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Monday May 12
Grades are current as of today. They may vary slightly from the grades I submitted for
Interim reports on Thursday afternoon due to a few added grades. Remember that
"L"ate or "ab"sent assginments can still be turned in for some or all credit.
PreAlgebra classes will have a quiz next week on solving equations
(Monday E-block, Tuesday B-block).
Friday May 2
This week's quiz scores were not what I would have hoped for (class averages of 65% and 71%).
I am offering both classes the opportunity to retake a similar version of this quiz and I will
AVERAGE the TWO SCORES. E-block got the quiz back today and will be able to re-take on
Monday. B-block will get their quizzes back on Monday and will be able to re-take on Tuesday.
If a student chooses to re-take the quiz, the scores will be averaged regardless of whether or
not the second score is better so be sure they study. (most errors were due to careless mistakes).
Monday April 28
Grades are current as of today. Interim grades will be coming in about 2 weeks.
Please check for blank scores, ab, or ng scores. These can all be turned in by the
end of this week for full credit. Late scores "L", continue to drop one letter grade
per class period that the assignment is late. Have your child follow up with me on these items.
Reminder that there is a quiz this week - E-Block on Wednesday and B-Block on Thursday
Monday April 7
I have posted Quarter 3 final grades. Please access from the "Grades" page, using your
child's last name and the password you have provided.
Friday March 28
Just a reminder that the Math MSA is on Tuesday and Wednesday (April 1 & 2).
Please be sure your child gets a good night's rest, eats a good breakfast to sustain
them through the two+ hours of testing and gets to school on time.
March 11, 2008
There will be a quiz Thursday (E) or Friday (B) on surface area and volume.
Under the Uploaded Documents, above, are copies of the MSMI quarterly reviews
(answer keys included). These are useful in reviewing for the Math MSA on
April 1st and 2nd. We will spend class time reviewing SOME concepts not regularly
used in MSMII and PreAlgebra. Remember, the MSA is assessing skills taught in
MSMI (taught in the GT sequence in 4th and 5th grade).
March 3, 2008
Sorry for not having these up on Friday but I was out. Grades are current through today,
excluding this week's quiz. Be aware that this score may not match the score on the progress
report. The progress report grade was submitted Wednesday, 2/27. Some new grades and
many make-up assignments have been added to my grade book since then.
Missing classwork can still be submitted for some late credit. If your child has a "L" for any
classwork assignment, it should be turned in ASAP. Also, any RECENT "ab" assignments (CW or HW)
can still be turned in for full credit.
Feb 26, 2008
Pre Algebra classes will have a quiz (Friday 2/29 for B-block, Mon Mar 3 for E-block).
Material covered will include the Pythagorean Theorem and Area of reguar and irregular figures.
Grades will be posted Friday to compare to your child's interim report.
Jan 31, 2008
Pre Algebra classes will have a quiz on angles and constructions (lessons 10-1 through
10-4 and all constructions)on Tuesday (B-block) or Wednesday (E-block) of next week.
Jan 24, 2008
Quarter 2 grades have been posted. Please check them out and review with
your child. We went over the assessment in class and their scores are included.
County assessments can not be sent home.
Jan 2, 2008
Welcome back and Happy New Year!
The school wide Quarter 2 assessment calendar is as follows:
Thurs 1/10 - E-block
Fri 1/11 - B-block
Mon 1/14 - D-block
Tue 1/15 - A-block
Wed 1/16 - C-block
In Pre-Algebra, we have covered all objectives and we will be reviewing over the
next few class periods. Please have your child begin reviewing 2nd quarter
material at home in addtion to the daily assigned homework.
Dec 14
Quiz Thursday (E) or Friday (B) on ratio/rate/proportions
(all of Ch 6 except lessons 6 & 9)
Interim grades are current as of today. Note that a few scores may have been
added since the progress report grades was submitted to the office on Tuesday.
Dec 3
Quarter 2 grades have been uploaded. They are current as of today.
Please remind your child to maintain their math grade sheet in their data
binder. These grades on my website are only uploaded periodically. I
would like them to be responsible for being able to calculate their grade
at any time from their own grade sheet. They are reminded daily to enter
grades as they get them (daily homework, class work grades and test
or quiz grades).
Nov 29
Linear Equations Quiz on Tuesday (E-block) and Wednesday (B-block)
Lessons 8-2 through 8-6
Nov 8
FINAL Quarter 1 grades have been uploaded. Help your child compare these to their blue
math grade sheet and strategize as to how to better keep track of grades this quarter on
the new yellow math grade sheet.
Conferences - please be aware that while I teach about 140 students, I only have about
33 conference time slots. Feel free to communicate with me at any time but if your child
is doing well in math, try to leave those times open for parents of students who need to
develop strategies for improvement.
Thank You!!
Nov 7
Inequalities and Sequence Quiz on Friday (B-block) or Monday (E-block)
Students have all received their Quarterly Assessment Grade and have an
accurate grade calculation for Quarter 1. Ask them about these!
Oct 26
The review packet has been posted under "uploaded documents" for those interested
in another copy or would like to modify electronically to create a practice test.
Grades are current as of today.
October 25
All students have received study guides for the quarter 1 assessment.
Additional activities to help study are:
Make up practice problems similar to the ones in the study guide and complete.
Find problems in the text, similar to those needing work, and complete
(odds in the lessons or from the "Extra Practice" section in the back of the book.)
Review classwork and notes.
Current grades have been posted today. Please look for any classwork, recent missing
homework or recent "NGs" and have your child show them to me for partial credit.
The grading period ends next Thursday!
This is a reminder that late homework will not receive credit starting second quarter, Nov. 5.
October 17
Quarterly assessments are scheduled. The whole school will take the same block's
assessment on the same day, first thing after homeroom. The schedule is as follows.
Your child is in one of the two PreAlgebra classes indicated.
Block B: Fri Oct 26 (PreAlgebra)
Block D: Mon Oct 29
Block A: Tues Oct 30
Block C: Wed Oct 31
Block E: Thurs Nov 1 (PreAlgebra)
I will provide a study guide a few classes prior to the assessment.
Oct 4, 2007
Please sign and return the "Low Ropes Release Form" that came home as homework
from your childs A-Block teacher (all subjects) yesterday! This should be returned to
the A-block teacher tomorrow (Friday).
Sept 28, 2007
Several Password corrections needed to be made since the grade upload yesterday.
Any corrections from the past day have been made and grades have been uploaded
as of 3:00 today.
Reminder- you do not need to register your email on the button below if you have
registered once (if you were prompted to visit this site by a "News Flash" email, you
are already registered).
Have a great weekend!
Sept 27, 2007
Grades have been posted. If you provided me a password by yesterday, you can access
your child's math grade using last name and this password. If you have not sent a password,
please do so in order to see your child's grade when I post grades in another week or so.
September 26, 2007
It was great to see so many of you at back to school night last night.
PreAlgebra sutdents will have a test on equations next week, E-block on Thursday
and B-block on Friday. Lessons covered will include 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, and 3-7.
This is a page for me to share upcoming dates and important information with parents.
Parents of PreAlgebra (GT 6th) students are asked to register their email address so that
you will recieve an email when there is new information posted here. When registering,
please include your child's name to eliminate some of the confusion with similar names.
Thank You and welcome to 6th grade.
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