LUSK MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH: January 2015

3RD, 4TH, AND 5TH GRADE BASKETBALL

TRAVELING TEAM NEWS

3rd and 4th graders places 4th in the Casper Youth Basketball Tournament on 3-22-15

Fifth grade won second place at the Sugar Valley Classic in Scottsbluff on 3-15-15

PRACTICE SCHEDULE

March 24^th (Tuesday) 5:30-7

March 26^th (Thursday) 5:30-7

March 27^th (Friday) 4-5:30

***March 28-29 Chadron Tournament

Click here for Casper Tournament Information:

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Video of 3rd/4th grade's "Play to Win the Game" in the last 10 seconds

6TH GRADE MATH

Some of the sixth graders helped start seeds.

Winter MAP Results.

84.4% of all 6th graders reached the goal they set or are at grade level. That is FANTASTIC!!

Sooo, we will be setting new goals for the May test. I am so proud of how hard each sixth grader has been working!

Reminder: Students can be working at home on Ascend Math to help improve their skills.

Ascend Math Link

PAWS testing starts Tuesday!!! Get rested over the 3-day weekend.

Sixth grade has been helping with filling the raised bed with soil during their PE class. Thank you 6th graders!!

LEMS High Tunnels

The middle school students built three high tunnels on the north-west corner of the LEMS campus. They were completed in about six days.

Currently going on at the high tunnels:
Eighth grade students are in the process of tearing apart pallets to make raised beds.

Shiloh Fosher, Julianne Graham, and Peyton Kottwitz are working at the high school wood shop removing nails from pallet boards.

Pacen Gifford, Declan Jensen, and Alec Penfield are tearing apart pallets with the help of high school student, Tristan Graham

Seventh grade boys helps to transplant some lettuce and cabbage with help from Mrs Vande Bossche

Fallon Marak and Danni Larson are planting carrots for the garden group

GARDEN GROUP

Anyone interested in joining the garden group is welcome to participate. We meet Mondays from 8-8:15 just to get organized for the week. If you are interested in joining but can't make the meetings just let me know. I can keep you up-to-date on what's coming up, so you can join us.

Anyone interested in gardening with us??

7TH GRADE MATH

NEWS THIS WEEK:

Seventh graders have been very busy at the high school wood shop. They have been tearing apart pallets and using the wood to build raised garden beds. Good work 7th graders!

I have great news!!
The 7th grade reached their MAP goal score of:
80% goals reached or at grade level by May 29th.

82.4% of the 7th graders reached their goal or are at grade level. I am so proud of how hard they have been working! Sooo, we are going to set new goals and keep striving to reach those goals by the time we MAP test again in May.

To help us reach these newly set goals your son/daughter can be working at home on Ascend math. Go to Google Chrome: www.myascendmath.com

8TH GRADE MATH

8th grade math

January 26-30

Alex Nunamaker is working with Zack Venable to remove nails from pallet boards

YIKES!!

Middle schoolers with power tools

8th graders; Jayden Matthews, Clayton Williams, Teagan Tschacher, and Mackenzie Lyons are working on taking the pallets apart.

The following is a list of deadlines for the budget:

February 6 – Food and Household Budget

February 13 – Clothing Budget

February 20 – Automobile

February 26 – Housing and Utilities

March 13 – Taxes

March 20 – Insurance

March 26 – Interview

April 2 – Miscellaneous Expenses

April 10 – Occupational Description

April 17 – Total Summary

April 22 – Budget Analysis

April 24 – What Have You Learned?

April 30 – Final Draft of Budget Due

I would like to know your thoughts on the 8th grade budget so far. Everyone has picked an occupation, has an income, decided if they are married/single, have children or not, and where they are going to live.

Have you talked about different occupation with your son or daughter as a result of the budget?

Remember, they can always get on Ascend math and get better at their math skills at home: