Week of January 11-15, 2016

FALCONS,

THIS IS THE 2ND WEEK OF THE YEAR AND IT IS IMPORTANT TO STAY ON TASK SO THAT YOU DON'T FALL BEHIND. WE HAD A SUCCESSFUL FIRST WEEK BY REVIEWING OUR MATH WORK AND APPLYING FOR YOUR "MY CLASSROOM ECONOMY" JOB POSITIONS. 

Through My Classroom Economy, students learn valuable life skills in an experiential way.

Specifically, they are able to:

• Take part in a simulation of real-world economic activity.
• Learn the value of earning a paycheck, as they bank the salaries from their jobs.
• Learn how to budget their spending, balance a checking account, and make scheduled payments.
• Discover the importance of saving money to obtain what they want.
• Find out that every decision has an opportunity cost.

At this grade level, students earn and spend dollar amounts of three and four digits to match their math skills. They are also given more responsibility to maintain financial records—for example, bank slips for deposits and withdrawals—to emphasize the importance of record keeping and attention to detail. The documents also provide key data for reflection during the year-end wrap-up.

MY CLASSROOM ECONOMY WILL ALSO HELP YOU UNDERSTAND THE FINANCIAL LITERACY OBJECTIVES IN CLASS AND PREPARE YOU FOR THE STAAR TEST BUT MOST IMPORTANTLY YOU WILL BE USING THESE SKILLS IN YOUR EVERYDAY LIVES. 

THIS WEEK WE WILL ALSO BE WORKING WITH PROPORTIONS:

A ratio is one thing compared to or related to another thing; it is just a statement or an expression. A proportion is two ratios that have been set equal to each other; a proportion is an equation that can be solved. When I say that a proportion is two ratios that are equal to each other, I mean this in the sense of two fractions being equal to each other. For instance, ⁵/₁₀ equals ¹/₂. Solving a proportion means that you are missing one part of one of the fractions, and you need to solve for that missing part. 


REMINDERS:
TRY YOUR BEST TO BE AT SCHOOL EVERYDAY!
COLLEGE T-SHIRTS MAY BE WORN ON THURSDAYS.
FRIDAYS SPIRIT SHIRTS.
TUTORIALS ON SATURDAY! (REMEMBER IF PRESENT YOU EARN BONUS CLASSROOM CURRENCY INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNTS!)

Week of January 6-8, 2016

WELCOME  BACK KIDS!
 I'M SURE YOU ARE READY TO TACKLE THIS SEMESTER  DOWN. LET'S MAKE IT AN AWESOME AND MEMORABLE  ONE BECAUSE TRUST  ME TIME FLIES!

REMINDERS:
MAKE SURE YOU ATTEND TUTORIALS THIS SATURDAY  FOR EXTRA HELP AND FUN LEARNING!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 14-18, 2015

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FALCONS,




WE ARE AT THE END OF THE FALL SEMESTER AND I AM VERY PROUD AND HONORED TO HAVE HAD THE PRIVILEGE TO MEET YOU GUYS. I AM ANXIOUS TO KNOW WHAT THE 2ND SEMESTER HAS IN STORE FOR US.   I KNOW MANY OF YOU ARE VERY HARD WORKERS AND OTHERS STILL NEED A LITTLE HELP BUT WE ARE ALWAYS HERE TO PUSH YOU.

WE ARE HAVING THE 3RD SIX WEEKS  TEST ON MONDAY AND I HOPE THE MATH REVIEW HELPS OUT TOGETHER WITH YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS.
REMEMBER TO BE IN CLASS EVERY DAY AND REMEMBER TO PRACTICE YOUR MATH EVERY DAY!

MAY YOU HAVE A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

WEEK OF DECEMBER 7-11, 2015

FALCONS,

THIS WEEK WE WILL CONTINUE WORKING ON RATES AND UNIT RATES.  WE WILL BE USING TABLES, GRAPHS, AND CHARTS TO REPRESENT RATES.

I'M GLAD YOU KNOW HOW TO FIGURE OUT THE "BETTER BUY" WHEN SHOPPING. REMEMBER WE WILL CONTINUE TO USE MATH IN OUR EVERYDAY LIVES.  YOU HAVE BEEN DOING WONDERFUL SO REMEMBER TO STAY ALERT AND DON'T SLACK OFF!

GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION:

ART ABOUT ME PRESENTATIONS MUST BE COMPLETED THIS WEEK.

REMINDERS:
MATH 3RD SIX WEEKS TEST IS ON MONDAY, DECEMBER 14, 2015.
PRACTICE YOUR MATH ON A DAILY BASIS.
STAY WARM AND TRY YOUR BEST TO BE AT SCHOOL EVERY SINGLE DAY!

Week of November 30 - Dec. 4, 2015

MIGHTY FALCONS,

THE CHRISTMAS BREAK IS QUICKLY APPROACHING AND THIS IS THE TIME WE ALL LOVE BUT WE MUST MAKE SURE WE STAY ON TASK SO THAT WE DON'T STAY BEHIND.  WE HAVE BEGUN WORKING WITH RATIOS AND I REALLY HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE KOOL-AID RATIO LAB PROJECT IN CLASS. I SAW MANY OF YOU MAKING MATH CONNECTIONS TO THE REAL WORLD! :)

 THIS WEEK WE WILL BEGIN WORKING WITH RATES AND UNIT RATES IN WHICH I WILL PROVIDE MORE EXAMPLES BELOW.  CONTINUE GOING OVER YOUR INTERACTIVE NOTEBOOKS ON A DAILY BASIS AND I GUARANTEE YOU WILL SEE PROGRESS ON QUIZZES AND TESTS.

RATES AND RATIOS

The ratio is the relationship of two numbers. For example you have 2 flashlights and 5 batteries. To compare the ratio between the flashlights and the batteries we divide the set of flashlights with the set of batteries.

The ratio is 2 to 5 or 2:5 or 2/5. All these describe the ratio in different forms of fractions. The ratio can consequently be expressed as fractions or as a decimal. 2:5 in decimals is 0.4.

A rate is a little bit different than the ratio, it is a special ratio. It is a comparison of measurements that have different units, like cents and grams. A unit rate is a rate with a denominator of 1.

Example:

Sarah is buying jellybeans for her best friend's birthday party. She buys a bag of 10 lb of jellybeans that costs $45. Sarah is wondering how much 1 lb of jellybeans cost.

Geometric Construction:

We will continue working on our Geodesic Domes using straws and pipe cleaners and can't wait to see your projects!

THE FOLLOWING PICTURES SHOW OUR AWESOME STUDENTS WORKING ON THEIR KOOL-AID RATIO LAB PROJECT!

Week of November 16-20, 2015

Falcons,

This is the last school week before Thanksgiving break so let's stay focused and on task. We will begin working with ratios and rates. The good news is that rates may help some of you make a better buy during the sales going on through Thanksgiving Break, now this is when you know math pays off!

Ratios

A ratio compares values.

A ratio says how much of one thing there is compared to another thing.

There are 3 blue squares to 1 yellow square

Ratios can be shown in different ways:

Using the ":" to separate the values:		3 : 1
Instead of the ":" we can use the word "to":		3 to 1
Or write it like a fraction:		3 1

A ratio can be scaled up:

Here the ratio is also 3 blue squares to 1 yellow square,
even though there are more squares.

Using Ratios

The trick with ratios is to always multiply or divide the numbers by the same value.

Example:

4 : 5 is the same as 4×2 : 5×2 = 8 : 10

Recipes

Example: A Recipe for pancakes uses 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of milk.

So the ratio of flour to milk is 3 : 2

To make pancakes for a LOT of people we might need 4 times the quantity, so we multiply the numbers by 4:

3×4 : 2×4 = 12 : 8

In other words, 12 cups of flour and 8 cups of milk.

The ratio is still the same, so the pancakes should be just as yummy.

WEEK OF NOVEMBER 9-13, 2015

STUDENTS,

WELCOME TO THE 3RD SIX WEEKS!!!

WE WILL BEGIN WORKING WITH MULTIPLYING AND DIVIDING INTEGERS AND THEN PROCEED TO AN INTRODUCTION OF RATIOS AND RATES. TIME IS FLYING BY SO WE NEED TO MAKE SURE TO STAY ON TASK NO MATTER WHAT. THANKSGIVING BREAK IS AROUND THE CORNER SO WE HAVE TO MAKE SURE GRADES ARE IN GOOD STANDING  IN ORDER TO NOT STAY BEHIND!   HELP WILL STILL BE AVAILABLE DURING LUNCH SO DON'T HESITATE TO COME IN.

Ratios

A ratio compares values.

A ratio says how much of one thing there is compared to another thing.

There are 3 blue squares to 1 yellow square

Ratios can be shown in different ways:

Using the ":" to separate the values:		3 : 1
Instead of the ":" we can use the word "to":		3 to 1
Or write it like a fraction:		3 1

A ratio can be scaled up:

Here the ratio is also 3 blue squares to 1 yellow square,
even though there are more squares.

Using Ratios

The trick with ratios is to always multiply or divide the numbers by the same value.

Example:

4 : 5 is the same as 4×2 : 5×2 = 8 : 10

Recipes

Example: A Recipe for pancakes uses 3 cups of flour and 2 cups of milk.

So the ratio of flour to milk is 3 : 2

To make pancakes for a LOT of people we might need 4 times the quantity, so we multiply the numbers by 4:

3×4 : 2×4 = 12 : 8

In other words, 12 cups of flour and 8 cups of milk.

The ratio is still the same, so the pancakes should be just as yummy.

GEOMETRIC CONSTRUCTION:

STUDENTS WILL LEARN ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF TOWER BUILDING AND WORK ON PAPER TOWERS TO FORM STRUCTURE AND BASES. STUDENTS WILL ALSO PLAY TOWER GAMES TO SEE WHAT POINTS ARE EASIER TO WITHDRAW FROM TOWERS.


REMINDERS:

BUS SAFETY PRESENTATION MONDAY @ 9:00AM

MAKE IT A FRESH GOOD START MONDAY MORNING!

ASK FOR HELP WHEN IN DOUBT.

TRY YOUR BEST NOT TO BE ABSENT!