The sixth graders have grasped the concepts of integers nicely. What I have noticed, though, is that the kids are rusty when it comes to their math facts and multiplying two digit numbers by two digit numbers. These are skills that sixth graders need to have down cold. We can spend a bit of time brushing up on those skills, but we have too many new skills to learn in sixth grade to focus on skills that should have been mastered in fourth and fifth grade. We will take our RTI math time this week to drill on multiplication facts, and a time test will be given on Friday to see who has their facts mastered. Mastery is completing 95 or more problems in five minutes.
I am asking that you spend some time with your sixth grader working on flash cards or helping them find an online game or activity to drill on the multiplication facts. Today we went to multiplication.com and worked with the games on that site to get our skills back in shape. I am confident that with a bit of work, we can get those math facts down cold. When your child knows those math facts instantly, the rest of sixth grade math work is so much easier. Thanks for your help.
Just a reminder that you can check on your child's progress via Campus. If you are having troubling accessing your student's grades or need help setting up an account, please contact me, and I will be glad to help you. By keeping abreast of your child's grades throughout the quarter, there will be no nasty surprises when report cards come out, and we can be proactive instead of reactive.
Reminder--Daily Geography Practice (DGP) is due on Friday.
Ruth Johnson
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