Friday, March 6, 2009

Guest Blogger

Another 6th grader, Cas, writes,

"In this unit we are learning positive and negative integers. We are also learning how to add and subtract them. It is very easy to me. I enjoy Mrs. Monhaut's class. I have her first hour. It's a very fun class. I'm looking forward to the math placement test and hope I pass!"

Thanks, Cas! You are right, we will be taking an Algebra Placement test in class next week. This test will help us decide what math class will be the best for each student in 7th grade.

Tuesday, March 3, 2009

Guest Blogger

Remi, a 6th grader, writes:

"Right now in math we are learning about proportions and rates. It's not as easy as it sounds! I was absent for 2 days and when I got back I was absolutely going crazy! I had no idea what we were doing!!

Then Wednesday rolled around and I learned how at MASH. MASH helps me so much. It it were not for MASH I would have failed my last math test. But with going to MASH I got 100%!

Write a blog about what we are doing in math and turn it in to Mrs. Monhaut. You get 5 points extra credit if you do. That is why I do them! Also when you are bored it is a good thing to do!"

Thanks, Remi! I am glad you take advantage of MASH. A little extra practice always helps, especially if you are absent and miss instruction. That can always be overwhelming!

Guest Blogger

My guest blogger, Scotty, wants to share:

"Hello, my name is Scotty M. and I am a 6th grader at Page Middle School. The reason I am writing this paragraph because Mrs. Monhaut, a 6th grade teacher who teaches a block of math and language arts, is having extra credit. All you have to do is type a paragraph about what you are learning or what your favorite part of math is.

Speaking of my favorite part of math is what we are learning about right now, integers. Integers are really any whole number, here is an example: -5 -4 -3 -2 -1 0 1 2 3 4 5 and those are examples. These numbers will be used on a number line and you have to figure out how to use them so come and learn some more about integers in Mrs. Monhaut's classroom!"

Thanks for writing Scotty! We will be using integers a lot in the next few weeks. You will need to know some vocabulary, such as absolute values, opposite integers, and zero pairs...stay tuned!