Math – This week  we will review fractions, decimals, and percents. We will begin learning about rates and ratios, proportions and scale drawings. Here is a game to practice ratio and proportion:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/skillswise/numbers/wholenumbers/ratioandproportion/ratio/game.shtml

Pre-Algebra – We will conclude our integer unit with a test on Wednesday. Our next unit is on equations and will begin on Thursday.

GENERAL:

Progress reports and conference request letters will go out on Monday, October 5th.

Parent conferences will be scheduled for Thursday from 4-7pm and Friday from 8-12pm.

Reading: 

This week we begin new reading groups.  We will begin reading the novel: “The Cay”. Our focus this will be on exposition, point of view, and author’s purpose.

Math:

We will continue to compare, order, and convert fractions and decimals and percents  for use in word problems.  Most of our work this week will come from chapter 5 in the textbook.

Pre-algebra:

We are working on all operations with integers, specifically how to use the number line to add and subtract positive and negative numbers as this is a 7th grade standard this year!!