Mrs. Nancy Patrizio

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PROBLEM OF THE WEEK (POW!)         Each child should have a POW folder that will be kept at home. Included are helpful aids with completing the POW,  which can also be found here on my web page under Rubrics.  I prefer that the explanation be typed and the mathematical work completed by hand separately, using the problem solving blocks worksheet.  Math work can be also included in the explanation if desired.
 FIRST IN MATH  Everyone is having a great time earning stickers for First In Math.  Please check the homework page for the minimum requirement of stickers that need to be earned for each grade.   24 GAME Three 24 cards are placed each day on the front board.  What a fun time everyone is having trying to guess the solution each day! 
 Check out the Honors Math agenda on the "Honors Math Requirements" page to find out what is expected in our Honors Math class. Do you have any questions that I can include in my FAQ?  
Here is a program that you may be interested in for your child called C-MITES (Carnegie Mellon Institute for Talented and Secondary Students Grades 3-8). The web address is <A href="http://www.cmu.edu/cmite">www.cmu.edu/cmite</A><A href="http://www.cmu.edu/cmite"></A>
 
Math and Science related careers continue to rule.  Take a look at the 10 top best jobs for 2010: <A href="http://www.careercast.com/jobs/content/ten-best-jobs-2010-jobs-rated">http://www.careercast.com/jobs/content/ten-best-jobs-2010-jobs-rated</A> 
How about trying the Math Challenge of the Week?!!  Email me your answers.  Parents are welcome too!!.  All students in Grades 5 to 8 will participate in the Catholic Math League Competition, formerly known as the Math Fax Competition.  This contest involves other Catholic schools across the nation.  The contest consists of four tests for each level, which are 30 minutes long, taken in November, December, February, and March.  The three highest scores in each grade is our school score for that grade level.  To check our school's and individual student's standings, go onto <A href="http://www.educontest.com">www.educontest.com</A> 
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<H4 class=MsoNormal>  THE BEAUTY OF MATHEMATICS</H4>
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Pi represents the ratio of the circumference to the diameter of a circle.  Here is more fascinating information about Pi: <A href="http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/piorigin/piorigin.html">http://www.worsleyschool.net/science/files/piorigin/piorigin.html</A>  
 
Fractals
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<H2>The Honors Math classes have worked on an interesting project on fractals!  A fractal is a fragmented geometric shape that can be split into parts, each of which is a reduced-size copy of the whole.  The students made one famous fractal called the Sierpinski Triangle. Each student completed their own triangle, and each of their triangles formed one large Sierpinski triangle. They also watched a video, Arthur Clarke – Fractals – The Colors of Infinity.  If you are interested in learning more about fractals, here is the link for the video:  <A style="COLOR: blue; TEXT-DECORATION: underline" title=blocked::http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB8m85p7GsU href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB8m85p7GsU">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qB8m85p7GsU</A>.</H2>
<H2> MATHEMATICS KNOWS NO RACES OR GEOGRAPHIC BOUNDARIES; FOR MATHEMATICS, THE CULTURAL WORLD IS ONE COUNTRY. </H2>
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