Congratulations to Raksheet & Rakshita for getting 2 gold and 2 silver President's Volunteer Service awards!

TMSCA Tournament, Dec 1st

TMSCA Tournament, Dec 1st

Sign up your students now!

Hi Parents,

This Saturday, 12/1, Beckendorff Junior High is hosting a TMSCA Tournament for Elementary and middle school students. If your child is interested in participating, please sign up at this link: http://www.tmsca-online.com/register.   (Read the entire email before signing up please).

Unfortunately, my brother and I will not be able to be there during the tournament due to important prior commitments. Even though we will not be there at the tournament, In the sign up link, for the space marked “Coach’s Name”, please provide my name, “Rakshita Kota”. This will register them as part of the Bonnie Holland Team. If you like to register another child (like your middle school child), that would also be appreciated as it is a fundraiser for the school - but please do not register them as part of BHE!

This tournament is highly recommended as it will prepare the kids for future math/science competitions and will expose them to the Junior High math/science. The students will be representing Bonnie Holland Elementary at the tournament. Furthermore, it is a fun and exciting experience for your child. There will be food, a movie, and many other kids of the same age group to mingle with. It is very memorable and seeing the students come together to cheer for their fellow classmates during the awards ceremony is a touching experience. For the past 2 years, our children have had so much fun participating in this tournament.

TOURNAMENT:

This tournament is open for all middle and elementary school students and is a fundraiser for the Beckendorff Science Olympiad Team. The tournament offers middle and elementary school students the opportunity to measure their skills in Number Sense, Calculator, Math and Science against those of their peers. There are also separate 4th and 5th grade elementary divisions as well.

Prizes are awarded to students placing in the top 10 for each grade level contest (4-8), top 3 teams in each middle school test category, top 2 teams in each elementary test category and top 3 schools in sweepstakes.

REGISTRATION:

If your child is interested in participating, register here: http://www.tmsca-online.com/register.  

Each exam is $5 if teams register before Wednesday 11/28/2018. You may email changes until Friday at 12 noon.

Walk-in registration the day of the competition will be $10 per test. No personal checks will be accepted - cash or school checks only.

SCHEDULE:

Schedule of events may be viewed at the following link:- http://www.tmsca-online.com/static/TournamentSched/tourney1.pdf

Please show up early so your child does not miss the test! (it has happened several times before)

When they arrive, they will go to the Beckendorff cafeteria which is where the rest of the students will be. To take the tests, they will be assisted to their testing room (parents are not allowed in the testing room). After their tests are done, they will come back to the cafeteria. The award ceremony will start at 4 PM. Parents can either stay at the school the entire time or drop/pick them.

FOOD:

They will have a concession stand that serves pizza, donuts, candy and other snacks as well as water and soda. Please encourage your students to bring $1 bills.

ITEMS TO BRING

Please pack a backpack with the needed materials for your child.

(1.)  2 Blue Pens (for Number Sense test only)

(2.)  Calculator (for Calculator test only)

(3.)  Sharpened pencils and eraser

(4.)  Money for concession stand (Lunch and snacks)

(5.)  Practice tests to do for warm-up during wait times (The practice tests can be printed out from the following link.)

Here is a link to some good practice tests and material to help your child prepare for the competition (Scroll down on the website):

http://classroom.kleinisd.net/default.aspx?Mrs.ConnieShin/MathClub-TMSCA

We are excited to seeing how he children perform this saturday! Please encourage your child to take the extra effort to review their concepts and prepare for the competition! Feel free to email me any questions.

Thank you,

~Rakshita & Raksheet Kota

Meeting #9

We hope you had a great Thanksgiving Break!

Here is what we learned in meeting #9 (11/27):

General Math concepts: functions, radicals and roots

Here is the link to the presentation:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1LtxcIim-yLWA7dijC3-djVwF3xC8sHhaVmWDrt508xU/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the link to the review sheet:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1GopMFKDLdAYXyfabn0dFt0pnJdWThly8zq4YHKO2Wpg/edit?usp=sharing

Need more practice? Check this out!

 (beware: the problems are a lot harder and are made for the 7th/8th grade level)

http://bowenpeters.weebly.com/uploads/8/1/1/9/8119969/numbersense.pdf

Meeting #8

Here is what we learned in meeting #8 (11/14):

Science first!: Taxonomy

Number Sense: Double/Half trick

General Math concept: interior/exterior angles of polygons

Here is the link to the presentation:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1Rvi7MSl9SdM2Pbm9N6b5xG15HqKqsPXkcTdIv2kNbkI/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the link to the review sheet:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1TEno7OpDyVuq-W4d7oDMIe92VfhstIoC-flAkieGyzo/edit?usp=sharing

Need more practice? Check this out!

 (beware: the  problems are a lot harder and are made for the 7th/8th grade level)

http://bowenpeters.weebly.com/uploads/8/1/1/9/8119969/numbersense.pdf

Meeting #7

Here is what we did in meeting #7 (11/7):

POP TEST!

(You guys did great!)

Number Sense: Multiplying 2 numbers over 100 trick, multiplying 2 numbers under 100 trick

Here is the link to the presentation:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/11hpVUu6AMwgW2rJGjFRnsTbwN-PZv2ci-R566-Wmlf8/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the link to the review sheet:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1yJkbL8AF1XbNZ0S9dcDcEGYIpXVil8gQT1falVAbLFQ/edit?usp=sharing

Need more practice? Check this out!

 (beware: the  problems are a lot harder and are made for the 7th/8th grade level)

http://bowenpeters.weebly.com/uploads/8/1/1/9/8119969/numbersense.pdf

Meeting#6

Here is what we learned in our sixth meeting 10/30:

General Math concept: Slope - We spent a lot of time going over this, so hopefully you guys are completely clear on this:)

Science: Plants! (We went over a lot of information, so make sure you're reviewing your stuff!)

We did not do numbersense this week.

Here is the link to the presentation:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1vsP-G7q4SjokZHF-dzdEDkxNWNKHh8gfjIitvaY6Cq0/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the link to the review sheet + the warm-up:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/11ggG-g53y8GVGimqEvyq9YDIMLGwCi9ZBT8QfF2gF4U/edit?usp=sharing

Need more practice? Check this out!

 (beware: the  problems are a lot harder and are made for the 7th/8th grade level)

http://bowenpeters.weebly.com/uploads/8/1/1/9/8119969/numbersense.pdf

*** A lot of parents have been asking us for information on upcoming tournaments, so use this link for reference: https://momentumlearning.org/math-contests-calendar/
We will try to keep you updated and send out info on tournaments ***

*** Make sure you're reviewing your tricks! You never know, we might throw you guys a pop-test one day (hint hint) ***

Looking forward to seeing all of you next week!

Meeting#5

Here is what we learned in our fifth meeting 10/24:

Number Sense: Multiplying by 101 trick, Multiplying by 1001 trick, and Multiplying by 15 trick

General Math concept: Slope - We ran a little short on time while explaining this, so when you're doing the homework and extra practice, make sure that you fully understand the material. Use the presentation below and online resources such as Khan Academy. We will go over slope again next class, as it is such an important concept.

Here is the link to the presentation:

https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1kFXH7tcdCXBPlBmrwQA36RMJ4ugC-PHbaoO1AhYXveI/edit?usp=sharing

Here is the link to the review sheet + the warm-up:

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xrb8OxnOOqFggC__mTa25pTffpON90kBgQ8qMvKk4Io/edit?usp=sharing

Need more practice? Check this out!

 (beware: the  problems are a lot harder and are made for the 7th/8th grade level)

http://bowenpeters.weebly.com/uploads/8/1/1/9/8119969/numbersense.pdf

Looking forward to seeing all of you next week!