Math tasks

Grade 6
Question Packet 1st question is about Mrs Jones and $250
Find Prime Factorization
1st question is 36 and 45


Grade 7
Lesson 7 Examples 1-3


Grade 8
Skill: Equality complete
page 19 #19 - 26 solve the equations

Language Arts Reading Logs Due 10/1

Student reading logs of 100 minutes minimum and up to 5 responses are due tomorrow.  A new reading log will be issued on Thursday, increasing the minimum to 120 minutes, and reducing the written responses to 3 choices from a tic tac toe board.

Math Tasks

Grade 7
Lesson 5 pages 5.19 & 5.20 , Lesson Summary annotated,
Vocab for proportion add notes about proportional graphs


Grade 8
Skill: Equality, Additional Practice #1identify slope and y-intercept
Notes should include: Finding Slope, Writing Equations, & now Equality


Grade 6
worksheet on primes, composites, factors, multiples, GCF, LCM

Science 9/28

Students have two homework assignments in science class:
1) Make corrections on Midsummative 1-2 and take the requiz
2) Learning log based on today's investigation of the properties of air.

The learning log questions are:
1) What did you learn about in today's class?
2) How does this connect to what you've previously learned?
3) Do these ideas make sense?
4) How can you apply this learning to something beyond the class?
5) What questions do you have regarding this science idea?)

Students should spend 5-10 minutes reflecting on their learning by answering the 5 questions above!  If they are unclear about a question, they should skip and answer the other questions.  We will go over this in class tomorrow.

Super Moon Total Lunar Eclipse 9/28

For those of you interested, there will be a total lunar eclipse shortly after midnight on Sunday, September 28th.

Here are some links that will give you more information about it:

1) http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/lunar/2015-september-28

2) http://www.space.com/15689-lunar-eclipses.html

Science-quizzes returned

Students received their scored science quiz today called, "Midsummative 1-2"  The grade is on the back page by the lower right-hand side.  Scoring is on a 4-point scale and is listed below:

E=Exceeding the standard or Level 4

M= Meeting the standard or Level 3

W= Working towards the standard or Level 2

I/W=Insufficient evidence or Level 1

I encourage all students to make corrections on graded assignments (especially if the student has a quiz/test grade of W or I/W.)  Corrections include writing out the incorrectly answered question AND crafting a 'new' answer using the teacher feedback on a separate piece of paper.  Students should attach the paper to their quiz when done and hand it into me when done.  Students do not need to correct questions that were marked correct on their paper.  Students should only make corrections on the questions they got wrong.

By making corrections, students will have the opportunity to take a new quiz and, depending upon the outcome of the new quiz, their grades can change.  

If you have any questions about the process or how your son/daughter is doing in science class, please do not hesitate to contact me at rdecicco@mtsd-vt.org or call 891-5511. 

Language Arts Homework 9/24

Students must read a minimum of 100 minutes between Thursday, 9/24 and Thursday 10/1.  There is also a book log that needs to be filled out each reading night, for a total of 5 written responses.  This is the last week of 100 minutes, as we will move toward more grade appropriate requirements.