September 14th – September 16th
Math: Parents, I cannot stress enough the importance for studying for quizzes. For one and a half class periods, I explained how to study for a math quiz. I encourage you to ask your child the strategies we discussed in class. I am also pushing for very organized and structured notes. While I will be checking students’ notebooks periodically in class, take a glance at your child’s notebooks to see how they are looking. It’s never good to operate with a sloppy and disorganized notebook! Concepts for the week include reviewing addition and subtraction of whole numbers, rounding/estimating, solving word problems, and solving algebraic expressions. The most difficult concept will definitely be the algebraic expressions. Expect your child to come home with twenty to thirty minutes of math homework this week. Practice (hopefully) makes perfect!
English: The first small writing assignments are up on the wall, and we’re ready to tackle how to improve writing skills. We must start with the very basics in order to establish consistent improvements in writing. Remember that every sentence is important! This week, we will be focusing on the basics of a sentence: subjects, predicates, simple subject, simple predicate, compound subject, compound predicate, simple sentences, and compound sentences. Related to this will be our punctuation skill of the week: commas between compound sentences and using semicolons to separate two independent clauses. Feel free to ask your child what they’re learning in class; sometimes, they might be able to teach you an important grammar/punctuation lesson! Have a great week!
