Unit 3 Test Results

On Tuesday, the 6th graders took Unit Test 3. Our goal was for each student to demonstrate at least 80% mastery. Since there were 25 questions, that means you had to get at least 20 correct. Congratulations to all students who met our Big Goal and demonstrated mastery of Unit 3!

There were several students who had outstanding performance.

Jalen Fleming, Gaby Rodriguez,  and Leonardo Robles Gonzalez answered 25 out of 25 questions correctly!

Grant Cooperman, Jere Willis, Gabe Yee, and Noah Pierce answered 24 out of 25 questions correctly!

In addition to the students mentioned already, the following students met our goal of 80% mastery:
Melissa Murphy, Jose Ruelas, Andrew Gonzalez, Colton Jack, Colton Sterkel, Nick Escobedo, Brooke Deeds, Dulce De Leon De La Cruz, Kevin Soto-Ortega, Cole Scheler, Kathy Chavez Alvarez, Emily Siau, Alex Ruffo, Rachel Kiep, and Dara Masri.

Great work, everyone!!

Below are class results of the Unit 3 Test.

Period	Average (Raw)	Average %	Students Above 80%	Total Students
1		%
3		%
4	15.2	61%	13	27
5	15.7	63%	7	26
6	13.4	54%	5	31

Week of 12/14/09

It's Unit Test and Amnesty Week!

This week, we will be having our third and final unit test of the semester.

6th grade Unit Test 3: Tuesday, December 15

Algebra 1 Unit Test 3: Thursday, December 17

Both classes have been given a study guide to be completed for extra credit.


This week is also Amnesty Week.  I will be giving out printed copies of your current grade.  Algebra students will receive theirs on Monday without their Unit 3 Test grade.  6th grade students will receive theirs on Wednesday with their Unit 3 Test grade.  All students will have the opportunity to review their grades and submit missing work or re-work for a higher grade.  Quizzes can also be taken again this week during class.  Students must staple their re-work to their grade sheet and highlight the assignment on the grade sheet that they are submitting.  Everything must be submitted by this Friday.


Also, I am collecting comic strips from the newspaper for a 6th grade project.  If you have comic strips from the newspaper, please bring them in as soon as possible.  We will be starting the project on Wednesday.  This is an optional project to be completed over winter break.

Homework for the week is as follows:

Mon. (12/14): Unit 3 Study Guide (extra credit)
Tue. (12/15): No HW - Unit 3 Test today!
Wed (12/16):  Make-Up work / Comic Project (optional)
Thu. (12/17): Make-Up work / Comic Project (optional)
Fri. (12/18): Comic Project (optional) / Enjoy your break!

8th Grade HW
Mon. (12/14): Unit 3 Study Guide Pg. 1
Tue. (12/15): Unit 3 Study Guide Pg. 2-3
Wed (12/16):  Unit 3 Study Guide Pg. 4-5
Thu. (12/17): No HW - Unit 3 Test today!
Fri. (12/18): Packet (optional) / Enjoy your break!

Week of 12/7/09

We have just two more weeks until Christmas break!  Am I the only one counting?  For 6th graders, we have just 6 more days until our final unit test for the semester.  For Algebra students, we have 9 more days until the final unit test.  We definitely have a lot of milestones coming up.

This week, 6th graders will be studying how to compare, order, and identify fractions, decimals, and mixed numbers on the number line.  We will also be reviewing for Unit Test 3, which will be on Tuesday, December 15.  I am planning to get the study guide on on Friday so that you will have the weekend to work on it for extra credit.  The format of the test will be the same as usual: 25 multiple choice questions and you have to show your work on the back.

This week, Algebra students will be using their skills of solving systems of equations to solve three types of word problems: mixture problems, rate problems, and two digit number problems.  We will focus on one type of problem per day and review all three on Thursday and have a quiz on Friday.  Unit Test 3 for Algebra 1 will be on Thursday, December 17.  Since systems of equations generally take longer to solve than the previous problems, there will be fewer problems on the test.  Instead of the normal 25 multiple choice problems, there will be 15 multiple choice problems.

Homework for the week is as follows:
6th Grade HW
Mon. (12/7): Pg. 152 #11-18
Tue. (12/8): Pg. 152 #8-10
Wed (12/9):  Pg. 152 #25-27
Thu. (12/10): Quiz 11 Practice Problems
Fri. (12/11): No HW (quiz today)

Algebra 1 HW

Mon. (12/7): Pg. 359 # 2, 5
Tue. (12/8): Pg. 359 # 1, 4
Wed (12/9):  Pg. 359 # 3, 6
Thu. (12/10): Quiz 11 Practice Problems
Fri. (12/11): No HW (quiz today)

Week of 11/30/09

I hope that everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving break and is ready to finish the semester strong!

I have a special offer for the 8th graders.  I will use the last two quizzes of this semester (both are review material) to replace your two lowest quiz scores of your entire semester.  So, work hard on sharpening your skills for solving systems of equations and you can really bring up your grades!

For the 6th graders, I have a different offer.  Instead of a big Friday quiz in the next two weeks, we will be having mini quizzes every day.  At the end of the two weeks, your mini quiz grades added together can replace your lowest quiz grade of the semester.  These mini quizzes are also semester review material.

Homework for the next two weeks will mostly be worksheets.  Make sure you hang on to these worksheets because they will help you study for our final Unit Test.  Mark your calendar for these important dates.

6th grade Unit Test 3: Tuesday, December 15

Algebra 1 Unit Test 3: Thursday, December 17

6th Grade HW
Mon. (11/30): GCF and Simplifying Fractions W.S.
Tue. (12/1): Multiplying Fractions and Mixed Numbers W.S. (mini quiz today)
Wed (12/2):  Dividing Fractions and Mixed Numbers W.S. (mini quiz today)
Thu. (12/3): Adding and Subtracting Fractions W.S. (mini quiz today)

Fri. (12/4): No HW (mini quiz today)

8th Grade HW
Mon. (11/23): Manipulating Equations W.S.
Tue. (11/24): Substitution W.S.
Wed (11/25):  Manipulating Equations 2 W.S.
Thu. (11/26): Substitution 2 W.S.
Fri. (11/27): No HW (Quiz 10)

Week of 11/23/09

Thanksgiving is almost here!  I know that I am very thankful for all of my hard-working and kind students this year.

As you are buying groceries, please consider enrolling in the Box Tops for education program.  There are certain products that contribute funding to our school if we cut off the box tops.  By submitting these box tops, our school can earn thousands of dollars.  Especially in this time of budget cuts, every little bit can help.  Please consider purchasing the follow products and sending your child to school with the box tops.


http://www.boxtops4education.com/earn/clip/Brands.aspx

This week, we will be working on a short 2-day project in each class.  6th graders will be working on an adding/subtracting fractions project while the Algebra students will be solving systems of equations.

Wednesday is a minimum day, meaning that school ends at 12:30 (no lunch served).  We will be having assemblies, so some classes may be going to an assembly instead of class.  I will not be here on Wednesday, but I will be leaving a Thanksgiving-themed graphing worksheet.

Homework for the week is below:

6th Grade HW
Mon. (11/23): Fractions Project
Tue. (11/24): Project due today
Wed (11/25):  Count your blessings
Thu. (11/26): Happy Thanksgiving (no HW)
Fri. (11/27): National Day of Listening (not for a grade, just a suggestion)

8th Grade HW
Mon. (11/23): Word Problems Project
Tue. (11/24): Project due today
Wed (11/25):  Count your blessings
Thu. (11/26): Happy Thanksgiving (no HW)
Fri. (11/27): National Day of Listening (not for a grade, just a suggestion)

Week of 11/16/09

This week, I would like to highlight the online textbook resource.  Did you know that you can view and download any page of the math book from the internet?  Did you know that every page is also available in Spanish?  Did you know that you can find extra practice problems and quizzes here?  Check it out!


http://my.hrw.com

6th Grade User: 6math16
6th Grade PW: ******** (8 lower case letters/no spaces our school)

Algebra User: algebra460
Algebra PW: ******** (8 lower case letters/ no spaces our school)

6th Grade HW
Mon. (11/16): Pg. 178 #18-27
Tue. (11/17): Pg. 182 #10-17
Wed (11/18):  Pg. 182 #18-25
Thu. (11/19): Quiz 10 Practice Problems
Fri. (11/20): No HW (Quiz 10 today)

8th Grade HW
Mon. (11/16): Pg. 340 #5, 6, 24
Tue. (11/17): Pg. 341 #25, 29, 32
Wed (11/18):  Pg. 347 #1, 2, 8
Thu. (11/19): Quiz 10 Practice Problems
Fri. (11/20): No HW (Quiz 10 today)

Week of 11/9/09

We have a short week this week!

Please remember that there is no school on Tuesday, Nov. 10 (In-Service Day) nor on Wednesday, Nov. 11 (in observance of Veteran's Day).

6th Graders will be working on a Trail Mix project on Monday (with some real yummy results!) and continuing the rest of the week working on adding fractions.

8th Graders will be continuing to work on solving systems of equations, but this week we will be studying and practicing the method of substitution.

I will not be on school on Friday because I am traveling to Illinois for the wedding of a friend.  No worries, I'll be back on Monday!

Below are this week's homework assignments:

6th Grade HW
Mon. (11/9): LCD worksheet
Tue. (11/10): No school / No homework
Wed (11/11):  No school / No homework
Thu. (11/12): Adding Fractions worksheet
Fri. (11/13): No HW

8th Grade HW
Mon. (11/9): Pg. 340 #1-3, 7
Tue. (11/10): No school / No homework
Wed (11/11):  No school / No homework
Thu. (11/12): Pg. 340 #8-10
Fri. (11/13): No HW