Mrs. Denver

I will be available Tuesday, 5/1/12, after school to help students with their math homework.

On-line grades have been updated!

2nd Grade Reading: Read 15 minutes per day.

2nd Grade Math: Study basic addition facts.

3rd Grade Math: Study subtraction facts.

5th Grade: Study multiplication facts and IXL Grade 3 Time is due by 5/3/12.

6th: Study addition facts and IXL Grade 4 due 5/3/12.

7th: Study addition facts and IXL Grade 4 due on 5/3/12.

8th: IXL Grade 4 Time due 5/3/12. Some students have low grades because they did not finish their IXL Grade 3 Time. If students want to make up this work they need to have it completed by 5/3/12.

www.sheppardsoftware.com has on-line math games to help you practice your math facts.

Practice math drills can be printed off of www.themathworksheetsite.com - practice the 5 minute drill under the operation you are working on, i.e. addition, subtraction, multiplication, or division.

2nd Grade Reading: Read 15 minutes.

2nd Grade Math: Practice 2-1 Mad Minute Drill to prepare for next week's drill.
Today ~ memorize row 1
Weekend ~ memorize row 2
Monday ~ memorize row 3.
*Make flash cards and write the facts out.

3rd Grade Pullout: Study Mad Minute for drill tomorrow. Each student was given a sheet to practice from.

5th: IXL Time Grade 3 due May 3, 2012 & study multiplication facts for mad minute drill tomorrow.
*Please note I incorrectly stated Grade.

6th: IXL Time Grade 4 due May 3, 2012 and study addition facts to get ready for mad minute drill tomorrow.

7th: IXL Time Grade 4 due May 3, 2012 and study mad minute addition sheet for drill tomorrow.

8th: IXL Time Grade 4 due May 3, 2012.

NOTE TO ALL USE SHEPPARD SOFTWARE TO STUDY YOUR ADDITION, SUBTRACTION, MULTIPLICATION, AND DIVISION MATH FACTS.

WWW.SHEPPARDSOFTWARE.COM/MATH

2nd Reading: Read 15 minutes.

2nd Math: Practice Addition Facts off of the Mad Minute Sheets.

3rd Math Pullout: Practice Subtraction Facts Row 3.

5th, 6th, and 7th:
-Symmetric Butterflies due tomorrow, 4/26/12.
-Symmetry in Nature - 5 points Extra Credit due tomorrow.

8th: No homework, the 8th graders are working on skills needed for Algebra. Each student has a independent set of skills. We will be working on these skills during class.

*5th, 6th, and 7th Mad Minutes
5th: Study Multiplication Facts.
6th: Study Addition Facts and Subtraction Facts.
7th: Study Addition Facts

See below for an online website that allows you to practice your math facts online.

The following website is a free on-line website that has math fact practice games on them:

http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm

The following link, is a article on "How to Practice Math Facts" by Stacy B. Cooper, eHow Contributor

http://www.ehow.com/print/how_6550939_practice-basic-math.html

*You can click on the above links to get to these websites or you can copy and paste the above addresses into your search bar.

2nd Grade Reading: Read 15 minutes.

2nd Grade Math: Practice Addition Facts.

3rd Grade Math: Practice Subtraction Facts.

5th: Study Multiplication Facts. Drill tomorrow.

6th: IXL Time Grade 4 due 5/3/12. Several students did not complete their IXL Time Grade 3 work. Students may make up this work by completing categories in IXL Grade 3 Time.

7th: IXL Time Grade 4 due 5/3/12.

8th: IXL Time Grade 4 due 5/3/12.

I am available to help students with their math homework and/or math drills on the following days:

Monday, Tuesday, and Friday 2:50 to 3:25.

Middle School Students, if you cannot make it after school you can come at homeroom time, you just need to discuss it with your Homeroom teacher and let me know the days you will be coming.

-Mrs. Denver

2nd Reading: Read 15 minutes out loud.

2nd Math: Study your addition facts.

3rd Math: Study your math facts as follows:
Row 1 ONLY on the B23 Sheet. Goal finish row 1 in 20 seconds.
1. Orally say the problem with the answer 3 times.
2. Fold the paper over and say the problem and the answer 3 times. (You have to fill in the answer this time).
3. Write each fact out 3 times.

5th: Study Mad Minute Multiplication Facts. Mad Minute Drill tomorrow.

6th: Study Mad Minute Addition Facts. IXL Time Grade 4 due May 3, 2012.

7th: IXL Time Grade 4 due on May 4, 2012.

8th: IXL Time Grade 4 due on May 4, 2012.

2nd Reading: Read 20 minutes this weekend.

2nd Math: Practice your addition facts for Mad Minute Test next week.

3rd Math: Practice subtraction facts for Mad Minute Test next week.

5th: Practice Multiplication Facts. Mad Minute on Monday.
IXL 3rd Grade Time due by Thursday, 4/26/12.

6th: Practice Addition Facts. Mad Minutes next week.
IXL 3rd Grade Time due by Tuesday, 4/24/12.

7th: IXL 4th Grade Time due on Thursday, 5/3/12. There are a total of 8 categories. Do 4 the week of 4/23 and 4 the week of 4/30.

8th: IXL 3rd Grade Time due on Monday, 4/23/12.

2nd Reading: Study your word flash cards our test is tomorrow.

2nd Math: Kumon worksheet both sides and study addition facts.

5th:
=>Mad Minute Multiplication Drill tomorrow. Study your facts.
=>Quiz on Chapter 7 Lesson 1 and 2 tomorrow, 4/20/12.
Study Process:
1. Write down the homework assignments for Chapter 7 Lessons 1 & 2. *Use your notebook to write down the page numbers and problem numbers only.
2. Do the problems without looking at your notebook.
3. Correct your problems by using the answers in your notebook.
4. Make sure you know the definitions for:
Prime (Remember 2 is the only even prime; 0 & 1 are neither)
Composite
Prime Factorization

6th: Practice worksheet 5-3 ODDS only and corrections for 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3 are due. Remember this is a quiz score.

7th: NONE

8th: Worksheet #1-12, due tomorrow, Counts as a quiz score.
Please remember to follow the given instructions:
-Show work on a separate sheet of paper.
-Answers on Worksheet.
-to convert a fraction to a decimal you need to divide the numerator by the denominator.

2nd Grade Reading: Did not meet today because of Communion practice. Please continue to study your word flash cards. The test is on Friday.

2nd Grade Math: Did not meet today because of Communion Practice. Please continue to practice you math flash cards.

5th: Page 356 #7-14 and study you mad minute sheet to prepare for tomorrow's mad minute drill.

6th: Practice Worksheets 5-1, 5-2, and 5-3 EVENS ONLY.
1. This is a quiz score.
2. You may use your notes and multiplication table. NO CALCULATORS!
3. All work needs to be completed on a separate sheet of paper.
4. All answers need to be written on the worksheets.
5. This is due tomorrow.

7th: Chapter 6 Retake Test

8th: NONE

Following is the recommended method to study for this test:
1. Study your notes and make sure you know your vocabulary:
-Divisibility Rules (Index Card can be used on test)
-Prime Factorization
-GCF
-Simplifying Fractions
-Decimals to Fractions
-Repeating Decimals to Fractions
-LCM
-Probability
-Scientific Notation
We went over all these in class today and the class took down the notes.
2. Redo all your homework problems you got incorrect and then check to make sure you got them right. If not review you work and see if you can figure it out. If not call a friend, ask a parent/sibling, use the internet to take a lesson on that topic (You Tube is really helpful and has professional teachers teaching the topics).
3. If you feel you need more practice then do the odd numbered problems in the textbook for the section you are having trouble on and check you answers in the back of the book.
4. Put all your notes away and take the test. You may use your divisibility index card and your multiplication table.
5. Grade your test using the answer key below.
6. Make corrections to your test.

Answer Key Chapter 6 Test, Form 2A Evens Only:
2. Yes, sum of digits divisible by 9
4. 3^2 X 5 X 7^2
6.12
8. 48
10. -2/5
12. -2.625
14. 13/16
16. -9.9912
18. 2 1/37
20. 336
22. 504
24. >
26. 4/8, 0.54, 6/11, 5/9
28. 1/5
30. 5.63 X 10^-7
32. 9.57 X 10^-12

2nd Reading: Study your flash cards and read 10 minutes.
We will have our weekly fluency, Wilson Words, and High Frequency Sight Words test on Friday, 4/20/12.

2nd Math: Study math fact flash cards. This week we are going to begin the Math-U-See Lessons 1 -10 review sheets. Students will work on these sheets at their own pace and when they have finished all of the review they will take the Unit 1 Test.

3rd Math Facts: Study your subtraction facts. Use your old mad minute sheets to make flash cards have someone in your family drill you for 5 minutes 4X per week.

5th: Page 352 Set A and Set B. We are reviewing prime and composite numbers and prime factorization.

6th: IXL Time Grade 3 needs to be completed by next Tuesday, 4/24/12.

7th: Chapter 6 Practice Test. The students were given a 40 minute test to work on. They worked on the test for 25 minutes in class. I have asked the students to set a timer for 15 minutes and then work on the test. When the timer goes off the students should mark where they were on the test and then complete the test. We are working on speed.

8th: 7-1 to 7-3 Practice Worksheets EVENS ONLY! We will grade these sheets in class and then have a quiz on 7-1, 7-2, and 7-3.

I have the following time open to help students:
Monday, Tuesday, Friday ~ 2: 50 to 3:15

Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday ~ 12:40 to 1:05. Need permission from the homeroom teacher to attend.

Before school hours can be arranged by appointment.

2nd Reading: Flash Cards. Test on Friday, 4/20/12

2nd Math: Flash Cards.

5th: page 301 4-34 Evens only. Quiz on Chapter 7 Lessons 1-3 on Friday, 4/20/12.

6th: Decimal Worksheet. ODDS only. Counts as Quiz score.

7th: Chapter 6 Test corrections and parent signature. A retake will be on Thursday, 4/19/12. We will practice in class on tuesday and wednesday. Each student's final Chapter 6 grade will be an average of their first test and the retake.

8th: IXL Time Grade 3 completed by Friday, 4/20.

5th: IXL Time, 3rd grade.

6th: Prime worksheet.

7th: IXL Time, K, 1, and 3 by end of day Thursday.

8th: Fraction Worksheet package. 6 sheets are due by end of the class tomorrow, 4/5/12. The students should have pages 1-4 completed by end of day today.

5th: page 299 #1-29 all.

6th: Decimal Worksheet, #6-24 EVENS. Work on a separate sheet of paper. Answers on the worksheet.

7th: IXL Time Grades K-1 need to be completed by Wednesday morning. Then skip to Grade 3 and work on grade 3 Time.

8th: IXL Grade 3 Time due by Thursday, 4/5/12.