Strong Finish at Pizitz for CMS Math Teams

Congratulations to the 8th graders for 5 first place finishes in a row!  The team placed 1st in Division 2 out of 16 other teams and 5th overall out of 36 teams (outstanding).  The team placed 2nd in ciphering.  Way to go!  

Individual winners:

Nicholas Fillinger - 2nd (6th overall out of 261.  Very impressive!)

Ben Ratliff - 3rd  Excellent! (11th overall)

Molly McLeroy - 5th place - 12th overall (Great job!)

The 7th grade finished in 2nd place by 12 points to Homewood.  We are proud of your effort today.  Looking forward to what you will accomplish at Hoover next week. 

Congratulations to:

Andy Robinson and Will Raney for an impressive 2nd and 3rd place, respectively.  It was so exciting as the top ten were announced and Andy and Will were still standing until the end. Andy finished 9th out of all 343 students while Will was 10th.  What a great feat!  The team finished 2nd in ciphering. 

We are gearing up for Hoover next week and will leave at 6:00 am again.  It is an excellent tournament also.  We will be eating at Stix in Hoover around 12:00 noon.  Awards are at 2:00 in the Hoover High School gym. 

Upcoming Math Team Events

Saturday, February 26 - Pizitz Middle School (in Vestavia Hills)

Saturday, March 5 - Hoover High School Tournament

Saturday, March 12 - Cullman Middle School 5th and 6th Grade Tournament 

Friday-Saturday, March 18 and 19 - Greater Atlanta Christian Trip to Norcross, GA

Saturday, April 2 - Berry-Simmons Tournament at Berry Middle School in Hoover

Tuesday, April 26 - Math Team Celebration Banquet at Stone  Bridge Farm

Wednesday, April 27 - 7th and 8th graders go to East and West for 6th grade math contest

Thursday, May 5 - Top 30 6th graders come to CMS for the 6th grade ciphering to determine top 22 for 2011-2012 team

Math Mnemonics

I found these math mnemonics on the onlinemathlearning.com site.  Here is a sampling:

How many feet in a mile?  

5280 feet = 1 mile
5 Tomatoes
5 to (m)ate oe(s)
5    2    8   0 -- or 5,280 feet in a mile 

Roman Numerals: I =1, V = 5, X = 10, L = 50 , C = 100 , D = 500 and M = 1000.
I Value Xylophones Like Cows Dig Milk

Area Of A Circle (see area of circle)
Apple pie are square: A = π × r²
Apple pie are round: A = π × r × r

Circumference Of A Circle
Chocolate pie delicious!: C = π × d

After viewing the math mnemonics on the site, click on 7 and 8 grades or 9 and 10 grades on the menu to the left for lots of good algebra review. 

ALA-LA-MISS Test - Feb. 15

The 7th and 8th grade took the ALA-LA-MISS Test on Tuesday, Feb. 15. The top five scores from each grade will be submitted to the Math League and will be compared with scores in the tri-state area. 

8th Grade - 1st Drake (33 of 35 Terrific score), 2nd Nicholas (28), 3rd Caden (25), 4th Ben Ratliff (22), 5th Michael Bentley (22), 6th Jackson Hill (21), 7th Molly McLeroy (21)

7th Grade - 1st Emily Dale (27 - Great job!), 2nd Noah Shadix (25), 2nd Andy Robinson (25), 3rd Emma Hicks (23), 3rd Hope Mason (23), 4th Austin Tankersley (21).

On April 15, we will find out how we fared against Alabama schools as well as those in Louisiana and Mississippi.

A complete list of scores will be on the wiki.

8th Grade Take 7 out of 8 top awards - First Place Team Overall

The 8th grade math team had a fantastic day at Boaz with 49 ciphering points, 34 more than the nearest competitor.  Great job by Drake, Molly, Claire and Ben.  Also, out of the eight awards, CMS took seven of them and several were in the top 20.  Many had their best score this year.  Thanks to our moms that came to Boaz to cheer us on and enjoy a "little" shopping.

1st place - Drake H.

2nd place - Claire L.

3rd place - Ben R.

4th place - Albertville

5th place - Ben H. 

6th place - Molly McLeroy

7th place - Connor Lawrence

8th place - Branch Hill

TEAM Awards
1st - Cullman Middle ( 302)
2nd - Albertville Middle (129)
3rd - West Point Middle (126)
4th - Hanceville High (105)
5th - Good Hope Middle (90)
6th - Hanceville Middle (80)
7th - Danville Middle 8th grade (27)
8th - Danville Middle 7th grade (27)

Next tournament - February 26.  Hope to see you all at Pizitz Middle School (Vestavia Hills)

Math Team Celebration 2011

   Who:  CMS Math Teams

  What:  Math Team Celebration 2011

  When:  Tuesday, April 26

 Where:  Stone Bridge Farm ($14 per person)

         Terrific setting and meal

   Why:  To celebrate the accomplishments of our CMS math teams

         To honor our outstanding 8th graders

More details coming in March.

Friends of the CMS Math Teams

A HUGE thank you goes out to the following for their generous donations to the Cullman Middle Math Teams:

Mullins Body Shop, LLC (Stacey and Stephanie Mullins)

Fillinger Foot Clinic (Eric and Julie Fillinger)

People's Bank of Alabama (Aundrea Kelley)

Don and Pam Ryan

Russell and Paige Raney

SmartieBritches (Tammy Hill and Ann Couch)

Tony and Kelly Shadix

Knight Griffith, LLP (Todd and Kathryn McLeroy)

Farmers Poultry Supply (Andy and Debbie Ratliff)

Family Security Credit Union (Johnny and Sondra Lawrence)

North Central Neurology (in memory of William LaGanke)

Cullman Medical and Pediatric Associates (Mark and Kim Addison)

James R. Smith Trucking Co. (Alan and Tracey Smith) 

Wade and June Bentley 

David and Aundrea Kelley

Modernistic Printers, Inc. (Scotty and Pam Blair)

Jerry Pierce (Cally's Jet-Pep)

Major and Mrs. Chris Robinson

Lilly, Emmett, Warren and Samuel Hudson

Office Max

Bulletin Board

Carlton's Italian Restaurant

Rumor's Deli and Coffee House

Downtown Grill

Mt Fuji Japanese Restautant

Dairy Queen

Chamblee's Restaurant
Drinkard Developments 
J & R Feed Supply (Stephen and Jackie Donaldson)
Fairview Florist(Steve Brannon)
Pepsi

These funds will benefit our own teams as well as provide trophies for our 5th and 6th tournament on March 12,  the CMS-East-West tournament in April and plaques for our awards banquet on April 26.

CMS Math Teamers Shine at Grissom

Congratulations to the 7th and 8th grade teams for their 1st place finishes at Grissom despite not having the ciphering scores added to the team score.  Great job to both teams for keeping your composure during the day.  The individual awards were combined for both divisions:  7th grade had 7 of the 25 awards and the 8th grade had 10 individual awards out of 25. The 8th graders go to Boaz Saturday, Feb. 12 and the 7th graders will be taking their ACT.  Next tournament together is at Pizitz on Feb. 26.

7th Grade individual winners: Emma Hicks-Noah Shadix-Branch Knight-Hope Mason-Will Raney-Seth Swalve-Peyton Blair

8th Grade individual winners: Nicholas Fillinger-Claire Lindsey-Drake Hollingsworth-Branch Hill-Michael Bentley-Gregory Flynt-Molly McLeroy-Laura Addison-Ben Huser-Ben Ratliff

Thank you parents for coming to Huntsville to support us and to Mrs. Raney for the goody bags.  Very nice!

Grissom Math Tournament - Feb. 5

6: 15 am - Leave by bus for Grissom (we will probably take Eva Road)

7:15 am - Eat at Chick-fil-A close to Whitesburg Drive in south Huntsville.

8:00 - 8:30 am - Registration

8:45 - 10 am - Written Test for pre-algebra and Algebra I

10 am - 10:30 am - Refreshments

10:45 - 12:00 am - Ciphering for pre-algebra and Algebra I

12:00 pm - 2:00 pm - Lunch at Parkway Place Mall

2:00 pm - Leave Mall

2:30 pm - Awards Ceremony (Parents encouraged to attend)

Go Bearcats!  Make it 3 in a row.

CMS 5th and 6th Grade Math Tournament

The CMS math teams are looking forward to hosting the third annual CMS 5th and 6th grade tournament on March 12.  The following schools will be participating.  It is always a fun day.

Advent Episcopal Day School (Private)
Berry Middle School (6A)

Cedar Ridge Middle School (6A)
Challenger Middle School (6A)

Clay Elementary School (6A)

Columbia Elementary School (6A)

East Elementary School (5A)

Fairview Middle School (4A)

Falkville School (3A)

Good Hope Middle School (4A)
Hampton Cove Middle School (6A)
Hanceville Middle School (3A)
Harmony School
Hibbett Middle School (6A)

Holy Family School (Private)
Madison Elementary (6A)
Mill Creek Elementary (6A)
Rainbow Elementary (6A)
Simmons Middle School (6A)
St. Pauls Lutheran School

Vinemont Middle School (3A)
Westminster Christian Academy (Private)

West Elementary School (5A)

West Point Intermediate School (5A)

West Point Middle School (5A)

Whitesburg Christian Academy (Private)