MATH PREAP JANUARY 30, 2009

Note to parents and students:

HOMEWORK DUE FEBRUARY 2/3: 

Textbook page 216 Vocabulary (definitions) and Vocabulary Check . 

Textbook page 221 Practice Test

If in need of clarification:  textbook Study Guide pages 217-220.

CHAPTER 4 TEST WILL BE ON WEDNESDAY/THURSDAY,  FEBRUARY 4-5.

STUDY—-STUDY—-STUDY!!!

Have a great weekend 

MATH PRE AP JANUARY 29, 2009

Note to parents and students:

We have been working on the “coordinate plane”.   ALL class periods must turn in by Friday, January 30 the “kissing bunnnies” lesson.  Remember to graph and name ALL the points.  Also, you MUST include ALL the ordered pairs for every point in your coordinate plane.  Color and decorate it if you prefer!

On Friday, January 29, we will have completed in class our “big review” for Chapter 4 test.  Chapter 4 test will be next Wednesday/Thursday.  Remember that VOCABULARY words are always included as part of the test. 

Special note:  students that participated in the “trip to Washington” will have until next Tuesday to turn in the “kissing bunnies” lesson.

If you have any concerns, please ask!!!!!!

Have a wonderful weekend! 

PS  Tutorials on Mondays from 3:50 to 4:50 p.m.

MATH PREAP January 16, 2009

Note to parents and students:

STANFORD test will be during January 21-23, 2009.  Please, make sure your child has a good night-sleep, good breakfast and arrives to school on time.

MATH COMPETITION:  Seven students from House C will be competing at West Briar Middle School tomorrow.  If your child did not receive a brochure, please click on this site:     west-briarmap3

MATH WORKBOOK:      HOMEWORK FOR ALL PERIODS:

Lessons:  5.1 Rounding fractions and Mixed numbers, 5.5 Add/subtracting fractions with unlike denominators, 5.7 Subtracting Mixed numbers with Renaming, 6.1 Ratios and rates, 7.3  Percents and decimals–Only even number problems.

Lessons:  9.4 Triangles and 9.5 Quadrilaterals –All problems.

If you forgot your workbook, please click on the following link and you will have access to the workbook on-line.  Make sure that you scroll down and look for the specific lesson number.  When printing the copies, be careful that you send to print ONLY the assigned pages.  If you just click “print” you will be printing the entire workbook.  :-0  Good luck!

http://glencoe.mcgraw-hill.com/sites/dl/free/0078740436/386531/m1_studyguide.pdf

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND!!!!!!!!

 

Welcome Mrs. Miller

Pin Oak is proud to welcome Christina Miller to our faculty. Mrs. Miller will be taking over our 6th grade Italian rotation class. Mrs. Miller comes to us with experience from both public and private schools in the Houston area. We are confident she will inspire enthusiasm for language learning.

World Cultures Update

Europe Unit
Right now we are starting our Europe Unit. This unit will focus on European economies (Market, Command, Mixed) as well as the EU and the Euro. We will learn types of government as well along with basic geography.
 
Grades
Students got a grade printout before we went on winter break to show their grade for the 3rd 6 weeks. Students will get another grade printout in Feb the week before 4th 6 weeks report cards go home.
 
Supplies
Please make sure to have your binder with you everyday and loose leaf paper to write on. Also students need to make sure they are keeping up with homework by writing it in their POMS planner.
 
History Fair
Students who were entered in the school wide history fair completion should be very proud. While none of the students were selected to move on to the next round, three students were selected as runner up. Their display boards were showcased to the school and displayed in the school library. Congrats to all!
Jake Mardon
Cameron Wooster
Reginald Pettus

Reading

This week in Reading students have been taking a TAKS practice test so we can get a baseline of where we are and what we need to concentrate on this semester. Next week we will be doing some preparation for the Stanford test and spending plenty of time getting back into independent reading.

Parents, this week we are trying something a little different- YOU have some homework! Students are bringing home a Parent/Student Reading Conference Sheet and they have been instructed to arrange a meeting with you in order to complete it. I hope you will enjoy taking some time to talk with your child about his or her reading life. These are due 1/16/09 and I am attaching a copy below.

Parent/Student Reading Conference

Finally, January book orders are available in the classroom and online. There are lots of great titles this month so I hope you will check it out with your child!