We began our unit on Number Lines, Positive & Negative Integers on Friday and added the concept of Absolute Value today in class. We will pick right back up where we left off in our class notes on Wednesday!
Have a restful & reflective Veteran’s Day!
NO HOMEWORK FOR MONDAY NIGHT, NOVEMBER 10TH
Scores from The Big Fractions Test are looking good so far! So pleased with the hard work these students have demonstrated over the past few weeks! Our lesson today focused on positive and negative integers. We worked with number lines as we discussed if numbers were bigger or smaller as we move up and down the number line. Integers is always a fun unit to teach to the students as they are ready to learn this new concept!
NO HOMEWORK TONIGHT!!!!! Enjoy your weekend and ……………..
ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
All missing assignments have been posted on the side whiteboard in my classroom!!!!!
Any work not turned in to me by this Friday, November 7th, will result in students going to the DogPound on Friday afternoon, 3-5pm. This is in an effort to encourage students to get those missing assignments in!
As we look forward to our Big Fractions Test this Thursday, November 6th, I feel as though students need more practice reducing fractions. As I have graded work over the last two weeks, it has been my observation that students have the skills of adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing fractions well in hand. However, when it comes to reducing their answers to lowest form or simplest form, many students overlook the opportunity to reduce. To this end, I would like to reinforce the skill of reducing fractions with their homework tonight.
Reducing Fractions Side A HW for 11-3-2014
Reducing Fractions Side B HW for 11-3-2014
We worked on cross cancellation again today in class. It seems students are still struggling to determine what the best number is to reduce by (diagonally). I’ve attached the instructions on how to cross cancel once again below if students need help remembering the process.
Cross Canceling when Multiplying Fractions
HOMEWORK FOR THURSDAY NIGHT, OCTOBER 23RD
Multiplying Frac Cross Canceling Side 2 HW for 10-23-2014
Yeah it’s Friday!!!
Missing Monday put us a day behind and unfortunately, that pushed a homework out to Friday night! Sorry folks! We have a certain point in our curriculum that we have to hit and that translated into Friday night homework….(sad face). The homework focuses on adding & subtracting fractions with UNLIKE denominators. This is an old skill from 5th grade so with a review in class and working MANY of the problems from the worksheet, students should not have too hard of a time completing their assignment!
HOMEWORK FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 17TH
Lesson 6-4 Adding and Subtracting UNLIKE denominators
The beginning of our unit on fractions includes learning how to convert improper fractions to mixed numbers as well as to convert mixed numbers into improper fractions. Students were given the procedures during class today to make these conversions and many examples were worked together to ensure understanding and accuracy.
HOMEWORK FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 15TH
School Bus Fractions improper fractions to mixed number
School Bus Fractions mixed number to improper fractions
We are beginning our unit on fractions by learning how to reduce fractions as well as identifying a least common denominator. Students have a fair amount of homework tonight but please realize, many of the problems were worked together in class!
HOMEWORK FOR TUESDAY, OCTOBER 14TH
Lesson 5-8 Least Common Denominator HW for 10-14-14 all problems
Reducing Fractions HW for 10-14-14 all problems
Remember we are looking forward to our First Nine Weeks Benchmark next Wednesday, October 8th. Study guides will go home with students on Monday evening to prepare for the exam. We will check the study guides on Tuesday during class to ensure students have accurate answers & procedures to study on Tuesday evening.
No homework for this weekend! Enjoy your favorite team’s football game!!
ROLL TIDE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No homework for tonight!
First Nine Weeks Benchmark will be given next Wednesday, October 8th!