6th Grade Math – Mrs. VonFeldt
The sixth graders are finishing up Chapter 3 with a test on Thursday. We have learned about negative numbers and their uses. We have also learned to compare and graph rational numbers (including negatives). Lastly, we have graphed ordered pairs on a coordinate plane.
7th Grade Math – Mrs. VonFeldt & Mrs. Evans
The 7th graders will begin Module 5 in which we further our percentage skills. We will review on Monday and then proceed to learn how to find the percent increase or decrease when a quantity changes. We will then find a final value given the initial value and percent change. Here is the basic formula that students can use to find the percent change:
Percent change is a concept we use in our day to day lives, especially when we are shopping! As you go about your shopping this week, look around for examples that you and your student can discuss!
Below is a summary of how to convert between fractions, decimals and percentages for you and your student to review as needed.
8th Grade Math – Mrs. Evans
Before Thanksgiving our class learned how to apply the laws of exponents to simplify expressions involving exponents. In our previous post, the laws were given along with an example of how to use them. This week, we will review the laws and continue our study of exponents as we learn to write large and small numbers in scientific notation. Scientific notation is a useful way to write very large and very small numbers. We will learn how to apply the laws of exponents to numbers written in scientific notation. Here is a summary to help your student:
Algebra – Mrs. VonFeldt
In Algebra, we are beginning Chapter 4: Writing Linear Equations. Our focus will be writing equations in different forms: slope-intercept form, point-slope form, and standard form. Students will learn to find important parts of equations and identify how they are used in real-world applications. At the end of the week, we will look at parallel and perpendicular lines and discuss how to recognize them in equation form.
