There were no math classes held on Monday, so that students could continue doing activities related to the Renaissance Fair. Therefore, there was no math homework. Take a break!

On Tuesday, we continued our work with decimals. Regular math classes were assigned page 122 (26 -31). Third period math should add numbers 32 and 33 on that page also.
Advanced math classes should do workbook 3-5. On numbers 7-12, change exponents to negatives before writing the numbers in scientific notation.

On Wednesday, regular math classes will learn about scientific notation. Read pages 114-115 if you miss class on this day, then do Workbook 3-5 for homework. Advanced math classes will begin multiplying decimals, and do Workbook 3-6 for homework.

Thursday, we will continue working on multiplying decimals and scientific notation. Regular math classes should do page 116 (1-21) while advanced math students should do page 122 (1-6 and 10-19). It would be a good idea to do this multiplying on graph paper if you prefer.

After checking homework on Friday, we will do a worksheet on Scientific Notation in regular math classes, entitled "Puzzles, Twisters and Teasers." Advanced math students will begin dividing decimal numbers by whole numbers. Read pages 124-125 in the book. Then do page 125-126 (1-30) as homework.

On Monday, we will take a quiz on multiplying decimals and scientific notation. For homework, students should do the back of the "Puzzles, Twisters, and Teasers" in regular math classes, while advanced students will finish their quiz at home if necessary.

There will be no math classes on Tuesday, so that we may do some team activities to conclude our study of the Renaissance era, and students will take their science test.

Enjoy the winter break!!!!!! I will miss all of you!

Regular math classes should study for their decimal quiz tomorrow. Advanced math classes should do the "Puzzles, Twisters" worksheet. Then on notebook paper, do each problem again, but this time change each exponent to a negative.

Please excuse me for not updating the blog regulary this week. Due to surgery on my right arm last Friday, it has been difficult to type!

On Monday, we continued work on decimals. Regular math did page 104 (11-20) for homework and advanced did pages 94-95 (17-36).

On Tuesday, we worked on multiplying decimals in regular math classes and did Lesson 3-6 in the workbook for homework, problems 1-12. Advanced math classes are learning to write very large numbers and very small numbers in scientific notation. They should do page 116 (1-42) for homework.

All classes will have a test on comparing and ordering, adding and subtracting decimals on Thursday.

Today, we reviewed adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing mixed numbers one more time to review for our test. Then we took the test. For homework tonight, regular math classes are doing page 144 (4-11) and advanced math classes are doing page 104 (1-20) on adding and subtracting decimals.

Today we reviewed mixed numbers for our unit test. Please note: the unit test has been moved up one day to Wednesday (tomorrow!), due to the science test on Thursday. We are ready to take it!!!! After the review we worked some more on comparing and ordering decimals. Homework tonight for regular math classes is Page 94 (17-29) and for advanced math, Page 98 (1-16).

Welcome back! We missed everyone during the break! We hope your holiday was terrific.

As we start back this week, we'll be starting a new unit on decimals. Today we'll learn about the basics: place value, different ways to express decimals, and ordering and comparing decimals. Regular math classes will do Lesson 3-1 (1-9) in the workbook, while advanced math should do page 94 (1-16) in the textbook.

Remember that we will offer after school tutoring tomorrow, Tuesday, to students needing extra help. See Mrs. Woodward for a permission form to stay. We need some advanced math students to help tutor during these help sessions, if anyone is interested. Thanks. (Be sure to bring a snack; you'll get hungry by this time in the afternoon!)

All students will have a test on fractions and mixed numbers on Thursday. We will review concepts on this test all week during warm-ups to help any students who are struggling. This test covers all the skills we have practiced over the past 3-4 weeks, on comparing and ordering fractions, adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing mixed numbers.

Remember that Friday is an early release day. Students will be released at 12:30 that day. During the morning, we will have our school spelling bee, and do some special activities in social studies to get ready for our Renaissance Fair next Friday. Therefore, we will not have math classes on Friday.

Today, students worked on a review of fractions and mixed numbers. We checked our Blue Diamond Assessments so that they could see how well they had performed on those skills. For homework, regular math classes should do the Bingo side of their worksheet on dividing fractions, while advanced math students should do page 288 (1-12) on solving multiplication and division of fraction equations. Work should be shown on 2 or 3 lines, on notebook paper, depending on whether or not they are using the shortcut (multiplying by the reciprocal, rather than dividing.)

On Tuesday, we will continue to review fractions and mixed numbers. We will have a test on all of the skills we have practiced with mixed numbers the week after we return from Thanksgiving break, late in the week. Advanced students should complete the Bingo side of their worksheet for homework, if they do not finish it in class today.

Have a terrific Thanksgiving!

Math classes will continue to review multiplying and dividing of fractions and mixed numbers today, as well as addition and subtraction, to review for tomorrow's quiz and next week's test on fractions and mixed numbers. Advanced classes will also practice solving multiplication and division equations, using the inverse and equality properties. Advanced math classes will do Workbook Lesson 5-4 tonight, while regular math classes do page 230 (12-27).

All classes should return their demographics sheet signed tomorrow. This is the sheet they were given in class today with information such as name, address, and phone number. Simply check the information, correct anything that is incorrect, sign, and return tomorrow. It should take no more than 60 seconds to complete. Thanks!

On Friday, all classes will take their quizzes on multiplying and dividing fractions. For homework, regular math classes will have a worksheet, while advanced will continue to work on solving equations on page 232 (5-12).

Students continued to work on dividing mixed numbers today. They also finished their Blue Diamond Assessments 3 and 4 on adding and subtracting mixed numbers. Tonight, their homework is the Workbook Lesson 5-3.

REMEMBER: QUIZ ON FRIDAY: MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING MIXED NUMBERS!

Today, students learned how to divide fractions and mixed numbers. They should first copy the original fraction, change mixed numbers to improper fractions, then "skip, flip, multiply." (Actually, multiply by the reciprocal.) Students viewed a video on the Smartboard about dividing fractions, then did their homework on page 224. Advanced math classes did problems 11-27, while regular math was assigned the first 10 problems only.

This week classes are continuing to work on multiplying and dividing mixed numbers. In 2nd and 3rd period math, students took their Blue Diamond Assessment #3. For homework they will do page 218 (19-27), and get their quizzes signed. Advanced classes will take Blue Diamond Assessment #4, then do the same assignment for homework. All classes will have a quiz on dividing fractions on Friday.

Today, regular math students are taking their quiz on multiplying fractions. Homework tonight is in the workbook, Lesson 5-2, problems 10-17. Students must show how they changed the mixed numbers to fractions to get credit. Then they should multiply numerators and then do the same for the denominators. Remember to simplify your answers.

In advanced math classes, we will take our Blue Diamond Assessment 3 and 4, on fraction addition and subtraction. These students will take their quiz on multiplication of mixed numbers next week, as we will not have math class on Friday (see below). For homework tonight, they should do Workbook 5-2.

Remember that tomorrow is Veteran's Day. Take time to thank a veteran for giving of their time and energy and devotion to our country.

On Friday, the Anaconda team will run a "team time" schedule. The first hour, they will take their science test. Then they will do a social studies activity during the second hour, and take time to read library books when they are finished. Students who asked to be included in the spelling bee will have their competition during this time as well. After lunch and electives, our team will view "The Lightening Thief," a movie based on the book they are reading during language arts class. We will compare and contrast the movie and the book to note similarities and differences. Remember, the movie is BASED ON the book. It does not mean the movie IS the book!

Have a great weekend! Go HEELS! Beat Virginia Tech!

Math classes today worked on multiplying mixed numbers. Students learned to change mixed numbers to improper fractions, then multiply as they had learned yesterday. We also worked some more on the shortcut, cancelling. Regular math classes will have a quiz on multiplying fractions tomorrow. For homework tonight, they should do Workbook 5-2 (1-9). Advanced math classes should do page 218 (28-44).

Classes this week will be working on multiplying fractions. After checking homework, they learned to simply multiply numerators and then multiply denominators. There is a short-cut, called cancelling, which makes simplifying their answers so much easier. Ask your child about this short-cut tonight! Homework for regular math classes is the worksheet, "Find A Match," which is on the back of the quiz that they are bringing home tonight to get signed. For advanced classes, the homework is on page 214 (7-9 and 19-32). They also have a quiz to get signed. Any absent student should read page 212-213 before attempting to do the homework.

Regular math classes should do page 254 (6 - 13) on Wednesday night for homework, and 15 - 22 on Thursday night, to prepare for their quiz on Friday.

On Friday, after the quiz, regular math students should work on page 266 (42-48), while advanced students solve fraction equations on page 258 (6-16). These pages should be finished for homework over the weekend.

On Monday, students continued to practice adding and subtracting fractions with unlike denominators. They also prepared their portfolios for their student-led conferences, held Monday afternoon. Thanks to all the parents who attended conferences! We hope you found the time spent with your child rewarding and productive. Homework Monday night was Lesson 5-8 in the workbook. Advanced classes received their unit tests that we went over and corrected in class.

On Tuesday, we will begin subtracting mixed numbers with renaming (borrowing). This is a 3-step process; encourage students to follow all three steps in solving the problems. Homework Tuesday is Lesson 5-9 in the workbook. Regular math classes should do problems 1-9, while advanced classes do the entire page. The more practice on this skill the better!

All classes will have a quiz Friday on adding and subtracting mixed numbers, including renaming.

On Wednesday and Thursday, we will continue to work on subtracting mixed numbers with regrouping. The advanced classes will do homework Wednesday on page 254 (1-14). On Thursday, advanced classes will do page 254-255 (15-42).

Today, the morning classes reviewed with Ms. Lewis for their test on fractions, LCM, and GCF tomorrow (Wed.) Students enjoyed playing BINGO and earning Jolly Ranchers for correct answers and showing their work. Tonight, they will complete the worksheet, "All the Better to See You With," on the back side of "Hidden Message." This will help them prepare for tomorrow's test as well.
Afternoon math classes checked homework from yesterday and practiced adding and subtracting mixed numbers for their test tomorrow. Tonight they will complete page 248 (1-22 ) and get their quizzes signed. "Trick or Treat Graphs" are due by Monday, Nov. 1, so they may work on those at home tonight or in class tomorrow after they finish their test.

On Wednesday after the test, the morning classes will work some more on fractions on page 244 (8-15). They have the option of finishing their graphs, "Halloween Hall of Fame" by Monday to receive extra credit.

Wednesday afternoon classes will take their tests, then work on their graphs in class.

On Thursday, all classes will organize and prepare their portfolios for their student-led conferences on Monday. When that task is completed, they may work on their graphing assignments. The morning classes will do page 248 (1-10) for homework, while the afternoon classes complete their graphs as their weekend homework.

Remember that Friday is a teacher workday. Monday is Student-Led Conference Day! (Students MUST attend the conference with their parent. This is not a conference with teachers, although we will be available should you need us.) Enjoy your weekend!

On Wednesday, students continued to work on fractions, comparing and ordering with common denominators. For homework, they did Workbook Lesson 4-7. In the advanced classes, sixth period took their quiz, while seventh period reviewed the test that was returned to them. They should get that test signed.

On Thursday, all classes worked on adding and subtracting fractions and mixed numbers. The homework tonight is a worksheet entitled "Hidden Message" for the regular math classes, and textbook page 238-239 (1-32) for the advanced math classes.

On Friday, we will have a different schedule due to the Early Release Day and the Main Event for students who qualify for the fundraiser rewards. We will begin our day in homeroom with a video on earthquakes, then we will work on a math 4-quadrant graph. Students will attend both electives and lunch, then return to homeroom for the afternoon. The main event will take place from 11:30-12:30. Students who do not attend the Main Event will continue to work on their graphing, or have a chance to read library books. Students will be released to go home at 12:30. Have a great day! Enjoy the fair if you get a chance to go!

Today, students finished their Blue Diamond Assessments on factors and prime factorization. Then we reviewed finding least common denominators so that we could compare and order fractions. These are the skills that will be tested on their quiz tomorrow. Homework for tonight is in the workbook, Lesson 4-6. Students must find common denominators before they try to put fractions in order, or to compare 2 fractions, in order to get credit for having homework done.

On Tuesday, we will do a quick review of fractions, then take our quiz. Homework for Tuesday night will be the fraction word problems on the back of the "Puppy Dog" worksheet. Again, students must show common denominators in order to get credit.

Students continued to work on fractions today, with lessons on our new smartboard! We reviewed equivalent fractions and ordering and comparing fractions. Their homework tonight is a fraction worksheet, entitled " Find the Message." Advanced math students finished their unit test as well.

On Tuesday, we will continue to work with fractions, comparing and ordering them on a number line. The homework for Tuesday will be the back of the previous worksheet, "Number Line Decoder."

On Wednesday, we will not have math class due to a shortened schedule because of the cultural arts assembly and a science test that students will all take together. Enjoy a break from math, and be sure to thank your parents and the PTA for this program! Parents, ask your child about the assembly today. They should enjoy it!

Thursday, after checking the homework from Tuesday night and doing some warm-ups to review fractions, we will take a Blue Diamond assessment on factors, primes, GCF and LCM. We held off on this assessment to give some students who were struggling with these concepts a chance to practice before the assessment.

On Friday, of course, we will be on our field trip to Stone Mountain and to the Emerald Hollow gem mine, so there will be no math class and no homework! Yea!!!! Take a break and enjoy what we hope will be a beautiful weekend!

On Wednesday of this week, regular classes began a unit on fractions. They discussed page 173-174 in the textbook, then did Lesson 4-5 in the workbook. Regular math students also took home a quiz on LCM for parents to sign.

Advanced math classes participated in a lesson in algebra, lesson 2-1, page 48-49 in the textbook. They did page 50 for homework.

On Thursday, Ms. Lewis taught the regular math classes. They did a lesson on equivalent fractions and used manipulatives to model those fraction equivalents. Their homework was a worksheet entitled "Why Did the Dog Have to Go to Court" which was a review of some of the skills that they would be tested on, Friday, in their unit test.

Advanced math students did 2 fraction lessons on Thursday, with the substitute teacher, Mr. Landry. They read and discussed page 172-173, and then page 178-179. (These were 2 easy lessons from fifth grade, that students simply needed a quick review on.) The homework was assigned on page 174-5 (1-43) and 180 (1-32). Students are allowed to finish the assignment over the weekend if they needed to. That will be their only weekend homework.

On Friday we took our unit test. I hope everyone did well! (Advanced classes will be allowed some time during Monday's class to finish, as their test was longer and several students did not finish.) Have a great weekend!

Today, we reviewed for our unit test on Friday. This test will cover all skills that we have learned so far this year. It will cover exponents, order of operations, properties (commutative, associative, distributive and identity), factors (primes and composites, listing all factors of a number, prime factorization, GCF, and divisibility rules) and multiples and LCM. Homework for tonight is the Prime Time worksheet. Advanced math should also complete "Why Did the Horse Eat with His Mouth Full?"

Regular math classes received quizzes today that should be signed and returned tomorrow.

On Tuesday, we will continue to review for our test on Friday. Then we will complete the second side of the worksheet, "Why Did the Dog Have to Go to Court?"

On Tuesday, we will do warm-ups on page 26 (37-42) using the distributive property. Then we will work on Least Common Multiple. Advanced classes will learn an alternate way to do this skill, using prime factor trees, that will enable them to find the LCM of more complex numbers. The homework tonight is in the Workbook, Lesson 5-5. Advanced classes should use the prime factorization method. Also, advanced classes should get their factor quizzes signed.

Wednesday's warm-ups will be more practice on finding the LCM of sets of numbers. After checking the workbook page from Tuesday night's homework, we will take a Blue Diamond Assessment on factors and multiples. The homework for Wednesday will be on page 656 of the textbook, Lesson 5-5 (1-6). Regular math classes should get their factor quizzes signed.

On Thursday, after warm-ups on page 235 (34, 35, and 37), we will go over questions on the homework, then take a quiz on factors and multiples. Remember that Friday is a teacher workday. Enjoy a long, restful weekend!

Today we began a study of divisibility rules. The rules are listed on pages 152-153 of the textbook. Students need to memorize these rules, as they will need to use them several times in future units. The homework tonight is on page 154 in the book, problems 1-32. Seventh period should remember to get their quizzes signed.

On Tuesday, we will do warm-ups in our workbook, Lesson 1-5 (1-4). Students should identify the property that is useful in making the equation easier to solve. Then we will review writing prime factorizations of composite numbers, with homework on page 158-159. Regular math classes should do problems 1-24, while advanced math students should work numbers 9-24 and 33-40. Second and third period should get their quizzes signed tonight.

On Wednesday, warm-ups are on page 26 (21-24), using the 3-step method demonstrating the distributive property. We will learn to find the greatest common factor of a set of numbers, using 2 different methods. Regular classes should do their homework on page 162, problems 8-18, while advanced math should do numbers 17-34. Sixth period should get quizzes signed tonight.

Thursday's warm-up is on page 27 (37-420), again following the 3-step distributive property. We will then do a review for our Friday quiz on divisibility, factors, prime factorization, and greatest common factors. The review is on page 164 (1-41, evens). Seventh period should get their quizzes signed tonight.

Friday, we will take our quiz of factorization. Good luck!

This week students will begin studying and reviewing properties in math: commutative, associative, distributive, and identity. We will focus on the first two of these on Monday, and the night's homework will be a worksheet. Students must remember to also name the property in each example. Do Side A only, "What did the girl say to the empty refridgerator?" Warm-ups today were on page 33 (28-32).

Tuesday, we will do our warm-ups on page 43 (15, 16, 17). We will learn to use the distributive property (see textbook, page 25). For homework we will do page 26 (5-12 and 17-20). This is not just an exercise in multiplication. Students must follow the steps in showing the distributive property, using the examples shown in class.

On Wednesday, we will do a riddle with exponents (overhead transparency), then continue to work on the distributive property, and review the identity property as well. The homework for Wednesday will be in the workbook, lesson 1-5, Advanced math classes will receive their workbooks in class. Do only problems 10-21 on that page.

Thursday's warm-ups will be on the same workbook page as Wednesday, on problems 1-4. We will then take our properties quiz. All classes will do Side B of Monday's worksheet, "Secret Code."

There will not be a math class on Friday due to our Early Release schedule and the Freedom Shrine dedication assembly. Have a great weekend!

Tuesday, September 7: Today we continued to work on order of operations when solving equations. Warm-ups were on page 27(55-59) for regular math, while advanced classes practiced with nested equations on the board. After checking homework, we read a story involving exponents, entitled One Grain of Rice. Regular math students were assigned to finish the worksheet from the weekend, problems 10-17, and advanced math students copied nested equations from the board to work on tonight.

Wednesday, we will do warm-ups on page 30 (21-27) in regular classes, and continue the nested equations on the board for advanced math. These equations contain brackets and braces. Students must remember to begin solving the equations on the inside and work their way out. Homework for 2nd and 3rd periods is on page 22 (20-27), while 6th and 7th should do problems from the board again.

Thursday we will take a Blue Diamond evaluation on Exponents and Order of Operations. This is not a graded evaluation, but we let us know how each student is doing on these 2 skills compared with other sixth graders in Wake Co. Regular math classes will do homework on page 41 (27-34) while 6th and 7th period will have boardwork problems again.

On Friday, we will do warm-ups on page 43 (15, 16, 17) and then take a quiz on exponents and order of operations, this time for a grade. For homework, morning classes should do page 41(15-26) while afternoon classes will do a worksheet. Have a great weekend!

Don't forget to send your grandparents a card to wish them Happy Grandparents Day on Sunday! They especially love homemade cards!

Remember also that our fundraiser starts this week. Thanks to all parents in advance for purchasing from our school fundraiser. The money will be wisely spent to bring special programs and activities to your child's classroom.

Friday, September 1: We are continuing our work on order of operations today. Warm-ups are on page 16 (15-18). The homework will be a worksheet. Have a great 3-day weekend!

Thanks to all the parents who sent in wish list supplies. We are ready to have a great 6th grade year. Parents, you all are a big part of that and we appreciate the help and the enthusiasm we have seen in the first couple of weeks!

Tuesday, August 31: We continued our study on exponents with warm-ups and homework checks. We then reviewed the order of operations. Students in regular math classes should do page 22 (1-12), while advanced math students should do problems 16-27 on that page. Seventh period math should finish their magic squares with exponents. All other classes should work on their book damage lists that are due Friday.

Don't forget the exponent quiz coming up on Thursday. This quiz will not include order of operations yet.

Wednesday, September 1: Warm-ups will be on page 14 (41-46). After checking homework, we will work more on order of operations. Regular math classes should do workbook lesson 1-4 and advanced math classes should do page 22-23 (22-36 and 38). Review exponents for a short quiz on Thursday.

Thursday, September 2: After taking our quiz on exponents, we will learn some number properties on page 24-25. Homework will be another review of order of operations, a worksheet. Remember to finish book damage lists, which are due Friday.

Monday, August 30: Welcome, Anacondas! Today in math we continued our work on exponents, first doing warm-ups on page 14 (25-32), and then checking Friday's homework (page 14, 1-24). Tonight the assignment for 2nd and 3rd periods is the workbook lesson 1-3, while advanced math should do page 15 (47-53). Periods 2, 3, and 6 should work on their book damage list which is due on Friday. 7th period will do their book damage list starting tomorrow night, as we did not get to that item in class today.

Remember, all math work should be done in pencil on looseleaf paper. The assignment is not completed until it is placed in the math section of the binder, and locked into place with the three rings.

Students should remember to copy the problems and show their work.

There will be a quiz on Thursday on exponents. We hope this will be a great week!