The RaiderMath Math Team scored its absolutely highest score — 5540 points — to earn third place in Sweepstakes at the 2012 State TMSCA Competition. Our day was highlighted by individual first place finshes by Regina Chen in Calculator and Helen He in Science. We also we earned a team first place in Science and a team third place in General Math. The team earned 4th places in both Number Sense and Calculator.

Here are some TMSCA General Math tests for you to use to prepare for next weekend’s TMSCA tournament.

• MA 05-06 #01
• MA 05-06 #07
• MA 05-06 #10
• MA 08-09 #01
• MA 08-09 #02
• MA 08-09 #03
• MA 08-09 #04
• MA 08-09 #05

For the third year in a row, our math team is one of the best math teams in Texas.
We have had our RaiderMath program in place now for three years, and we have qualified for the State Mathcounts Tournament all three years. With year’s 8th place finish, we have also finished in the Top Ten all three years!

Congrats to all of our mathletes: Alex C., Kevin C., Lance H., Sashank K., and Rahul N.

On Saturday, March 1o we held the final tournament for students to qualify for the State TMSCA competition. We’re pleased to tell you we hosted over 350 students from some 17 schools. All together the students took more than 1,000 qualifying tests.

Many thanks to all the volunteers who helped us with the tournament. This includes students from Clements H.S., Quail Valley teachers, and many, many wonderful parents. Without these folks, this event would have been impossible. Thank you.

The results are available on line at the link below. You can see how each student and each school performed as we get closer to April 14 and the state finals.

2012 CHAPTER TMSCA FINAL RESULTS

The official TMSCA Regional Qualifier will be held here at Quail Valley on March 10, 2012. All middle school students are invited to attend.

REGISTRATION
Click Here for a PDF file with complete information. Please have your registration to us as soon as possible. Just e-mail your grade and test counts to raidermath@gmail.com.

COST
The cost of each test is $5.00. Each school must have paid by cash or check prior to the beginning of the first test on the day of the contest.  Please make all checks payable to Quail Valley Middle School or QVMS. We would love to have only one check per school, but we understand the realities of time and difficulty of having a school district cut a check.

CONTESTS
The competition will include all four TMSCA contests – Number Sense; Calculator; General Math; and General Science. This is a middle-school contest only. There will be no elementary school competition.

AWARDS
Team Trophies will be awarded for first, second, and third places in both individual competitions and overall performance. Top individuals will receive trophies or ribbons for excellent performance.

FOOD
A concession stand with pizza, snacks, and drinks will be available to contestants throughout the tournament. Students are also welcome to bring their own lunch.
A hospitality room will be available for all coaches and volunteer graders.

HELP!
Please try to supply as many graders from your school as possible while keeping at least one adult in the student area to monitor your students. Efficient grading is the key to the tournament ending in a timely fashion. The more graders we have, the faster we will finish the event.

WHERE ARE WE?

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QUESTIONS?
If you have any questions, please contact Don Simmons at raidermath@gmail.com.

We hope to see you and your students on March 10. Good Luck!

The past few weeks have been pretty good for the RaiderMath team as we have won First Place in TMSCA Sweepstakes at both the Dulles and Elkins competitions.

Both times we have had extremely strong showing in General Math and Science while gradually improving our Number Sense and Calculator scores.

It is nice to see the kids starting to come on strong as we begin the spring qualifying meets for the TMSCA State Tournament in San Antonio.

Registration forms for ALL three qualifiers are available on the Math Club wall across from room 104 (Mr. Simmons’ room).

• Tests: All tests are $5.00 each. Make checks payable to the individual schools listed.
• Transportation: A bus will be available for $10.00 round for both the Village and the Doerre tournaments. First Come, First Served. Make checks payable to QVMS.

Registration Deadlines Are As Follows:

1. Village School
1. Deadline Friday, February 10.
2. Tournament — Saturday, February 25.
3. Bus Available
2. Doerre Intermediate School
1. Deadline Friday, February 27.
2. Tournament — Saturday, March 3.
3. Bus Available
3. Quail Valley
1. Deadline — Monday, March 5.
2. Tournament — Saturday, March 10.

The final Mathcounts Mini-Competition will be at Quail Valley on Saturday, January 14. You must register with Mr. Simmons or Ms. Curtice by Thursday, January 5.

2011 Texas Math League Winners

On Monday, October 10, we were recognized by the FBISD School Board for coming in first in the 2011 Texas Math League. All five of our kiddos had a perfect score!

So last year was pretty successful:

• First Place — Texas Math League
• Second Place — TMSCA
• Third Place — State Mathcounts

All of these students are now volunteers helping this year’s  math team this year.