Week of October 31-November 4, 2016

Falcons,

Welcome to the last week of the 2nd Six Weeks!  

Make sure you are here Monday and Tuesday so you could be prepared for our 2nd Six Weeks Common Assessment on Wednesday. The test will consist of our previous lessons which include ratios, rates, unit rates, converting fractions, decimals, and percents, converting mixed numbers and improper fractions, etc.  Go over your AgileMind slides online and packets, math interactive notebooks, and other resources that we use. Remember you can also find more help online or ask me for extra help. 

Extra Credit:

Create a fraction, decimal, and percent game. You can use traditional games or a gameboard idea. Type your questions out with a minimum of 20 questions in a game card format and make sure everything is in order and extra neat. BE CREATIVE! BE EXTRA CREATIVE!  I don't want any  messy projects and be sure to keep the game in a compact manner.

Reminders:

2nd Six Weeks Common Assessment

Be prepared!

Be at school everyday!

Be awesome!

Pictures show students representing themes for Red Ribbon Week. Thank you to all who participated.

Week of October 24-28, 2016

Falcons,

This week will be a very busy week with red-ribbon week, fall festival, bus safety, etc. We have to make sure we take advantage of our instructional  time together because next week is six weeks testing week and we do not want anyone falling behind. There was a lot of improvement in your six weeks mini-assessment but we need to make sure our six weeks test grades are even better than the mini! Together we can make it happen mighty Falcons! GooooOOOOooooooo  Falcons!!!

Make sure you are always on top of your game and make sure you are turning in all your missing assignments. Remember you only have up to 5 school days to turn in late work. Do not be afraid to ask questions if any. There is no such thing as a "dumb question." See me for help if you feel you need more help on a math lesson. 

This week we will continue to go over fractions, decimals, and percents. We will also explore more on the percent proportion and how to compare and order rational numbers.

VIEW THE FOLLOWING VIDEOS TO GET AHEAD OF THE GAME

Extra Credit: Create a neat half poster on percent proportion strategies. Be neat and clear. Remember to use information from the videos and notes. Add pictures, notes, and problems. Make sure it is nice and neat. I will not accept messy posters. Be Creative!

Reminders: 

-Red-Ribbon Week-  Be creative when participating in daily activities!

-Monday- Bus Safety and Anti-Bullying/Drug Awareness Presentations in the morning.

Tuesday- $5 Fall Festival fee due by Tuesday. (MIT is complete already).

-Progress Report Night this Tuesday at Peter Piper from 4 to 6 PM!

- Friday- Fall Festival from 8:30 to 11AM. Invite your parents :)   

Halloween Class Social after lunch!

THE FOLLOWING PICTURES SHOW STUDENTS WORKING ON THEIR MATH CAROUSEL AROUND OUR CLASSROOM AND BUILDING, STANDING AGAINST BULLYING, AND BREAST CANCER AWARENESS SUPPORT!

Week of October 17-21, 2016

Falcons,


Welcome to the 3rd week of the 2nd six weeks! This is a short six weeks so remember to stay alert and an top of things so that you do not feel overwhelmed towards the end.

We will be having a mini assessment on Wednesday  on the current topics which are ratios, rates/unit rates, and how to convert from fractions, decimals, and percents. See me during recess if you need extra help just ask me for a math pass.  Go over your Agile Mind panels and slides and use your Interactive notebook to go over your notes. Look over our math vocabulary word wall in our classroom for extra hints and tips that include visuals!

Remember you have  past and new AgileMind  online assignments. Make sure to complete them ASAP. Check your near deadlines so that you do not fall behind!

Reminder: You only have up to 5 days to turn in missing/late work. Majority of you are  doing great but I still have a few students who are being irresponsible and are slacking off! We cannot afford to  build these bad habits remember we either win together or lose together.. We need to have 100% passing and approximately 50% level III  passing rates  on all are tests and only you can make it possible.


Reminders:
-$5 due for fall festival.
-2nd Six weeks test is in approximately 2 weeks. Stay alert and be Prepared!
 - Wednesday, October 19 is Unity Day. Wear orange from head to toe to stand against bullying!
- Progress report night at Peter Piper Pizza on October 25, from 4-6pm! Be there! :)


Extra Credit: Create a half poster on rates and unit rates. Include Vocabulary and pictures.


The following pictures support students wearing red in support of red ribbon week and students working on a physical rate/unit rate activity!

Week of October 10-14, 2016

Falcons,

I am very proud of all your hard work towards math class. You all have been putting great effort and it definitely shows through the work you do in class. 

This week we will be covering proportions and rates. Stay alert so that you do not miss out. 

You will be having a mini-assessment next week so make sure you are going over all your notes; let me know if you need any extra help or explanations. I am more than glad to help you out! 

Click on the following video to get a head start on our upcoming lesson!

Extra credit: Create examples and definitions discussed on RATES video in  a half poster include pictures.  Due By Friday.

 Reminders:

-Red Ribbon Week October 24-31, 2016

 -Mrs. Camarena, the wife of Kike Camarena, who will be here on campus for approximately 15 minutes simply to greet the students on Wednesday.

The following pictures show students working on their kool-aid ratio project. Students discovered the best ratio of water, kool-aid and sugar!