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Let's get this one out of the way so that we can all move on.  One of my flaws is that I am a White Sox fan and a Green Bay Packer fan.  Needless to say, it has been a really bad week.  Enough said.

Look up!  ^^^^^^  Click on the link above to visit the PTO Newsletter.

Mr. Murphy and I are very proud to have 115 followers to our blog.  Just to give you an idea, Twin Groves has 27 followers and the elementary schools are in the teens.  It is obvious to us that you approve of the blog and want to keep up with what is happening here at Woodlawn.

ISAT and MAP information will be going home with your student on October 4th.  Please make sure that your student hand delivers this information to you.  We will be sending out a blog reminder next week so that you can ask your student for that information.  Directions on how to interpret the data will accompany the results.

                        STANDARDS-BASED REPORTING "Question of the Week" 

Will my student still receive a course letter grade when the shift is made to the standards-based report card?

We intend to report student learning with both an overall course grade as well as specific indicators of target mastery. In last week's message, I reviewed the 4 point scale that will be used to report on student work by specific learning target. Within each course, between 6-12 standards are taught per trimester. For each target, you as parents will get feedback as to student mastery on this 4 point scale. This will give you and your child specific information as to skills that are areas of strength and the specific skills with which your student struggles. These data points will not be averaged; the most current assignments/tasks will be considered with more importance, as they reflect a student's growth and progress toward a standard. 

Then, for each course, the individual standard scores will be averaged together to generate a letter grade on the traditional "A"-"F" scale. As parents, you will get this overall course grade, which will resemble our current letter grade system.

Combined, you will know far more about your child's learning that our current reporting system allows. We are excited to do this work, and look forward to partnering with you as we initiate a field test during Trimester 2!

To review, the field test will take place in the following content areas starting in Trimester 2:

6th-8th Grade Language Arts

6th-8th Family and Consumer Science (FACS)

6th-8th Health

6th Grade Band

6th Grade Orchestra

7th Grade Spanish

We will continue to provide opportunities to learn more about standards-based reporting via blog updates as well as through more formal vehicles (presentations, surveys, etc.).

The first opportunity to formally learn more will be our Standards-Based Reporting Field Test Overview presentation, scheduled for Thursday, October 18 at 7:00 pm at Twin Groves. Please plan to attend to learn more!

The PowerSchool for Parents app is available for download from the App Store and compatible with the iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. This free app allows a parent to view his or her child's progress in a single feed to check grades, assignments, etc. For more info on this free mobile app for iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch users, click POWERSCHOOL FOR PARENTS APP. (Note that this mobile app is notdesigned for use with android phones.)

Special thanks to our PTO for bringing in the SkySquad assembly today.  They brought a positive message of anti-bullying and thrilled our students with a high flying arial acrobatics/basketball show.  Here are a couple of pictures we want to share with you:

As a school, we are lucky to have fireman Tony as a resource for our students.  This week, fireman Tony visiting our Options classes talking about fire safety, and reminding students to change the batteries when we turn the clock back this fall.  Here is a picture of our guy fireman Tony!

Tuesday, September 25, 2012

Dear Woodlawn Community,

Just a quick reminder, tomorrow is a district holiday so there are NO AFTER SCHOOL ACTIVITIES today!

Happy Fall Eve

As tomorrow is the autumnal equinox, officially marking the first day of Fall, I wanted to share an old blog post from my favorite meteorologist, Tom Skilling from WGN (the World's Greatest Network), where he answers a question about the length of day on the equinox.  Impress your friends this weekend with your rich knowledge of this meteorological event as you (and I) sit with other parents, watching our kids at gymnastics or a football game or a soccer game or a hockey game or a swim meet or a ...

"According to Dan Joyce of the Cernan Space Center at Triton College, the equinox has two definitions: It is the moment the sun crosses the celestial equator (the projection of the plane of the Earth's geographical equator into space). In the case of the autumnal equinox (about Sept. 22), the sun crosses the equator from north to south. The equinox is also defined as the exact point in space the sun occupies at that moment it crosses the celestial equator.

The term "equinox" means "equal night," meaning there is as much night in the northern hemisphere at that instant as in the southern hemisphere. It does not mean that any place on Earth gets an equal amount of day and night. A check reveals that sunrise to sunset on the date of the equinox is still just a little more than twelve hours and that we usually have to wait a few more days to achieve an exact 12-hour day."

CBM Sweeps

As for us around these parts, countless teachers, support staff (and principals) volunteered their planning and prep time to aide in assessing all students' reading fluency in the learning center. This important data is used in conjunction with other high stakes assessments, like ISAT and MAP, to better understand your children's learning needs.  We're planning to send home ISAT and MAP results with students the first week of October, and if you have any questions or concerns, don't hesitate to give us a call or stop by.

Pack PAWS

Our guidance counselor, Mrs. Tammy Franks, asked that I share some important information about our behavior reinforcement program, Pack PAWS, and if you would like to chat further about PAWS, again, call or stop in for a visit.

We could not be more excited to welcome the beginning of the 2012-2013 school year!  Not only will our students make great academic gains, but they will also be engaging in social emotional learning as well.  WL will be supporting our students’ social and emotional growth in several ways. Once again, our entire staff will be implementing the Pack PAWS Program. PAWS stands for Positive Action leads to Woodlawn Success. 

The program teaches students how to be responsible, respectful, and safe in all school environments.  Furthermore, our Pack PAWS program contributes to the formation of a positive school culture, where students feel comfortable and safe.  All of our students learned and reviewed the expectations of how to be responsible, respectful, and safe in the classroom, hallways, and assemblies on the first day of school; in classes and at an assembly.

Now that all WL students understand our expectations to create a safe school environment, we can look towards celebrating their success! When students meet or exceed our expectations, they are given a Pack PAWS. There are many opportunities to redeem these PAWS throughout the day, in classes and at lunch.  There are even more (and bigger) opportunities to come.  Stay tuned to see how you can help!

Tammy Franks Cornwell
School Counselor

Standards-based Reporting 

Now that the year is well underway, I thought it made sense to re-introduce the weekly Standards-Based Reporting "Question of the Week". This week's question is a restatement from an earlier post, with some new information related to the upcoming field tests of the new reporting system, which will officially start in Trimester 2. 

What descriptors will be used to report student learning by target? 

We intend to report student learning with both an overall course grade as well as specific indicators of target mastery. Student learning related to specific targets will be reported using some new terminology:

Meets (3.0): The student meets the target as listed in the grade-level Curriculum Framework, which you received at the beginning of the year. The student grasps and applies the key concepts, processes, and skills for the grade level. This is the expectation for all students. You can access all grade level Curriculum Frameworks via the District 96 website. 

When students either go beyond the target or need more help, their learning will be reported as:

Extends (4.0): In addition to the “Meets” criteria, the student demonstrates more complex learning that goes beyond what was explicitly taught. This category may not apply to some targets.

Below (2.0): The student is beginning to, and occasionally does, demonstrate understanding of the target as listed in the grade-level Curriculum Framework. The student is able to grasp and apply some of the key concepts, processes, and skills but produces work that contains errors and may need additional support at times to be successful. 

Well Below (1.0): The student is not meeting and has made little progress toward the target as listed in the grade-level Curriculum Framework. The student is working on concepts, processes, and skills leading to grade-level work. The student needs additional support and practice to show progress toward grade-level expectations. 

These terms will then be considered across learning targets within each trimester and mathematical calculations will be run to convert these terms into the final overall course grade, which will be reported on a traditional "A"-"F" basis. 

In some courses, teachers are beginning to integrate these terms into their reporting using the current Power School format, which reports on a percentage scale. Your students may receive papers that are graded on a 10-point scale so that their scores easily convert into our current version of Power School. Scores of a 10, 9, and 8 indicate that the student "met" the learning target, with higher scores in this range given for more thorough demonstrations of proficiency/understanding. Scores of 7 or 6 indicate that the student's performance was "below" standards. A score of a 5 would indicate that a student's understanding was "well below" the established standards. When we launch the field test in Trimester 2, courses implementing the new system will also use a new version of Power School, which will allow to report using the 4-point terminology described above.

To review, the field test will take place in the following content areas starting in Trimester 2:

6th-8th Grade Language Arts

6th-8th Family and Consumer Science (FACS)

6th-8th Health

6th Grade Band

6th Grade Orchestra

7th Grade Spanish

We will continue to provide opportunities to learn more about standards-based reporting via blog updates as well as through more formal vehicles (presentations, surveys, etc.). As always, if you have specific questions, please do not hesitate to contact your child's teacher, Mr. Grana, or me. 

6th grade Options All About Me 

Students in Options are currently creating digital creations about themselves to share with one another.  Final products should be pretty cool... be sure to ask your students about them- especially those with older students to see how the infusion of technology has truly brought these projects to life.

Here's a student in Mrs. Racheal Kalisz's class contemplating her first brush stroke

Physical Education

Speaking for Mrs. Mary Blair and Mr. Jim Donofrio, Mr. Dan Berry asked me to share what's up in the world of PE...

Last week student's in Mr Berry's class were given a special option to honor the memory of those lost on 9/11. Students run the mile in PE every Tuesday throughout the Fall. I usually post a standard running warm up to be done before the we go out and run. On 9/11, the student's chose whether they wanted to do the usual or special workout (before the mile) in honor of the day. 

The workout:

   9 rounds to be completed as fast as possible: 

   5 burpees

   6 sit ups (11 reps/round)

I was very proud to see how many students chose to do something special and the understanding of what and why they did it. I asked those that chose to participate to sign a whiteboard so I could share on the blog. 

Also...the AWESOME new EZ-Up shelter that the PTO purchased has arrived!!! Cross Country and Track coaches are very excited about this. It will help give us a "home base" at big IESA meets (especially Sectionals & State) and most importantly provide are athletes with a safe place to hide from the weather conditions. THANK YOU VERY MUCH PTO!!

Speaking of the PTO... don't forget to check out their newsletter, you can click the link at the top of this page or here.

Have a great weekend everyone...Go Bears!

Chris

Teacher updates!

Please click on the link above to visit the PTO Newsletter!

Our PTO general meeting was this week and I really enjoyed visiting with our PTO parents. Thank you all for clarifying all of the fundraising opportunities and how they will look.

If your middle school student is anything like my 7th grade son, getting information from him is like pulling teeth (if you are a dentist this might not be a big deal, but even for a principal, it is very frustrating).  Last year, we began writing about the month ahead and what parents can expect their student will be doing in class. This was very popular with the parents, so we will keep the tradition going.

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Social Studies (Benitez)
This month we will be continuing to learn more about the 5 Themes of Geography.  We are just about wrapping up our Location theme and will be continuing to go thru the other four themes for the remainder of the month.  We will be doing a Landmark project and finishing our 5 Themes unit with a Benchmark at the end of the month and creating a individual 5 Themes of Geography poster in the beginning of October.

Language Arts (Gord)
This month we are working on summarizing literature and informational texts.  We’ve read a few short stories together as a class and have completed plot diagrams and summaries on the stories.  We will also be working on finding the central idea of a text and citing textual evidence to support an analysis or inference from a piece of literature.  In addition, we will be working on narrative writing.

Math (Kalisz)
Honors and Advanced Math will be working on using integers in all operations.  Honors has also been working with Decimals in Division and Multiplication.  At level math will be working on operations using decimals.  We will be incorporating some basic geometry.  So look for Area and perimeter using decimals for measurement.

Shanks LA: This month we will be reading Literature and Informational Text. We will be finding the central idea, writing summaries, and learning how to cite textual evidence. We will also be working on Narrative Writing.

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Decker LA: This month we will be reading Literature and Informational Text. We will be finding the central idea, writing summaries, and learning how to cite textual evidence. We will also be working on Narrative Writing.

Math (Mrs. Gartenberg) We are off to a wonderful start to the year. 1st and 5th period classes are beginning their pre-algebra experience while 6th and 7th period classes are learning integers. 3rd period class is reviewing decimal operations.

Language Arts (Gaedele/Cooper)
This month we are working on summarizing literature and informational texts.  We’ve read a few short stories together as a class and have completed plot diagrams and summaries on the stories.  We will also be working on finding the central idea of a text and citing textual evidence to support an analysis or inference from a piece of literature.  In addition, we will be working on narrative writing.


Social Studies (Curtis)
This month we will be continuing to learn more about the 5 Themes of Geography.  We are just about wrapping up our Location theme and will be continuing to go thru the other four themes for the remainder of the month.  We will be doing a Landmark project and finishing our 5 Themes unit with a Benchmark at the end of the month and creating a individual 5 Themes of Geography poster in the beginning of October.

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MATH

In math this month we will be working on evaluating expressions, both numerical and algebraic.  We will also be doing a lot of work with setting up and solving story problems and exploring the basics of algebraic functions.  (Ask your student to sing you the ESP song!)

SOCIAL STUDIES

We have begun our journey through American history with an examination of how and why the 13 colonies were founded, and how their climate and geography impacted their economic development. In the next few weeks, we will  take a look at colonial way of life and thought in order to begin to understand the economic and intellectual developments that led to the American Revolution.  We will also begin learning more about current events, especially about the coming presidential election.

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8th Grade Language Arts - Mrs. Hain
In 8th grade Language Arts we are working on our cycle one targets. If you would like a list of the cycle one targets, they are listed on my website under 8th grade Language Arts. We have been reading both informational texts and literature texts to practice the learning targets. We have also been working on informative/explanatory writing including topic sentences, developing the topic with well-chosen and explained facts, and concluding sentences. Each week the students will be annotating and reflecting on an information text, or Article of the Week, relating to the theme of identity. The students will also have a reading log due weekly including a parent or guardian signature.

7th Grade Language Arts - Mrs. Hain
In 7th grade Language Arts we are working on our cycle one targets. If you would like a list of the cycle one targets, they are listed on my website under 7th grade Language Arts. We have been reading both informational and literature texts to practice the learning targets. We will focusing on identifying informational text organizational patterns and analyzing the structure of each. Ask your students to share with you the five organizational patterns. We are also working on narrative writing including developing elements of the plot and effective language. Each week the students will be annotating and reflecting on an information text, or Article of the Week, relating to the theme of identity. The students will also have a reading log due weekly including a parent or guardian signature.

Science - 7th (Frank)
This week we are finishing up the review unit on scientific method and controlled experiments.  Our helicopter lab went well at the beginning of the year and we continue to shake off the cobwebs from our metric measuring skills.  The first Benchmark is coming the week of September 17.  We next move into the environment unit, become worm farmers, and learn a couple catchy tunes about symbiosis.  Last year’s worm farming did not go very well, so we’re hoping for better success this year.

Science - 8th (Frank)
We are wrapping up the unit on controlled experiments with the annual rocket project.  So far we have had a few excellent designs, including a couple new ideas never before created during this project.  The creativity is awesome!  We have only lost one rocket to date and none have landed on the school - yet.  The first Benchmark comes the week of September 17, then we move into our chemistry unit.

Social Studies - 7th
In Mrs. Miller’s Social Studies class, we began our journey through American history by investigating the geography, economics, and cultures of the New England Colonies, Middle Colonies, Southern Colonies and Spanish Colonies as they developed in North America.  As we push forward, students will discover the causes of the American Revolution and will learn how the battle cry of “No taxation without representation” led to the birth of a new nation in which “life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness” were protected natural rights for all. USA!! USA!!

Social Studies - 8th
In Mrs. Miller’s Social Studies class, the school year began with an introduction to the political spectrum and the basics of capitalism.  We are now exploring how these concepts fit into the history of the Second Industrial Revolution.  We began with a look at the technological breakthroughs that fed the rise of “big business,” and are now investigating how the ensuing need for labor led to a never before seen explosion of immigration and urbanization in the United States.  Students will then discover how city, state and local governments began to work to meet the challenges of this rapid growth, and how political corruption then gave rise to the Progressive Era and an attempt to give Americans the “Square Deal” they deserved.  Your child will be creating Facebook pages for the Progressive Presidents Roosevelt, Wilson and Taft – a  student-favorite project that allows them to mix the history of yesterday with the technology and culture of today.  Finally, we be looking at how America emerged as a World Power after a century of isolation as we “Remember the Maine!”

7th Grade Math- Carpenter
This month we have been focusing on the beginning fundamentals of Algebra. This includes things such as variables, expressions, equations & setting up story problems. The kids have all been singing the ESP song to help them evaluate expressions! The Algebra 1 students have also begun exploring the basics of their graphing calculators.

8th Grade Math- Carpenter
This month we have been focusing on expressions, equations & functions. The kids have also taken challenging word problems & identified the unknowns in order to create algebraic equations. We have begun using the TI-84 graphing calculators to create scatter plots, graph linear equations & identify values within a table.


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Social Studies - Mrs. Shannon
The school year began with an introduction to the political spectrum and the basics of capitalism.  We are now exploring how these concepts fit into the history of the Second Industrial Revolution.  We began with a look at the technological breakthroughs that fed the rise of “big business,” and are now investigating how the ensuing need for labor led to a never before seen explosion of immigration and urbanization in the United States.  Students will then discover how city, state and local governments began to work to meet the challenges of this rapid growth, and how political corruption then gave rise to the Progressive Era and an attempt to give Americans the “Square Deal” they deserved.  Your child will be creating Facebook pages for the Progressive Presidents Roosevelt, Wilson and Taft – a  student-favorite project that allows them to mix the history of yesterday with the technology and culture of today.  Finally, we will be looking at how America emerged as a World Power after a century of isolation as we “Remember the Maine!”

Polidoro Science:  Our quest to become skilled scientists is defined by the Rocket Design and Competition Project through mid-September.  As September concludes, we begin a unit in Chemistry which will carry us through December.


Shanks Math: We are finishing up with Chapter 1 and will have our Chapter 1 Test soon! We will continue learning about variables and equations. We will be working on Chapter 2 following the test.

WELLNESS:
P.E.

HEALTH:  Ms. Peters
Health Group 1 is finishing their second week.  The 8th graders are learning about disease and disorder and the importance of making good decisions that impact an individual’s level of wellness.  The 7th graders are focusing on the interrelationship of physical, mental/emotional, and social health concepts.  The 6th graders are learning about the importance of safety and how to use first aid to respond to common injuries.  Students completed an EDITH  (Exit Drills in the Home) plan that will help them to safely evacuate their home in the case of a fire.  


Encore
Orchestra: We have started our unit on memorizing major and minor scales in multiple keys for grades 6 through 8. Students will record each scale and arpeggio on a digital recorder. 6th grade will be working on one octave assignments and 7th through 8th grade students will be working on two to three octave assignments. Practicing scales are like taking musical vitamins. Get ready for some healthy musicians!

ART  
We are finishing up our drawing units in all three grades and  our first 2 hour free drawing is due at the beginning of class this Friday, September 14.  We are starting our 3 dimensional projects next week-- 6th grade is doing clay animals, 7th grade is starting clay animals, and 8th grade will be making clay masks.
It has been a wonderful start to what appears to be an incredibly creative year!  
Mrs. Kile

COMMUNICATIONS:
Students in all three grade levels have started preparation for their iMovie projects. Sixth graders
will be writing and starring in a silent movie to go along with the unit on body language. To go along with a unit on advertising, seventh graders are inventing a product to sell and  writing a commercial to advertise the product. They will also act  in their own commercials. Eighth graders are writing and acting in a public service announcement on a topic of concern. This goes along with a film study unit. All three grade levels will learn to use the green screen technology as well as edit their project using iMovie.

FACS
The school year is off to a great start with the 6th graders finishing up a unit on “Child development” and “Babysitting”. They are all excited about beginning their sewing unit. The 7th and 8th graders have been busy evaluating the nutritional value of their daily food intake by learning the skill of reading food labels. They are anxiously waiting to begin their cooking unit.
MUSIC
The 6th music classes have been working on some African drumming patterns and learning to play the keyboards.
7th grade has been studying the blues. We are going to be writing blues songs and performing them with chord accompaniment on the keyboards. Up next, the guiars

BAND
The 6th grade band will spend the month of September learning the basics of rehearsal etiquette, including proper posture, how to acknowledge a good performance, how to respond to a conductor, and what to do when the music isn’t quite right.  Playing full band music is a very new and challenging experience, but its very enjoyable make improvements and hear the band’s progress.  In lessons, students will be informally assessed by Mr. Craw to determine either a course of review, or to plan the next set of learning targets.  September is a real “getting to know you” kind of month.

The 7th and 8th grade band will spend the next 6-8 weeks reviewing and refining their technique in five different key signatures.  They will also review and refine ten critical rhythm patterns in five time signatures,  learn instrument-specific techniques, and will learn and perform a solo.  All of this information will be tracked on a mastery sheet before moving on to the new technique book in late October.  Full band practice will focus on the elements of good tone production and balance.  We’re already able to play through four full band songs, and rehearsals are really going well!

"Are you ready for some footbaaaaaaalllllllll!"

I have to say, by far and away, the Fall season is my favorite time of year.  

Not only do we have the joy of relishing in the energy that so many young adults carry with them as they return to school, but the weather starts to cool off, the leaves turn to beautiful shades of yellow, orange and red prior to falling and becoming targets for leaping toddlers (mine included), and the major league baseball season reaches its fever pitch (mercifully for my Cubs).  But nothing compares to the pomp and circumstance that accompanies the kick off to the NFL season.  

Will this be the year that my beloved Bears return to the glory recently reserved to those from a previous generation?  This season, will Brian Urlacher be carried off of the gridiron atop his shield, as he has earned that right at this point in his carrer?  Will Aaron Rodgers discount-double check twice-too-many times leading to a lost step in his otherwise recent dominant play?  Who knows.  That's the fun of it all.   

It is no coincidence that we'll feel the first true crispness in the air of the season this weekend, and I hope you all get out and enjoy it.

Here's what's in our lineup for next week...

• We'll finish up with our first round of NWEA MAP assessments in reading and math by mid week.  We'll use this data for a variety of purposes from determining appropriate text-complexity for our readers, targeted interventions for students in need and other areas of potential student growth.

• The Woodlawn PTO will hold its first General Meeting on Wednesday, September 12 at 9am in the Learning Center.  All are welcome to attend.

• The Board of Education meets Tuesday night at 7pm

• Next week is National Suicide Prevention Week.  A few of our 8th grade students felt compelled to join us in our effort to spread the word.  These students will be making daily announcements that include statistics, signs to look for, and how to prevent suicide.  Additionally, we will spread the message that there are people here to help, if needed; Ms Franks (counselor) Ms Tripp (social worker), and Ms McDevitt (social worker).  Please feel free to contact them if any concerns or questions arise.  

• Our Cross Country team competes at Twin Groves on Monday at the Hawthorn Invitational in Vernon Hills on Friday

• Our Soccer team (BLUE) is home against West Oak on Tuesday and home against Fremont on Wednesday; our SILVER team is at Fremont on Wednesday

• Our Girls Basketball team (BLUE) is home against Twin Groves on Tuesday and at Daniel Wright on Thursday; our SILVER team is at Twin Groves on Tuesday and home against Daniel Wright on Thursday

Enjoy, and have a great weekend,

Chris

Da Bears

PS:  Don't forget to check out the Weekly PTO Newsletter

PPS: I wanted to share some of the parent responses to the age old question of "When am I ever gonna use this math later in life?!?!" that Ms. Carpenter asked the parents of her students at curriculum night a couple of weeks ago... 

When Am I Ever Going to Use Math...

1. When I set a clock to wake me up before I go to work

2. To build the ultimate iPod one hour playlist

3. Building a bridge

4. To figure out how much fabric you need for your new curtains

5. When I am driving and trying to figure our how much longer it will take to drive

8. When I figure out what the cars gas mileage is...and then translate it to liters/km for a

friend

9. I use math to figure out how much to charge in my business

10. You will use math to: do bills, check stocks, read reports for work, to cook

11. When I help my sons do their homework

12. To figure out the sale price on shoes

13. When I go shopping and try to figure out the best deal

14. To know what youʼre doing in high school science & math classes

15. Speeding mileage of the car. Following a recipe

16. When I purchase gifts and plan birthday parties

17. Cooking, baking, flower arranging

18. To keep track of time

19. Buying things for my children!

21. Calculating math grades

22. When I buy my morning Starbucks

23. When I tip at restaurants

41. Everyday somehow, somewhere, you will use math!

43. Figure out your profit

44. I use math everyday to calculate what $ rate to charge for healthcare

48. Save & invest your money

49. To measure 2x4 wood studs

50. I use math everyday at work-calculating percentages, analyzing graphs

51. I use math when there is a sale, 20% off, 40% off, etc.

52. Completing your income tax returns

53. Preparing TPS reports  (Murphy's favorite... There's a double-secret bonus prize, if you catch the movie reference)

55. Forecasting, Excel Spreadsheets, Payroll

56. To find the best deal when you shop

57. To figure out how much money you make from your job

58. You can bargain when you buy things overseas, like Korea : )

59. To answer the question “When will we get there” without asking your parents!

60. Measure the amount of color to be used to color hair

62. To figure out how much money you will save at the next clearance sale

64. When I make a quotation on pricing for a new product we are trying to sell

65. Comparison analyze for your salary (i.e. the $12 that you bring home)

70. Buying furniture & measuring spots in your house where itʼs going

71. Calculating pricing costs for business contracts to make sure you make a profit

72. Helping your kids with their homework