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8/25/2019

Due to our fast-paced curriculum and having to teach 1.5 years of material in one year, I am not able to take academic class time in order train the students in how to access and use Microsoft One Note and their class notebook. Therefore, I am offering two after school sessions. The sessions will be from 3:00-3:45. Students only need to attend one of the two sessions. I will hold the sessions in the cafeteria, and students will need to be picked up at 3:45 on the gym side of the building.

The sessions will be offered on Wednesday, August 28th and Thursday, September 5th. A maximum of 50 students can attend each session. To choose a session, you will need to visit Sign Up Genius.com. A link can be found here under "Helpful Websites". Sessions will be filled on a first come first serve basis.

If your child can't attend either session, please let me know so I can get the important information to them.

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Week of August 26th

8/25/2019

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The GCF/LCM quiz from last week will be passed back on Monday. We will spend time as a class going over the entire quiz and correcting missed problems. I will also discuss my expectations with students concerning the importance of always showing their work and thought process. Your child will have this quiz in the quiz section of their binder if you would like to go over it with your child.

Quiz grades will be posted to Infinite Campus for you to see. If you have not set an account up for your child, please click on the link under the helpful documents tab above. Grades will be updated as they are taken in class.

This week we will finish up using GCF to rewrite a problem in the distributive property format. A short "Ticket out the Door" will be given at the end of class on Monday to check student understanding. This data will be used to drive instruction and pull students for Jag Academy remediation.

We will then spend the remainder of the week adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing decimals. Students will have notes and examples in their spiral notebooks.

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Week of August 19th

8/19/2019

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This week we are continuing to review GCF and LCM using the listing and ladder strategies. The first quiz is planned for Wednesday the 21st. Your child has notes and practice problems in their math spirals and binders to assist them with studying. Helpful math websites are also posted on this site. As for the study guide, your child should be working to complete all of Part B. Once complete, they should check their answers with the key posted here to Weebly. Wednesday's quiz will cover the concepts in Part B of the study guide.

Open House is scheduled for Tuesday, August 20th at 6:00.

Infinite Campus is now open for parents and grades are being entered. If you have not set up an I.C. account, please check out the Helpful Documents/Helpful Websites tab to set an account up today.

Homework will be given this year 3-4 times a week. Students should be writing their assignments down in their agenda daily. Please check your child's agenda nightly so you are aware of work they should be completing. Homework is graded for completion and should contain the work to support the students' answers.

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Week of August 12th

8/12/2019

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Let me begin by saying that we have gotten off to a wonderful start in AC math this year, and a HUGE thanks to those of you who donated supplies. It is GREATLY appreciated!!! We are currently in unit 1 (Number Sense Fluency). In this unit we cover:

operations with decimals
factors/multiples
GCF/LCM
Distributive property
Dividing Fractions (algorithm)
Converting fractions to decimals

Students will be given their study guides for unit 1 on Wednesday. This is to be completed over the course of unit 1 (approx. 5-6 weeks). Students should begin working on them now and complete a few problems each night, as concepts are covered, so that it doesn’t become overwhelming. Study guides will always be assigned at the beginning of a unit and be due the day before the unit test. I don’t have an exact date for the unit 1 test at this time, but I will let you and the students know an exact date as the time draws closer. The study guide is also located under the study guide tab in case your child loses theirs and needs to print another one. I have also posted the answers to the study guide, so students may check their understanding while working and preparing for quizzes during the course of the unit. This will also allow students the opportunity to ask me questions along the way if needed. Since answers are posted, all work must be included.

Homework is now being assigned, so check your child’s agenda nightly to help ensure that they are prepared for class the next day. Homework is worth five points and is graded for completion. Late homework is not accepted.

On Monday and Tuesday of this week, students will take the first round of the math MAPS assessment. This is a test taken three times during the year to measure growth over the course of the school year. Students do not need to do anything special at home to prepare. We will then spend the remainder of the week learning to identify GCF and LCM using the listing and ladder strategies. Notes for these topics can be found in the students' math spirals.

I will post updates here on a regular basis, so be sure to check weekly to stay current on what is going on in AC math. We also have a team weebly site that can be accessed for further information.

http://coolcatsbms.weebly.com

I know this is a lot of information at once, so if you have questions please don't hesitate to email or send me a message through the Remind app. Thanks for a great start!

Don't forget open house is on August 21st from 6:00-7:30.

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