Weekly News

This week will be a busy one! We will be starting MEAP on Tuesday and it will last for 3 days this week. Next week we will be finishing up MEAP with 2 days of testing. With this in mind, it is extremely important, for you to be in school on time, or else you will risk missing the test altogether and you will have to take it at another time.

In Math students will begin looking at how to solve equations. Last week we worked on simplifying and evaluating expressions and this week we are going to move to equations. Students will learn the steps to one-step equations (similar to "solve for the unknown" from last year) and then we'll move to the more difficult, but still easy, two-step equations. With the correct procedure being used, students will find both of these topics quite easy!

In Science we will be looking at what the 6 unidentified pieces were from last week, based on density. On Friday, we took the mass and volume of the pieces and calculated the density. On Monday, we will be taking those results and matching it up with the specific metal they were actually made of. For the rest of the week, we will be looking at the two unidentified pieces from the mixture at the beginning of the unit. We will determine the mass, volume, and then calculate the density of both pieces to find out what metals they are.

In Advisory students will have time to work on their project work, but remember, a majority of this work should be completed at home. With only 25 minutes each day to work on it, most students won't be able to get everything done in school. On Friday, I will be doing my first check-in. Each student was able to decide what section to work on first, and they will be required to show it to me on Friday.

Any questions? Let me know!