Week 8 - 6th grade Unit Test

Substitute on Thursday
This Thursday, October 14, there is a mandatory textbook training for 6th grade and Pre-Algebra at the District Office.  I will not be on campus and there will be a substitute teacher.  This is the second of a 5 day series.  Students will be working on a worksheet during class.  Homework assigned on Wednesday and Thursday will be due on Friday.  I expect all students to respect the teacher and work quietly.  The substitute teacher will be Mr. Lou Ayala, a former John Muir teacher.  Mr. A taught for 39 years and is a solid teacher and dear friend.

Homework Center and Math Lab
Homework Center and Math Lab are great resources for students to get help after school at school.  Homework Center is open on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays for 2 hours in the Library and there are math teachers that work there.  Math Lab is open on Wednesdays and Thursdays for 1 hour in room 802.  Both are free and students can come and leave at any time.  The late bus departs at 4pm for students wishing to stay, but take the bus home.

6th Grade Announcements & Homework
This week, we will be reviewing our integer skills through word problems.  We are sharpening our integer operations though the daily mastery challenges.  We are preparing for the Unit 2 Test, which will be on Friday.  Homework for the week is as follows:

Monday (10/11): Integer Word Problems #7-14

Tuesday (10/12): Integer Project (A, B, or C)
Wednesday (10/13): Unit 2 Study Guide #1-11
Thursday (10/14): Unit 2 Study Guide #12-25
Friday (10/15): No HW (Unit 2 Test today)


Pre-Algebra Announcements & Homework
This week, we will be delving into more complex problems involving the distributive property.  This is in preparation for solving multi-step equations containing the distributive property.  We will also begin looking at multi-step equations that have variables on both sides, where the students will have to combine like terms on both sides of the equation.
Homework for the week is as follows:

Monday (10/11): W.S. "What do you call a car that can go up cliffs?"
Tuesday (10/12): W.S. Distributive Property Matching
Wednesday (10/13): WB Pg. 21 #2-16 even
Thursday (10/14): W.S. Variables on Both Sides
Friday (10/15): No HW (Quiz today)