will get back to working on lessons! No homework.
Eighth Grade
Pre-Algebra. We worked through a practice test today. There is a test tomorrow. Be sure you go over your practice test problems!
Algebra I - Lesson 28. Fractional Parts of Numbers and Functional Notation.
For fractional parts, remember to change the words into math symbols and variables and solve like regular equations. For example, 56 is 2/3 of what number?
First, you would change the "is" to an equals sign and the "of" to a multiplication sign and the "what number" to a variable such as n.
Then you would have: 56=2/3 x n
Since you don't have to use a multiplication sign in Algebra, you can change that to:
56 = 2/3n
Then, you would just multiply both sides by the reciprocal of 2/3, which is 3/2 and get n = 84
Functional notation is another method of of evaluating an expression given a value for the variable. For example:
The answer in the above example is read like this: "The function of negative three is seven."
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey
