HW FOR OVER BREAK- MEMORIZE CHART

MEMORIZE CHART - TIMED TEST- WILL BE ON MONDAY JANUARY 3RD.
YOU WILL HAVE 15 MINUTES TO COMPLETE A CHART THAT JUST GIVES YOU THE FRACTION.  YOU MUST KNOW THE DECIMAL AND THE PERCENT.
EVERY WEEK FORWARD- YOU WILL BE TESTED ON THIS EVERY TUESDAY INSTEAD OF MULTIPLICATION.


A 99 QUESTION MULTIPLICATION TEST WILL BE DONE ON MONDAY WHEN YOU COME BACK. YOU WILL HAVE 5 MINUTES.

Fraction	Decimal	Percent
1/2	0.5	50%
1/3	0.333…	33.33%
2/3	0.666…	66.66%
1/4	0.25	25%
3/4	0.75	75%
1/5	0.2	20%
2/5	0.4	40%
3/5	0.6	60%
4/5	0.8	80%
1/6	0.166	16.66%
5/6	0.833	83.33%
1/8	0.125	12.5%
3/8	0.375	37.5%
5/8	0.625	62.5%
7/8	0.875	87.5%
1/10	0.10	10%
2/10	0.20	20%
3/10	0. 30	30%
4/10	0. 40	40%
7/10	0.70	70%
9/10	0.90	90%
1/1	1. 00	100%

Week of 12/13

Regular


Monday- EP10 Part C and D
Tuesday- 216-220 (5-11 odd, 12-15 all, 17-27 all)
Wednesday- page 222 (all} Mid Chapter  Test tomorrow!

Thursday- Copy the Fractions Decimal/ Percent chart over on flash cards or on another piece of paper.  I need to see both the original and the old one to get credit.

Friday- Study for the Fraction/Decimal/Percent timed quiz for January 3rd!

Advanced


Monday- EP10 Part C and D and page 229-230
Tuesday- hw is on page 233-235 (10-28)
Wednesday- Chapter 4 practice test online or in the book.  Email results to cheryl.himmel@browardschools.com
Thursday- Copy the Fractions Decimal/ Percent chart over on flash cards or on another piece of paper.  I need to see both the original and the old one to get credit.
Friday- Study for the Fraction/Decimal/Percent timed quiz for January 3rd!

Week of 12/6

Please be advised that since our team is on a field-trip, interim reports may be going home on Wednesday instead of Tuesday!

Period 4 ONLY

Retake of www.thatquiz.org

IFPU4548

Please use your birthday as your password after you enter the code and find your name with the pull down menu.

It is just like we did in class. However, this is a different one.  Good luck!!!

Week of 11/29- 12/3

Wednesday's HW

Advanced-   Worksheet (see below if you lost it)

Regular-   Study for Mid Chapter Test
                            and
Take your multiplication quiz and write the quiz questions with CORRECT answers 3 x each.

Chapter 3's focus is on DATA ANALYSIS. Get familiar with all the Vocabulary from the chapter (below). Review the different types of ways to collect and display data: line, double line, bar, double bar, circle, pictographs, scatter plot etc. average The sum of the data divided by the number of pieces of data.

cluster Data that appear to be grouped closely together.

gap An empty space or interval in a set of data.

mean The sum of the data divided by the number of pieces of data.

median The middle number in a set of ordered data. 

If there are an even number of data, the median is the mean of the two middle numbers.

measures of central tendency Values that describe the center of a set of data.

mode The number or numbers that occur most often in a set of data.

outlier A data value that is much greater or much less than the others in a data set.

range The difference between the greatest and least values of a set of data.

Extra Credit!!!

6th gr.- MRS. HIMMEL- 2ND qtr

Data Analysis: EXTRA CREDIT (please put it on construction paper or use poster board)

A RULER needs to be used for straight lines!!!


1.    Select 4 popular FLORIDA travel destinations. Ex. Disney,
2.    Survey 20 people (or more) your family, friends, neighbors etc. on which of the 4 locations they’d most like to visit.
3.    Keep track of their responses on a tally chart in which you create two frequency charts to display their answer.  Be sure to separate the adult response from the student responses.
4.    You will be creating a double bar graph comparing the adult –vs- children.
5.    The horizonal axis must have the four locations and the vertical axis must have equal intervals (not necessarily by 1’s).
6.    Make the adult and child bar different colors but connected above each location.
7.    Find the mean, median, mode, and range for the adult vs the child responses.

The extra credit is due:  Friday- Nov. 19 or Monday- November 22 on construction paper or half a poster board.  DO NOT TURN IN SOMETHING THAT YOU DID NOT USE A RULER TO MAKE ME STRAIGHT LINES.  DO NOT TURN IN SOMETHING THAT IS JUST THROWN TOGETHER.  I WILL NOT ACCEPT MESSY WORK OR WORK THAT LOOKS AS IF IT TOOK YOU 5 MINUTES.
It will graded on: creativity, neatness, presentation, accuracy of the graph.

PLEASE, NO PROJECTS WILL BE ACCEPTED AFTER THANKSGIVING BREAK.  NO EXCEPTIONS!!!

11/15/2010

Week of 11/8/2010

NEXT WEEK! SPIRIT WEEK!!!

Make sure that it follows the Broward County Dress Code 

Monday: Color Wars - 6th grade wear as much Orange as possible
Tuesday: Mismatch Day - wear clothing that doesn't match
Wednesday: Multiplicity Day - to get as many students to dress alike as possible
Thursday: Support the Troops Day - Veteran's Day - Day off
Friday: Spirit Day, wear our school colors; Green, White, and Black / face painting for $1.00









Period 1 Homeroom Class is still collecting food items for the Harvest Food Drive. GMS has made a commitment to feed over 200 families this year. Let's help make some families holiday season a happy one. Kindly send in your non perishable food items this week. The students have committed to help feed one family.
Thank you.

What's INSTORE for your child for FCAT 2.0?

     Please look at the FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION SITE LINK ABOVE.  IT WILL show you what FCAT 2.O is all about.  There are sample questions for both math and reading.  See and explore what your child must know this year.

     Math item specifications are given.   The best way to conquer something is to know what you are up against.

EXPLORE, READ, AND UNDERSTAND THE FCAT 2.0 FOR READING AND MATH!!!

Week OF 11/1/2010

Essay Question Quiz on Wednesday-

1.  Explain how you convert a mixed number into an improper fraction. (10 points)

2.  Explain how you convert an improper fraction to a mixed number.(10 points)

3.  - Using a VENN DIAGRAM, compare these two skills:  dividing fractions and multiplying fractions ****You should have atleast 4 things written on it! (20 points)

4.  What do you do with an answer that has a bigger numerator than denominator? (5 points)

5.  Describe how to simplify fractions.  Give atleast 3 examples after your explanation. (10 points)

6.  List the steps for multiplying a mixed number by a mixed number? (20 points)

7.  Explain what a product is. (5 points)

8.  Explain how to get the reciprocal of a mixed number. (10 points)

9. Explain when you need common denominators while working with fractions. (10 points)

Week of 10/25/2010

REGULAR- Wednesday and Thursday's HW was changed.  You are doing EP5!  It's the two sections you did (1-7) already.  Now you are finishing they till 18!  So you are doing (8-18) in the two sections!!!

Reminder!!!

WARNING!!!

******WARNING**********

INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS NOT 100% CORRECT.   Things happen and thus pushing back or fast forwarding the lessons.  Please use this as a guide only.  Your child's agenda is the KEY to this class.  This is only to aid them.  I only update this on MONDAY.  So, if things change, this site can be wrong.

Advanced- WednesdayIS YOUR TEST!  Periods 2,4

1.  GO ONLINE FOR CHAPTER 2 practice test by clicking on  BEEP
2.  Go to the student Portal.
3.  Sign in using your student number and birthday.
4.  Click on the ONLINE TEXTBOOK option
5.  Go to Math 6-8
6.  Click on the Grade 6 Math Textbook
7.  Click on the left the Chapter that says  Chapter 2 Multiply and Divide decimals.
8.   Hit Chapter Playlist (located in middle of the screen.)

9.  Scroll to the bottom of the page and click on Practice test.  Take it!!!

10.  Have parent sign what your grade was on the test and that you did it.

Or do page 138 (1-18)

Week of 10/18/2010

Advanced Chaged for Tuesday- EP4 part CD (1-7) and page EP5 part E  (alL)

Please remember to use your online textbook to take quizzes on Chapter 2 Lesson 1.  These sections deal with multiplying fractions . ****Please study your seven vocabulary words.  Chapter 2 Quiz is on Thursday for Regular Classes and on Monday/Tuesday for advanced classes. 

Having a hard time?  Use your 

Chapter notes from class.

Thanks!!!  :)

Reminder!!!

WARNING!!!

******WARNING**********

INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS NOT 100% CORRECT.   Things happen and thus pushing back or fast forwarding the lessons.  Please use this as a guide only.  Your child's agenda is the KEY to this class.  This is only to aid them.  I only update this on MONDAY.  So, if things change, this site can be wrong.

A note from Mr. Buchwald for the Make a Wish Foundation:

Hello all you "wishgivers"!  We are now on line.   Click here to get to the web page.    ALL staff & students (about 400!!!!) need to go to this site to REGISTER, whether or not you returned the sign up form.

Once at the site, look for our team "GLADES MIDDLE"  (creative huh?)

Fill out the info.  The DISCOUNT code is the word "GLADES" which will give adults & children alike a discount.

Once that is completed, ANYONE can access our site & by using a major credit card can make donations on our teams behalf.

Remember KARMA!  "Everything that you do will come back to you"!  So let's keep the good karma going!

Thank You ALL on behalf of myself, Make a Wish, & Gina!

Daniel Buchwald

6th Grade Language Arts 

Team 6C  Team Leader

Multiplying Fraction Powerpoint that was shown in class today!!

Click on this link

Then go down to where the blemish is on the picture,  it says multiplying fractions.  Click on that one.  As long as you have powerpoint, this little purple guy should work for you view again....

Vocabulary Words for Chapter 2

Advanced classes needs to define them tonight on their foldable notes.
 We changed lesson plans!!


Fraction
Mixed Number
Greatest Common Factor
Improper Fractions
Reciprocal
Simplest form
Product

Week of 10/11/2010

Reminder!!!

WARNING!!!

******WARNING**********

INFORMATION ON THIS PAGE IS NOT 100% CORRECT.   Things happen and thus pushing back or fast forwarding the lessons.  Please use this as a guide only.  Your child's agenda is the KEY to this class.  This is only to aid them.  I only update this on MONDAY.  So, if things change, this site can be wrong.

For periods 4,5 , and 6  Do this for Wednesday-  page 322 (8-21 all)

Dancing With The Teachers!!

“Dancing With The Staff” 

Information to Know

Objective:The “Dancing With the Staff” Fundraiser will help raise money for the 2010 Harvest Drive, which will feed over 150 families Thanksgiving Dinner.  Additionally, this fundraiser will build student/teacher morale and allow unity within Glades Middle School.    

o  “Dancing With the Staff” replicates“Dancing With the Stars,” however it is created for a middle school setting and will be appropriate.  

o  Six-eight staff members are selected based on student input and their willingness to participate.    

o  Six - eight staff members will be paired up with a participating student(that has gone through the audition process).

o  Students will have three weeks to choreograph and teach their assigned staff member a duo. (IE: Macarena, Country Line Dance, and other dance styles from the current generation).  

o  Mrs. Warkentien must review all routines along with the participating staff member to ensure that it is appropriate for school.    

o  Rehearsals days will be pre-scheduled, unless the staff member and student make other arrangements or have extra practices.

o  Dress Rehearsal will be on Monday, November 8, 2010 and Tuesday, November 9,^, 2010 from 8:30 am-9:30 am. Each duet will be given a specified day for rehearsal.  

o  The “Dancing With The Staff” Show Day will be held on Wednesday, November 10, 2010 @ 6:00 pm.

Buy your tickets in advance for $5.00

OR

Buy them the day of the event for $7.00

o  All proceeds will be donated to the 2010 Harvest Drive!