Mrs. Landis' 6R Math Class (2009-2010)

My name is Karina Landis and I am one of the 6th grade math teachers here at the Royal Oak Middle School. I am glad to have the opportunity to work with your 6th grade students. As an effective teacher I hope to help guide your student to math proficiency and confidence through engaging instructional techniques and strategies. We will be learning math in both conventional and creative ways.

Contact Information

Karina Landis landisk@royaloakschools.com 248.541.7100 X-2097
I am available before and after school and by appointment.

Homework/Event Calendar (Click here to view daily homework!)

Your favorite/wildest hat day during Spirit Week at ROMS!: November 30-December 4, 2009

6R Landis' Math Class: 09-11-09

Students taking a math test

Math takes hard work and thought

National Math League Contest (6h, 7th, 8th grade students): Three students from our class are finalists (2-24-10)

                                            Classroom Newsletters
09-14-09   Welcome!
09-21-09   Pinnacle Internet Viewer (PIV), Student Assessment, Show Your Work!
09-28-09   Math Textbook, Classroom Website, Worksheets, Decimal Concepts, Order of
                Operations
10-05-09   This Week in Math..., Late Start on Wednesday 10/07/09, MEAP Schedule-- 6^th grade
                  students take the Mathematics, ELA (English Language Arts), and Social Studies
                  MEAP.
10-19-09   Organizational Skills, Quality Math Work, "Bad Day Hair" Art and Prehistoric Cave
                 Painting
11-02-09   This Week in Math..., Parent-Teacher Conferences, Differentiation
                  Click here to see pictures of 6R students' Maya Mural Projects!
11-16-09   New Material, Your Student's High School Math Requirements, Camp Copneconic
                  Click here to see pictures of 6R students at Camp Copneconic!
11-30-09   Current Chapter (Chapter 21--Percent and Change), Looking up PIV on Our Classroom
                 computer, Math Can Be Challenging
01-04-10   Current Chapter (Chapter 11--Number Relationships), Integers, Graffiti art made by ROMS 7th
                  graders, and remember to check your student's PIV for current grades and any missing
                 assignments!
01-18-10   Current Chapter (Chapter 12--Operations with Integers, Next Chapter is Fraction Concepts
                  (Chapter 8), Comic books and paper mache characters, and remember to check your student's
                  PIV for current grades and any missing assignments!
02-01-10   Current Chapter (Chapter 8--Fraction Concepts), Next Chapter is Add and Subtract Fractions
                 and mixed Numbers, Differentiation, Mexican Bark Paintings
02-22-10 Current Chapter (Chapter 10--Multiply and Divide Fractions and Mixed Numbers), Daily Basic
                 Skills, and Compliment Door

IBMYP

During the 2009-2010 ROMS is continuing its IB (International Baccalaureate)-MYP (Middle Years Program) feasibility study. The district is looking to evaluate the advantages of the IB program, the program's fit into ROMS' structure as well as ROMS' philosophy of education. We are also interested in seeing how the ROMS students, parents, and teacher like it.

Click hereto see more about the IB program.

Useful Math Links for Students and Parents

1. Mathematical Models http://www.europa.com/~paulg/mathmodels/math_models.shtml
Part 1: Basic operations, visualizing number relationships, communicating mathematics, visual reasoning, odd/even numbers, factors and primes, fraction concepts with egg cartons, building intuition about fraction operations, averaging two numbers, averaging several numbers, probability, base five grouping and numeration, place value and numeration.

Part 2: Congruency & symmetry, pattern block trains, pattern block perimeter, geoboard area 1, diagrams and sketches, linear measure, dimension and area 1, addition and subtraction concepts, multiplication and division concepts, whole number and decimal numeration, whole number/decimal addition/subtraction, inventing addition and subtracting algorithms, division concept of a fraction, relationship between decimals and fractions.

Part 3: Estimating sum and difference, angle measurement, graphing, graphing and decision making, geoboard area 2, dimension and area 2, whole number and decimal multiplication, whole number and decimal division, modeling percent, linear model for fractions, area model for fractions, modeling fraction operations, sampling/confidence and probability.

2. Algebra Functions (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/FunctionMachine/?version=1.5.0_03&browser=MSIE&vendor=Sun_Microsystems_Inc)

3. Geometry (http://www.mathopenref.com/index.html)
Plane geometry, Coordinate geometry, Solid geometry.

4. Angle Bisector (http://www.mathopenref.com/bisectorangle.html)

5. Surface Area and Volume (http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/activities/SurfaceAreaAndVolume/?version=1.5.0_03&browser=MSIE&vendor=Sun_Microsystems_Inc)

6. Convex Polygons (http://www.ies.co.jp/math/java/geo/gaikaku/gaikaku.html)

7. Geometric Transformations (http://enlvm.usu.edu/ma/nav/toc.jsp?sid=__shared&cid=emready@transformations&cf=activity)

8. Geometry Surface Area and Volume (http://www.learnalberta.ca/Launch.aspx?content=%2fcontent%2fmesg%2fhtml%2fmath6web%2fmath6shell.html)
James Bond, MG-6 (Math Grade 6)

9. Geometry Nets (http://www.mathsnet.net/geometry/solid/nets.html)
Three dimensions

10. Geometry Solid Shapes and Their Nets (http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/solid/)