Cedar Ridge

1 day til Cedar Ridge! Go Bearcats!

 

Arrive at CMS and board bus around 6:10 am

Leave CMS - 6:15 am sharp by bus (meet in front of office - bring money for breakfast and lunch - wear black math team shirt)

 

6:30 Eat at Burger King on Hwy 157

 

7:00 Leave for Cedar Ridge (study on bus - I will bring folders)

 

8:00 - 8:30 am Registration

 

8:30 - 9:45 6th and 7th Test - 8th Cipher in gym

 

9:45 - 10:15 Refreshments

 

10:15 - 11:30 6th and 7th Cipher in gym - 8th Test

 

11:30 - 1:30 pm Lunch (Decatur Mall)

 

1:30 - Leave mall to get a good seat for awards

 

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

Sign out with Mrs. Sellers if leaving with parents after awards.  If leaving before awards, please fill out early release form and return to Mrs. Sellers by Friday, Oct. 21)

 

4:00 pm - Return to CMS

Nov. 5 - Muscle Shoals

Dec. 2 and 3 - McWane Camp-In

December 10 - Vestavia Hills
Vestavia will have a mental math round but no speed math this year.  Study the things to know sheets for the mental math.  Ciphering will be 5 points for 1st minute and 2 points for 2nd minute.

Math Team Shirts

Order your math team shirt by Friday, Sept. 30.  Turn in form and money to Mrs. Sellers.  The shirt samples are on D2L content.  The Pi symbol will have the math teamers signatures inside.  The white or gray shirt will have their names on back. 

7th graders send $8. (If you did not attend camp, send $17)

8th graders send $17.

Parents may send a black shirt to be monogrammed ($8) if you like.  Some had asked about monogramming a shirt.  Also, parents are welcome to buy a black t-shirt for $8 instead.

Cedar Ridge is only 29 days away!  Continue to work as diligently as always this last month before the Cedar Ridge and Muscle Shoals Tournaments.  Ciphering is on content and keep studying those TTK sheets.

8th Grade - High Expectations

This year's 8th grade math team has taken the initiative to dig deeper to understand new concepts in Algebra.  Knowing that we needed to understand linear equations, they did a super job on their PowerPoint presentations.  Only half presented and the rest will present closer to Cedar Ridge as a review.  There is more understanding and more explanations on the PowerPoints which will be a great review for their graduation exam next year.  Now, we are on to radicals and quadratic equations next.  There is much to learn before Cedar Ridge, but we are definitely up to the challenge. 

Remember, weekly ciphering will be posted on content of d2L to review.  Continue to study your TTK sheets. 

So proud of the goals that the 8th grade math team leaders have set for this year (goals set first week of school).  Top 11 include:

1.  Enjoy math team class
2.  Be organized
3.  Place at a tournament
4.  Make all A's
5.  Make a 90 or better on a math tournament test
6.  Have a perfect ciphering score of 25.
7.  Be a leader
8.  Make 100 on all TTK tests
9.  Place 1st individually at a tournament
10.  Study more before the tournaments
11.  Make this the BEST school year ever!

I am proud to be your teacher.  If you need any extra help, please let me know.  We will be working in groups so that will be of help to you.  U-Teach projects are around the corner.  Be thinking of everything you might need to review or need a better understanding.  See you on September 7 and 8 as we prepare for Cedar Ridge, Muscle Shoals and Vestavia Hills.  Go Bearcats!

Mrs. Sellers

7th Grade - Outstanding Start

Competitive, inquisitive, intense, fun, hardworking - just a few adjectives to describe the 7th grade math teamers.  What a fast-paced but thoroughly enjoyable first three weeks of school!  Today, 11 of the 7th graders had a perfect scores on their things to know percents test and many missed only one.  How encouraging to know how much you have studied and prepared!  Preparation OUTSIDE of class will determine just how well we will fare at Cedar Ridge, Muscle Shoals and Vestavia Hills this fall.  I will show you all I know in class and then you can go with it and practice at home.  With Cedar Ridge (October 22) just around the corner, we must work hard in class and at home.  Remember to study the TTK sheet, practice on classzone.com, go through chapters in your book, go the the West Texas A & M site for beginning algebra and listen to the tutorials.  Also, join me on Monday afternoons from 3 - 4 pm for extra practice if you like.  Thanks for working as a team and encouraging one another.

Also, thank you to our parents for a terrific breakfast for morning practice.  You all have gone out of your way to make math team special and we THANK YOU!

T-shirt info coming soon.  Please send the $50 math team registration donation by Sept. 30 if possible.  Thanks.

Enjoy your Labor Day,
Susan Sellers

2 011 Adds Up to a Great Year!

Monday was a STELLAR start to the 2011-2012 school year.  We have 23 eighth grade math team members and 25 seventh graders - a hardworking, intelligent, conscientious, outstanding group of students.  I am impressed with the maturity shown by the 8th grade.  They will be terrific leaders this year.  We set goals today and I am very proud of their high expectations individually and as a TEAM.  The 7th graders are just a fantastic group too with much potential for winning many tournaments this year.  Remember to start studying your TTK sheets. We will have a TTK test on September 9. 

Math team parent meeting - Monday, August 29 at 6:30 pm in the library.  We will introduce ourselves and discuss upcoming tournaments, breakfast lists, etc.  Also, a donation of $50 is appreciated to cover registration fees for the year.  Each tournament is $5 or $6 per person. 

The 7th graders first morning practices are Thursday, August 25 and Friday, August 26. 

The 8th graders will begin practices on August 29, 30 and 31.

Looking forward to an outstanding, fun-filled, award-winning math team year.  Let me know if I can help you in anyway.  I will be staying on Mondays until 4 pm for extra help.

Sincerely,
Susan Sellers
Proud Coach of the CMS Math Teams

8th Graders Make a Splash

The 8th grade math team enjoyed a pizza and swim party at Andy Robinson's home on Friday, August 5.  Thirteen students and many parents enjoyed a great time of fun and fellowship.  It was certainly nice to see everyone and I enjoyed talking with our wonderful parents.

See you all at Open House on Thursday, August 11 from 4:30 pm - 6:30 pm.  Remember to have your summer math packet ready to turn in on Monday, August 15.  You can print it off of the CMS website. 

Math team practice will begin on Monday, August 29 with a math team parent meeting in the library at 6:30 pm on August 29 also.

E-mail me at susan.sellers@cullmancats.net if you have any questions.  Enjoy your last week of summer vacation.

CMS Math Teams 2011-2012

8th Grade Math Team      7th Grade Math Team

Peyton Blair                 Hunter Allen

Libby Burroughs              Caroline Andrews

Levi Clay                    Anna Avery

Emily Dale                   Victoria Barker

Bryeleigh Davis              Collin Bentley

Tres Frankham                Carter Bowen

Emma Hicks                   Ann Carol Braswell

Madelyn Hudson               Charity Davis

Ethan Kelley                 Kacie Donaldson

Branch Knight                Drew Fillinger

Camille Marsh                Noah Fondren

Hope Mason                   Tucker Franey

Luke Oakley                  Cole Gerding

Taiya Ponder                 Katie Harbin

Will Raney                   Garrison Hill

Andy Robinson                Callie Hollingsworth

Noah Shadix                  Kate Hood

Marissa Shutt                Brooke Ledbetter

Conner Stevens               Sarah McCarthy

Brennen Stricklin            Peyton McGraw

Seth Swalve                  Ben Pruitt

Austin Tankersley            Jake Ratliff

David Turner                 Tiffani Schwaiger

                             Mitchell Seymore

                             Lydia Waters