Weekly Update #6

Math 7A and 7B
Students are finishing up Unit 3A: Operations with Decimals - the unit test is scheduled for Tuesday October 23rd. Next week we will be starting a short unit on Divisibility Rules.

I oftentimes receive the question from students and parents about homework. Parents often ask why nothing is being done at home. Every teacher will have a different homework policy. My policy is that I give ample amount of class time to complete assigned work; anything that is not completed in class should be done on student's time. I put should in italics because there are always things that come up in students' lives and sometimes they will not be able to complete it for the next day. One thing that should be considered in Jr. High is that regular study becomes more and more important. Completing daily assigned work and reviewing what was done each class for 5-10 minutes every night is regular study. So any work that is not completed in class is the student's responsibility to complete in a reasonable time. Preparing for quizzes and exams becomes more important as students progress through school. If students are ever struggling with any concept they are always welcome to come in for extra help during during from 12:25 - 12:42 - I just ask that they bring the questions/work that they are struggling with.

Math 8C
Students are finishing up Unit 3: Fractions - the unit test is scheduled for Thursday October 25th. After the unit test we will be starting a unit on Square Roots.

I oftentimes receive the question from students and parents about homework. Parents often ask why nothing is being done at home. Every teacher will have a different homework policy. My policy is that I give ample amount of class time to complete assigned work; anything that is not completed in class should be done on student's time. I put should in italics because there are always things that come up in students' lives and sometimes they will not be able to complete it for the next day. One thing that should be considered in Jr. High is that regular study becomes more and more important. Completing daily assigned work and reviewing what was done each class for 5-10 minutes every night is regular study. So any work that is not completed in class is the student's responsibility to complete in a reasonable time. Preparing for quizzes and exams becomes more important as students progress through school. If students are ever struggling with any concept they are always welcome to come in for extra help during during from 12:25 - 12:42 - I just ask that they bring the questions/work that they are struggling with.