Welcome to Middle School Mathematics!

Middle School Mathematics is a journey from the fundamental skills (rote memorization)learned in the primary grades, to a deeper focus on the fundamentals, through investigations, inquiries, critical thinking, inductive and deductive reasoning, and problem solving.  The essential question Middle School Mathematics aims to answer is “…have I mastered the basic skills to be a self-sufficient adult…?”  During the Middle School Years, students will learn more about fractions, multiplication, division, place value, and all components that make-up the Real Number System.  Further, students will journey through personal finance, as an intergral part of productive citizens financial literacy program, better known at St. Peter’s as, “Finance Fridays.”

Middle School Mathematics uses a holisitc approach to learning.  Students will participate in classroom workshops to enhance and reiterate concepts they have mastered.  In addition, students will participate in Chapter projects that bring school-to-career in the classroom setting. 

Curriculum is teacher created based on standards set by the Archdiocese of San Antonio and Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills.  In addition, our students use the National High School Entrance Tests, HSPT, and rubric in Every Day Math ( by David E. Newton). Resources used during the course of the school year include textbooks (Sadlier, Glencoe, and McGraw-Hill); Technology-Based Programs:  Reasoning Minds, Quiziz, and Learn Zillion.  Other resources used in Middle School Math are Scholastic’s DynaMath and Math IXL.