Manitou Middle School 6th Grade Math

Extra Credit Problem Solving

2010-01-06T07:46:00.000-08:00

On your Edublog, solve the following problem:

The service club bought a 10-yard roll of edging to put around two trees in front of the school. They use 5 and 2/3 yards of edging for one tree and 3 and 3/4 yards for the other tree. How much edging is left?

Remember, to get extra credit for this problem, you must clearly EXPLAIN how you arrived at your solution.

Extra Credit Problem Solving

2009-11-03T06:54:00.000-08:00

On your Edublog, solve the following problem.

Three friends go to a baseball game. Each has a hot dog, a bag of roasted peanuts, and a soda. They spend a total of $78 on food and tickets. How much does each person spend?

In addition to your solution, also describe how the problem-solving strategy "Write An Equation" can help solve this problem. Remember, this strategy is described in your Math ISN.

6th Grade Homework Google Calendar!

2009-11-03T06:36:00.000-08:00

Good news! Lisette Casey has created a 6th grade Homework Google calendar. In the future, all math homework will be posted at the Sixth Grade Homework link under the "Favorite Math Links" on the right side of this page. You can also find this link under "6th Grade Homework" on the Manitou Middle School home page.

2009-11-02T07:35:00.000-08:00

Remember! All homework must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL homework MUST be done in pencil, and will be self-checked with a red pen in class.

Course 1 Homework!
Mon, Nov 2
Page 118 #1-13, 16-18
Tues, Nov 3
Page 121 #1-25, 55-57
Wed, Nov 4
Page 125 #1-8, 27, 47-50
Thurs, Nov 5
Prime and Composite practice (not available online)
Fri, Nov 6
None

Course 2 Homework!
Mon, Nov 2
CMP Prime Time Skill: Factors and Multiples (not available online)
Tues, Nov 3
CMP Prime Time Skill: LCM and GCF (not available online)
Wed, Nov 4
CMP Prime Time Skill: Prime Factorization (not available online)
Thurs, Nov 5
Page 153 #1-25, odds, 35, 37, 39-46, 52-55, 59-64
Fri, Nov 6
None

2009-10-23T13:39:00.000-07:00

Remember! All homework must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL homework MUST be done in pencil, and will be self-checked with a red pen in class.

Course 1 Homework!
Mon, Oct 26
Page 110 #6-21
Tues, Oct 27
Page 101 #1-12, 17-21 (use a calculator!)
Wed, Oct 28
Reteach 2.9
Thurs, Oct 29
Be prepared for tomorrow's field trip!
Fri, Oct 30
Field trip to the Garden of the Gods - No homework.

Course 2 Homework!
Mon, Oct 26
Page 143 #16-28
Tues, Oct 27
Page 148 #1-26
Wed, Oct 28
Page 148 #45-61, 69, 75-77
Thurs, Oct 29
Be prepared for tomorrow's field trip!
Fri, Oct 30
Field trip to the Garden of the Gods!

2009-10-22T10:09:00.000-07:00

Remember! All homework must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL homework MUST be done in pencil, and will be self-checked with a red pen in class.

Course 1 Homework!
Mon, Oct 19
Page 82 #17-28
Tues, Oct 20
Page 87 #25-29, 31-34, 38-39, 48-55
Wed, Oct 21
None
Thurs, Oct 22
None
Fri, Oct 23
None.

Course 2 Homework!
Mon, Oct 19
Practice 3-1 #13-28 (Use a calculator
Tues, Oct 20
Page 138 #2-30, evens, 48-50
Wed, Oct 21
None
Thurs, Oct 22
None
Fri, Oct 23
None.

2009-10-12T09:44:00.000-07:00

Hello! I hope you're enjoying Columbus Day with your families :-). There is no homework the week of October 12 - 16. We will spend the majority of our time in ITBS testing ... if you are missing tests or quizzes in math, this is the last week of the quarter, so be sure to attend MASH (Math After School Help) Tuesday and/or Thursday from 3:15 - 4:00!

2009-10-04T19:11:00.000-07:00

Remember! All homework must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL homework MUST be done in pencil, and will be self-checked with a red pen in class.

Course 1 Homework!
Mon, Oct 5
Practice 2.1 #1-10
Tues, Oct 6
Page 71 #9-27, 30, 44-49
Wed, Oct 7
Page 642 #5-17 (Not available online)
Thurs, Oct 8
None
Fri, Oct 9
None. Have fun at Homecoming!

Course 2 Homework!
Mon, Oct 5
ACE #1-4 (Not available online)
** Chapter 1 Test on Wednesday, Oct 7
Tues, Oct 6
Page 53 #1-27, 39, (Challenge: #42-44)
Wed, Oct 7: Chapter 1 Test today
Page 70 #7-24
Thurs, Oct 8
None
Fri, Oct 9
None. Have fun at Homecoming!

2009-09-27T16:10:00.000-07:00

Remember! All homework must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL homework MUST be done in pencil, and will be self-checked with a red pen in class.

Course 1 Homework!
Mon, Sept 28
Page 50 #13-25
Tues, Sept 29
Page 54 #6-11, 15-26, 28-31, 33-37
Wed, Sept 30
Page 57 #1-4 You must show ALL work.
Thurs, Oct 1
Page 65 #1-10
Fri, Oct 2
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

Course 2 Homework!
Mon, Sept 28
Practice 1.7
Tues, Sept 29
Page 48 #27-49, 56
Wed, Sept 30
Page 53 #28, 30, 32-35, 42-44, (#52 Extra Credit points!)
Thurs, Oct 1
Practice 1.9
Fri, Oct 2
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

2009-09-21T06:03:00.000-07:00

Remember! All homework must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL homework MUST be done in pencil, and will be self-checked with a red pen in class.

Course 1 Homework!
Mon, Sept 21
Page 659 #1-39, odds only
Tues, Sept 22
Practice 1.9 #4-16. Show all work on lined paper
Wed, Sept 23
Practice 1.9 #1-3, 19-30. Show all work on lined paper
Thurs, Sept 24
Vocabulary Chapter 1
Fri, Sept 25
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

Course 2 Homework!
Mon, Sept 21
Page 62 #1-18, 20-23
Tues, Sept 22
ACE #6-8, 11, 12-29 (not available online)
Wed, Sept 23
Page 42 #1-25, 83-91
Thurs, Sept 24
Page 42 #26-43
Fri, Sept 25
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

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2009-09-16T20:37:00.001-07:00

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2009-09-14T06:41:00.000-07:00

Remember! All homework must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL homework MUST be done in pencil, and will be self-checked with a red pen in class.

Course 1 Homework!
Mon, Sept 14
Page 37 #1-19, odds only
Tues, Sept 15
Page 37 #26-39, 59-61
Wed, Sept 16
Page 41 #1-4, 13-14, 17-18, 31-16
Thurs, Sept 17
Practice 1.8
Fri, Sept 18
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

Course 2 Homework!
Mon, Sept 14
Multiply by Powers of 10 worksheet (not available online)
Tues, Sept 15
Page 32 #1-4, 12
Wed, Sept 16
Page 32 #5-9, 18-26
Thurs, Sept 17
Page 36 #36-55
Challenge: Page 38 #56-79
Fri, Sept 18
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

2009-09-08T11:49:00.000-07:00

Remember! All homework must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL homework MUST be done in pencil, and will be self-checked with a red pen in class.

Course 1 Homework!
Mon, Sept 7
None
Tues, Sept 8
Page #22 #22-33, 53-59 (line up decimals on #53-59!)
Challenge: Page 22 #34-39, 42, 49-55
Wed, Sept 9
Practice 1.4
** Quiz tomorrow on estimating decimal operations.
Thurs, Sept 10
Page 27 #1-20
Fri, Sept 11
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

Course 2 Homework!
Mon, Sept 7
No School
Tues, Sept 8
ACE worksheet #15-22, 30, 32 (This is NOT available online.)
Wed, Sept 9
Page 26 #23-38. Be sure to write complete sentences for #31.
** Quiz tomorrow on decimal division.
Thurs, Sept 10
Page 26 #39-53
Fri, Sept 11
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

2009-09-05T10:02:00.000-07:00

Happy Labor Day, everyone! I hope you're having fun with your families this weekend. :-)

If you check out my blog this weekend, remember you can play any of the games under the Math Links. For those of you who'd like extra credit, play Math Magic: Mixed Multiplication and Division (Level 2 - 100 questions in 5 minutes). A 90% or higher certificate will earn 10 extra credit points in Math class!

2009-08-31T06:23:00.000-07:00

Remember! All homework must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL homework MUST be done in pencil, and will be self-checked with a red pen in class.

Course 1 Homework!
Mon, Aug 31
Page 16 #8-20, 29
Tues, Sept 1
Practice 1.3
Wed, Sept 2
Page 658 #23-32 (This page will not come up on your online textbook.)
Thurs, Sept 3
Learn Alberta: Spy Guys Lesson 9 Activity
This is available at http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/mesg/html/math6web/math6shell.html
Fri, Sept 4
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

Course 2 Homework!
Mon, Aug 31
Page 14 #25-32, 44-45, 48-49, 53
Tues, Sept 1
Page 20 #27-42, 44-46, 59
Wed, Sept 2
Page 705 #19-30
Thurs, Sept 3
Page 21 #33-36, 43, 47-50, 60, 64
Fri, Sept 4
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

2009-08-23T17:22:00.000-07:00

Remember! All homework must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL homework MUST be done in pencil, and will be self-checked with a red pen in class.

Course 1 Homework!
Mon, Aug 24
Page 7 #16-23, 28-31, 34-36
Tues, Aug 25
Practice 1.2 #10-27 only.
Complete your answers on the worksheet :-).
Wed, Aug 26
** Tonight's homework cancelled.
Thurs, Aug 27
Page 10 #1-29, odd numbers only
Fri, Aug 28
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

Course 2 Homework!
Mon, Aug 24
Page 4 #1-12
Tues, Aug 25
Page 4 #13-25
Wed, Aug 26
CMP Worksheet #33-46.
Complete your answers on the worksheet. :-)
(This worksheet is NOT available online.)
Thurs, Aug 27
Page 8 #27-39
Fri, Aug 28
None. Whew! It's the weekend! :-)

First Week of School!

2009-08-16T12:55:00.000-07:00

We are so excited that you are here at Manitou Springs Middle School. You should check here every week for the practice assignments. If anything changes during the week, I will post those changes as soon as possible, so your parents can stay updated, too.

Remember! All practice must be completed in your Math ISN and is due the day after assigned, unless noted otherwise. Also, ALL practice MUST be done in pencil, and self-checked with a red pen.

Here's what you need to know for this week :-).

Course 1 and Course 2
Monday, Aug 17
"Tell me about your child in one million words or less!"
Due Wednesday, Aug 19

Tuesday, Aug 18
See Monday's assignment

Wednesday, Aug 19
None

Thursday, Aug 20
Read the letter of instructions for using the Prentice Hall Interactive Textbook with your parents. Post the instructions by your home computer. Then sign the bottom of the instruction letter, and clip or tape the signed form into your binder.

Friday, Aug 21 Friday, Aug 21
You'll very rarely have math practice on the weekends. Use your time to enjoy your families :-)!

2009-08-10T21:01:00.000-07:00

WELCOME TO THE 2009-2010 SCHOOL YEAR!

I'm happy you've stumbled onto my page ... this is where I'll post all of your math practice and announcements this year. If you have any thoughts or questions, you can also leave me a note. Seven days and counting until the First Day of School! :-)