6th grade - 1st marking period

9/8/T
Welcome!

9/9/W
Expectations
www.setgame.com
New book - Bits & Pieces I
Homework: Get Expectations signed

9/10/R
Finish Expectations
Play the Product Game
No Homework
The math eboard is located at www.ppsmath.portage.site.eboard.com 
                          Please save it to your favorites.
Math Magician

9/11/F
Connected Math Activity
Problem 1.1
No homework

9/14/M
Problem 1.2 A
Homework: P. 15 #20-23

9/15/T
Problem 1.2
No homework

9/16/W
Problem 1.3
HW: P. 12 #3-8

9/17/R
Worksheet - Simplest Form
Worksheet - Equivalent Fractions
Homework: Worksheet - Identifying Fractional Parts

9/18/F
Problem 1.4 A
Homework: P. 13 #9-15

9/21/M
Problem 1.4
Homework: P. 16 #27, 28, 36, & 37
+ Parent Signature on Family Letter

9/22/T
Fruity Fractions Warm-up
P. 15 #25 & 26
HW: P. 18 #1-3 - Use complete sentences & give examples

9/23/W
Additional Practice Investigation 1
HW: Finish Add'l Prac (skip #2) and study for quiz

9/24/R
Quiz - Investigation 1
HW: Worksheet - "What am I?" - Prime vs. Composite

9/25/F
Worksheets: Fractions (Finding Equivalent Fractions & Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms)
HW: Finish Worksheets

9/28/M
Discuss "What am I?" worksheet & grade Reducing Fractions to Lowest Terms worksheet
HW: Multiplication Mosaic #1 & 2

9/29/T
Grade Equivalent Fractions worksheet
Problem 2.1
HW: Multiplication Mosaic #3 & 4

9/30/W
Problem 2.1
Discuss Quiz - Investigation 1
HW: Wkshts - Ships Ahoy! & A Giant Dinosaur + take quiz home

10/1/R
Problem 2.2
No homework

10/2/F
Problem 2.3
HW: P. 29 #12-23, 25-33

10/5/M
Problem 2.4
Quiz - Equivalent Fractions
HW:Worksheets 1 & 2

10/6/T
Comparing Fractions
Worksheet - Improper Fractions & Mixed Numbers
HW: Worksheet #3

10/7/W
Worksheet #4
HW: Finish Worksheet

10/8/R
Review with P. 34 #1-5
HW: Study for tomorrow's quizzes:
Investigation 2 and "take two" on Equivalent Fractions if you earned less than 80%.

10/9/F
Quiz - Investigation 2
"Take Two" Quiz - Equivalent Fraction
Math Magician: http://resources.oswego.org/games/mathmagician/maths1.html
No homework

10/12/M
Edit Investigation 2 Quiz
HW: Worksheet - New World Baby (comparing fractions) and get parent signature on grade report

10/13/T
Discuss Investigation 2 Quiz
HW: Worksheet - A Very Short River (fraction patterns)

10/14/W
Problem 3.1
Dolphin Racing: http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/fractiondecimalpercentage/
Fresh-Baked Fractions: http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/fob.cgi
No homework

10/15/R
Problem 3.1
No homework

10/16/F
Problem 3.2
HW: Wksht - Finding the LCD

10/19/M
Problem 3.3 & 3.4
HW: P. 47 #1-18

10/20/T
No school due to excessive illness

10/21/W
No school due to excessive illness

10/22/R
Problem 3.5A
HW: P. 48 #19-24

10/23/F
Class work: Additional Practice, Investigation 3
Homework:  Worksheet - Converting Decimals to Fractions

10/26/M
Review
HW: Study for quiz over decimals

10/27/T
Field trip to Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery or Inv. 3 Quiz
HW: Worksheet about %s due Thursday

10/28/W
Field trip to Wolf Lake Fish Hatchery or Inv. 3 Quiz
HW: Worksheet about %s

10/29/R
Problem 4.1 
No homework

10/30/F
Problem 4.2 & Problem 4.3 A-C
No homework

11/2/M
Problem 4.4
HW: P. 61 #1-21

11/3/T
Additional Practice Investigation 4
HW: Snap Chart Level 1

11/4/W
Discuss Investigation 3 Quiz
Additional Practice Investigation 4
HW: Finish Add'l Practice

11/5/R
Additional Practice Investigation 4
No homework
5th & 6th hours - Character Counts Award Day

11/6/F
No School - End of First Marking Period