Friday Tests

7th Grade - the weekly test for 7th grade will include adding and subtracting positive and negative numbers and finding the distance between two numbers (positive and negative) on a number line. Students received a study guide (their review sheet of the last test) to take home tonight. The test will be similar in nature. A review website can be found at http://www.purplemath.com/modules/negative2.htm.

6th Grade - the weekly test for 6th grade will include items using ratios to compare part to part of a group, and part to whole ratios. Students should study from their homework tonight (a worksheet) and their class notes. Class notes were to include three examples done and reviewed in class, as well as how to convert decimals to percents. For a review website, go to purple math.

Great Website

Today's 7th grade practice CRCT had a question for a unit that we have not yet covered. But in thinking ahead, I looked for resources to help with this topic (slicing solid figures - geometry). This website www.learner.org has a great interactive animation to help with these concepts. We will use it when we get to that topic, but it may be fun for your child to start looking at it now.

Update

I apologize that there have not been recent posts. My 1-year-old son was hospitalized last week for 5 days, and I have gotten behind a bit. This week, we are taking practice CRCT tests in both 6th and 7th grade. This is not part of your child's grade, but is a tool for us to measure where we are and how far we have to go. Students had homework assignments last night and will have them every night this week. 6th grade homework for Monday was pages 42-47 in the CRCT practice book, and 7th grade homework was to do pages 44-47 in the CRCT practice book.

We will review this practice test tomorrow (Thursday), present the answers to students, and discuss the whole class results (without revealing individual performance). I will then discuss the plan for the remainder of the year with the students, and communitcate that plan to parents with the creation of a syllabus for the remainder of the year.

Students will soon have access to the Georgia Online Assessment System where they can take practice tests online and get immediate feedback. To get a preview of this site, go to https://www.georgiaoas.org/servlet/a2l. As soon as students have passwords, I will send them home so that students can get additional practice with multiple choice items. Additionally, I will be able to review and comment on the online tests.

Thank you,
Mrs. Svenson