Week of 11/18

It is hard to believe that this is week 3 of the second marking period!  Please continue to support your student by making sure that they have a daily routine.  Math homework is still given every Monday, Tuesday and Thursday.  Students should be coming to school with their supplies.  Many students are in need of paper and pencils daily.  Please check to see if these are items that your child is in need of.  I am also requesting that if your child brings a snack to school that it is healthy.  Some students are coming to school with candy or large bags of chips.  The junk food is not helping them keep engaged or focused on their learning.  Thank you for your support!

Monday-
Students are learning how to multiply fractions by fractions.  They were introduced to simplifying both before and after multiplying.  The students referred to the pre-simplifying as the butterfly method.
Homework:  Write down your 1st 10 vocabulary words and give me a math example of each one.  You should not use the examples that I gave in class.  
Tuesday-
Students will use fraction models to prove their products correct.  We will continue working on simplifying fractions.  We will review GCF to help us with this.
Homework:  Study for vocab test (words 1-10).  Multiply fraction activity will be completed as homework if it is not finished in class.
Wednesday-
Vocab Test words 1-10.  This will be a matching test.  Students will be partner problem solving.  We will be looking at real life application and applying skills of multiplying fractions.

Thursday-
I will introduce multiplying a mixed number by a fraction.  Students will continue problem solving with fractions as well as reinforcing the skill of pre-simplifying.
Homework:  Review skills of changing improper fractions to mixed numbers, multiplying fractions, and real world problem solving.
Friday-
5 question assessment on multiplying fractions.  Students will continue to work on multiplying mixed numbers.

Math Vocabulary

Test on 11/20 will only contain words 1-10.  Test on 11/26 will contain words 1-20

Week 1 Vocabulary:  11/20 Test

1.)        Common factor-Any common factors of 2 or more numbers.

2.)        Common Multiple-Any common multiple of 2 or more numbers.

3.)        Difference-The amount that remains after one quantity is subtracted from another.

4.)        Distributive Property- a x (b + c) = (a x b) + (a x c), where a, b, and c stand for any real numbers.

5.)        Dividend-A quantity to be divided.

6.)        Divisor-The quantity by which another quantity is to be divided.

7.)        Exponent-The number that tells how many equal factors there are.

8.)        Factor- An integer that divides evenly into another.

9.)        GCF (greatest common factor)- The largest factor of 2 or more numbers.

10.)     LCM (least common multiple)- The smallest common multiple of a set of 2 or more numbers.

Week 2 Vocabulary: Test 11/26

11.)     Common denominator-For two or more fractions, a common denominator is a common multiple of the denominators.

12.)     Denominator- The quantity below the line in a fraction.  It tells the number of equal parts into which a whole is divided.

13.)     Fraction- A way of representing part of a whole or part of a group by telling the number of equal parts in a whole and the number of parts you are describing.

14.)     Improper fraction- A fraction with its numerator greater than (or equal to) its denominator.

15.)     Mixed Number- A number with an integer and a fraction part.

16.)     Numerator- The number or expression written above the line in a fraction.

17.)     Product- The result of multiplication.

18.)     Reciprocal- Two numbers whose product is 1.  Also called multiplicative inverse.

19.)     Whole Numbers- Any of the numbers 0,1,2,3,4,5.....and so on.

20.)     Multiple-  The product of a whole number and any other whole number.

Rules for Powers of 10

Multiplication:
Powers of 10 greater than 1 (10, 100, 1000.......)
Number will become larger.  Move decimal to the right the same number of places as zeros in the power of 10
5.78 x 100 = 57810   2 places

Powers of 10 less than 1 (0.1, 0.01, 0.001......)
Number will always become smaller.  Move decimal to the left the same number of places as decimal places in the power of 10.
5.78 x 0.01 = 0.0578   2 places

Division:
Powers of 10 greater than 1(10, 100, 1000)
Number will become smaller.  Move decimal to the left the same number of places as zeros in the power of 10.
78.6 ÷ 10 = 7.86   1 place

Powers of 10 less than 1 (0.1, 0.01, 0.001)
Number will become larger.  Move decimal to the right the same number of places as decimal places in the power of 10.
78.6 ÷ 0.1 = 786    1 place

Week of October 21- Math

Monday:  Homework on Multiplication of Powers of 10.  Students will complete even numbered problem on activity sheet.  They should be using their graphic organizer to help with the rules.

Tuesday:  Homework on dividing powers of 10.  Students will complete the even numbered problems.  Decimal division quiz was returned to students.  Errors need to be corrected.  Students receiving below a 70% will retake quiz on Thursday 10/24.

Wednesday:    Students will be working on a practice test/study guide in class.  What is not finished will be homework.

Thursday:  Quiz will be given to students needing to retake.  Others will be completing enrichment activities using task cards.

Friday:  Unit Test.  Tested skills:  adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals.

Week of 10/14/13

This week our Math classes will continue working on dividing decimals.  We are reviewing daily all of our decimal operations as well.  Homework will be very limited this week as the students are taking Meap on Tuesday and Wednesday.  Below is our agenda for the week as well as a peek into next week.
Math Agenda 10/14-10/18
Monday-

• Students are learning how to divide decimals by decimals.  
• Two homework assignments were given, decimal review due on Wednesday and Common Core activity due Friday.

Tuesday-  

• Math Meap.  
• Continue practice with dividing decimals.
• Compare steps to the different decimal operations graphic organizer.

Wednesday-

•  Social Studies Meap.  
• Decimal Review homework due.
• Introduce multiplying powers of 10

Thursday-

• Practice multiplying powers of 10
• Introduce dividing powers of 10
• Create a foldable for  powers of 10
• Powers of 10 homework

Friday-

• Common Core homework activity from Monday due.
• Continue to practice powers of 10.
• Dividing decimal quiz

Next Week:

Unit 1 Test Friday 10/25.  We will take a practice test as homework on Tuesday 10/22.

Week of September 16

This week we are beginning our first unit, Multiplying and Dividing Decimals.  Our topics for the week with consist of multiplying decimals by whole numbers and decimal by decimals.  We will also begin our math journals.  Students will be closing our week by taking their SMI on Friday 9/20.

Week in Review:
Monday- Multiply decimals by whole numbers.
                      Homework- Pg 9 (10 - 20 Evens)  Pg 10 (2-8 Evens)
Tuesday- Multiply decimals by decimals
             Homework Pg 11 (Evens)  Page 12 Problem Solving (Evens)
Wednesday- Math Journals
Thursday-  Multiply Decimals Quiz / Vocabulary Foldable
             Homework- Finish vocab foldable
Friday- SMI Testing

Week of September 9

This week we reviewed our 5th grade skills that are necessary for our success in 6th grade.  Students started our weekly homework schedule of Monday, Tuesday and Thursday assignments.  Everyone is off to a great start and we would like to continue with a positive push into this school year!

Recap of our week:
Monday- add and subtract decimals
Tuesday- add and subtract fractions with like denominators
Wednesday- add and subtract fractions with unlike denominators
Thursday-  equivalent fractions
Friday-  pretest of unit 1