November News
Our times table practice in grades 5 is going well. Most students are
progressing nicely. Some, however, are still struggling with times table
facts and would benefit from extra help at home.
There will be no tutoring for fifth graders in the month of November because
our chapter deals with graphing.
I’d like to summarize what each grade will be studying in math this month.
Grade 5
Chapter 3 explores graphing & statistics. In the beginning of the chapter,
students will learn how to make frequency tables & line plots. They will
learn how to interpret and make double bar graphs and line graphs. They will
learn to graph ordered pairs. They will make stem-and-leaf plots. Lastly,
they will learn how to find the mean, median, mode and range of a set of data
and learn to recognize when graphs are misleading.
Grade 6
Students are almost finished with Chapter 3. They have been measuring length
in metric units and comparing and ordering decimals. Soon, they will
estimate decimal sums and differences and add and subtract decimals. After a
chapter test, they will begin chapter 4 which focuses on the multiplication
and division of decimals.
Grade 7
Chapter 3 focuses on statistics-the collecting, organizing and summarizing of
data. Students will use frequency tables; find scales and intervals;
interpret line and bar graphs and scatter plots; and analyze graphs to make
predictions. They will also make line plots, stem-and-leaf plots, and box-
and-whisker plots. They will work with three statistical measures of central
tendency-the mean, median, and mode. Lastly, students will examine ways in
which statistics and graphs are misleading.
Grade 8
Students will begin Chapter 3 by solving mathematical and logic problems
using the strategy of eliminating possibilities. Then students will learn to
solve one-step equations by using addition, subtraction, multiplication, and
division. Using formulas to solve real-world and geometrical problems allows
students to utilize their equation solving skill. The study will then be
extended to solving one-step inequalities. Finally, students will use the
skills they have developed to solve real-world application problems.
Thank you for your support and cooperation. Please continue to check the
teacher’s web for a list of daily homework assignments. Math can, at times,
be quite difficult. Please encourage your children to correct their errors
on quizzes and tests. Doing this will raise not only their grade, but their
understanding of the material as well.
