Math Problem of the Week

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Alice needs to replace a light bulb located 10 centimeters below the ceiling in her kitchen. The ceiling is 2.4 meters above the floor. Alice is 1.5 meters tall and can reach 46 centimeters above the top of her head. Standing on a stool, she can just reach the light bulb. What is the height of the stool, in centimeters? Be sure to show your work or explain clearly!

Winners from last week: 
  • Cora Hansen
  • Zach Johnson
  • Ethan Fong
  • Jason Peterson

Hope Squad Application SFJHS

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Students who will be attending Spanish Fork Jr High next year and would like to apply for the Hope Squad can find the applications on the SFJHS website under counseling.  A link will be available now through Friday, April 30th.   If you have any questions please contact Mrs. Bennett, counselor, at Spanish Fork Jr.   More details and information will also be found on the application form.  

Math Problem of the Week

Submitted by david.thacker on

Area Problem

A square with side length 2 and a circle share the same center. The total area of the regions that are inside the circle and outside the square is equal to the total area of the regions that are outside the circle and inside the square. What is the radius of the circle? (Make sure you show your work or have a clear explanation about how you got your answer!)

Last week answer: 0.24

Winners:

  • Jason Peterson
  • Cora Hansen
  • Zach Johnson
  • Niel McKinney
  • Ethan Fong

ESL Students Writing in the Real World

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In Term 3 ESL students from SFJHS wrote food reviews after eating lunch at a local restaurant. Students studied several examples online and analyzed all the characteristics that make a food review readable and helpful for other patrons. To see our students’ food reviews, visit Los Dos Potrillos’ website. They were honest, complimentary, and descriptive in their assessments of both the food and the service they received!

Attributions
By: Chris Thompson