This week we will begin learning how to find percent of a number, and to solve proportions involving percent. Tonight students will write percent proportions to solve word problems. At home they should read page 426-427, then do page 428 (1-10 for regular math and 7-22 for advanced.

On Tuesday, we will check our homework, then do Blue Diamond Assessment Number 6, on changing numbers from fractions to decimals to percents. Students will also learn to find percentages using the multiplication method. On this night they should do the Workbook Lesson 8-9. They will do some problems using proportions and some using multiplication.

On Wednesday, we will learn to compute taxes, discounts and tips. Students should read page 432-433, then complete problems on page 434 (1-9). We will have shortened classes on Wednesday due to our pep rally Wednesday afternoon. Go Cougars!!!!

On Thursday we will take our quiz on percents. Homework that night will be page 434-435 (10-16).

Finally, on Friday, we will practice solving word problems involving ratios, proportions, and percents, on page 438 (1-4) for classwork and page 439 (1-6) for homework. Remember that Friday is an Early Release Day and students will be dismissed at 12:30. Each class will last about 30 minutes. Have a great weekend!