To middle school students,
Thank you for a wonderful year!
Your hard work, eagerness to learn and support from your parents/guardian made the classes exciting and fun to teach.
May you have a great summer!
To 7th graders and parents,
Thank you for setting up the graduation reception.
You did a great job!
from Mrs. Penn
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QUEEN OF HEAVEN SUMMER SCHOOL
Classes will start on June 7 - 24, Monday through Thursday.
The fee is $125 per session.
MATH CLASSES by Mrs. Penn
Session 1: 9:00 - 9:55 a.m.
Advance Level Math Competition Training
Session 2: 10:00 - 10:55 a.m.
Introduction to Algebra
For 4th graders and up.
Session 3: 11:00 - 11:55 a.m.
Intermediate Level Math Competition Training
For 3rd graders and up.
Also offered at QofHe Summer Academy:
Thrilling Theater
Behind the Music
Art! Art! Art!
Read it! Write it!
Monster Math
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Math Olympiads RESULT
Several students from Queen of Heaven School were among the nearly 150,000 students worldwide to participate in the Math Olympiad program.
Twenty-four of our Queen of Heaven mathletes will receive a National Award Recognition in the Math Olympiad Contests.
5 of them scored in the top 10% of all the participants and
19 of them scored in the top 50% of all the participants.
Please visit the math competition in the school's website to view the list of recipients in this contest.
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7th Grade and 6th Grade Math Projects:
Math Menu (6th Grade)
Presentation of a prepared item will be on Monday, May 3.
Menu packet will be due Tuesday, May 4.
Students Check Register(7th Grade)
Each student was given a packet: Student Check Register, checks and Unexpected Events. The starting balance for each student is $10,000.
The check number for 7A will start with 2001.
The check number for 7B will start with 1001.
Dates for both 7a and 7b will start from April 1.
This packet will be due on Friday, May 7.
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PROJECTS EXHIBIT
8th Grade - Scale model of houses
7th Grade - toothpick bridges
6th Grade -Jigsaw and Maze Puzzles
Math Exhibit: Thursday, April 15 (all day).
Congratulations to the winners for best design in each category:
House Model: #7 Michael Deprest
Tootpick Bridge Model: #7 Gabriella Rivera
Jigsaw Puzzle: #5 Roxanne Lester
Maze Puzzle: #5 Jordan Garcia
The projects were voted by students from pre-k through 8th grade, staff, parents and visitors.
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MATH CLUB (Gold Level)
Congratulations to our math club members for attaining the Gold Level Status in the MathCounts Club Program. The school's math club received a plaque, banner as an
MCP Gold Level School and certificates for the members.
The following members are:
Randy Ko, Gabriella Rivera, Noah Bruick,
Michael Deprest, Alex Arvizo, George Ryan, Luke McConnell,
Britney Nguyen, Elena Garcia,
Emma Talbert, Caroline Stapleton, and Miles Stapleton.
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MATH COMPETITIONS UPDATE
Purple Comet Math Competition
Congratulations to Randy Ko, Gabriella Rivera, Noah Bruick and Luke McConnell
for participating in the Purple Comet! Math Meet!
The online competition was participated by teams from US and other countries.
Team Result: 29th out of 216 in Middle school size 1-400.
Percentile: 83rd
MATHCOUNTS Club Program
The QofH math club has now attained the Silver Level Status.
We're now on the process of attaining the Gold Level.
American Math Competition 8
Congratulations to Gabriella Rivera
for obtaining a National Award Recognition in the 2009 American Math Competition (AMC 8). She received the Honor Roll Award. This award is given to students who scored in the top 2-5%.
This is her second year to receive a National Award; the Certificate of Merit, along with Noah Bruick in the 2008 AMC 8.
MATHCOUNTS COMPETITION
Congratulations to Caitlyn Martinez for winning the school competition Countdown Round and Noah Bruick for taking the 2nd place.
MATH OLYPIADS
Presentation of winners for both Elementary Division and Middle School division will be on May 25. Visit the math competition site under extra curricular activities to view the list of winners.
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Mrs. Jay Christie Penn
Middle School Math teacher/math competition coordinator
505-881-2484