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This week and next week, we will be practicing test-taking skills in preparation for the ERB’s, which are February 12, 13 and 14.

For homework this week and next, you will have practice sheets to increase your MATHEMATICAL FITNESS.  When you do these problems, push yourself to be as speedy and efficient as possible.  You are responsible for using your green answer key to check your work.  If the sheet takes you less than 30 min, then spend any of your extra time re-doing problems you got wrong.

Tonight’s homework is “Chapter 3 Test” - addition and subtraction problems.

Original post by Ana Fox Chaney

Go to the google website and type in “languages on line” and do some exploring. Click on Francais on the left side. Find the following sections:  weather,  numbers  (chiffres),  and games. Pick one activity from each of these sections and complete it and print it out. Bring it to class on Thursday. If you have any problems with this website, see me at IWP tomorrow or Wednesday.   

Original post by shahn

ACE # 4 - 11, p. 28

Original post by Ana Fox Chaney

*In the textbook, do p. 29, act. 4

* In the numbers packet, do all of C.

*Practice your new vocabulary from your flashcards.

Original post by shahn

HW Due: Friday Jan-25

• Study and practice for Quiz

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QUIZ: Gears & Building

• Should be able to:
  • Know the following terms:
    • Gear Train, Driver Gear, Follower Gear, Gear Ratio
      
  • Find the Gear Ratio of any 2-gear combination given.
  • Explain what the gear ratio means.
    • # of turns the gears are making
    • whether the machine will move faster or slower, with more strength or less strength.
  • Mention some key building techniques learned so far:
    • Making a tall but sturdy tower
    • Shapes that are better to use in construction (triangles vs. rectangles)
    • Criss-crossing of pieces
    • How the size of the wheel will affect the speed of the car.

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If you were ABSENT :

TUESDAY, Jan-22

• Get your gear ratios homework back to see the mistakes you made.
• Practice building a car that uses gear reduction.

WEDNESDAY, Jan-23

• No need to make-up the classwork.  Just make sure you know how to build a car for the different situations given in class.  Talk to Sherezada about it.

FRIDAY, Jan-25

• Must make up Quiz

Original post by sacosta

Finish Problem 2.2 for Friday

Original post by Ana Fox Chaney

Due Wednesday:

ACE # 1 and 2 on p. 28

Be sure to explain and illustrate your answers thoroughly.

Also - our Friday Checkup today will be a BEAT THE BASICS checkup.  It will include multiplication and division (including estimation) as well as factor pairs

Original post by Ana Fox Chaney

Do all of problem 1.4 in your Bits and Pieces book.

Since this is not due until Friday, try to do at least half on Wednesday night and the other half on Thursday night.

Original post by Ana Fox Chaney

Finish problem 1.3 in Bits and Pieces I

Remember:

For part (D) you are finding the dollar amount.  As we did in class, finding a fraction of $300 first involves dividing to get the fractional part - then, if you have several of those pieces (like four fifths, for example) you can either add or multiply to get the correct amount.

For part (E) use any technique that you think would work to find the fraction - just be sure to show your work.

Original post by Ana Fox Chaney

Starting this week, the Little Red Singers will rehearse Tuesdays during lunch/recess. I’ll call this 11:20am - 12:00noon. Any Middle School student who wants to sing can eat a quick lunch at 11:00am, and then go to the auditorium.

The Wednesday afternoon rehearsal remains: 3:00pm (or, after dismissal) until 4:00pm, snack provided!

This gives an opportunity for students who don’t want to go outside for recess in the cold winter can stay inside. I encourage students to give this new schedule a try. There is no need to commit to the Little Red Singers at this time.

We will be exploring new material for the next couple of weeks. More African community harmony, a new song for Martin Luther King, some simply wonderful pieces for school choir, doo-wop - whatever! Let’s sing together and stay warm.

Original post by hchapin