Grade/Subject: MATH
Contact: pmcgee@stjohnskenmore.com
Winter Newsletter 2012
A new year is upon us and all of my students are ready to start 2012 on a good foot. I am always stressing neat, accurate work and complete homework. I never give so much homework that it is hard to finish. If your child cannot do his/her homework for whatever reason please send a note to school so that I know your are aware of the situation.
GRADE 5 is well into fractions. We will be comparing, simplifying, and ordering. Soon we will be adding and subtracting fractions. If they are ready to work I am sure they will do a great job!
GRADE 6 - as soon as we finish geometry we will be moving to fractions and prime factorization. This chapter also contains decimals and their relationship to fractions. My sixth graders are hard workers so I am sure they will do a good job.
GRADE 7 is ready to finish working with decimals and applying them to all four operations. The integer rules are still needed so the students need to study them nightly to get comfortable with them. We are now working on fractions. Again, we will be using all four operations and still applying the rules for integers.
GRADE 8 is solving proportions and word problems that contain proportions. Our next chapter will be working with percents and decimals and their relationship to one another. Simple interest, commission and sales tax will also be explored.
May 2012 be a good, healthy year for all of my students and their families.