Ms. Calder, Math, 6th

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April 29 - May 3

This week in Math we will continue working in small groups. We are in Chapter 7 Area, Surface Area, and Volume, 8 Integers, number lines and coordinate planes, and 9 statistical measures.  
 
We will continue with Rocket Math and over half the class has passed the multiplication and moved into division facts. 
 
Mrs. Cundari will be coming on Friday to teach us math strategies to figure out story problems. 

April 21 - 25

We are cruising through our math lessons in small groups.  The students are in Chapter 7 and Chapter 8.  One of the groups will be moving into Chapter 9 this week.  
 
The last couple of weeks have been different due to CMAS testing; however, the students are still plugging away at Rocket math.  Half of the class has passed their multiplication fluency and have moved onto Division. 
 
We will be taking the Math MAPS test on Friday which gives the students an opportunity to celebrate their math learning as they get to see the results after completing the assessment.  

April 14 - 18

We will have regular Math groups this week after our ELA CMAS testing.
 
The students will continue working on Rocket Math.  Please ask your child what level that they are at.  Many students have passed the multiplication Rocket Math and have moved on to Division. 
 
In small groups we are working on Chapter 7; Area, Surface Area, and Volume, and one group has moved to Chapter 8, positive and negative integers. 

April 7-11

Welcome Back!
 
Monday and Friday will be a regular schedule for Math, and we will continue working in small groups in Chapter 6 ad 7.  The students will pick up where they left off in their Rocket Math. 
 
Tuesday through Thursday the students will be showcasing their skills by taking the CMAS in the morning. 

March 17-21

This week we will have Math on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday due to field trips. 
 
In small groups we will be finishing, Chapter 6 and Chapter 7.  
We will continue on Rocket Math multiplication and then move into math fluency with Division in Rocket Math. 
 
Then we will have the next two weeks off for Spring Break.  Thinking ahead when we return the week of April 7, we will be taking the CMAS math assessment on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  
 
If you are looking for math practice over Spring Break, students can get on to Big Ideas and practice skills on Skills Trainer. 

March 10-14

We will finish up Chapter 6 and Chapter 7 this week in small groups, and we will also do a CMAS practice to prepare for the assessment after Spring Break.  
 
Students are always encouraged to practice skills at home with Big Ideas using the skills trainer to work on any math skills that they feel would benefit them in their math skills. 
 
Mrs. Cundari will be coming in on Friday to teach us a new problem-solving math skill. 

March 3-5

In our small groups, we are in Chapter 6 and Chapter 7. 
 
I am amazed how well the students are flowing through the rocket math levels and even more impressed how they are carrying over their math fluency into their daily math.  Keep rocking kids. 
 
Mrs. Cundari last week taught the students the strategy of how to make a table when problem solving. 

February 24-28

In our small groups we are finishing up for Chapter 5 and Chapter 6, and then we will move forward to the next consecutive chapter. Chapter 7 we are learning about geometry and the formulas for area, surface area, and volume. 
 
Rocket Math working on Math Fluency is going amazing.  I am seeing the carrying over when we work in small groups as the students are recalling multiplication facts much quicker. 
 
Mrs. Cundari will be coming in on Friday to continue teaching strategies for solving math problems.  Last week we used the Working Backwards strategy. 

February 18-21

We will continue in small groups with one lesson in Chapter 5 and Chapter 6 and continue working on Chapter for 7. 
 
The students are flying through the Rocket Math practice, and they are carrying over their math fluency in the daily small group when we are working problems together!
 
Mrs. Cundari will come into class on Friday to continue working math problem story problems. 

February 10-14

In small groups we will continue working on the skills for Chapter 5, 6 or 7 depending on which group your child is in. 
Chapter 5, Algebraic Equations
Chapter 6, solving Algebraic Equations
Chapter 7, Area, Surface Area, and Volume
 
The students are continuing their practice through Rocket Math and working on their Math Fluency. 
 
Mrs. Cundari is coming in on Fridays to teach students how to solve math story problems and using specific strategies. 

February 3 - 7

For Math, we will be continuing our work with small groups:
Chapter 5, Algebraic expressions
Chapter 6, Equations
Chapter 7, Area and Surface Area and Volume
 
We started Math Fluency Practice with last week and the students are loving the process of this multiplication practice. 
 
Mrs. Cundari will be coming in on Friday to add more strategies to solving word problems. 
 

January 27-31

The small groups that are in Chapter 4 and 5 have finished the chapter and fill finishing taking the test.  The group that is in Chapter 6 will finish up this week.  
 
This week we are going to add some Math fluency practice.  The students will be working on their multiplication facts in order to be more fluid when working math problems. 
 
Every Friday, Mrs. Cundari will be coming into our class to teaching us strategies on solving math word problems. 

January 21 - 24

We will continue cruising through Chapter 4, 5 and 6 in small groups.  
This week we will be adding a rotation of math fluency. 
 
If students are needing extra practice, they can always access Big Ideas and work on Skills trainer at home.  

January 13 - 17

Welcome back to you all!  I hope that you had a wonderful time celebrating the Holidays!
 
In Math we will continue with small groups. There are currently 3 groups:
Chapter 4, Percents and Decimals
Chapter 5, Algebraic Expressions and Properties
Chapter 6, Equations
 
After Chapter 5 the students will be reviewing all of the math material from Chapter 1 through 5 and take a Benchmark test so that I can assess to see what skills each students needs some extra practice on. 
 
We will be starting rotations where the students will move through 3 stations:
- small group with me to learn the current lesson
- math fluency, working on math facts both accuracy and speed
- word problems working on the preview math skills that they have learned this year. 

December 16-20

The students will finish either working on Chapter 4, rates and ratios and Chapter 5 Algebraic Expressions.  
 
If you are looking for something for your kids to do over break have them, get on Big Ideas and work on the skills trainer.