7th+Math+Team+2009-2010

** //Helen Keller// **
=== Thanks to all our math team members and parents for a nice banquet celebrating all of your accomplishments this year. Hope you all had a great time. Thank you for ALL of the support, kind words and for the VERY generous gift certificate. It is humbling and I truly appreciate you all thinking of me. I will use it wisely, I promise. I have the BEST job in the world as your math team coach. We all need a break, but can't wait until next year. ===

====We will have a **MATH CAMP** for the new members. Please volunteer to help either June 7 or June 8. We will play games, cipher and you all will work in groups with the 6th graders. We will have a pizza party on Tuesday, June 8 at 11:30 am. We will know the new team on Tuesday, April 27. Remember you will be helping 1st and 2nd period with the ciphering competition on April 27. It should be a fun day. Thanks for your help at East and West. I had a great time and you all did a fantastic job. Mrs. Cupp, Mrs. Raney and Mrs. Farmer had some very nice things to say about the teams.====

===** Thanks to all the 7th and 8th grade math teamers and parents for ALL your help with the 5th and 6th grade math tournament. You all are the BEST! The future of Cullman Middle School math teams looks bright will all the winners from East, West and St. Paul's. **===

** Memories from the day: **
Eating snacks on the front lawn Pizza for lunch Door prizes Great hospitality (lots of compliments on the food and decorations) Math teamers serving as guides (you make us proud!) Great weather Traffic patrol Mr. South's ultra cool convertible Excitement from the 5th and 6th graders from East and West Great parent support Thank you Mr. Hill, Mr. Page and Dr. Harris Thank you sponsors (donations for trophies) High school students did an excellent job with ciphering. Thank you Bubba Look on winners faces - PRICELESS!

= 125 trophies (individual and team ) as of Berry/Simmons, a new RECORD. =

90 Trophies as of Hoover Tournament (only 16 to go to break last year's record) . Congratulations to Nicholas, Drake, Claire, Molly, Ben. R., Branch, Ben H. for being in the top 15 at Hoover.
= (Proper Prior Planning Prevents Poor Performance) =

[|Online Math Learning]
__QUOTES OF THE WEEK__

//"Pascal's triangle has everything."//

__CLASSMATE TIP OF THE WEEK__ WORDLE.com (fun!) Prezi.com (great presentation site. All info is on one slide. Great for creative folks.) Flashcards for all Things to Know.**
 * Google docs is a great source. Bryant used it to write the derivation of the quadratic formula.
 * Ask Dr. Math**

__MATH RIDDLES__

Thanks to our 5th and 6th Grade Math Tournament Sponsors:
Smartie Britches - Tammy Hill and Ann Couch Brian and Pam Lindsey Cullman Rotary Club People's Bank Hibbett Sporting Goods (20% off coupons for all participants and door prizes) Jeb Williamson Inland Buildings J & R Feed Supply Anonymous Donation Wal-Mart Distribution Eric and Julie Fillinger Hardee's (biscuits and door prizes) Dr. and Mrs. Nick Braswell Lesa Baumgartner Bonnie Caretti Petru and Ana Oanca**
 * Farmer's Poultry Supply - Mr. and Mrs. Ratliff
 * Knight, Griffith, McKenzie, Knight & McLeroy, LLP**
 * Nancy and Robert South**

**Math Team Updates**
__6th Grade Math Team Tryouts:__ April 27 - 6th Grade Math Team Ciphering at CMS for top 30. 22 will be chosen for the 2010-2011 team. Awards around 10:00 am. Good Luck to all East, West, St. Paul's, and Sacred Heart students!**
 * April 20 - 6th Grade Math Team Test at East 8:30 am (St. Paul's and Sacred Heart also) and West 10:00 am.



PARENT NOTES:
April 20 - 6th Grade Math Contest for top 30 at East, West, St. Paul, Sacred Heart April 20 ( date change ) - Math Team Banquet **All-Steak 6:30 pm** April 27 - 6th Grade Ciphering Contest to choose 2010-2011 team of 22. Awards after ciphering
 * Upcoming Events:**

=** Hold these dates :**=

**April 20 ( date change ) - Banquet at All-Steak 6:30 pm - 8:30 pm ($14 each) Please send all pictures taken this year to Mrs. Sellers at susan.sellers@cullmancats.net.**
=2010 MATH COUNTS = ==Congratulations to Leigh Marie, Christina, Drake, Nicholas, Bryant and Aimee for placing 3rd at the Chapter MathCounts at Berry Middle School on Feb. 13. They will compete in the state MathCounts competition at Faulkner University in Montgomery on March 27. Leigh Marie's hard work paid off as she placed 1st individually and 2nd in the countdown round against Jimmy Lui of Pizitz. It was an exciting format (30 sprint round problems, 10 target problems and the team round. Great job on the team round: 8 of 10, the best on the team round.==


 * National MathCounts - May 6-9 ( I do believe that our students have a chance to make it to Orlando. This is our first year and the students are working diligently to be ready for state competition on March 27 in Montgomery).** **The team will leave on Friday, March 26 at 2 pm for state competition at Faulkner University in Montgomery.**

MathCounts by Matthew Crawford of MIST Academy
The 2010 Birmingham MathCounts competition took place this past Saturday at Berry Middle School, despite the snow of the previous day. Berry Middle School math team coach Susan Clopton was instrumental in making the event run smoothly, providing help with many of the contest details.

Many Birmingham teams performed well with the challenging problems. The top three teams advance to the State MathCounts competition. The top five teams are as follows: 1st place — Alabama School of Fine Arts 2nd place — Pizitz Middle School 3rd place — Cullman Middle School 4th place — Simmons Middle School 5th place — Bumpus Middle School

*STATE MATH COUNTS Results
Drake - 27th Christina - 31st Nicholas - 42nd**
 * Leigh Marie - 5th place in state - 4th in countdown round

__**TEAM Results**__
Baldwin - 2nd Pizitz - 3rd**
 * Challenger - 1st

**Cullman - 4th (First year and fourth in the state - great job!)**

 * ASFA - 5th

Other schools participating: Auburn Holy Spirit Montgomery Catholic Randolph Northside Wacooche D. A. Smith Florence Liberty Muscle Shoals Northside Methodist Phillips Preparatory St. Mary's Simmons**

**__Birmingham Chapter of Math Counts__**
1st place — *Leigh Marie Braswell (Cullman) 3rd place — Devin Sun (ASFA) 4th place — *Jimmy Liu (Pizitz) 5th place — *Jonathan Hurowitz (ASFA) 6th place — *Sina Monfared (ASFA) 7th place — Danny Johns (Simmons) 8th place — Janice Wu (Simmons) 9th place — Sean McComb (Berry) 10th place — *Eric Kim (Bumpus) 11th place — Sunny Thodopunuri (Bumpus) 12th place — *Jamie Zhang (Pizitz)
 * The top 12 individuals were as follows:**
 * 2nd place — Ziqi Wang (Pizitz)


 * indicates a student who complete at least one MIST Academy class.

The Countdown Round featured the top 8 students competing in a one-on-one ladder format. Test rankings held up until Jimmy Liu defeated all four of his opponents to claim the 2010 Birmingham Chapter MathCounts Countdown Round title.

All 71 of the participants gained valuable experience applying their problem solving skills and I hope that every one of them enjoyed the process.

It is noteworthy that parents, teachers, and several high school mathletes volunteered themselves to help run many aspects of the event. Their efforts are appreciated.**

__2009-2010 MATH TEAM AWARDS Count__
Second Place** - GACS **(6 individual awards) First Place** - Hoover **(7 individual awards) First Place** - Pizitz **(5 individual awards) First Place -** ASFA **(7 individual awards) First Place -** Muscle Shoals **(4 individual awards) First Place -** Vestavia **(8 individual awards) First Place -** Cedar Ridge **(5 individual awards) Second Place -** Wallace State **(1 individual award)**
 * First Place** - Berry/Simmons **(7 individual awards)

Total - counting team trophies - (59) SIX 1st place trophies in a row !
AMC Test **- Drake 2nd** ALA-LA-MISS Test **- Drake 36, Ben R. 34, Branch 32, Molly 32, Conner 32, Carrie 32, Nicholas 32, Claire 32, Caden 31 and Jackson 30. These are the scores we will send in to Math League. The top five will count as our team score of 166. Final results will be sent by April 5.**

= = = 2009-2010 Cullman Middle School Math Tournaments =

__October__ - Wallace State College (October 17*) 2nd 7th Grade, 3rd 8th grade

American Mathematics Test - International 25 question test.
3rd Christina (18), 1st Leigh Marie (21), 2nd Drake (19), 3rd Jordan (18). There were only 5 students in the state of Alabama to score above 20.

American Mathematics Competition
(AMC 8) taken on Nov. 17. This 40 minute test consists of 25 questions. First Place - Leigh Marie with a score of 21 (Distinction Award) Second Place - Drake Hollingsworth 19 (Honors Award) Third - Christina Oanca 18 (Honors Award) Third - Jordan Baumgartner 18 (Honors Award)

__November__ Cedar Ridge - Nov. 7 1st 7th Grade, 2nd 8th Grade American Mathematics Competition (Nov. 17). This is a test that will be given during math team class (40 minute test)

__December__ Math Team McWane Center Camp-In (Dec. 4, 5*) Vestavia Hills (Dec. 12) 1st 7th Grade, 1st 8th Grade (first in ciphering for 7th and 8th grades)

__January__

Muscle Shoals (Jan. 23 - 7th Grade 1st, 8th Grade 1st )
ASFA (Jan. 30) - 1st 7th Grade, 1st 8th Grade

6:00 am Depart for Muscle Shoals 6:45 - 7:30 - Eat breakfast in Moulton 8:00 Registration 8:30 - 9:45 5th & 7th Written Test, Algebra I ciphering in gym 9:45 - 10:15 Refreshments in cafeteria 10:15 - 11:30 8th Written Test, 6th & 7th ciphering in gym 11:30 - 1:30 Lunch at Regency Mall in Florence 2:00 Awards in Gym 4:00 pm Return to CMS
 * __ Muscle Shoals Schedule __**

__Alabama School of Fine Arts Schedule__ **: 6:15 am Depart for ASFA 7:00 am Eat on Walker's Chapel Road 8:00 - 8:30 am - Registration in Lobby 8:45 - 10:00 am - 8th Algebra I - Written Test 7th Pre-Algebra - Ciphering (Theatre) 10:00 - 10:30 am - Break (Cafeteria) 10:30 - 11:30 am - 8th Algebra I - Ciphering (Theatre) 7th Pre-Algebra - Written Test 11:45 - 1:00 pm - Lunch (possibly the Fish Market or STIX in Fultondale) 1:30 pm Awards (Theatre) 3:30 pm Return to CMS**

__February__ ACT Test (Feb. 6*) Optional Good luck to all taking the test. Keep up with the time, take a calculator and have your admission slip with you.

Pizitz (Feb. 27*)
Pizitz Results: 7th - First Place, 8th - First Place 7th - 1st in ciphering (61), 8th - 1st in ciphering 8th Grade 1st overall out of 36 schools, 7th grade 2nd (Liberty Middle 384) out of 31 schools

Arab Jr.High 145
Leave CMS at 6:00 am (eat at Chick-fil-A on Walker's Chapel Road) 8:00 - 8:30 Registration 8:30 - 9:45 7th and 8th Grades Written Test 8:30 - 9:45 6th Grade Ciphering 9:45 - 10:15 Refreshments (Lunchroom) 10:15 - 11:30 6th Grade Written Test 10:15 - 11:30 7th and 8th Grades Ciphering (gym) Meet on bus at 11:30 11:30 - 1:55 Lunch Break (leave mall at 1:55) 2:30 - 3:00 Awards (Gym) **
 * __Tentative Pizitz Schedule__

**Top 10 Results:**
4th Molly McLeroy 80 5th Nicholas Fillinger 80 8th Drake Hollingsworth 75 10th Ben Huser 69.1 11th Ben Ratliff 69 17th Sam Huser 61 21st Branch Hill 55 25th Oakleigh White 52**
 * 3rd Claire Lindsey 85

Directions to Pizitz: Exit I-65 at Exit 252 (Hoover/Vestavia) onto Hwy 31 north. Travel about 1 mile north on Hwy 31. At the traffic light, turn right onto Pizitz Drive. Turn right at the next traffic light, going up Pizitz' steep driveway.

__March__

HOOVER - 6 firsts in a row!
Hoover Results: 7th - First Place, 8th - First Place 7th - 2nd in ciphering (61), 8th - 1st in ciphering 8th Grade 2nd overall out of 27 schools (Pizitz 1st), 7th grade 2nd out of 20 schools (Pizitz 1st)

Cullman Middle School - 364
Rock Quarry - 154 Brookwood - 142 Irondale - 100**
 * Muscle Shoals - 341

**2 Nicholas**
4 Claire 5 Molly 10 Ben R. 11 Branch 13 Ben H. 20 Oakleigh 21 Caden 22 Sam 25 Michael 26 Seth 30 Isaac 33 Gregory 37 Connor 38 Laura 49 Ale' 56 Carrie 69 Devin**
 * 3 Drake

Hoover (March 6)
8:00 - 8:30 am - Registration in main lobby 8:45 - 10:00 am - Written Test 7th Grade Ciphering 8th Grade (main gym) 10:00 - 10:30 am - Refreshments 10:30 - 11:45 am - Written Test 8th Grade Ciphering (PE practice gym) 11:45 - 2:00 am - Lunch on your own 2:00 am - Awards 7th and 8th Grade
 * __Hoover Schedule:__**

Cullman Middle School (March 20- We host and do not participate) Participating Schools
Advent Episcopal School (20) Cedar Ridge (23) Clay Elementary (6) Clay-Chalkville (6) Columbia Middle School (1) East Elementary (20) Hanceville (9) Harmony (13) Hibbett Middle School (31) Holy-Family School (9) Good Hope (20) Greystone Elementary School Parkside School (6) St. Paul's School (4) Vinemont Elementary School (10) Vinemont Middle School (17) West Elementary (40) West Point Middle School (12) __Whitesburg Christian Academy (5)__
 * 19 schools total**

CMS 5th and 6th Grade Math Tournament Schedule
8:00 – 8:30 Registration (gym) 8:30 – 9:45 6th Grade Written Test (main building) 5th Grade Ciphering (gym) 9:45 – 10:15 Refreshments (cafeteria) 10:15 – 11:30 5th Grade Written Test (main building) 6th Grade Ciphering (gym) 11:30 – 1:59 Lunch on your own 1:45 – 1:59 Door Prizes 1:59 Awards Ceremony (gym) Official Pi Time

Top cipherers: Drake 100, Molly 75, Claire 75, Branch 70.
TEAM RESULTS: (Hopefully these are the correct scores - our tests were great, but ciphering hurt us.) Chamblee 1st - 720 (Tests 370 - Ciphering 350) Cullman 2nd - 701 (Tests 381 - Ciphering 320) Hull 3rd - 535 (Tests 330 - Ciphering 205) Hopewell 4th - 455 Five Forks 5th - 365 Conyers 6th - 196 JE Richards 7th - 183

Hyatt Place Norcross 5600 Peachtree Parkway Northwest Norcross, GA 30092 770.416.7855** Tanisha Hite is the hotel rep that I spoke with earlier.
 * Parents can call Hyatt Place Norcross to make reservations for March 12

= GACS Tournament Schedule 2010 =

8:00 - 8:45 **Registration** (Long Forum Lobby) 8:45 – 9:00 Welcome and Instructions 9:10 – 10:10 **//Written Tests://** Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 (Senior High Complex) (Long Forum Gym) 10:00 - 10:30 Refreshments (Long Forum Brick Gallery – Upstairs) 10:45-11:45 **//Written tests//**: Varsity, Junior Varsity (Senior High Complex) (Long Forum Gym) 11:45-2:00 **Lunch** on or off campus (Lunch available for purchase on campus at the Long Forum Concession Stand upstairs) 2:00-2:30 **Pre-Algebra/Algebra 1 Awards** (Long Forum Gym)
 * // Ciphering // : ** Varsity, Junior Varsity
 * // Ciphering // : ** Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1

__April__

**Berry Middle School (April 10*)**
Berry Middle School 4500 Jaguar Drive Hoover, AL 35242 Phone: 205-439-2000

**Individual Awards**
**1st** Ben Ratliff **2nd** Nicholas Fillinger 3rd Drake Hollingsworth 3rd Ben Huser 4th Claire Lindsey 5th Molly McLeroy 8th Caden Trelles 9th Seth Donaldson 10th Branch Hill 14th Isaac Teichmiller 17th Connor Lawrence 20th Noah Smith 23rd Sam Huser 25th Ale' Kilgo 35th Jackson Hill 48th Laura Addison 56th Carrie Evans 65th Savannah-Grace Holmes 69th Devin Mize

8th Grade - Leigh Marie, Christina, Aimee, Peyton
2nd place - Boaz High School with 147 points 3rd place - Speake with 23 points
 * 1st Place Team with 363 points - Congratulations for the four that represented us.

1st Place - Leigh Marie with 100.3 10th Place - Aimee Forrester 74 16th Place - Peyton Wilhite 69 17th Place - Christina Oanca 67**

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It's not the will to win, but the will to prepare to win that makes the difference. //Paul "Bear" Bryant//

Mathematics is not a spectator sport**.**

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Whatever you are, be a good one. //Abraham Lincoln//

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