Albertville - February 1

Albertville Math Tournament Schedule

6:15 am                        Leave CMS

6:45 am                        Eat at Jack's Restaurant in Holly Pond

8:00 - 8:30 a.m.           Registration

8:45 - 10:00                  Written Test (Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Algebra)

Ciphering (Algebra I, Comprehensive)

10:00 - 10:30               Refreshments

10:30 - 11:45                Written Test (Algebra I, Comprehensive)

Ciphering (Geometry, Algebra II, Pre-Algebra)

12:00 - 2:00                  Lunch (Santa Fe Restaurant)

2:30                              Awards - Auditorium

March 8 - CMS 5th and 6th Grade Tournament

Participating Schools
Advent Episcopal School (Private) - 12 5th graders, 11 6th graders (23)
Berry Middle School (6A) - 12 6th graders (12)
Birmingham Youth Math Academy (6A) - 15 5th graders, 6 6th graders (20)
Bragg Middle School - (6A) 7 6th graders (7)
Clay Elementary School - 8 5th graders (8)
Cedar Ridge Middle School - 20 6th graders (20)
Columbia Elementary School (6A) - 5 5th graders, 8 6th graders (13)
East Elementary School (5A) - 18 5th graders, 26 6th graders (44)
East Franklin Junior High (2A) - 7 5th graders, 6 6th graders
Evans Elementary School (6A) - 12 5th graders, 12 6th graders (24)
Fairview Middle School (4A) - 15 5th graders, 15 6th graders (30)
Good Hope Middle School - (3A) 12 5th graders
Greystone Elementary (6A) - 8 5th graders (8)
Hanceville Middle School (3A) - 15 5th graders, 8 6th graders (23)
Harmony School (4A) - 6 5th graders, 7 6th graders (13)
Hartselle Intermediate School (5A) - 10 5th graders, 22 6th graders (32)
Hibbett Middle School (6A) - 17 5th  graders, 23 6th graders (40)
Holy Family School (Private) - 3 5th graders, 4 6th graders (7)
Horizon Elementary School (6A) - 4 5th graders, 12 6th graders (16)
Mill Creek Elementary (6A) - 10 5th graders, 13 6th graders (22)
Parkside Elementary School (4A) - 5 6th graders (5)
Rainbow Elementary School (6A) - 11 5th graders, 11 6th graders (22)
Rocky Ridge Elementary (6A) - 7 5th graders (7)
Sacred Heart School (Private) - 9 5th graders, 7 6th graders (16)
Simmons Middle School (6A) - 5 6th graders (5)
West Elementary School (5A) - 10 5th graders and 13 6th graders (23)
West Madison Elementary School (6A) - 12 5th graders, 10 6th graders (22)
West Point Middle School (5A) - 13 6th graders (13)
TOTAL -  28 schools and 502 participants (largest group ever)

Sponsorships
First Southern Financial
Michael and Julie Ray
Pepsi
Jay Conway and Jennifer Conway
The McAnally Family
Farmers Poultry Supply
Star Mobile Homes, LLC
Cullman Primary Care
Billy W. Jackson
Boozer Eyecare Associates
Traditions Bank
Hospital Discount Pharmacy West
First Community Bank
Downtown Grill
Peoples Bank of Alabama
Doug Doggett Jewelers
Dana and Cindy Byerley
Walkers Brothers LTD
Heritage Auction Service
Margo's Antiques and Gifts
Cullman City Parks and Recreation
Eastside Baptist Church
Cullman Veterinary Hospital
Eric and Debbie Lowery
Medical Arts Apothecary
The Baker Family
Rodney G's Hickory Grill
Wilson Springs Kennels
Perry Smith
Trent and Tracy Hartwig
Allen and Ashley Green
Cullman High School SGA
Byron and Kelly Vance
Walmart
Freddie Day

Tournament Helpers
Testing and Awards - S. Sellers
Test monitors - B. Turner, M. Ray, L. Andrews, J. Conway, C. Baker, K. McAnally, L. Harbin,      D. Hempfling, B. Pruitt, J. Lowery, A Robinson
Registration in Gym - J. Hutson, J Burnham, Debbie Lowery
Central Hub in Mrs. Gragg's office - Bryan and Melissa Messersmith
Ciphering - S. Sivley, J. Ray - 8th graders
Hospitality in library - D. Ratliff, A. Wilson, T. Easterwood, A. Wallace, J. Cottingham, T. Gipson
Send food for hospitality - J. Spradlin, S. Adkison, D. Ratliff, K. Johnson, D. Lowery, C. Byerley, S. Smith, J. Conway, L. Harbin, J. Burnham, T. Easterwood, Gable
Goody Bags - L. Harbin, D. Ratliff
Hospitality in teacher workroom - S. Adkison. T. Hunkeapillar
Scoring - R. Quick, S. Sellers
Student Refreshments - Drinks by Pepsi - Snacks Piggly Wiggly &  Walmart  (750) - J. Hutson, D. Lowery, J. Burnham
Greeters - 7th and 8th graders
Door prizes (need 25) - A. Green, J. Spradlin, K. Johnson, C. Byerley, T. Hunkeapillar, L. Andrews,  J. Conway, Messersmith, C. Baker, A. Wilson, K. , W. Craft, Gable
Traffic in front of gym - B. Vance, W. Pruitt
Will need 500 pencils if there is a business that could donate
Trophies - Lawrence Trophy (90 trophies)

Upcoming Math Team Events

February 18 - ALA-LA-MISS Test (in class)
February 19 - TTK Test in preparation for Pizitz
February 22 - Pizitz Middle School
March 1 - Hoover High School (eat at STIX)
Friday, March 7 - Set up for 5th and 6th Tournament after school
March 8 - 5th and 6th Grade Cullman Middle School Math Tournament
March 18 - 7th Science Field Trip to Hudson-Alpha
March 19 - 8th Grade Math Field Trip to AMRDEC
April 1 - 6th Grade Contest at East and West
April 1 - Math Team Celebration at Stone Bridge Farm
April 15 - Top 30 Ciphering at CMS to choose 22 new members
First Week in May - State Testing

If the second semester is a good as the first, we are in for a good ride!

8th Grade Victorious at Vestavia! 7th Grade Takes Second Place

Congratulations to the 8th grade math team for their first place finish at Vestavia Hills High School.  All 8th graders placed in the top 34 and we had 12 in top 20.

Team Awards
1 Cullman 349
2 Muscle Shoals 305
3 Advent Episcopal 250
4 Liberty Park 202
5 North Jefferson 174
6 Columbiana 112
7 Our Lady of Valley Catholic School 67
8 Boaz 25

Individual awards:
Cameron 1st
Mallory 2nd
Eli 3rd
Carley 4th
Jordan 7th
Julien 10th
Nik 11th
Madison 13th
Tucker 16th
Kathryn 17th
Clay 18th
Colby 19th
Conner 21st
Sam 27th
Kacey 29th
Trevor 33rd
Ian 34th
Total of 69 students

FIRST PLACE - Vestavia Hills High School Math Tournament
Six of Top Ten - Twelve in Top Twenty

The 7th grade team placed 2nd with six in top ten.  Terrific!

Team Awards
1st - Muscle Shoals 411
2nd - Cullman 394
3rd - Liberty Park 188
4th North Jefferson 101
5th Our Lady of the Valley Catholic School 98
6th Columbiana 76
7th Brighton 5

Individual awards:
Colton 3rd
Daniel 4th
Blake 5th
Matthew 6th
Jozi 7th
Lauren 8th
Joseph 13th
Sy 14th
Sam R. 19th
Avery 22nd
Luke 24th
Seth 29th
Coco 32nd
Jennifer 34th
Dylon 37th
Sam B 40th
Jakob 48th
Lukas 53rd
Total of 74 students

Second Place - Vestavia Hill High School Math Tournament
Six in Top Ten
5th out of all 27 teams

Vestavia Hills Up Next - December 14

6:00 Meet in front of Cullman Middle to board bus

7:00  – 7:30 am Eat at Chick-fil-A on Walker’s Chapel Road (parents welcome)

8:00   Registration

8:45 – 10:00  7^th Pre-Algebra and 8^th Algebra I Written Exam

10:00 – 10:30  Refreshments (cafeteria)

10:30 – 11:30  7^th and 8^th Grade Ciphering and Mental Math in the same testing rooms

11:30 – 1:30  Lunch and shopping at Brookwood Mall on Lakeshore Drive

1:30 – Bus leaves from mall.  (Be on time)

2:00 - Awards in gym. (parents encouraged to attend)

Return to CMS at approximately 4:30 pm.

Vestavia Hills tests and ciphering are on Blackboard content for your review.

Muscle Shoals Math Tournament - Award Winning Day

8th Grade Individual Awards (but definitely a team effort)
Jordan Ray 3rd (20th overall out of 194 in all divisions - Great job)
Carley Byerley 6th
Eli Wilhite 9th
Julien Chalkley 10th
Nik Hartwig 11th
Conner Burnham 12th
Clay Conway 13th
Trevor Richards 16th
Cameron Cottingham 18th
Mallory Johnson 20th
Tucker Adkison 38th
Madison Hunkeapillar 41st
Kacy Burroughs 42nd
Sam Lowery 43rd
Ian Messersmith 44th
Colby Hutson 45th
There were 86 individual participants

Team - 1st Place
Cullman Middle School - 1st (269) 50 ciphering points (Stellar Day)
Jefferson Middle School - 2nd (236) 31 ciphering points
Challenger Middle School - 3rd (233) 45 ciphering points
Muscle Shoals Middle School - 4th (221) 34 ciphering points
West Point Middle School - 5th (158) 30 ciphering points
Moulton Middle School - 6th 50 (3 ciphering points
Huntsville Middle School - 7th 45 (18 ciphering points)

8th Grade Team - FIRST place at Muscle Shoals

7th Grade Individual Awards
Colton Smith 3rd (10th overall out of 211 students.  Terrific!)
Daniel Vance 6th
Joseph Harbin 10th (score left off)
Jozi Jackson 11th
Sam Ratliff 12th
Jennifer Jester 13th
Curt Wilson 14th
Michael Brown 16th (score left off)
Blake Spradlin 17th
Seth Gable 18th
Dylon Wallace 19th
Sam Baker 25th
Sy Hulgan 37th
Piper Hempfling 40th
Joey McCarthy 43rd
Lauren McAnally 47th
Luke Andrews 48th
Lukas Gipson 50th
Coco Eddleman 51st
Jakob Easterwood 66th
Avery Barnett 77th

Joseph Harbin and Michael Brown's scores were left off.  Will post at a later date.

Team - 3rd place
Muscle Shoals - 1st place (329) 59 ciphering points
Jefferson Middle School - 2nd place (300) 61 ciphering points
Cullman Middle School - 3rd place (300) 49 ciphering points
West Point Middle School - 4th place (201) 34 ciphering points
Challenger Middle School - 5th place (140) 34 ciphering points
Huntsville Middle School - 6th place (101) 15 ciphering points
Hayden Middle School - 7th place (85) 26 ciphering points
Moulton Middle School - 8th place (66) 22 ciphering points
Oak Park Middle School - 9th place (37) 13 ciphering points

7th Grade Math Team - 3rd Place Muscle Shoals

Cedar Ridge Team and Individual Results

7th Grade Team Results

1 Briarwood Christian School 139 (27 ciphering)
2 Cullman Middle School 129 (28 ciphering - 2nd in ciphering)
2 Challenger Middle School 129 (41 ciphering)
4 Arab Junior High School 88 (11 ciphering)
5 Mountain Gap 35 (14 ciphering)
6 Danville 32

Individual Results
Colton 3rd
Jakob 6th
Joseph 9th
Luke 10th
Sam R. 11th
Sy 14th
Matthew 15th
Sam B. 29th
Dylon 30th
Seth 33rd
Daniel 36th
Coco 37th
Blake 46th
Jozi 51st
Curt 52nd


8th Grade Team Results

1 Challenger 280 (23 ciphering)
2 Briarwood 272 (15 ciphering)
3 Cullman 259 (16 ciphering - 2nd in ciphering)
4 Arab Junior High 150 (8 ciphering)
5 Danville 99 (3 ciphering)

Individual Results
Eli 4th
Carley 5th
Jordan 6th
Nik 9th
Conner 12th
Cameron 13th
Mallory 15th
Sam 16th
Tucker 22nd
Madison 26th
Kacy 27th
Trevor 30th
Julien Chalkley 34th
Kathryn Shadix 37th
Colby 38th

Muscle Shoals Math Tournament - November 2, 2013

Schedule

6:00 Meet in front of Cullman Middle to board bus

6:15 – 6:45 am Eat at Burger King on Hwy 157 (parents welcome)

8:00   Registration

8:30 – 9:45  7^th and 8^th Grade Written Exam

9:45 – 10:15  Refreshments (cafeteria)

10:15 – 11:30  7^th and 8^th Grade Ciphering in the gym

11:30 – 1:30  Lunch and shopping at the Regency Square Mall (may go to UNA campus instead)

1:30 – Bus leaves from mall.  (Be on time)

2:00 - Awards in gym.

Return to CMS at approximately 4:30 pm.

 

Cedar Ridge Middle School Math Tournament

The seventh grade math team placed 2nd at the Cedar Ridge Math Tournament.

Individual winners:
3rd Colton Smith
6th Jakob Easterwood
9th Joseph Harbin
10th Luke Andrews

The eighth grade team placed 3rd as a team.

Individual winners:
4th Eli Wilhite
5th Carley Byerley
6th Jordan Ray
9th Nik Hartwig

Thanks to all of our math team parents for your support and encouragement on Saturday.  We love having our parents cheering us on.  Looking forward to a great day at Muscle Shoals on Saturday, November 2. 

Math Camp and other Info

School begins on Monday, August 19.  The Summer Math Review is due the first day with a test on the study guide Wednesday, August 21.

Seventh grade math team practice will be every Wednesday at 7 am beginning August 28.   I will send out a breakfast schedule.  Each student may bring breakfast on a Wed. for the group once a semester.  We may add a Tuesday practice the week before a tournament for extra practice.  It is important that EVERYONE attend so you do not feel behind the rest of the team.  We will cipher the entire time and then enjoy breakfast together.

Eighth grade math team practice will be every Thursday and Friday at 7 am.  Thanks to Mallory, Carley, Ian, Cameron, Trevor, Colby and Eli for helping teach at math camp.  I appreciate you all very much.  You did a great job!  We enjoyed a nice pizza party together which was fun!

Math Camp Awards:
Around the World - Sy Hulgan
Notebook Awards - Jozi Jackson and Curt Wilson (many of the notebooks looked very nice).
Survivor Math Winner (math bee and head to head competition)- Colton Smith

Also, I stay on Mondays from 3 - 4 pm for anyone wanting extra math team practice. 
                                 
                                                           Supply List for Math

·        1 ½  inch 3-ringer binder

·        Loose leaf paper

·        Pencils

·        Pencil bag

·        Graph paper

·        Highlighter

·         Graph paper composition book

·        Colored pencils

·       Jump drive to be use in all classes

 

Check out the Cullman Middle School website the first part of August for other pertinent information on the upcoming school year.

Have fun and enjoy your summer,
Mrs. Sellers

2013-2014 Math Team Calendar - Save the Dates!

2013-2014 CMS Math Tournaments

October 26 – Cedar Ridge (Decatur)  

Nov.  2 – Muscle Shoals

Tues., Nov. 12 (AMC Test – take in class)

McWane Camp-In – Dec. 6-7

Dec. 14 – Vestavia Hills

January 18 - ASFA

Feb. 8 – ACT for 7th Graders (not related to math team)

Feb. 15 – Albertville

Feb. 18 - (ALA-LA-MISS Test - 7th/8th Test taken in class)

Feb. 22 – Pizitz (Vestavia Hills) 

March 1 – Hoover

March 8 – Cullman Middle School 5th and 6th Grade Tournament

Banquet - April 1 at 6:30 pm (Stone Bridge Farm)

6^th Grade Contest – April 1 (East & West) April 15 (cipher at CMS)

State Testing – May 5 – 13

7th Grade Math Camp

The new 7th grade math team will have Math Camp on Monday and Tuesday, June 10 and 11 from 9am-12 noon. 

Activities:
Meet other members of your team (East and West, now CMS Math Team)
Tour of CMS
Review of Summer Math Packet
Ciphering practice
Things to Know Review
Divide into groups and work with 8th graders
Q & A session with Mrs. Sellers and 8th graders
Review math tournament schedule for 2013-2014

Also, bring a folder with a neat math title page for prizes.

Pizza together on June 11 and 11:30.  Snacks each day!

See on on June 10 and 11.  Can't wait!

Mrs. Sellers

2013 Math Team Celebration

Who:  Math Teams

What: 2013 Math Team Celebration

When:  Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 pm (arrive anytime after 6:00 pm)

Where:  Stone Bridge Farm

Why:  To celebrate the accomplishments of the 7th and 8th grade math teams and to send the 8th graders off in style.

8th Grade - Undefeated Season Recognition

The 8th grade team will be recognized for their PERFECT 8 - 0 SEASON at the board meeting on May 21 at 6 pm.  We want all the 8th graders to be there.  Please save the date!

First at Cedar Ridge, Muscle Shoals, Vestavia Hills, Pizitz, Albertville, Hoover, Greater Atlanta Christian and Berry Middle School.  Quite an accomplishment!

Berry Results In

Berry Results

Cullman 321 (1st in ciphering with 45 out of 100 - great for those difficult, lengthy questions)
Arab 241
Muscle Shoals 239
North Jefferson 150
Motevallo 66

These are not all of the results, just the top 5.  We placed 4th out of all 23 teams.  Undefeated at 8-0!  Couldn't be prouder.  The total of 321 with a margin of 80 points is impressive.

Six in top ten for 7th grade.  Fifth out of all 24 teams.  Great job guys!

Rank	Last Name	First Name	School	Score
1	Puckett	Jacob	Muscle Shoals	55
2	Harrelson	Joshua	Muscle Shoals	54.1
3	Peebles	Caleb	Muscle Shoals	54
4	Ray	Jordan	Cullman	50
5	Cottingham	Cameron	Cullman	45
6	Turner	Mason	Muscle Shoals	40
7	Wilhite	Eli	Cullman	36
8	Hartwig	Nik	Cullman	35
9	Messersmith	Ian	Cullman	32
10	Byerley	Carley	Cullman	32

New 7th Grade Math Team - Congratulations!

	Top 22 CMS 6th Grade Math Contest
1	Colton Smith
2	Joseph Harbin
3	Jozi Jackson
4	Matthew Smith
5	Seth Gable
6	Sy Hulgan
7	Daniel Vance
8	Jennifer Jester
9	Luke Andrews
10	Sam Ratliff
11	Piper Hempfling
12	Blake Spradlin
13	Anna-Cole Eddleman
14	Jakob Easterwood
15	Sam Baker
16	Dylon Wallace
17	Curt Wilson
18	Joey McCarthy
19	Avery Barnett
20	Emily Adkins
21	Michael Cole
	22Lukas Gipson Mitchell - Technical Director Brooke, Ben and Callie leading the way! Math Teamers in Action - Ciphering Competion.  Thanks Anna, Katie and Ann Carol - Best score keepers in town! Mr.  Hill presents Colton Smith with 1st place award 2013-2014 Top 30 - Sixth Grade Math Contest

Berry Results

Well, we haven't officially gotten the results from Saturday's tournament, but we have a pretty good idea that the 7th grade placed second and the 8th grade placed first.  We are still awaiting results from Mrs. Clopton.

Individual winners:
8th Grade
1 Ann Carol Braswell
2 Katie Harbin
4 Jake Ratliff
5 Callie Hollingsworth

7th Grade
4 Jordan Ray
5 Cameron Cottingham
7 Eli Wilhite
8 Nik Hartwig
9 Ian Messersmith
10 Carley Byerley

More info later.

Finale at Berry Middle School

Join us at Berry Middle School on Saturday, April 13 for our last tournament of the year.  What a fantastic year it has been!  I am looking forward to celebrating the year with students, parents and siblings at Stone Bridge on Tuesday, April 30 at 6:30 pm.  You may want to start arriving around 6 pm to enjoy the atmosphere and conversation with friends as well as take some pictures.  Can't wait to celebrate all the accomplishments of the year for 7th and 8th and to say goodbye to a truly AMAZING group of 8th graders.  What a privilege to be your teacher!

Berry Schedule

  6:00 – Bus leaves CMS

  6:30 – 7:00 Eat breakfast at Chick-fil-A on Walker's Chapel Road

  8:00 – 8:30  Registration

  8:45 – 9:50  8^th Test  -  7^th Test

  9:50 – 10:20  Refreshments in Cafeteria

10:20 – 11:30  7^th Ciphering  -  8^th Ciphering (rooms)

11:30 – 1:25  Lunch (Galleria)

  1:25 –  Leave mall

  2:00 – Awards (Parents, we would love to see you at our last  

             awards ceremony.  Thanks for your encouragement.)

ALA-LA-MISS Results

Three 8th grade math teamers (Ann Carol, Ben and Brooke) made the top 5 in the North Alabama Region (Cullman, Calhoun, Madison, Lauderdale, St. Clair, Jackson and Colbert Counties) on the ALA-LA-MISS test taken in February.  Outstanding!  The 8th grade team placed 2nd regionally by a narrow 3 point margin and 5th in the tri-state contest. 

Mallory Johnson took the 3rd place spot in the North Alabama region and 15th in the tri-state competition.  The 7th grade team placed 8th in tri-state and 3rd in North Alabama behind Challenger and Muscle Shoals.  It was a very close contest.  Great effort!

Ann Carol, Ben, Brooke and Mallory will be recognized on Awards Day along with the teams.

 ALA-LA-MISS Results

8th Grade - First Place
7th Grade - Second Place




8th Grade 1st Place
Ann Carol - 4th Place
 

7th Grade - 2nd Place
Nik 2nd, Julien 5th, Eli 6th, Carley 8th, Mallory 9th


 

Upcoming Math Team Events

April 2 - East and West Field Trip
April 13 - Berry Middle School Math Tournament
April 16 - Top 20 6th graders to CMS for ciphering
April 30 - Math Team Celebration at Stone Bridge
May 3 - May Math Madness - Practice for ARMT
May 6 - 14 ARMT Testing
May ??? - Awards Day (math teams will be recognized)
June 10-11 (9-12 noon) - Math Camp for new math team members

Great Day at GACS!

Our trip to Greater Atlanta Christian School proved to be a good one!  We visited the Georgia Aquarium on Friday which was amazing.  The Dolphin Tales show was exciting as well as all the exhibits.

On Saturday, the 8th grade team placed 1st and the 7th grade team placed second.  However, the ciphering points were not added to the 7th grade score, so MAYBE we placed 1st.  I'll get back with you on that one. 

A huge thank you to our very supportive parents for meeting us there.  By the end of the day, there were well over 30 parents and siblings.  The CMS math teams travel well.  I cannot thank our math mom chaperones enough for all your help.  It was a fun weekend.  Also, thanks to the Pruitts for bringing our drinks along and for always helping our teams out.  Thank you to Mr. Pruitt for contacting the Georgia Aquarium for us.  It was definitely one of the best places we have visited.

8th Grade Team Awards
1 Cullman Middle School
2 Chamblee Middle School
3 Webb Bridge Middle School
4 Alton C. Crews
5 Five Forks Middle School
6 Taylor Road Middle School
7 Hampton Cove Middle School

Individual Awards
3 Ann Carol Braswell
11 Drew Fillinger
13 Mitchell Seymore
25 Brooke Ledbetter
32 Anna Avery
35 Katie Harbin
36 Lydia Waters
38 Callie Hollingsworth
41 Ben Pruitt
45 Jake Ratliff
47 Kacie Donaldson
49 Caroline Andrews
63 Victoria Barker
67 Kate Hood
70 Collin Bentley
76 Peyton McGraw
80 Tucker Franey
92 Charity Davis

The 7th grade had a super day as a team.  They came away with 5 of the top ten awards.  So proud of how you guys did today.

They did not add all of our ciphering points, so we will see what happens.  Maybe we WILL be first. 

7th Grade Team Awards
1 Webb Bridge Middle School
2 Cullman Middle School
3 Twin Rivers Middle School

Individual Awards
2 Nik Hartwig
5 Julien Chalkley
6 Eli Wilhite
8 Carley Byerley
9 Mallory Johnson
14 Jordan Ray
24 Cameron Cottingham
25 Mallory Harper
26 Bailee Ponder
27 Kacy Burroughs
32 Clay Conway
33 Kathryn Shadix
36 Colby Hutson
37 Conner Burnham
38 Sam Lowery
40 Madison Hunkeapillar
41 Dylan Yankee
43 Fletcher Jennings
49 Trevor Richards
55 Tucker Adkison
56 Ian Messersmith
64 Josh Raney

7th Grade Team Awards

Pi Day - 3-14-13

3.14.13

Only 3 days until Pi Day!  Oreos, the Pi Song and more!

Celebrate with the week off!

 We leave on March 15 at 7 am for GACS.
 

Greater Atlanta Christian School Tournament Schedule 2013

8:00 – 9:00 Registration (Long Forum Lobby)

9:00 – 9:10 Welcome and Instructions

9:20 – 10:30

Written Tests: Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1 (Senior High Complex Classrooms)

Ciphering Varsity, Junior Varsity (Long Forum Gym)

10:20 - 10:50 Refreshments (Long Forum Brick Gallery – Upstairs)

11:00-12:10

Written tests: Varsity, Junior Varsity(Senior High Complex Classrooms)Ciphering Pre-Algebra, Algebra 1(Long Forum Gym)
12:10-2:15 Lunch off campus

2:15-2:45 Pre-Algebra/Algebra 1 Awards (Long Forum Gym)

 

Study each night between now and March 15.  Commit to 30 extra minutes of math each night.
To find the GACS practice tests on the Greater Atlanta Christian site click here

Hoover Highlights 2013

What another fantastic day for the CMS math teams.  I could not be more proud of the hard work put forth these last couple of weeks.  The 8th grade took first place with a cushion of 94 points.  You all continue to work just as hard as you did the first tourament and it has paid off.  Great job by Ann Carol, Mitchell, Callie and Katie ciphering today with an impressive 62 points (3rd overall out of 31 teams).  We have two more touranments to reach our goal of 70. 

Fantastic job by the 7th grade.  We will work toward finishing strong at GACS and Berry.  The 7th grade had seven individual awards (super) and the 8th grade had five.  Congrats to Conner, Cameron and Sam on their first trophies of the year.  The entire team is improving each and every tournament.  We placed 2nd in ciphering - good job by Trevor, Jordan , Eli and Sam.  You all were 6th overall in ciphering out of 27 teams.  Nice job today!

Thanks to our parents for helping us fill up an entire section of bleachers!  Your encouragement and just being there to support us means so much.  Thanks for the goody bags Mrs. Lowery, Mrs. Cottingham and Mrs. Ray. The M & M cookies were a big hit!

STIX was a lot of fun again.  I appreciate your good behavior.  Only a few broken eggs and some flying shrimp, but all is well.

See you all for our 5th and 6th grade tournament next week.  Much to do next week.  There will be 28 schools and 500 students on campus Saturday, March 9. 

We off to GACS on March 15 and 16.  Leave at 7 am on the 15th.  Can't wait.

8th TEAM - 1st place
1st Cullman Middle School - 365 (62 cipheirng points)
2nd Muscle Shoals 271
3rd Homewood 256
4th Rock Quarry 192
5th RUDD 85
6th Carlisle Park 70
7th Childersburg 67
8th Centre 65
9th Fultondale 53
10th Montevallo 50
11th Danville 24
12th Boaz 5
13th Douglas - 5

Pizitz had 442 (87 ciphering) and Discovery 396 (65 ciphering).  We were third out of 31 schools with 365)

8th Grade - First place (1st in ciphering with 62 points - 3rd overall out of 31 schools.  Third only to Pizitz and Discovery)
Ann Carol 1st
Katie 2nd
Mitchell 3rd
Jake 6th
Callie 14th
Ben 17th
Charity 18th
Brooke 26th
Caroline 28th
Anna 32nd
Lydia 35th
Drew 36th
Tucker 37th
Peyton 42nd
Victoria 45th
Collin 55th
Garrison 68th
Kacie 89th

7th Grade TEAM - 2nd place
1st Homewood 263
2nd Cullman 217
3rd Muscle Shoals 161
4th Rock Quarry 119
5th Brookwood 94
6th Centre 38
7th RUDD 30
8th Montevallo 26
9th Childersburg 26
10th Hewitt-Trussville 26
11th Oak Grove 2


7th Grade - Second Place (2nd in ciphering with 38 points - 6th overall out of 27 schools)
Jordan 3rd
Eli 4th
Trevor 7th
Sam 8th
Cameron 9th
Nik 12th
Conner 15th
Julien 17th
Kathryn 25th
Kacy 32nd
Tucker 34th
Clay 35th
Ian 36th
Dylan 44th
Josh 45th
Fletcher 47th
Colby 50th
Mallory 56th
Madison 57th
Bailee 67th

Out of 114 (great job)

March 2 - Hoover High School Math Tournament

Hoover Schedule

Leave CMS at 6 am (We must be able to pull out at 6 am to be on time.)

6:30 – 7:00 – Eat breakfast at Jack’s at Dodge City
8:00 am - Registration
8:30 – 10 am - 7^th Test, 8^th Ciphering in Competition Gym
10 – 10:30 - Refreshments (cafeteria) - follow long hallway from gym
10:30 – 11:45 - 8^th Test, 7^th Ciphering in Practice Gym
12:00 – 1:45 - Stix in Hoover (Galleria Circle)
Awards 2:15 for 7^th and 8^th Grades
Awards 2:45 for Geometry, Alg. II and Comprehensive

2013 ALA-LA-MISS Winners

Congratulations to the ALA-LA-MISS winners for 2013.  Each team took a 30 minute, 35 question test (not a lot of time for such challenging questions).  It is a good test for reasoning skills.

8th Grade
1st - Ann Carol Braswell (29)
2nd Brooke Ledbetter (28)
2nd Ben Pruitt (28)
3rd Kacie Donaldson (27)
4th Drew Fillinger (26)
4th Jake Ratliff (26)
4th Anna Avery (26)
4th Carter Bowen (26)
Team score of 138 (top 5 scores)

7th Grade
1st Mallory Johnson (26)
2nd Carley Byerley (25)
2nd Jordan Ray (25)
3rd Eli Wilhite (24)
4th Tucker Adkison (23)
4th Conner Burnham (23)
Team score of 123 (top 5 scores)

8th Grade Math Team - 1st at Albertville

Today was an impressive day for the 8th graders, winning ciphering 64-40 and taking the first  9  spots individually. 

Ann Carol, Carter, Mitchell and Katie did an outstanding job ciphering.  Most of the team had their best test score.  Congrats to Charity for getting her first trophy of the year. 

I was most proud of the good comments we got from the servers at Santa Fe.  They bragged and bragged on the politeness of our team.  Good manners and good sportsmanship go a long way in how others perceive our team.  Thanks to the 8th graders for representing us well.

Now onto Hoover, GACS and Berry - three to go!  We'll start to work on Hoover and GACS on Monday. 

1 Ann Carol Braswell
2 Katie Harbin
3 Mitchell Seymore
4 Carter Bowen
5 Callie Hollingsworth
6 Jake Ratliff
7 Drew Fillinger
8 Brooke Ledbetter
9 Charity Davis
12 Ben Pruitt
15 Tucker Franey
16 Colllin Bentley
19 Garrison Hill
21 Noah Fondren
22 Caroline Andrews
26 Victoria Barker
28 Kate Hood
34 Peyton McGraw

TEAM
1st place - Cullman 347 (scored more points than any team today)
2nd place - West Point 175
3rd place - Albertville 150
4th place - Fort Payne 45
5th place - Boaz 25




8th Grade Math Team - 1st Place at the Albertville Math Tournament

Upcoming Tournaments

February 16 - Albertville (8th grade)
February 19 - ALA-LA-MISS Test (taken in class)
March 2 - Hoover
March 9 - Cullman 5th and 6th Grade Math Tournament
March 15 - 16 - Greater Atlanta Christian Tournament
April 13 - Berry/Simmons Tournament at Berry Middle School (Hoover)
April 30 - Math Team Celebration (Stone Bridge)
May 6 - 14 - ARMT Testing (shooting for 100% - last year 98% and 1st in state)

6th Grade Events
February 19 - ALA-LA-MISS test
March - - Memorization Test
April 2 - 6th Grade Math Test (at East and West)
April 16 - Top 30 invited to CMS to cipher to choose top 22 for the 2013-2014 team