Ms. Bozio will be attending the regional math meet in Whitewater on January 15.
 
The end of the third quarter is on Thursday. Please encourage your student to check their binders and folders for any assignments or work they may have forgotten to turn in. All work must be turned in  by the end of the quarter.
 
Sixth Grade Social Studies-- Students will finish the semester with an assessment on South America. Students will review for the assessment next week with review activities. Students will need to understand important places, important people and the cultural of the region. Students will take their assessment on Thursday, January 17 in the morning.
 
Sixth Grade Math— Students will have an assessment on chapter eight to end the semester. The assessment will cover section 1 through section 6. Surface area will not be on the assessment.  The assessment will cover measurement systems, area and volume. Students will not be given a chart on the test, they should be practicing conversion units and formulas. The assessment will be on Wednesday, January 16 in the afternoon.
 
Seventh Grade Math— Students have been working through chapter seven. Students need to be proficient at fraction, decimal and percent conversions. They should have the benchmarks memorized and be able to use them to find multiples. Students also need to be able to write two step equations from word problems, manipulate them and solve them. These skills are found in the first half of chapter seven. Students will have a test on this material on Wednesday, January 16.
 
Eighth Grade Math--Students have been working on equations and graphing in chapter eight. The class will finish chapter eight next week with systems of equations. On Tuesday and Wednesday, students will review the material from chapter eight to prepare for their final test of the quarter. The test will be on Thursday, January 17 and will cover all the sections in chapter eight.
 
Algebra-- Students will spend the week reviewing material that will be on their exam. The exam will cover concepts from chapters one through seven. Students have been given a paper review and have access to many practice tests and quizzes online. None of the reviews are required, however I highly recommend practicing for the exam. I have spoken with the students about breaking up the material into chunks and doing a couple of chunks each night. Students will also need to use test taking strategies. There is a time restraint on the exam. Students need to utilize their time and be efficient to complete the exam in the allotted time. If students have questions they should see me prior to next week Thursday, the day of the exam.

Students in my section of Bulldog-TIme have been practicing for math competitions that are coming up. Students will be selected to compete based on problem solving ability in class, attitude, ability to work with others and basic skills. Students may be selected to complete in one competition, but not all. As students are selected, they will be notified and given permission slips to participate. The first of the math competitions is on January 15 in Whitewater. Four students from each of the grades 5-8 will compete in the regional math meet. In February, Washington will host both Math24 tournaments. The first tournament will be for the 4th and 5th grade competitors. The second tournament will be for the 6th and 7th grade competitors. In February, all students in grades 5-8 will participate in MathCON, a national math competition. The final competition of the year will be held after school in March. The is the Wisconsin Mathematics Council competition for the state. If you have any questions about these math competitions, please contact Ms. Bozio

Attached is the permission slip needed for the 7th and 8th graders to watch Elf on December 20th and December 21st.

Sixth Grade Social Studies-- The sixth graders will be practicing for the Geography Bee. The classroom practice rounds will take place Monday through Wednesday. On Friday we will have the final competition. The top two students will then compete in the school Geography Bee on Thursday, January 4. Students can practice on their own using websites and their geography book.
 
Sixth Grade Math— The sixth grade class will continue their work with fractions, decimals and percent. Students need to continue to work on memorizing their benchmark fractions and practice converting from one form to another. Students will work with comparing the three forms and ordering the forms. To compare and order the same form will be used making it essential for students to convert accurately. Students will have an assessment on Wednesday, December 19.
 
Seventh Grade Math— Seventh grade will be reviewing next week. Students will participate in a variety of activities that will require them to recall information previously taught. We will also use I Have Who Has, Kahoot and other activities as a form of review.
 
Eighth Grade Math-- Eighth grade will be reviewing skills and working on coordinates. They will practice plotting points, finding percent of numbers, and practicing fraction operations. Students will practice these skills in many formats.
 
Algebra-- Students will continue their work in chapter 6. Students will be solving systems of equations. Students have learned to do this with graphing, They will now learn two other methods, substitution and elimination. Students will be able to ask any questions about their semester exam this week and start preparing their notecard. Students should use the break to start to prepare for the exam.

During Bulldog time students have been practicing for the math meet and Math24 competition. Students are being presented with challenging problems and are working calculation skills. Students who are chosen to compete in the Math Meet and Math24 competition should not only be practicing in school, but should be practicing at home. If you would like to know the set of Math24 cards needed for the grade level competitions, please just let me know.  The Math Meet will be in the middle of January and the Math24 competition will be in the middle of February. See Ms. Bozio with any questions.

Sixth Grade Social Studies-- The sixth graders will begin their study of South America. We will begin with mapping and capital cities. Then the students will begin learning about the customs, culture and people of South America.
 
Sixth Grade Math— The sixth grade class will continue their work in chapter four. We will be converting and comparing rational numbers. Student will have benchmark measurements that they will be required to memorize. These benchmark measurements will help students in future mathematics learning. Please encourage students to put in daily practice with these measurements.
 
Seventh Grade Math— Seventh grade will continue to work through chapter four. Students will work with similar figures. They should develop an understanding of vocabulary and learn to use the vocabulary in written explanations of their work. Students will apply the idea of similar figures to situations given to them. They will draw and label pictures, set up proportions and solve the problems using the skills from the chapter. They will have a test on chapter four on Thursday, December 13th.
 
Eighth Grade Math-- Eighth grade will start their week reviewing for a test on chapter four. Students will have the test on Tuesday, December 11th.  They will then begin chapter seven. Chapter seven focuses on equations. Students have done some work with equations, but they will work with multi-step equations and systems of equations in this chapter. It will be important that students take good notes, practice procedures and be attentive to details. I am always available for extra help if students need it.
 
Algebra-- Students will begin their week reviewing for a test on chapter 5. Students will take the test on Tuesday, December 11th. The class will then begin chapter six which focuses on inequalities. Students will be graphing, solving and interpreting inequalities in this chapter.

Here are a few resources to help prepare for the chapter 4 math quiz in 6th grade.

Online resources
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/gcf-and-prime-factorization
https://jeopardylabs.com/play/prime-factorization-gcf-and-distributive-property-2
Lesson quizzes tab under each section of the online book

Chapter 4 book resources
Page 184-185 Study Guide and Review Sections 1-3 in text book
Page 160 Ready To Go On Section A in text book

Sixth Grade Social Studies--Students have learned about Central America and the Caribbean Islands. These are found in Module 10 of their text books.  Students have watched videos to help memorize the capitals and countries in a catchy tune. They have also read and discussed information on the countries. On Wednesday of next week, the students will have a test on Module 10, Central America and the Caribbean.
 
Sixth Grade Math--Students are working with breaking down numbers. We are focusing on common factors, prime factors and using them to solve problems. Student should practice their math facts. The more fluent they are in their math facts, the less time it will take to complete math homework.
 
Seventh Grade Math— The seventh graders will continue their work with proportions. Students are working on learning how relationships between quantities work. Proportions are a way make comparisons. Students will be applying skills and solving problems involving proportional relationships. Students will have a quiz on Wednesday. It will be on the first part of chapter 4.
 
Eighth Grade Math-- This week students will finish up the unit on ratios, rates and proportions (chapter 4). Students will participate in review activities to prepare them for their assessment. Students will take the Chapter 4 Assessment on Friday, December 7th. Students should use their online resources and their notes to prepare and practice for their assessment.
 
Algebra-- Students worked on chapter 5 this week. The focus of the chapter was linear equations and their forms. Students will work with parallel and perpendicular line equations in the upcoming week to finish the chapter. We will review at the end of the week and have a test on Monday, December 10th. Students should also begin preparing their notecard for the semester exam in January. As of this week students will have 5 of the 7 chapters of material presented to them. Students must hand write their notecard. They may have any information, examples, or formulas they think will be beneficial to them while taking the exam. Any questions please email Ms. Bozio
 

6th Grade Information---The collection for the classroom baskets has begun. The theme for the sixth grade is Fidgets, Fuzzies and Favs! Donate if you can. The basket can be filled with fidgets, stuffed animals, blankets, sports, movies, gift cards, video games or any of their favorite things that keep them busy and happy. If you have questions, just let me know. I am looking for someone to donate a basket or container to put the donations in. It will be given away as part of the prize.
 
Sixth Grade Social Studies--Students have begun to learn about Central America and the Caribbean Islands. These are found in Module 10 of their text books.  We will begin with mapping and geographical features, then we will move on to individual countries. Students can watch Geography now videos on youtube about the countries we have and will be studying. They can also begin practicing the countries and their capitals. The test on Central America and the Caribbean will not be until after Thanksgiving break. Students have a completed map and a list of capitals.
 
Sixth Grade Math--We have been practicing decimal computation. Students will be worked on adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimal numbers. Computational fluency requires practice. Please encourage your student to go on www.commoncoresheets.com or Khan Academy to find extra practice materials. Students will end their unit with an assessment on Tuesday, November 20th. The assessment will not include solving equations. We will cover solving equations after the Thanksgiving break.
 
Seventh Grade Math— Students will continue their unit on rational numbers. Students have been solving equations containing rational numbers. They are learning about inverse operations and balancing equations. Students are allowed calculators for this part of the unit. I will assess them on the process, not the computation on their test on Tuesday. The decimal test that will include word problems and equations on Tuesday, November 20th.
 
Eighth Grade Math-- We will begin our unit on rates and ratios next week. We will also try and do some holiday math activities. When we return from Thanksgiving break we will work on unit rates and ratios.
 
Algebra-- Students reviewed for their Chapter 4 test. They have online lesson quizzes and reviews, online practice test, review and test in their text book and a paper practice test. Students have plenty of resources use in preparation for their test. The Chapter 4 test will be on Monday, November 19th. Students were also given their large notecard that can be used on their semester exam in January. We have completed 4 of the 7 chapters that will be on the exam. Students can begin preparing their notecards if they would like to.
 

Sixth Grade Social Studies-- Students will have a quiz on Mexico on Monday. Students will need to label a map of the region and answer questions about Mexico. The information for the quiz can be found in their notes, in Module 9 of their text books, and on the map that was given back to the students Thursday. Students will then begin to learn about Central America and the Caribbean Islands. These are found in Module 10 of their text books.  We will begin with mapping and geographical features, then we will move on to individual countries.
 
Sixth Grade Math-- After turning in their shopping project on Monday, students will continue with Chapter 3 in their math text books. This unit focuses on decimal computation. Students will be practicing adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing decimals. Computational fluency requires practice. Please encourage your student to go on www.commoncoresheets.com or Khan Academy to find extra practice materials. They will then apply those skills to solving equations. Students will end their unit with an assessment on Tuesday, November 20th. The assessment will be on the skills taught in the chapter. Look for a study guide to go home on Thursday, November 15th.
 
Seventh Grade Math— Students will continue their unit on rational numbers. They will be working with adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing positive and negative decimal numbers. Computational fluency requires practice. Please encourage your student to go on www.commoncoresheets.com or Khan Academy to find extra practice materials. Students will then use the computation skills to solve equations containing rational numbers. There was a quiz scheduled that was moved to Wednesday of next week. I moved the quiz because I felt the students needed more time to practice before assessing them on the skills. The decimal test that will include word problems, equations and computation will be on Tuesday, November 20th.
 
Eighth Grade Math-- Students have been working on operations with scientific notation. On Wednesday, November 14th the students  will have a quiz on scientific notation operations. Students will then begin their next unit on Ratios, Proportions, and similar figures. Students will also participate in Math Buddies on Tuesday, November 13th with Mrs. Borchardt’s first grade.
 
 
Algebra-- Students will work through the last two sections of chapter 4. They will identify domain and range, they will continue graphing and work with arithmetic sequences. Once the last two sections are complete the students will review. The Chapter 4 test will be on Monday, November 19th. Students will also participate in Math Buddies on Tuesday, November 13th with Mrs. Borchardt’s first grade.