Homework, Tests, and other stuff

Homework: We are completing our work in class each day.  There are occasions, maybe once a week they will have an assignment to finish at home.  We are doing a sheet of problems a day to make sure we understand the concept(s).  The sheet has three levels for each student.  A, B, and C.  A is the easiest, B in the standard level that the textbook is at, and C is a little more challenging.  Practice B sheets for each lesson are found at my.hrw.com

I usually give one to two of each type of problem, the online practice has up to thirty problems.  

MathCounts
MathCounts is an after school club for 6th - 8th graders here at Menomonie Middle School.  It's a competitive math club, that works with complex problem solving in a competitive format.  Practices are every Thursday after school until 4:00, beginning next week on November 1st.  For more information read this:
MathCounts

Chapter 3 Math Assessment
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 31ST.  Scary right?  The test is all about computing decimals.  
Chapter 4 is moving into fractions.  A great way to show your children how to do these is make some food that involves measuring.  Ask questions, like, "what if we wanted to make more than one batch?"  

INTERACTIVE PRACTICE TEST HERE:  http://my.hrw.com/math12cc/nsmedia/practice_tests/g6/msm1_pt_dec.html

WKCE
MMS will be going into a WKCE testing schedule very soon.  6th graders will be testing November 12th through the 15th.  Please try to avoid absences those days if at all possible.

Parent-Teacher Conferences
Conferences will be held at MMS on November 8th and November 13th.  Look for more information from your child's CARES teacher very soon.