MATH CLASS (5th & 6th)

Mrs. Lisa Fowler

Teacher Resume   |   Email: lfowler@hclm.org

Quarter 3 News (January 9th - March 16th)

MATH I
Do you enjoy homemade cookies? Great! Students this quarter will be able to take any recipe and adjust it for the occasion. In order to change recipes, one only needs to use fractions. Cookies, cornbread and pizza are just a few of the goodies we will talk about this quarter.

Do you remember having to calculate the sales price for Christmas purchases? Now you will have help. In addition to adjusting recipes, students will be able to calculate sales prices and percentage discounts. OH! Go out to dinner. They can calculate the tip for you.

Next, we will change venues (no more food) and head toward construction. We will enter the world of Geometry. Do you need to calculate the angle for your stairwell? Do you need to build a bridge over your creek? Enlist the assistance of your student.

WOW! We have food and a building in which to cook. What could possibly be next??

PRE-ALGEBRA
After having am enjoyable Christmas vacation, we jump right into Algebra. The students have been solving two-step and multi-step equations. That is just to get our minds in gear. Towards the end of January, be ready to open a savings account for your student. He will be able to understand simple interest and will be able to know how much money to invest in order to save up for the latest iPad.

Next, we will enjoy analyzing data using graphs. Hey! This will help us with our Science Project! We will look at analyzing data from different types of graphs and why we would use each.

MATH CLASS (7th & 8th)

Mrs. Kristin McAllan

Teacher Resume   |   Email: kmcallan@hclm.org

Quarter 3 News (January 9th - March 16th)

5th Grade Math:
Quarter 3 begins with 2 chapters of Geometry.  We are currently having fun with angles, area and perimeter.  We will study 3-D figures and explore measurement before the quarter is done.  Note taking continues to be a focus, and the students are forming great habits there!

Course II Math:
Geometry is our current focus.  Our next 2 chapters will have us learning about planes, lines, figures, and then working with area, circumference and volume.  We will finish the quarter with a great chapter on Algebra graphs, functions and formulas.  We will also enjoy our toothpick project this quarter.

Algebra I:
Algebra I is really getting to the good stuff!  We are currently solving systems of equations by graphing, substitution, and elimination.  Our next chapters will see us working with positive and negative exponents, working with exponential functions, and factoring polynomials.