Ms. Lawrence

Friday, Aug. 31

math 6:  tests will be returned Tuesday.  Homework was pretty much completed by all...  The assignment is :  textbook pg. 328, #1-8 and workbook pg. 51

math 6/7:  had a quiz today.  no homework

Thursday, Aug. 30

math 6:  We had a test today.  homework is to practice multiplication facts - if needed.  (at this point, your child is aware of how he/she is doing on timed tests.  They should practice at home if needed.  There is an ample supply of practice test to take home).

math 6/7:  there is a quiz tomorrow on box and whisker plots and stem and leaf plots.  I will hold a help session at 8:25am tomorrow morning exclusively for 6/7.  homework:  study/prepare for the quiz; finish the 2 worksheets in your packet, and complete the 9-6 Practice ws

Wednesday, Aug. 29

math 6: You have a TEST tomorrow on graphing and statistics.  There is a help session at 8:25 am.  Use the on-line resources to review for the test, and look over old worksheets and homework papers.  Complete workbook pages 47 and 50.  Remember:  we had a timed facts test today....practice at home if you need to....extra practice sheets are available. 

math 6/7:  You will have a quiz Friday on stem and leaf plots and box and whisker plots.  There will be a help session on Friday morning for 6/7 only.  Do not come tomorrow morning.  Complete three worksheets: the 10-2 Study Guide, the 3-6 box and whisker plots and the lesson 7-5 practice B (which were all stapled together in a packet).

Tuesday, Aug. 28

math 6:  THERE IS A UNIT TEST THURSDAY.  Students should have copied a study/items to review list.  There will be a help session at 8:25am on Thursday morning .  homework:  study/review/prepare for the test.  Complete worktext pages 186, 187, 189.  and do #1 on pg. 190

math 6/7:  quizzes were returned today.  homework:  "test score trouble" ws-both sides and "compass factory" ws-both sides

Monday, Aug. 27

math 6: quizzes were returned today.  There will be a unit TEST this Thursday.  homework:  workbook pg. 52 and "stem and leaf plots" worksheet,  both sides.

math 6/7:  had a quiz today.  homework:  "stem and leaf plots" worksheet, both sides and the pictograph worksheet, both sides.

Friday, Aug. 24

math 6: we had a quiz today.  homework is the "line graphs" worksheet, both sides and the "pictographs" ws, both sides.

math 6/7: There will be a quiz Monday on the following topics: * numerical and categorical data  *scale and interval   *frequency tables, line plots, histograms  * interpreting single, double, and stacked bar graphs  *line graphs        Also do pg. 328, #1-9 in your textbook.

Thursday, Aug. 23

Get your textbooks covered, your syllabus signed (blue paper or math 6/ pink for math 6/7); make sure you've turned in a textbook contract.

math 6 homework:  QUIZ TOMORROW on: *scale and interval *numerical and categorical data *bar graphs  Remember....this is a short quiz....not all the topics we've covered are included

finish the "No Sleeping" worksheet (both sides) and the "Icy Climbing" ws

math 6/7 homework:  you will have a quiz on Monday.  Homework is to complete the "no sleeping"ws (both sides) and the "Icy Climbing" ws.  Return the signed blue letter if you have not yet done so.

Wednesday, August 22

Sorry for the late update...the internet was down at school

math 6 homework:  pg. 171, worktext; "bar graphs and histograms" ws; get the syllabus signed; cover text

math 6/7 homework:  "Human Spider" ws (both sides);  "Extreme Thrills" ws; get syllabus and blue letter signed; cover text

Tuesday, August 21

I hope you are able to make it to Open House this evening.

math 6 homework:  workbook page 48, problem #3 (complete this, giving thought to what INTERVAL is needed );  lesson 6-5 handout, FRONT ONLY (give thought to the "reading in the content" type questions);  histogram handout BOTH sides (carefully draw the histogram in the space provided.  Don't forget title and labels.  You need to come up with the most appropriate frequency interval for the graph.  For the Mark McGuire histogram....complete the tally first, then create the histogram in the space provided.  Come up with the appropriate frequency interval.)

math 6/7 homework:  complete the "surfing" worksheet, BOTH sides; complete the "make a graph" ws, BOTH sides

textbooks need to be covered!

Monday, Aug. 20

Hope to see you all at tomorrow's Open House!!!

Period one did not meet today, due to the assembly.

math 6 homework:  2-2 Practice worksheet, # 1-16 only.  Use the 2-2 study guide for reference.

math 6/7 homework:  2-2 Practice worksheet, #1-16 and complete the histogram worksheet, both sides.