It's been a while!

Hello again :)

I hope you have all had a WONDERFUL Spring Break and you return rejuvenated and ready to take on the last marking period of your 6th grade year. Time is quickly passing by!

We'll be continuing with the Data About Us unit when we return. We'll explore in detail the summary statistics we use to analyze data sets. Before break, we started collecting some data about YOU and soon we'll be able to determine what's "typical" in 6th grade!

See you soon!

Let's Be Rational Unit Test

Don't forget our Unit Test is this Monday, February 2
The test will cover all fraction operations ( + , - , x , / ).

The HW review packet is a great study tool!

*Remember the first page is optional but you must complete all word problems on the second page, and #10, 12, 14, 16-20 on the back page. 

We'll be cleaning out our binders and starting a new unit, Variables & Patterns, this week. 

Hope you're enjoying the weekend! Happy Super Bowl!

Friendly Reminders: 

• Monday: Extra Help with Ms. Ireland
• Tuesday: Extra Help with Mr. Martin
• Thursday: Extra Help with Ms. Miller
• TenMarks due Tuesday!

Quarterly 2

Just a friendly reminder that the Math Quarterly 2 is this Monday, January 19th!

For your reference, here is a link to the topic sheet from the WIS website: Q2 Topic Sheet 
* A hard copy was also passed out in class last week.

In addition to the review in class, you can use the resources in your binder to prepare for the assessment. Daily PODs and past assessments are a great question bank!

Tomorrow (Wednesday) in class we'll be taking a "walk in the PARCC" as we explore the different components and tools available on the standardized assessment.

6th Grade Dance

The 6th Grade Dance is this Friday, January 9th from 7-9pm

Be sure to hand in your permission slip!

SEE YOU THERE!

Happy 2015

Welcome back :) I hope you enjoyed the holidays and had a wonderful, relaxing, and rejuvenating winter break.

This week we'll begin a new unit called Let's Be Rational where the emphasis will be on fraction operations.You can find a summary of the important concepts here.

Friendly reminders:
- TenMarks assignments will continue to be due on Tuesdays, with the next assignment due 1/13.
- Math Quarterly 2 is on Monday, January 19th. A "Study Topics" list will be sent home this week.
- Math Counts Club with Ms. DiPaolo is always accepting new members. With "Pi Day" quickly approaching, now would be a great time to join. Listen to the announcements for the next meeting time!


Now let's begin the new year with an open mind!

Percents

Hello!

We've spent this week working with percents.

We're  focusing on using the percent equation [ % x whole = part ] instead of proportional reasoning which will be explored more in 7th grade. I've encouraged students to first identify the missing piece to the equation (%, whole, or part) and then plug a variable in its place. Then they can identify and place the two given pieces of information in their appropriate places in the equation.

Here is a YouTube clip for your reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fLI7OZIxDtg

*Please note that so far we've only used our understanding of "Fact Families" to solve one-step equations and we don't refer to it as "isolating the variable" as mentioned in the clip.


*Reminders:
- We'll be having an assessment on Percents this Monday, 12/22
- TenMarks due Tuesday, 12/23

REMINDER!

Decimal Ops Unit Test - Adding, Subtracting, Multiplying & Dividing Decimals
TOMORROW, Thursday, 12/11


We're halfway through Marking Period 2! Interim Grades will be available next week.