Mrs. Svitak Week of 2/8 - 2/12
Published by Mrs. Svitak (8C) February 6th, 2010 in Announcements.Thank you 8C for your generous contributions this week for the Adopt-A-Student fund. We came in a very close 4th place right behind 6A.
Only a 4 day week this week! Just a reminder, there are only 3 weeks remaining in the third trimester, check ed-line for missing assignments.
8th Grade POTW
During a baseball game, a pitcher uses the following 4 throws: a fastball, a curveball, a changeup, and a slider. Of all his pitches, 4 out of every 10 are fastballs,. He throws twice as many curveballs as sliders and more changeups than curveballs. If he uses each type of throw at least once over 10 pitches, how many of each pitch does he use for each 10 pitches thrown?
No test or quiz for either 8th grade math group this week.
7th Grade POTW:
If it takes 2 men 2 hours to dig a hole 3 meters long, 3 meters wide, and 3 meters deep, how long would it take the same two men to dig a hole 6 meters long, 6 meters wide, and 6 meters deep if they worked at the same rate?
No test or quiz for either of the 2 math classes this week.
6th Grade POTW
A man was born on Feb. 29, 1928 and died on Jan. 29, 2004. How many actual birthdays did he get to celebrate during his life?
6th Grade Math: 6-1 (Purple book) will have their Ch. 6 quiz on Tuesday. 6-3 (red book will have a quiz on Wednesday or Thursday.
Vocabulary: Unit 8 exercises are due Tuesday, Feb. 9.
Have a wonderful weekend.
