Take time this week to relax, have some fun and try something new! See you all back at HMS on Monday, March 11th, for the last two weeks of Term 2. Cheers!
Congratulations to the winner of the Problem of the Week #3, Ethan Schewaga from 8C (click on the thumbnail to see his solution). Ethan has won a $10 gift card for the movies. Thank you to all the students who participated in the Problem of the Week #3. Problem of the Week #4 will be posted after the March Break.
Congratulations to our HMS Chess Champs: Logan, Sang Won and Emma. Bravo! Photo: (left to right) Logan Savoy (Gr. 7) Sang Won Park (Gr. 6 and HMS Champ) Emma Septon (Gr. 8)
The diameter of a quarter is close to 25 millimeters. What is the length of a row of quarters whose total value is $10.00?
Solutions are due by noon on Friday, March 1
Please remember:
First and Last Name
Class
Problem of the Week #
Answer done on a sheet of looseleaf (folded in fourths in order to fit into the ballot box)
Show how you found your answer (answer only will not be eligible for draw)
Put your answer in a summative phrase (sentence form) with a circle around it (makes it clearer for the judges)
Congratulations to the winner of the Problem of the Week #2, Brooke Barrieau 6E1 (click on the thumbnail to see her solution). Brooke has won a $10 gift card for the movies. Thank you to all the students who participated in the first Problem of the Week. Problem of the Week #3 will be posted today and responses due by noon, Friday, March 1
Please remember:
First and Last Name
Class
Problem of the Week #
Answer done on a sheet of looseleaf (folded in fourths in order to fit into the ballot box)
Show how you found your answer (answer only will not be eligible for draw)
Due to the school closures this week, the Problem of the Week #2 will be extented until this Monday, February 25. Please have your solutions in by the end of the day.
The results for Spirit Week are in!Grade 8-3rd Place Ms Comeau2nd Place Mrs Beers1st Place Mrs CoughlanGrade 7-3rd Place Mr Menzie’s Homeroom2nd Place Ms Mitchell’s Homeroom1st Place Ms Perry’s HomeroomGrade 6- 3rd Place Ms Malley’s Homeroom 2nd Place Ms Richardson’s Homeroom1st Place Ms Barrieau’s HomeroomOVERALL SCHOOL WINNING CLASS FOR THE GOLDEN SNEAKER: Mrs Perry’s Homeroom with a success rate of 88% overall! Way to go Mrs Perry’s Room!
A motorcycle and a delivery truck left a roadside diner at the same time. After
travelling in the same direction for one and one-quarter hours, the motorcycle
had travelled 25 km farther than the delivery truck. If the average speed of the
motorcycle was 60 km/h, find the average speed of the delivery truck.
Please remember:
First and Last Name
Class
Problem of the Week #
Answer done on a sheet of looseleaf (folded in fourths in order to fit into the ballot box)
Show how you found your answer (answer only will not be eligible for draw)
Congratulations to the winner of the first Problem of the Week, Danielle Davies from 8E (click on the thumbnail to see her solution). Danielle has won a $10 gift card for the movies. Thank you to all the students who participated in the first Problem of the Week. Problem of the Week #2 will be posted tomorrow and responses due by next Thursday, February 21
Please remember:
First and Last Name
Class
Problem of the Week #
Answer done on a sheet of looseleaf (folded in fourths in order to fit into the ballot box)
Show how you found your answer (answer only will not be eligible for draw)
