Monday, May 4, 2015

Week 35

Open House Reminder
Open House is this Wednesday evening.  Please come visit our math classroom 504 from 6-6:45pm.

6th Accelerated (https://sjusd.app.box.com/s/4da00xgz3wfsxk92o874)
We are continuing our final unit on Probability.  This week, we are seeing how probability is played out in different types of simple games (spinner, dice, cards, etc.) on Monday/Tuesday.  On Wednesday, we will be taking notes on Independent versus Dependent Events and Disjoint versus Overlapping Events.  On Thursday/Friday, we will be playing more probability games and writing reflections about those games.

Looking ahead, we have two final tests coming up that will be used for consideration for next year's math placement.  The last unit test will take place on Tuesday, May 19 and will cover Probability.  On Thursday, May 21 students will be taking the Algebra Readiness Test, which includes 45 multiple-choice questions and 2 short answer questions.  This final exam carries the most significant weight on math placement and students who score at least 80% on the multiple choice and a 4 or 5 (out of 5) on both short answer questions will be recommended for Algebra 1.

7th Grade (https://sjusd.app.box.com/s/fvpzcxpzao0bdhrp86pg)
We are continuing our final unit on Probability.  This week, we are seeing how probability is played out in different types of simple games (spinner, dice, cards, etc.) on Monday/Tuesday.  On Wednesday, we will be taking notes on Independent versus Dependent Events and Disjoint versus Overlapping Events.  On Thursday/Friday, we will be playing more probability games and writing reflections about those games.

Letters to select 7th grade students will be going home this week about a special summer math program.  7th grade students who demonstrated grade level (or above grade level) proficiency on the unit tests this year and their grade will be receiving invitations to attend a ramp up math course.  Successful completion of the course and a passing grade on the Algebra Readiness Test will qualify these students to be enrolled in the Algebra 1 course at John Muir Middle School in the fall (instead of Math 8).  Algebra 1 is an advanced math course where students may earn high school credit if they successfully complete the course.

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