If needed, extra help is available before and after school. As part of the secondary talented and gifted program, Math Bee is offered to all sixth graders with practices beginning in January and the regional competition in March. This is a fun and challenging contest for students to participate in. We use a book by Scott Foresman-Addison Wesley titled Middle School Math Volume 2. A typical class period consists of students asking questions over their homework, checking their assignment, instruction of new material, and work time at the end of the period.
Cooperative problem solving groups are another part of the cirriculum.
If needed, extra help is available after school. We have an excellent Math Counts program to challenge those students who need it. Supplementary units, that provide additional group interaction and hand-on activities, are taken from the Connected Mathematics series. A typical class period consists of discussing homework and answering questions over it, checking the assignment, giving instruction on the new lesson, and providing time to work on the new assignment given. In addition to the above textbooks, mental math and mini problem-solving exercises are also used.