SOLs Covered: Mixed Math 6 Review
Math Unit: 16 End-of-Year
Daily Agenda: May 27-30, 2025
Upcoming Assessments: NONE!
And that's a wrap! We've officially completed the 2024-2025 school year and the kids are now moving onto 7th grade... and so am I! I shared with the kids that I was asked if I was willing to move up to 7th grade next year and I've agreed. At least some of the kids will end up with me again next year, but I'll still be happy to help any I don't teach as I'll always view them as "my kids" at this point. The county will archive the class Canvas page soon, but my website and files will still be available to them, so I recommend bookmarking some of the materials from the "Class Info & Tech Support" and the "Math Aids & Manipulatives" modules before that happens. They have copies of all the assignments they completed on Canvas in a folder in their school Google Drive already, so there's no need for them to copy those. If they end up back with me next year, they'll get fresh copies of backup notes with any relevant additions for the Math 7 curriculum, but I do recommend students hang onto them in case they don't have me as the math curriculum builds on itself each year and all previous years form the foundation of future years of math learning.
As we close out the year, I'd like to encourage parents/guardians to not necessarily have their kids doing math assignments all summer (though there are definitely plenty of resources out there if you'd like, including the ALEKS summer program provided by the county), but to have them exploring math that appears in their daily lives. You could take them grocery shopping with you and have them figuring out cost after discounts, calculating unit rate to find the best deals, etc. (that is of course if they're not "too much" to take shopping... I've got teen nieces and nephews, so I do know what a pain that can be, LOL). Have them adjust recipes by calculating how much they need of each ingredient to either increase or decrease the number of servings (and if they can handle it, maybe even have them make it!). If they are into sports, have them calculate their stats for the season if they play or that of their favorite athlete.
While this might not be a less obvious request from a math teacher, I'd like to request that you have them read as much as possible throughout the summer. One of the biggest issues we face in math class is not the students' lack of math skills but the struggles they face with reading. With so many of our problems being word problems, often fairly complex ones at that, and with the added element of the students likely having a writing component in next year's math SOL test, building their reading skills will also be a huge help in math class along with all their other subjects.
With that, I'm going to close things out and send this a little early, so I can enjoy the last little bit of the day with the last group of kiddos before waving goodbye to them all as the buses roll out in less than an hour. I wish everyone an amazing summer! See you all in August!!!