Welcome to Math Class

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Welcome to Math Class

• Ms. Van Looy, Ed.S

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Math is a Game

• When I was young my Dad used to tell me that
  school was a game. My job was to win the game by
  learning and asking questions.
• Grades are how we keep score in the game.
• I like math because each problem is like a little
  puzzle just waiting to be solved. I love knowing
  that if I try hard enough I can always find the
  right answer.

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This is my son, Carter.

• Carter is 36 years, 5 months, 2 weeks, and 1 day
  younger than I am. I was born on October 27,
  1974. How old will Carter be on August 31st?
• Give your answer in years, months, weeks, and
  days. Show how you figured it out using words,
  pictures, and/or symbols.
• Assume a month goes from date to date (ex
  October 27 to November 27).

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I love photography!

• In addition to being a teacher, I am also a
  photographer. I own a company called Top Pea
  Portraits. In fact, I was the photographer at
  one of the other seventh grade teachers wedding.
• Find out whose wedding it was by solving the
  problem below. The solution will tell you the
  teachers room number at River Trail.

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Learning is Fun!

• I love to learn new things. I think the
  challenge of doing something I havent done
  before is very satisfying. As a result, I have
  been a student for most of my life!
• Use the clues on this page to figure out how long
  Ive been a student. Give your answer in years
  and months. Show how you arrived at your
  solution using words, pictures, and/or symbols.

• I was born, October 27, 1974.
• I started going to First Montessori when I was
  three years old.
• I graduated from Chattahoochee High School in
  June 1993.
• I graduated 6 months early from Emory University.
• I have two masters degrees. The first one took
  1.5 years to complete.
• For the second one, I was working full time and
  going to school part time so it took much longer.
  
• I went to school for twice as long as it took me
  to finish the first masters degree then I took a
  year off before completing my final year.
• I graduated in March 2011 with my Educational
  Specialist degree. I started that Degree in July
  2009.