Welcome To Honors Math

***You can reach me at jowsiany@sainthelenaschool.org.*** 

Announcements

Grade 4 – 

Grade 5 – 

Grade 6 – 

Grade 7 –  

Grade 8 – test on Tuesday, 5/7/24

 

Monday 4/29/24

  • 4th grade: P201-202  in HW Journal
    • test on Wednesday
  • 5th grade: P177-178 in HW Journal
    • test on Wednesday
    • Esti-Mystery Project due Thursday, 5/2/24
  • 6th grade:  Practice test
    • test on Wednesday on area of triangles, parallelograms, trapezoids, and composite figures
  • 7th grade:  workbook pg. 465
  • 8th grade:  packet pg. 9 #5-8
    • Maintenance Sheet Corrections due tomorrow for Maint #12, 13, 14, 15

Tuesday 4/30/24

  • 4th grade:  Practice test – study for test tomorrow
  • 5th grade:  finish the Practice test that we began in class – study for test tomorrow
    • Esti-Mystery Project due Thursday, 5/2/24
  • 6th grade:  study for the test tomorrow
  • 7th grade:  Pg. 471-472 – you do not need to do the spiral questions
  • 8th grade:  packet pg. 10 -11 #5-9 – use Desmos to find the lines/curves of best fit

Wednesday 5/1/24

  • 4th grade:  none due to test
  • 5th grade:  Esti-Mystery project due tomorrow
  • 6th grade:  none due to test
  • 7th grade:   Practice test – due on FRIDAY, 5/3
  • 8th grade: packet pg. 11-12 $4-17

Thursday 5/2/24

  • 4th grade:  P203-204
  • 5th grade:
  • 6th grade:  Pg. 543-544 #1-6
  • 7th grade:  Practice Test due tomorrow! Counts as a grade!
  • 8th grade:  test on Tuesday, 5/7/24

Reminders* –Students in grades 6-8 should have calculators for school AND home use.

Links to important websites:   

  • Click on each image to go to the webpage.

      -for all grade levels

Honors Math Program admission for the 2023-2024 School Year                                                                

  • The protocol for accepting students into this program includes the following:
  • Standardized testing grades (Terra Nova):
    • Math: composite score of 90% or above
      • > 70 in all areas of math in the Objective Skills Index (on Terra Nova)
    • CSI (InView testing): In the range of 125 (118 or above)
    • Reading: composite score of 80% or above
  • Final grades in math:
    • From third grade entering the program in fourth grade: VG or O
    • From fourth grade entering the program in fifth grade: 93 or above.
  • Final grades in reading: 85 (G) or above for all students
  • Teacher Recommendation
  • Effort grades – 4
  • Participation in the Honors Math Program is contingent upon the approval of the Archdiocesan Mathematics Committee.
  • Students not meeting the above criteria will not be admitted into the program without approval. Some students may be invited to join the program on a probationary basis if they meet some, but not all, criteria.
  • *** In order to remain in Honors Math class, each student must maintain at least an 85 average (end of year average).  ***