• Students took the Unit 1 Test this week.

• On Thursday and Friday, students worked on an “Article of the Week” about Ratios on newsela.com   If your son/daughter did not finish the article activities and annotations (talking to the text), he/she should complete it during the winter break.

• When we return from winter break, we will begin Unit 2 – Ratios and Proportional Relationships

• Today students followed a shortened class schedule in order to be able to enjoy watching a movie for the December PBIS Celebration during the last two hours of school! I think the students would agree that it was a great way to end our week before break!

Homework
1) Finish NEWSELA article- Ratios

2) Extra Credit Opportunity- Khan Academy
-Type “nwea” in the search bar
-Select “MAP Recommended Practice”
-Choose one of the 4 subtests (I recommend “Real and Complex Numbers” or “Operations and Algebra”)
-Choose any skill(s) to practice. For each hour of skill practice during the winter break, students will earn extra credit points.

Important Dates:
Monday, December 24- Friday, January 4 — NO SCHOOL – Winter Break
Friday, January 18 — 1/2 Day of School (End of Semester 1)
Monday, January 21 — NO SCHOOL – Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Tuesday, January 22 — 1/2 Day of School (Beginning of Semester 2)
Wednesday, January 23 — 1/2 Day of School (Teacher Professional Development in PM)