Students are working on consistently drawing tessellations for the next two days in class! We explored some of the math behind tessellations and students are finding them surprisingly harder to draw than they think!

NO HOMEWORK for MONDAY, MAY 19th

Students on the Blue Team began their 2nd Semester Benchmark Exam today! This test is sent to us from the county and this one is long! For this reason, students will be given 2 class periods to complete the exam and check back over their answers.

Parents, please encourage your student to take a few minutes to look back over their exam and double-check their answers on Friday, May 16th.

Study guides were checked today in class! Students were given the opportunity to ask questions and correct their work to ensure understanding.

Homework for Tuesday night will be completion of the study guide, specifically pages 4, 5, and 6.

Study guides will be taken up prior to the exam on Thursday, so please make sure you bring them with you to class!!

HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY, MAY 13TH
Study Guide for Benchmark page 4 HW for 5-13-2014
Study Guide for Benchmark page 5 HW for 5-13-2014
Study Guide for Benchmark page 6 HW for 5-13-2014

Our Benchmark Exam in math is scheduled for this Thursday, May 15th, and Friday, May 16th.

In preparation for this exam, students began working on a study guide today in class. I encouraged them to utilize a terrific resource that’s right at their fingertips…..their math notebook!!!!

We will go over these problems in class tomorrow to correct any misunderstanding and ensure accuracy. Pages 1, 2 and 3 of the study guide are due Tuesday in class.

HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY, MAY 12TH
Benchmark Study Guide page 1 HW for 5-12-2014
Benchmark Study Guide page 2 HW for 5-12-2014
Benchmark Study Guide page 3 HW for 5-12-2014

HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY NIGHT, MAY 7TH

2 assignments
Skills Practice Inequalities HW for 5-7-2014
Homework Practice Inequalities HW for 5-7-2014
Only #1-12

As the end of the fourth nine weeks approaches, I have posted all the missing assignments in my grade book on the whiteboard in my classroom. Limited extra copies of these assignments are located in my Days of the Week cart.

ALL MISSING ASSIGNMENTS ARE DUE TO ME BY THIS FRIDAY, MAY 9TH!!!!

No homework for Tuesday, May 6th

ASPIRE testing for your 6th grade student began today! The reading test was administered during 1st and 2nd periods. I am very confident students performed well on this test!

Tomorrow, Tuesday, May 6th, students will take the math portion of the ASPIRE. We have worked so hard this year learning new Common Core standards and once again, I am confident our students are well-prepared and will perform extremely well on the math portion of this state assessment!

NO HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY NIGHT, MAY 5TH

Get plenty of rest & eat a good breakfast on Tuesday morning!

First, Second, Third Period
Students continued with additional Measures of Central Tendency, specifically median, mode, and range. Students took a large amount of notes in their math notebook today so everyone should have the steps to determine median, mode, and range.

2 assignments for homework tonight for First, Second, and Third Periods
Skills Practice Median, Mode, Range HW for 5-1-2014
Homework Practice Median, Mode, Range HW for 5-1-2014

Seventh and Eighth Period
Students in our afternoon classes learned the process for calculating the mean (or average) of a data set. Remember: find the sum of all the data, then divide by the number of pieces of data. Make sure to identify your answer as the mean.

Homework for Seventh & Eighth Periods
Homework Practice Mean HW for 5-1-2014