Middle School Math News
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September 9, 2024
"The best teams are made of nobodies, who love everybody & will serve anybody, and don't care about becoming somebody." ~ Phil Dooley
IXL questions answered this year so far: 9,235
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Upcoming ILS Events
September 12- Back to School Night Grades K - 8
September 13- Early Dismissal PS-8th/Mid-Quarter
September 15- Outdoor Service-150th Anniversary Picnic (10am)
September 30-Oct 4 - NWEA Testing (K-8)
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Useful Links
Google Classroom
https://classroom.google.com/u/0/h
Online Math Book
https://connected.mcgraw-hill.com/school/b3b2
Church and School Website
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Hello 6th - 8th grade families!
This Thursday we are hosting Back-to-school night. Join us from 6 - 7pm to hear about what your child will be learning in math this year. I run this time in a town hall style so you can ask all the questions you want and we can make sure you are getting all of the information necessary so your child can find maximum success this year. This night is for parents only.
7th and 8th did a FANTASTIC job on the first test of the year. Keep it up! Most are finished and those grades are now posted in FastDirect. I'm working on grading the review so if you see "none" in the FastDirect gradebook please know that means I just haven't entered it yet. If an assignment is missing I will enter a grade of zero.
6th Grade is next and has their first test on operations with decimals this Tuesday. Reminder the review Quizi is do Tuesday as well.
A reminder for this year, I am more than happy to let kids correct their online homework grades, or if they complete them after the due date, but they MUST MUST MUST email me with the assignment name and that they are complete. Otherwise I won't know to update the grade in the grade book. Any assignment makeup's or redo's must be done BEFORE the next test. I will only accept late assignments after the test on the very rare occurrence that we made an agreed upon arrangement.
Join the iNews: Eagle Weekly email list (will be emailed directly each week)
Other Reminders:
Just remember Google Classroom is where everything is at. Your child's passwords are all in their planner so please feel free to copy those down and peek through their accounts often (especially email). Here is a video on how to navigate Google Classroom: https://youtu.be/qoOe3ir5iqQ
Regular chapel can be viewed live on our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3-agaQWl4BGu9bEAh1TbgQ, or on our Facebook page.
Each student's passwords are found in the student planner. Here you can find IXL, email, and math textbook codes.
All class notes can be found on this website. I added links down below in the class notes.
This Week in 6th Grade
Right now we are reviewing many of the concepts introduced in 4th and 5th grade. We are starting out with performing operations (add, subtract, multiply, divide) on decimal numbers. The goal this year is to master these skills. There is a huge emphasis on multiplying and dividing this year. If students are struggling I have many many resources available to help, starting with daily class notes posted on this website. See the link below :)
Next up: Multiplying and Dividing with Fractions.
We have our first test scheduled for THIS Tuesday! The review Quizi is due on Tuesday and is worth 50 points! Take it as many times as you want and the highest score counts.
What are we learning?: How do you compute multi-digit numbers with decimals? Why is place value so important?
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Monday: Test Practice
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Tuesday: Chapter 3 Test
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Wednesday: 4-2 Multiply Fractions and Whole Numbers
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Thursday: 4-3 Multiply Fractions
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Friday: 1/2 Day - Weekly Review Practice
This Week in 7th Grade
The class average on the integers test was 90%! Way to start strong 7th graders!!! This is the strongest start I've seen in years. Keep it up! Next up is Operations with rational numbers. Guess what...the rules are the same as with integers.
What are we learning?: How to add, subtract, multiply, and divide Rational Numbers. What are Rational Numbers? Any number that can be written as a fraction.
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Monday: Chapter 3 Intro
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Tuesday: 3-1 Fractions and Decimals
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Wednesday: 3-2 Rational Numbers
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Thursday: 3-3 Multiplying Rational Numbers
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Friday: 1/2 Day - Weekly Review Practice
This Week in 8th Grade
Next up is solving equations. We spent a lot of time last year introducing these types of problems. If they weren't feeling comfortable with their algebra skills last year, they will this year. We're starting a pretty intensive chapter which explores how to solve problems algebraically, and will be used everyday for the rest of the school year.
What are we learning?: How can math symbols be useful?
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Monday: Chapter 2 Intro
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Tuesday: 2-2 Solve One-Step Equations
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Wednesday: 2-3 Solving Multi-step Problems
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Thursday: 2-3 Consecutive Integer Problems
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Friday: 1/2 Day - Weekly Review Practice
8th graders trying to use the force to make it snow in September.
Me, calling for my lost SmartBoard Pen.
Have a great week! ~ Rich Wuebbels
So, you talked throughout the lesson and now your math doesn't math.
Other Reminders:
Just remember Google Classroom is where everything is at. Your child's passwords are all on the first page of their planner so please feel free to copy those down and peek through their accounts often. Here is a video on how to navigate Google Classroom: https://youtu.be/qoOe3ir5iqQ
IXL grading is a little different from other assignments. A 90% "smart score" in IXL is equivalent to 100% in FastDirect. Anything over a 90% is worth up to one bonus point...they add up so I encourage students to try it (especially on the easier assignments).
Regular chapel can be viewed live on our Youtube channel at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3-agaQWl4BGu9bEAh1TbgQ, or on our Facebook page.
Each student's passwords are found in the student planner. Here you can find IXL, rocket math, email, and math textbook codes.