Sixth Grade
Today, we went over the assignments from the last two days - decimal place value and decimal rounding. The students were doing very well! We also practiced on saying decimal numbers, which can be tricky. There is no homework today because I copied the wrong sheet! Sorry, guys. I know you are sad.
Seventh Grade
Math - Converting fractions to percents. Remember that you can convert a "friendly" fraction to a percent by using an equivalent fraction with a denominator of 100. So, if the "friendly" fraction has a denominator that goes into 100, just make an equivalent fraction with 100 as the new denominator. The percent is whatever the numerator is. For example, 3/20 is a friendly fraction because 20 goes into 100. You would change 20 to 100 by multiplying by 5. So, multiply the 3 by 5 as well to get 15/100. That means that 3/20 is equal to 15%.
If your fraction isn't friendly, you can first check to see if it can be reduced to a fraction that IS friendly. If it still isn't, then you can change it to a percent by dividing the bottom into the top. Just drop the top down inside the box and divide. For the ones that don't work out evenly, you can write the repeating number with a bar over the repetend after moving the decimal point two places to the left. For example, if you tried to change 5/9 to a percent, you would divide 9 into 5. You would get, 0.5555555...... and on and on and on. So, you could move the decimal over 2 places, write one more 5 after the decimal and put a bar over that number. So, you would get 55.5% (with that 5 after the decimal with a bar over it...I can't do that without my mimio pad!)
Geography - There is a test tomorrow over Chapter 8. Be sure to study your notecards. Parents, today the students took notes on notecards instead of just notebook paper. Each notecard is an item they need to know for the test. The answer is on the back, so it should make it easy to study.
Eighth Grade
Pre-Algebra: Finish the volume of solids worksheet. Remember that to find the volume of a cylinder or prism, multiply the AREA of the base x the height. To find the volume of a pyramid or cone, do the same thing, but then divide by 3.
Algebra I: The class had a much deserved game day today after a lot of hard work on slopes and systems of equations. We still have a few topics to cover on linear equations and then we will start in on linear inequalities.
See you tomorrow!
Mrs. Swickey
