Test Taking Tips from your Teacher

Make up a sheet with all the formulas you need to know and memorize all the formulas on the sheet.

When you get your exam, write down all the key formulas on the margin of your paper so if you forget them when you're in the middle of the test you can look back at the formula.

Read the directions carefully and don't forget to answer all parts of the question.

Make estimates for your answers... i.e. if you are asked to answer 48 x 12 = ?, you could expect a number around 500, but if you end up with an answer around 5000, you'll know you did something wrong.

When figuring an algebraic expression, do one step at a time and bring the rest of the problem down.

Check over your test after you are done with it. If you have time redo the problem on a separate piece of paper and see if you come up with the same answer the second time around. Look for careless mistakes such as making sure the decimal is in the right place, that you read the directions correctly, that you copied the numbers correctly, that you put a negative sign if it is needed, that your arithmetic is correct and so on.

Chocolate Games

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Last Quarter!

Students, you have a "clean slate". That means you can start over and make this your best nine week period ever. If you did well last nine weeks, keep doing what you're doing. If not, here are some suggestions from Ms. Rich.

1. Stay organized. Place every paper in your binder where it should be the minute it gets in your hands. If you don't, there's a high probability (you should know what that means.) that you will lose it.

2. Manage your time well! Have a certain time of day, every day that you do schoolwork outside of class. If you have taken notes, review your notes within a 24 hour period. You'll be surprised how much that helps when it comes to test time.

3. Keep focused. Leave all the drama with your momma and come to school with your mind on school. It's easy once you practice.

4. Have a positive attitude. "I think I can, I think I can, I think I can...." Never say "can't". It's not allowed. You can do whatever you think you can do. Believe it.

Habitat for Humanity Potato Bar

On Friday, April 9, the students will be participating in a Habitat for Humanity fundraiser in Room 124, Winfield Middle School from 11:00a.m. to 1:00 p.m.. Students will be offering a potato bar for $4.00 and the WMS staff, Coop staff, and Habitat board members will be invited. All of the proceeds will be donated to Habitat for Humanity and will be matched by Legacy, a Regional Community Foundation. Due to limited space and food, attendees will need to RSVP ahead of time so we can plan accordingly.

Summer School

Summer school will begin June 8 and end July 17. The hours will be 8:30-11:30 and classes will be held Mondays through Thursdays. During summer school we will enhance academic skills while studying different countries while we "travel" around the world.

Each week, students will submit a recipe from the country we are visiting. Ms. Rich and Ms. Terri will select two to three recipes. On Wednesdays, we will shop for groceries and on Thursdays we will cook and eat. These are usually complete, nutritional meals with dessert!!

On two of the Wednesdays (one in June and one in July), we will be packing food boxes at First United Methodist Church for the Commodity Food Supplementary Program. This program provides boxes of food each month for the poor and elderly who qualify based on applications. This is a government program and students have an opportunity to serve their community in a very big way! After we work, we will go to the gym at FUMC and play dodgeball or basketball.

This is a program of attraction and an enrichment program. Students who come will want to keep coming back for more and will be more prepared for the upcoming school year! See you there, or......be square! ;)