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MISSION: The Great Neck North Middle School Mathematics Department is committed to the belief that because all students have talent, they will become creative problem solvers, experience success in their math classes, and ultimately become productive members of our increasingly complex society. BECOMING BETTER AT MATH MEANS DEVELOPING A MATHEMATICAL MIND! The Standards for Mathematical Practice demand that all students : 1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. 2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. 3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. 4. Model with mathematics. 5. Use appropriate tools strategically. 6. Attend to precision. 7. Look for and make use of structure. 8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. In order to build these habits, it is critical for parents, teachers and students to work together constantly. In particular, it is critical for students to set aside time to study every night, do homework, and attend extra help as soon as they experience any difficulties with their assignments. Parents can support these efforts by speaking to their children about what is taking place in their math class, checking their homework, reviewing their test grades and communicating with their teachers when problems are detected. |
Announcements: AMC 8 TAKEN AT NORTH MIDDLE! On November 14th, 2017, about 100 NMS students took part in the AMC 8 math competition, an international math competition in which over 150,000 middle schoolers participate all over the world. Results will be in around mid-December. Congratulations to all who participated! EXTRA HELP SCHEDULE Extra help for math is on Wednesday afternoons from 2:50 to 3:20 PM and by appointment. Students will meet with their regular classroom teachers. TESTING DAY The Testing Day for Math is Thursday IMPORTANT TEST/COMPETITION DATES Feb. 7 -- AMC 10 May 1- May3 -- NYS Assessment June 2018 -- Common Core Algebra Regents WELCOME BACK TO MATH CLASS! To all new students: Welcome to North Middle! We hope that you both enjoy and learn a lot in your Math Class this year! To all returning students: Welcome back! ALGEBRA I REGENTS EXAM The 2017 Common Core Algebra I Regents Exam for 8th graders taking Core Algebra took place on Tuesday, June 13th at 11:30 AM. Review sheets can be found at nmsmath.weebly.com/regents-review.html STATE EXAM The 2017 New York State Common Core Math Exam for Grades 6 through 8 took place on May 2nd, 3rd, and 4th. Please see the letter at the bottom of the page for more information. RELEASED 2016 NYS MATH EXAM QUESTIONS Please click the link below to access released questions from the 2016 NYS Math Assessments: : https://nysed-prod.engageny.org/resource/released-2016-3-8-ela-and-mathematics-state-test-questions NYS COMMON CORE EXAM GUIDES Please click the link below to access exam guides provided by the New York State Department of Education: https://www.engageny.org/resource/test-guides-for-english-language-arts-and-mathematics ANNOTATED STATE QUESTIONS Click the link below to access released problems from older Common Core State Tests: https://www.engageny.org/resource/new-york-state-common-core-sample-questions OTHER PRACTICE QUESTIONS Many parents ask what types of questions students will be asked to solve on the Common Core Math Exam for grades 6-8. The teachers of Great Neck Public Schools do their best to emulate Common Core exam questions during regular summative assessments to prepare students for the State exam. This link provides examples of Common Core questions students will be asked to complete on the Common Core Math Exam in May. ! NORTH MIDDLE MATHCOUNTS Congratulations to the Math Team for finishing in fourth place in the 2017 Long Island Mathcounts Competition! |