Good-bye!

It has been a pleasure to teach all of you.  I will miss your enthusiasm and learning from you about all sorts of things.   Thank you for all the hugs, cards, and kind wishes.  I will be sure to send a couple of postcards from earthquake city. 

As for the MCAS, you guys are ready.  Take your time, read everything carefully, highlight numbers and key words, and do all of your work on the paper.  If you do all that, you will be successful.  I will be with you in spirit.  Good luck, and make me proud. 

I will miss you.  

One final word:  Homework:
Math 6A/6B:
Properties of Polyhedra
Practice Workbook pages 139-140

Homework 4/26

Return signed report card envelopes tomorrow!!!

Math 6A:
Circumference of a Circle
Practice Workbook pages 135-136

Science 6A/6B:
Read the "Parts of a Volcano" packet and complete all questions in the packet.

Homework 4/25

No new homework today, just make sure that the homework from yesterday is completed for tomorrow. 

We had a wonderful time at the Otis House!  We added to our understanding of classical architecture and identified a lot of classical elements on the buildings around Boston. 

Quick:  For a bonus point,  identify a classical element in the picture below.  (Tell me in class tomorrow.)
 

Homework 4/24

Science 6A/6B:
Read the article, "Liquid Rocks - How Magma is Made," and answer ALL questions.

Math 6A:
Complete any remaining questions in the MCAS packet, including the open-response questions.

Math 6B:
1.  Practice Workbook page 134
2.  Complete any remaining questions in the MCAS packet, including the open-response questions.

Reminder:  Tomorrow is our field trip to the Otis House!

Welcome Back!

Welcome back!  It was great to see all the well-rested and smiling faces (and the fancy new hairstyles).  We are jumping right into fourth quarter with our new science unit on volcanoes, as well as some MCAS prep.  The MCAS is approaching (second week of May), but there is no reason to worry:  you are ready. 

Homework:
Math 6A/6B:
Complete all multiple-choice and short-answer questions in the MCAS packet.

Science 6A/6B:
Answer all questions in the "Where Do Volcanoes Occur?" packet.

Enjoy the April vacation!!!

There is no homework for the vacation.  Enjoy the rest and have fun!  See you all in a week!

Homework 4/ 12

Math 6A/6B:
Area of a Parallelogram and a Triangle
Practice Workbook page 131; page 133 #1-3

Reminder:
Math Night is today from 5-7PM.  Volunteers need to be here by 4:30 PM to help set up and eat pizza.  Please meet at the cafeteria. 

Homework 4/11

No math homework today.

Science 6A/6B:
Complete the study sheet for tomorrow's earthquake test. 
The following topics will be on the test:
- Types of Faults (normal, reverse, strike-slip)
- 3 Types of Seismic Waves
- Vocabulary (focus, epicenter, fault, vibration, aftershock, tsunami, liquefaction)
- Mercalli Scale
- Richter Scale
- Moment Magnitude Scale
- Earthquake Damage
- How to Reduce Earthquake Damage

Homework 4/10

Math 6A/6B:
No homework today.

Science 6B:
1.  Complete the earthquake crossword puzzle in your packet, if you did not already do so in class.
2.  Read the article titled, "The Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964."  Answer the six questions on the back of the worksheet.

Reminders:
1.  Make-up fitness test tomorrow at 12 noon.
2.  Tomorrow is an early release day.
3.  Math Night is on Thursday; volunteers (only those who have brought back a permission form) should be at the cafeteria at 4:30 to help set up and for pizza.
4.  Earthquake test on Thursday.

Homework 4/9

Welcome back!  I hope that you enjoyed the long weekend!

Math 6A/6B:
Complete your study sheet for the test tomorrow. 
Test Topics:
- points, segments, rays, and lines
- parallel, intersecting, and perpendicular lines
- vertical, complementary and supplementary angles
- classifying angles (acute, right, obtuse, straight, reflex)
- classifying triangles (acute, right, obtuse, scalene, isosceles, equilateral)
- classifying quadrilaterals (trapezoid, parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle, square)
- classifying polygons
- calculating the sum of the interior angles of a polygon

Science 6A:
1.  Complete the Chapter 2 Section 3 Study Guide: Earthquake Hazards and Safety, if not already done in class.
2.  Read and answer the questions on the worksheet "The Great Alaskan Earthquake of 1964". 

Homework 4/5

Math 6A/6B:
1.  Get math quiz signed and return it to school on Monday.
2.  Classifying Polygons
     Practice Workbook pages 125-126

*Math Night Volunteer Permission Forms (Students who would like to volunteer on Thursday, April 12, must get them signed and return them by Tuesday, April 10.)

Science 6B:
Worksheet - "The San Francisco Earthquake"

Don't forget:  no school tomorrow!  Have a nice long weekend!        
 

Homework 4/4

Math 6A/6B:
Identifying, Describing and Classifying Quadrilaterals
MCAS Open-Response Question - worksheet

Science 6A:
Worksheet - "The San Francisco Earthquake"

Homework 4/3

Math 6A/6B:
Classifying Triangles by Angles and Sides
Worksheet with 2 MCAS open-response questions

Science 6B:
Color hazard map.  Each pattern should be a different color.

Homework 4/2

Math 6A/6B:
Identifying, Describing, and Classifying Angles
Practice Workbook page 119

Science 6A/6B:
1.  "Comparing the Richter and Moment Magnitude Scales" worksheet
2.  "Measuring Earthquakes" worksheet