Competitions
1. RAIDERS WIN FIRST PLACE !!! Did you notice a new crystal trophy in the trophy case? Congratulations to the Raidermath students for winning FIRST PLACE at last Saturday’s Math Counts Competition. Three hundred (300) 6th, 7th and 8th graders competed to solve higher level problem solving. We are proud to announce that our own Andrew L. captured 2nd place in individuals and the QVMS Raidermath team of Andrew L, Shree M, Ben W, and Kevin Jin earned first place! Way to go, Raiders! The top 70 students are listed on the raidermath web site. 2. Interested in a FREE Math Test? Come tomorrow, Saturday, October 18 to QVMS to take a Texas Math and Science Coaches Test (TMSCA) for no fee– you can try Number Sense, Calculator, General Math and /or General Science. Go to raidermath.weebly.com for the time schedule. Testing begins at 8:20, 8:45, 9:30 and 10: 30 for the 4 tests. You will not be allowed in after the testing starts. There will be no trophies awarded, but your score will be placed on line so you can compare your scores to other students in Texas. 3. REGISTER NOW - The FIRST TMSCA Competition is next Saturday, October 25 at Atascocita High School. Registration forms are found on the green bulletin boards and at the website www.raidermath.weebly.com. Registration is due to Mrs. Curtice by Monday, October 20. Bus transportation is available for $12.00 round trip. Mrs. Curtice needs 1-2 parents who would like to volunteer to monitor the students during the competition and get them to the testing rooms on time. She must be in the scoring room. Please contact her ASAP. 4. Raidermath shirts are available for purchase for $12.00. Become a part of the “Mean Green Math Machine”.We wear these to all competitions. Deadline to order is Wednesday, October22. 5. THE AMC 8 is approaching on November 18. If your student wants to take the test (test will be for 7-8th grade advanced math students – most 6th graders are not ready), sign up with Mrs. Curtice by October 31. There will be a $2.00 fee to take the test. See Mrs. Curtice for questions. 6. Upcoming Competitions: Saturday, October 25 – Atascocita TMSCA (see above) Saturday, November 1 – Klein Oaks TMSCA (just received invitation – have not decided whether RAIDERS will be participating) As you can see, this is every weekend and that is a huge commitment. Saturday, November 8 – Only 15 RAIDERS will be traveling to Texas A&M for Math Counts Saturday, November 15 – ELKINS High School. TMSCA – Registration forms available October 27 Saturday, November 22 – DULLES High School TMSCA – Registration forms available November 3 CHANGES IN MATH CLUB MEETINGS Mrs. Curtice has announced in every math club this week that meeting days will change. She needs an afternoon available for tutorials because many QVMS Raiders are struggling with the new math curriculum. Rather than cancel one entire club day, she is going to rotate each week. One club will not meet. It will be posted on all green bulletin boards as well be in the newsletter. For the upcoming week, SCHEDULE for NEXT week Monday Club – Not meeting – Mrs. Curtice will have tutorials. Tuesday Club – YES Wednesday Club – Not meeting because it is an early dismissal day. All Students will be dismissed at 12:55. Thursday Club – YES Thank you for understanding. My first priority must be to the math students in my classes. Mark YOUR CALENDARS – Thursday, October 30 will be cookie fundraiser pick up. If your student had 5 items or less, he/she can carry it home on the bus. All items come frozen and will remain frozen for 6 hours. If the order is larger, PLEASE make arrangements to pick up the fundraiser items by 5:30 that day. Mrs. Curtice DOES NOT have the freezer space to store all this. We have begun an email distribution list. Please be looking for a test send. A huge thank you to Mrs. Brough for organizing this.
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RaiderMathRaiderMath is the Math Club at Quail Valley Middle School. The club emphasizes competition and is active in many contests throughout the school year. Archives
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