Junior Varsity Clubs
All three clubs, I, II, and III are underway. This week each student received a complimentary “flip book”. This will become a source of Number Sense shortcuts in multiplication and more. Ask your student to demonstrate “FOIL – The Rainbow Method”. Here the student can solve 17 squared or 23 X 12 without pencil and paper. Practice each day, and the process will get easier. Bring the flip book every week. Also, if your student has a “Little Red Book” of number sense, he/she can bring it to club meetings. We will review each of these in the many weeks and then venture into a more in depth set of number sense rules. The “Little Red Book” is $8.00 and is available for purchase from Mrs. Curtice. These were offered last May at the GT Academy night. If you missed purchasing one, contact Mrs. Curtice. Varsity Math Club I and II Mrs. Nal has selected a group of 7th and 8th graders to be the Varsity Math Club I. She will be working diligently to train these students in the Math Counts curriculum of advanced problem solving. Some of our sixth graders may work with her as the year moves forward. She is looking for eager sixth graders who want to practice at home and advance his/her math skills. Mrs. Curtice and Mrs. Nal are working together to identify the students. Varsity Math Club II – It was a huge success last Thursday About twenty-five (25) 7th and 8th graders came and divided themselves into groups interested in number sense, calculator, and general math. We will be primarily working on these categories for TMSCA (Texas Math and Science Coaches Association ). Students are welcome to still attend if they missed the first session. PARENT MEETING – Monday, September 30 – 5:45 – 6:30 There will be a short meeting Monday night in Room 119-121 at QVMS. Some topics to be discussed will be Varsity and Junior Varsity Club selection, upcoming competition dates, t-shirts, etc. If you cannot make it, go to our website www.raidermath.weebly.com . We want to thank Ms. Fu for volunteering to maintain that for Mrs. Curtice. This year parent volunteers are going to be needed to successfully manage 90+ sixth graders attending competitions. Snack Time At the beginning of every club, the students may purchase a snack from the Math Club or bring something from home. It has been a long time since lunch and many students are hungry. Items cost $.25 to $.50 each. These monies go to the Math Club. TMSCA and FPS Conflict We have just found out that Future Problem Solving (FPS) and TMSCA will have a conflict this year. Both State Meets are on the same weekend – Saturday, April 12. Your student CANNOT do both and we do NOT have the ability to change the dates. Be aware of that conflict. Your student will have to choose which club to support. It is not fair to try to do both and then disappoint a team by choosing the other. Therefore, decide now which to try and support it fully. Comments are closed.
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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
February 2022
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