Math 6 Demonstrates Squares and Square Roots

Making squares with Fruit Loops


Determine the number on one side of the square to determine the square root of the number!

Estimate a square root by almost making a perfect square

Math 6 Squares and Square Roots

Today we discussed squaring and square rooting numbers. You can find the notes here. Pictures from today's activities will be posted shortly.

Math 6 Solving Equations

Today we discussed Algebra! Now we are learning to solve for variables and started with addition and subtraction equations. You can find the notes here.

We will be having a mid chapter 6 quiz on Friday. If you print out the last page and fill in the blanks with your answers, you may bring it in for 5 points extra credit on your quiz.

Math Help!

Here are some good websites for math help by class, and remember I am always available before and after school for any additional help.

Pre Algebra: Inequalities, inequality videos

Algebra: Graphing Linear Inequalities

Math 5/6: Volume Video (from class)

2/1/10 Monday Home Studies

Pre Algebra: p.231-232 (14-26 even)
Remember the trick we learned about the 9 as the denominator; if there is one digit repeating, put the digit over one 9, if there are two digits repeating, put the digits over 99 (two nines), and so on...
Chapter 6 Test on Friday

Algebra: p.310(11-15)
Chapter 5 Test on Friday

Math 5: p.357(12-22even)
Math 6: p.419(21-24)
Don't forget about your SSSSVs!
Mid Chapter Quiz Thursday

Random

Pre Algebra: Interested in making some cool Tessellations? This site explains different methods to make your own! Go to the Basic Facts under the Do It Yourself tab, here

Math 5/6: Tangrams Fun!

Quizzes this week

Pre Algebra: Quiz on Thursday covering symmetry, congruence, similarity, and transformations

Algebra: Quiz Thursday covering the coordinate place, relations, equations as relations, and graphing equations

Math 5/6: Quiz Thursday on operations with fractions and divisibility rules

Fun game to play, see how close you can get...
Eyeballing Game

HAPPY SNOW DAY!!!

Geo Board Reflections in Pre Algebra




DiviRap
A rap that the 5th and 6th graders made up to remember the divisibility rules for 5, 6, 9, and 10

Thursday Home Studies

Welcome Back!!

Now it's time to get back to work...

Pre Algebra: p.200 (10-15)

Algebra: p.275 (16-26 even)

Math 5: p.192 (22-30even)
Math 6: p.131 (20-28 even)

Let it SNOW!!!

Welcome Back From Break Home Studies

Pre Algebra: p.179 (14-19)
Mid Chapter 5 Quiz on Friday

Algebra: p.225 (28-29) and p.231 (25-28)
Chapter 4 Test Thursday

Math 5: p.259 (24-30 even)
Fractions Quiz Friday

Pre Algebra: Scatter Plots worksheet
Pre Algebra: Chapter 4 Test on Thursday

Algebra: Individual Trig Quiz from p.765 (1-15) from Lesson 4-3

Math 5: p.251 (7-13)
Math 6: p.187 (7-12)
Extra help adding and subtracting fractions

Chinese I: Quiz tomorrow on rooms in the house and directions

Thursday Home Studies

Pre Algebra: p.154 (12-15)

Algebra: p.211 (7-16)

Math 5: p.235 (14-28 even)
Math 6: p.180 (20-36 even)

Good luck to the Middle School Basketball team on their first game today!

Around School

Teachers dressed up for Halloween!
Dr. Viktor Frakenstein, a Panda, and Dogzilla



Pre Algebra: Chapter 3 tests will be handed back by Friday. We have started Chapter 4 on Statistics and Data Analysis. Students should know how to create a frequency table and histogram.

Chinese II: Test on Thursday and Cartoon project due Monday

Algebra: We talked about the Capture/Recapture method of sampling to determine fish population. We used goldfish to simulate this activity.




Chinese I: Test moved to Thursday due to field study

Homeroom: The 5th/6th grade homeroom won the Dreamland Competition and brought in the most donations, so as a reward we went to Chuck E Cheeses!

Upcoming Quizzes

Pre Algebra: Quiz Friday on Integers

Chinese II: Quiz Friday on Stores and Clothing

Algebra: Quiz Thursday on Solving Multistep Equations

Math 5/6: Quiz Friday on Decimals

Chinese I: Quiz Wednesday on Time, Colors, and Prepositions

The Chinese I class took a series a photos to learn recent vocabulary for the classroom and prepositions. We created a "Where's Wesley" photo series, come see it on my bulletin board!

Monday Home Studies

Pre Algebra: p. 69 (10-22 evens)
Extra help on how to solve two step equations
Test over Chapter 2 on Friday

Algebra: p.123 (30-42 evens)
Test on Thursday or Friday

Math 5/6: Test either Thursday or Friday

Don't forget to bring in items for the Dreamland Fundraising Event!!!

Wednesday Home Studies

Algebra: p. 103 (28-40 even), also don't forget to record the closing price for your stock! Check the links in the previous blog for financial websites.

Math 5/6: Bring in a small pack of candy for class Thursday

Monday Home Studies

Pre Algebra: p. 53 (20-25) and Quiz moved to Wednesday (this will be a mid chapter quiz)
For more help go to http://www.helpingwithmath.com/by_subject/algebra/alg_solving01.htm

Algebra: Choose a stock to follow this week, bring in the company name and index. Write down the closing price for Monday at the end of the day
Sites you can use: http://finance.yahoo.com/, http://moneycentral.msn.com/home.asp, http://www.nyse.com/about/listed/lc_ny_name.html

Math 5: p. 55 (8-12)
Math 6: p. 99 (15-18)

Wednesday Home Studies

Pre Algebra: p.59 (7-11), also Mid Chapter Quiz Tuesday

Chinese II: Quiz on Friday on Comparisons and Superlatives

Algebra: p.97 (20-34 even), Mid Chapter Quiz moved to Friday

Math 5/6: Bring in your favorite short poem for a Linguistics lesson!
Math 5: p.49 (5-10)
Math 6: p.91 (4-12 even)

5th/6th Grade Graph Maker

After your question has been approved, please click here to make a bar, line, or pie graph.

Monday Summary

Pre Algebra: p.46 (17-24)
Discussed Order of Operations and Algebra. For more help on Order of Operations click here

Chinese II: We began talking about ways to compare things, ie who is taller...

Algebra: Discussed subtracting integers and absolute value

Math 5/6: Determined whether a bar graph, line graph, or pie graph would best be used to display types of data.

Chinese I: Continued with The Monkey King