Chicago: Young Scholars Program

We are pleased to announce that we were given permission to extend the deadline for Summer 2019 Young Scholars Program applications!

If you are still interested in joining us this July, you have until Sunday, April 7th to submit your material.

Young Scholars Program (YSP) at the University of Chicago offers enthusiastic and talented math students from seventh through twelfth grades an opportunity to strengthen their mathematical powers through a deep experience in mathematical thought and effort. Our intention is to broaden and enrich the students' understanding of mathematics rather than to accelerate them through the standard high school curriculum.

The mathematical content of the program for Summer 2019 will be topics in geometry.

All components use active learning techniques and ask students to work through challenging problems with the guidance of faculty, instructors, and undergraduate counselors.

For more details, and to download the application, please visit our website:

http://www.math.uchicago.edu/ysp/summerschedule.html

Summer YSP

The Young Scholars Program (YSP) at the University of Chicago offers enthusiastic and talented math students from seventh through twelfth grades an opportunity to strengthen their mathematical powers through a deep experience in mathematical thought and effort. Our intention is to broaden and enrich the Chicago area students' understanding of mathematics rather than to accelerate them through the standard high school curriculum.

• Open to rising 7th to 12th graders (so if you just finished 6th grade, you can come!)
• The participation fee varies (there is a sliding scale), and there are “scholarships” for some students
• The camp runs from Monday, July 1, to Friday, July 26, 9:30am-2:30pm on the UChicago campus (Fridays the day ends at noon)
• We do NOT meet on Thursday, July 4, and Friday, July 5
• The focus this summer is geometry

Registration Links

7th-8th Grade Component Summer Application

9th-10th Grade Component Summer Application

11th-12th Grade Component Summer Application

Teacher Questionnaire

Optional Application for Additional Support

If you have questions, please contact our office at ysp@math.uchicago.edu

Website: http://www.math.uchicago.edu/ysp/home.html

Math Week for 4-1-19

ALL: No School Friday, April 5. Teacher Institute Day. No School next week on Wednesday, April 10--Parent/Teacher Conferences.

7th UChicago: Probability! The way math lets us predict the future! We continue looking at compound events and then the differences between independent and dependent events.Plus: tree diagrams!

7th Loyola: We continue a unit on real world applications of area, surface, and volume of composite shapes made from circles, polygons, and their related 3D forms. We will start our unit final project. Also, circle area as part of composite area.

8th DePaul: We continue a geometry unit. This week we focus on the vocabulary of shapes and their parts, as well as, surface area and volume. Practice using the concept of volume to solve real-world tasks.

8th UIC: Linear systems. Elimination. Practice, practice, practice.

Homework for week 4-1-19

7th Loyola

7th UChicago

8th DePaul

8th UIC

America to Me: A Ray School Watch Party and Community Dialogue

Join Ray parents and staff to view and discuss the first episode of the critically-acclaimed documentary series, America to Me. The series explores issues of race and inequity at Oak Park River Forest High School.  From 6:00-8:00 on Thursday, April 4, we will gather to eat, watch, talk about the episode and how it relates to our own experiences. 7th and 8th graders are welcome to attend with a parent. Childcare will be provided for younger children. Reach out to friendsofraypto@gmail.com with any questions.

MIDDLE SCHOOL STUDENTS MAY ATTEND WITH A PARENT OR GUARDIAN!

MCA trip slips due!

Room 304 8th graders are going to the MCA this Friday morning. THIS IS A FREE TRIP! Permission slips are due by this Wednesday, 3-27-19.

Link below for the trip slip:
Permission Slip

Math Week 3-25-19

ALL: Last day for redo, make-up, late, and bonus to be handed in for math is Tuesday, April 2 by 4 p.m.

Homeroom 304: Reminder--MCA field trip slips due by Wednesday.


7th UChicago: Probability! The way math lets us predict the future! We start looking at compound events and experimental probability.

7th Loyola: We continue a unit on real world applications of area, surface, and volume of composite shapes made from circles, polygons, and their related 3D forms. We focus on using area of circles and other shapes to solve tasks.

8th DePaul: We continue a geometry unit. This week we focus on the vocabulary of shapes and their parts, as well as, surface area and volume. Focus this week is volume of cylinders and cones and spheres.

8th UIC: Linear systems. More substitution and then elimination.

Homework for week 3-25-19

7th UChicago

7th Loyola

8th UIC

8th DePaul

Math Week 3-18-19

7th UChicago: Probability! The way math lets us predict the future! We continue to work on the vocabulary of probability.

7th Loyola: We continue a unit on real world applications of area, surface, and volume of composite shapes made from circles, polygons, and their related 3D forms. 

8th DePaul: We continue a geometry unit. This week we focus on the vocabulary of shapes and their parts, as well as, surface area and volume. Focus this week is volume of cylinders and cones.

8th UIC: Linear systems.

Homework for week 3-18-19

7th UChicago

7th Loyola

8th UIC

8th DePaul

Math Week for 3-11-19

IAR TESTING 3-11-19 thru 3-13-19

7th UChicago: Probability! The way math lets us predict the future!

7th Loyola: We continue a unit on real world applications of area, surface, and volume of composite shapes made from circles, polygons, and their related 3D forms. Focus this week is circles: Pi day 3-14-19!

8th DePaul: We continue a geometry unit. This week we focus on the vocabulary of shapes and their parts, as well as, surface area and volume. Focus this week is circles: Pi day 3-14-19!

8th UIC: Linear systems solved by graphing.

Homework for week 3-11-19

UChicago

Loyola

UIC

DePaul

IAR TESTING NEXT WEEK

Hi all!

Next week on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday morning we will be taking the Illinois Assessment of Readiness. The Illinois Assessment of Readiness (IAR) is the state assessment and accountability measure for Illinois students enrolled in a public school district. IAR assesses the New Illinois Learning​ Standards Incorporating the Common Core and will be administered in English Language Arts and Mathematics.



Want to know more about the IAR: click here!


CPS IAR Letter

Join Ray’s Mini-Math Circles!

Join Ray’s Mini-Math Circles!

What? Come to math circles to solve interesting, open-ended math problems. Explore new topics in math collaboratively and non-competitively.

When? Thursdays during lunch/recess (1:00-1:45)

Who? girls in 7th and 8th grade with Ms. Ruch

These problems are for everybody!

SIGN UP IN MR. ALBRECHT'S CLASSROOM!

Math Week 3-4-19

7th UChicago: We continue a unit on integers. We continue to add, subtract, multiply, and divide integers. We use integer operations in context.

7th Loyola: We continue a unit on real world applications of area, surface, and volume of composite shapes made from circles, polygons, and their related 3D forms.

8th DePaul: We continue a geometry unit. This week we focus on the vocabulary of shapes and their parts, as well as, surface area and volume.

8th UIC: Linear systems solved by graphing.

Homework for week 3-4-19

UChicago


Loyola


DePaul


UIC