Ms. Whittaker’s Blog

Math
Current Unit of Study/Topic
Chapter 3: Statistics and Graphs

Mon- lesson 2-5 Stem and Leaf Plot
Tues- lesson 2-6 Mean
Wed- lesson 2-7 Median, Mode, Range
Thu- lesson 2-8 Analyzing Graphs
Fri- Co-ordinate Grids

Enriched Math
Current Unit of Study /Topic
Ch 3 Statistics:Analyzing Data
Course 2 book

Mon- lesson 3-2a Use a graph
Tues- lesson 3-3 Making Predictions
Wed- Lesson 3-4 Mean, Median, Mode
Thu- lesson 3-5 Stem and Leaf Plots
Fri- lesson 3-7 Misleading statistics

Come out and support our Lady Stallions Volleyball team…Our next Scheduled game is this Friday, (Sept. 21st) at 4:30. We are competing against Collierville Middle School, and we are playing at the D.A.C. (formerly known as the Community Center..located on Powell Road)

Essay Contest- “Why is music important to our community?”

The best written essay received from one elementary, middle and high school student will receive a 6 month scholarship to Bartlett Music Academy.

For more information and a printable registration form, please visit http://www.bartlettmusicacademy.com .

Math
Current Unit of Study/Topic
Ch 2 - Statistics and Graphs

Mon- lesson 2-2 Bar Graphs and Line Graphs
Tues- Work on Project (Bring Colored pencils/crayons)
Wed- Lesson 2-3 Circle Graphs (Projects Due at beginning of class)
Thu- lesson 2-4 Making predictions
Fri- Mid-Chapter 2 Test

Enriched Math
Current Unit of Study /Topic
Ch 2- Applying Decimals

Mon- lesson 2-5 & 2-6 Powers of 10 and Dividing Decimals
Tues- lesson 2-7 Decimals and Fractions
Wed- Review of ch. 2 skills
Thu- Test over ch 2 skills
Fri- Begin ch 3

Upcoming Events:
*Room parent meeting is Wednesday, September 12th in room 105. This meeting is for head room parents or co-room parents.
*Interims go home Tuesday, September 11th

Happy Birthday: Jackson Floyd (9-10) and Erin Lester (9-13)

Quote of the week: “Keep away from people who try to belittle your ambitions. Small people always do that, but the really great make you feel that you, too, can be great.”
-Mark Twain

Math
Current Unit of Study/Topic
Ch. 1 and 2: Problem Solving and Statistics/Graphs

Mon- lesson 1-8 Geometry:Area of Rectangles
Tues- review of Ch 1
Wed- test over all of ch 1 & Introduce Chapter Project due Wednesday Sept 19th
Thu- Ch 2 Lesson 1 Frequency Tables
Fri- lesson 2-2b Using a Graph

Enriched Math
Current Unit of Study /Topic
Ch 2: Applying Decimals
Course 2 textbook

Mon- lesson 2-1 Comparing and ordering Decimals
Tues- lesson 2-2 Rounding Decimals
Wed- lesson 2-3b Reasonable Answers
Thu- Multiplying Decimals and review of ch 2
Fri- Mid-ch 2 Test

Social Studies:
Monday: Spanish
Tuesday: Finish Geography of me in class. If you do not finish in class, you must finish at home.
Wednesday: Geography of Me due!! Present Geography of Me!
Thursday: Chapter 1 vocabulary
Friday: Chapter 1 lesson 1 -Hunters and Gatherers (p. 51)

Math
Unit/Topic
Ch. 1

Mon- School Holiday
Tues- lesson 1-6 Variables and Expressions
Wed- Think Link Learn testing
Thu- lesson 1-7a Problem Solving Strategies
Fri- lesson 1-7 Solving Equations

Enriched Math
Unit/Topic

COURSE 2 Book

Mon- School Holiday
Tues- lesson 1-7 Area
Wed- Think Link Learn testing
Thu- lesson 1-7a Choose the method of Computation
Fri- Test over Area and begin ch. 2 (Decimals)