Thursday, June 7th, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Please go to the link for science to access my final message for the year.
Thanks,
Ms. Shabica
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Tuesday, June 5th, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Use Tuesday morning for one last catch-up class. Make sure you have submitted all work by Tuesday night since I will be entering all grades on Wednesday. By Wednesday grades will be final. I have tried to contact anyone who is not passing due to missed assignments. If you have not been contacted feel free to e-mail me with any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Ms. Shabica
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Monday, June 4th, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Please use Monday as an additional class to complete and submit any missing work. All grades will be in by Wednesday, June 6th. This is the final push to the end of the quarter.
Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Ms. Shabica
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Thursday, May 31st, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Please use Thursday’s class to catch up on any missing work. I am preparing report cards and grades this weekend and will continue to accept work next week. Many of you are missing homework assignments. Others are missing one of the unit tests.
Make sure you have completed all tests and the most recent unit project.
Thanks,
Ms. Shabica
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Thursday, May 24th, 2012,
Monday, May 28th, 2012
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Tuesday, May 29th, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
I hope you are all turning in your Patterns and Rules Unit Test.
Before doing so please note there is a test correction: Question #22 should have the number 21 not 24 as the last number in the given sequence.
If you have already turned in your test you may correct number 22 and resend it to me. Thanks to Taila for finding my typo!
I will still accept the test next week but am posting your unit project which needs to be completed by the end of class on Tuesday, May 29th. That means you have three class periods: Thursday, Monday, and Tuesday to work on the unit project. The Patterns and Rules Unit test and project are the final two major grades for math this quarter. Please work hard and get them turned in on time. (DO NOT WAIT UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE — START NOW!)
Unit Project Patterns and Rules
Good luck!
Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Ms. Shabica
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Tuesday, May 22nd, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Please find your Patterns and Rules Unit Test here:
Unit Test Patterns and Rules Tuesday May 22
It is a mixture of short answer and multiple choice.
Try your best to complete it by Thursday. On Thursday I will post the unit project.
Good luck,
Ms. Shabica
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Monday, May 21st, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
We have reached the end of another unit. On Tuesday, May 22nd you will complete your last unit test for math class. On Thursday, May 24th I will assign your last unit project for math class.
Use Monday’s class to review any of the concepts by which you continue to be challenged. You may choose to review and re-watch the videos from the unit as well. I recommend this!
As usual I am giving the format of the test in addition to the content:
Content:
1. Patterns and Graphs
2. Number Sequences
3. Patterns and Tables
4. Function Rules
5. Using Tables, Rules, and Graphs
6. Interpreting Graphs
7. Simple and Compound Interest
8. Transforming Formulas
Format:
25 Multiple Choice questions. Each question will be worth 4 points.
Please e-mail me with any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Ms. Shabica
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Tuesday, May 15th, 2012
AND
Thursday, May 17th, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
For Tuesday and Thursday you will develop an understanding of the simple and compound interest formulas and then deepen your knowledge by learning about other formulas that model real-world situations and how to transform them.
Exercise 1: Watch this video on simple interest:
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-070s.html
Please take notes while watching the video — pause if you need to — replay for multiple times as required.
Exercise 2: Watch this video on compound interest:
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-862s.html
Please take notes while watching the video — pause if needed and replay as many times as required.
Exercise 3: Problem set.
Complete the following problem set:
Simple and Compound Interest Problem Set May 15
Exercise 4: Watch this video on using formulas to solve real-world problems:
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-884s.html
Please take notes while watching the video — pause if needed and replay as many times as required.
Exercise 5: Watch this video on transforming formulas:
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-885s.html
Please take notes while watching the video — pause if needed and replay as many times as required.
Exercise 6: Problem set II.
Complete the following problem set:
Transforming Formulas Problem Set
The two problem sets are due: Monday, May 21st.
Our next unit test (on Patterns and Rules — Chapter 9 of your textbook) will be:
TUESDAY, MAY 22nd, 2012
E-mail me any questions or concerns.
Thanks,
Ms. Shabica
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Monday, May 14th, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Today you will gain a better understanding of interpreting graphs.
Exercise 1: Please watch (and take notes from) the following videos:
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-186s.html
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-931s.html
The first is about interpreting a graph that is related to events.
The second is on sketching a graph that is related to events.
Please take notes from each of the videos.
Exercise 2: Complete the five questions and have the computer grade your work.
http://www.phschool.com/webcodes10/index.cfm?fuseaction=home.gotoWebCode&wcprefix=ara&wcsuffix=0906
E-mail me with how you did. For example, if you got all five questions right you would e-mail me that you got 5 out of 5.
E-mail me your scores by Tuesday, May 15th.
Thanks,
Ms. Shabica
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Thursday, May 10th, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Today you will continue to solidify your understanding of patterns, rules, and functions by looking at some real life situations.
Complete the following activities:
Matching functions with real life situations May 10 2012
An Apple a Day Pattern Problem
These activities are due Monday, May 14th, 2012
Good Luck,
Ms. Shabica
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Monday, May 7th, 2012
AND
Tuesday, May 8th, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Please complete the following activities/exercises. All listed work is due Thursday morning. You will have two full class periods to complete the work.
Exercise 1: Review of evaluating function rules.
Please complete these review problems:
1. Write a table of values for y = x + 6.
2. Write a table of values for y = 12x + 5
3. Write a table of values for 10 = 2x + y
Exercise 2: Lesson 9-5: Tables, Rules, and Graphs
View video on graphing a function using a table.
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-861s.html
Please take notes while going through the video.
Exercise 3: Practice problems on graphing a function using a table.
Find your practice problems for graphing a function using a table here:
Practice Problems for Graphing a Function Using a Table Monday May 7
Exercise 4: More practice.
Clink on this link to access a worksheet on graphing from function tables. Notice there are six questions and it includes the answer key. Please do the work and then check it using the key.
Worksheet on Graphing from Function Tables
Exercise 5: More practice.
Use this website to practice as many problems on graphing from a function table. The more you practice the easier it will become to understand it. Let me know how you do!
http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-8/graph-a-line-from-a-function-table
For Monday and Tuesday the work you need to submit by Thursday morning is: Exercise 1 and Exercise 3. The other exercises you will correct on your own.
Good Luck,
Ms. Shabica
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Thursday, May 3rd, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Well done to the students who submitted the “Snow Storm” problem.
Today we will tackle a new topic which is beautifully connected to our previous topics.
Exercise 1: Please watch and take notes from the video.
It explains evaluating a function rule. In many ways this is doing the opposite of what we just did with tables and rules. Given a function rule you will learning how to evaluate the function for different x-values.
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-860s.html
Exercise 2: Please complete the following problem set.
Evaluating Function Rules Problem Set
The problems are due (e-mail me your answers) on Monday morning, May 7th, 2012
Please e-mail me with any questions of clarifications.
Thanks,
Ms. Shabica
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Thursday, April 26th, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Well done to the students who submitted the “fast typist” and “fundraising” problems.
Today we will focus on one problem similar to the problems completed for today. I will also provide an explanation for the “fast typist” and “fundraising” problems.
Before trying to tackle the snow storm problem it is very important you understand the fast typist and fundraising problems. Here are the answers and explanations provided:
ANSWER AND EXPLANATION FOR Taila Fast Typist Tuesday April 24
ANSWER AND EXPLANATION FOR Fundraising Problem
If you have any questions about my strategy and methods for solving the above problems please let me know.
Here is the problem of the day:
Snow Storm Problem Grade 6 Math Thursday, April 26 2012
Reflection (to be written after completion of the above problem)
1. How did you figure out the rule (equation) for the snow storm in NYC?
2. What is the simplest form of the equation that expresses that rule?
3. How did you figure out the rule (equation) for the snow storm in Boston?
4. Did you use slope and y-intercept to help you determine each of the rules? If so, how?
5. Do the two lines intersect when graphed on the same coordinate plane?
6. What does that intersection point signify?
Complete the problem and reflection and submit to me by Thursday of next week (Monday and Tuesday are holidays).
I suggest you take the time this weekend and during the two-day holiday to review the previous assignments on this site and make sure you have completed them.
If you need to Skype for an explanation please let me know!
Keep up the good work!
Ms. Shabica
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Tuesday, April 24th, 2012
Dear 6th Graders,
Today for class you will need to complete two different problems that are connected to patterns and problem solving. Each problem has everything to do with finding a rule from information given. It is up to you to determine how the information fits together in order to arrive at the correct rule. The second problem asks you to take on the additional task of graphing both situations and making a comparison between the two. These might be a little more complicated than our normal problems which is why you only have two of them. Please take the time to go through each of the problems carefully. You need to submit your answers to both problems by Thursday morning, April 26th.
Good Luck!
Ms. Shabica
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Monday, April 23rd, 2012
Dear 6th graders,
Today we are going to continue with patterns and tables. Our goal for today is to understand and be able to write a rule from a given table.
Exercise 1: Watch the video for writing rules from tables.
http://www.phschool.com/atschool/academy123/english/academy123_content/wl-book-demo/ph-936s.html
Please take notes while watching for the first time. If you need to stop the video to note something down you may press pause. Then make sure you watch the video for a second time letting it run uninterrupted. You will find that after taking notes during the first viewing, the second time you watch the lesson it will make more sense.
Exercise 2: Lesson reflection. (Submit by Tuesday morning)
Respond to the following questions:
1. How do you determine whether a function is linear or not?
2. How do you determine the changes in the x values and the changes in the y values?
3. What is the slope?
4. What is the y-intercept?
5. What is the significance of slope in determining a rule?
6. What is the significance of the y-intercept in determining a rule (or the equation of the function)?
Exercise 3: Practice Problems. Complete the following practice problems. (Submit by Tuesday morning).
1. Write the function rule
| x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 |
| y | 0 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 28 | 35 | 42 |
2. Write the function rule
| x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| y | -3 | -2 | -1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3. Write the function rule
| a | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| b | 5 | 8 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 20 |
4. Write the function rule
| x | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| y | 1 | 4 | 7 | 10 | 13 | 16 |
Exercise 4: Just for fun!
Test your understanding here: http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-7/write-a-rule-for-a-function-table
Let me know how you do! Ms. Shabica _____________________________________________________________________________ Thursday, April 19th, 2012 Dear 6th graders, By now you should have completed your chapter 7 test. I am currently grading the tests and will get back to each of you individually with your grades. Here is the link to access your lesson for Thursday, April 19th: Grade 6 Math Thursday, April 19th Good work this week. Have a great weekend, Ms. Shabica _____________________________________________________________________________ Wednesday, April 18th, 2012 Please use this link to access your Unit 7 Test: Grade 6 Math Wednesday April 18 Chapter 7 Test I am leaving you on your honor to complete the test alone without assistance from your textbook or the internet. Please submit the answers by Wednesday at 5pm. Thanks, Ms. Shabica ___________________________________________________________________________ Tuesday, April 17th, 2012 Dear 6th graders, Use today to review for the test. I have not had anyone e-mail me any questions yet. I am waiting to hear from you! Please make sure you practice as many problems as possible before the test on Wednesday morning! Good Luck! Ms. Shabica _____________________________________________________________________________ Monday, April 16th, 2012 Dear 6th graders, I am pleased to be back with all of you again — although sad it is not in person. I will be writing your test for Chapter 7 which you will complete on Wednesday. Normally our classes are Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. Since you already had a class scheduled for Wednesday I will have our classes this week be Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday. Next week we will resume our normal schedule of Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays. For Monday, April 16th please use this link to access your math lesson plan. Grade 6 Math Monday April 16 2012 As you can see it is all about review for the test on Wednesday. If you have your book you will benefit from doing the chapter review on pages 366-367. In addition you may want to do the chapter test that is included at the end of chapter 7. On the lesson plan I’ve included many videos that explain each of the individual concepts covered. Please use these videos for any concepts that continue to be confusing. You may e-mail me as well with any concerns (mshabica@aisbmali.org) but be aware that I am four hours behind — when you are doing your lesson at 8:45 am I will still be sleeping since I am on the East Coast of the U.S. and it will be 4:45 am. I will try to answer all questions by the following day. I know this entire situation has been less than ideal but I will do my best to continue addressing all your needs in math until June 8th. I look forward to hearing from you all soon! Ms. Shabica ____________________________________________________________________________ Dear 6th graders, I have good news for you: from tomorrow, Monday 16 April, Mrs Shabica will be your math teacher again. Not yet in person, but virtually! That means that she will supervise your revision of Chapter 7 and set the test for you on Wednesday. Good luck and hope to see you all back at the school in Bamako soon. Bye, Mrs. Robertus. Hello, 6th graders, Have you noticed we have finished Chapter 7 this week? That means it is time for a test. This test will be on Wednesday 18 April. If you have your mathbook with you I suggest on Monday you practice the Chapter Review on pages 366 and 367. The answers are in the back of your book. If you are having problems with some of the exercises please let me know and I will try to send you some specific links to help you. If you do not have your book you can go through the worksheets again and look at the mistakes you made. Again, let me know where you are having problems. Good luck! Mrs. Robertus. Dear 6th graders, Here is the last lesson for this week: Grade 6 Math Thursday 12 april 2012 Have fun! Mrs. Robertus. Dear students, Have you remembered to send last week’s work to me? Here is the work for wednesday: Grade 6 Math Wednesday 11 april 2012 Have fun! Mrs. Robertus Dear 6th graders, Here is the work for tomorrow: Grade 6 Math Tuesday 10 april 2012 I have send an e-mail to everyone who had handed or send in work. Remember tomorrow is the deadline for last week’s work. Good luck! Mrs. Robertus. Dear 6th graders, I have received some answer sheets, which I will look at this afternoon. I will let each student know by mail how they did. Because the week has been so hectic for all of you, those students who have not send in their work can still do so before Tuesday April 10th. Have a nice easter weekend, wherever you are! Bye, Mrs. Robertus. Dear 6th graders, I see many of you have worked hard, but I have not yet received many answer sheets, don’t forget to send or hand them in! The work for friday 6 april 2012 you will find here: Grade 6 Math Friday 6 april 2012 Have fun! Mrs. Robertus. Dear students, You will find the work for thursday 5 april here: Grade 6 Math Thursday 5 april 2012 Good luck! Mrs. Robertus. Tuesday 3 April 2012 Click this link to see the Math assignment for Tuesday April 3: Grade6MathTuesday3april2012.doc
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