Week of September 28 - October 2nd

Our expedition has begun!!

In Math we will spend Monday and Tuesday taking the RCSD benchmark tests.
We finally get to experience our first Math Centers on Wednesday. We will be reinforcing how to solve ONE STEP Equations and work on the "CUPID CODE" which was created during the American Revolution. After our field trip to Mt. Hope we will explore some code based on linear equations.

There is a VOCABULARY QUIZ on Friday.

Binder Check will be Friday and Monday (this is 10% of your grade).

Progress report have been sent home. Any missing assignments have been given a grade of ZERO. ALL reports are to be signed by parents.
A VERY busy and exciting week.
CURRICULUM NIGHT IS WEDNESDAY FROM 6:30 - 8:00. See you then!!!

Week of September 21 - 25th

We start out our week with s-t-r-e-t-c-h codes. To code you must multiply and to decipher you must divide. We will also be working on Algebra Equations that use Multiplication and Division to solve. We will work on two step equations by the end of the week and have a quiz on Friday about solving one step equations.
On Wednesday we will have our first Math Centers day. It should be fun and productive.
EXTRA HELP!!!! I have attached two more video links to help you with the work in our class. The textbooks will be given out this week and we will check out how to use them as a tool... ALSO, I am hoping that students will be willing to stay after school (from 2:30 - 3:00) for more individualized help...Tuesdays are ALWAYS open for extra help. If you want to stay any other day, just let me know ahead of time.

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Week of September 14th - 18th

We continue our work with Codes this Week. We explore some shift and stretch codes. We are working on ciphering and deciphering them. We will also explore some of the codes that Benedict Arnold used! We continue our work on Order of Operations and have our first Quiz on Thursday.
Remember...there is Math homework given every Mon, Tues, Thurs and Friday!!! If you are stuck, check out the video.
So far I have been very impressed with all of the scholars and their eagerness to show me how much they know.

Week of September 8 - 11th

Welcome back from Labor Day Weekend!
This week we will continue our work with CODES. There is a great deal of math involved in encoding and deciphering Secret Code. We will spend the next several weeks revisiting how codes are created and solved. This will increase our skills in using Order of Operations, Solving Algebra Problems, and using Linear Equations.
This week we will take some time to organize our binders (10% of the MP Grade). We will also take a practice 7th grade state test to see what we already know and what we need to work on.
If anyone is having trouble with Order of Operations click on the EXTRA HELP VIDEO Link to the left. There are several sample problems and links to watch a teacher (sorry...not near as awesome as I am) solve similar problems. It's a GREAT resource for students and parents!
We will be going on a field trip on Wednesday to the historic Mt. Hope cemetary.