A Lot Going On

It has been a busy couple of weeks in the class. We have finished up with Unit 1 and the test scores were in the mid 70's overall. I am starting to see a little bit of worrying from the open response portions of each test since the tests are scored: 50% Multiple Choice and 50% Open Response. Do not worry! We are going to practice open responses and ways, such as RAPS, to take them. Then there will be no worries with ORQ's. On a good note, the retakes of the Unit 2 test were 12 points higher than last time which shows a better effort on the students' part, WAY TO GO! We will be moving into Unit 3 soon, starting with a pre-assessment test, and I will be going at a slow pace to make sure everyone understands what we are doing.

Mr. Reker

Back to Business

Well Fall Break has come and gone and we are back to learning. Unit 1 will finish very soon and we will be moving back to Unit 2 to review or on to Unit 3. From now on each new Unit will have a pre-test so I can assess what you know before you learn it, and each unit will have open response questions to help with writing and with connecting what we are learning to real-world situations. Dracula is also next week(FUN), and we will be going back to the computer lab for another Excel assignment; but this time it will have and open response with it.

Later,

Mr. Reker

Blog for October 11

Hello All,
The tests did not go as well as planned, but we are going to re-review Unit 2 and I am confident that the students will improve with a little extra assistance and time. The students are showing great promise for Unit 1 which will be continued after Fall Break. Make sure that you turn in your Dracula permission slips on time (Friday), it is a wonderful performance that no one should miss. Have a safe and fun Fall Break.

Mr. Reker

Beginning of October

Hello All,
Welcome to October. The students will be taking the test over Unit 2 this week and I have a good feeling about it. Next week we will go into connections to algebra which should carry past fall break. The students have done well up to date and I hope to carry their good work throughout the year. The students received the Dracula field trip forms today and they must be in by Oct. 12, there are also pictures on Oct. 10.

End of September

Hi Folks,
This Unit has been very good to all of the students, but as expected, Distributive property is giving us a hard time, so I will continue to review until I am sure that everyone understands it. We will be having a test in the next coming week, depending on the readiness of th students, then we will be moving on to Connections to Algebra.

Mr. Reker

Week of September 10

Hello Again,
WOW! The test results for Statistics were fantastic!! The average over the four classes was 86.4%, and that shows a will to work hard for you students. Great Job! The news letter will be out later this week, so you parents make sure you read and sign it. This week we are starting into Number Operations and we will be having a quiz sometime next week. Keep up the good work guys!

Mr. Reker

Week of September 5

WOW,
September already? Time is zooming past, and the students are learning great. This week we will be finishing the Statistics unit with a Test on Wednesay then technology lessons on Thursday and Friday. Next week we will start Chapter 1 in the textbook so each student will have one to take home. I will be having the students write for the news letter next week which should be coming out shortly.

Mr. Reker