My ds has not taken Level 4, he is taking it in the Fall. From what I heard talking to other parents, the class helps kids learn the different types of proofs and how to construct a rigorous proof. One of the IMO team members is from our math circle and his mom highly recommended this class. She said it gave him the scaffolding he needed to make the transition from AIME to USAJMO and USAMO problems. She also said it’s a lot of work, her son spent 2 hours a day on the class. I’ll report back after my ds takes the class.

Many of the kids we know from Math Circle will take Awesome Math Problem Solving 4 as a bridge between AOPS classes and Woot. The class helps transition kids to more proof base solutions. We have been very happy with Awesome Math classes, they are very high quality.

Delta plus?? Where did it come from??

My dd used her TI-84 through college and is using in grad school. She was a CS major.

Only 25% of 12-15 year olds are vaxed according to CDC.

I live in San Diego, CA we just moved to the suburbs. We love it here, lots of things to do. We are in driving distance to the beach, mountains, and desert. The weather is great all year. Lots of homeschoolers in the area. Also great private and public schools. We have some of the best public schools in the country in our area. Only downside is the cost of living.

My Pillow, dh went through many many different pillows and my pillow is the only one that works for him. He is a side sleeper. You can get My Pillow on Amazon, it’s faster shipping than it you order from the company. http://MyPillow Premium Series Bed Pillow [Std/Queen, White Medium Fill] https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08WHBVBW3/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_ZAZ64QX10RGSDRK4AS1B

My dd allergist recommended the BlueAir Hepa filters. They remove smoke smell during the wildfires. We have been very happy with it. https://www.blueair.com/us/smoke.html

This, also like to add Vans are very popular.

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My kids are really into pasta salads lately. With the summer heat, cold pasta salad has been great for lunch or dinner. Do you have recipes to share? Bonus if it keeps well in the fridge. My dd loves bringing pasta salads for lunch.

My ds lived in Crocs, now he lives in Natives. yes, 9 men’s and 11 women’s

I just used Udemy coupon code, it was 60% off https://couponcause.com/stores/udemy-coupon-codes/

I am a side sleeper and the Therma-A-Rest lite is be great. https://www.rei.com/product/829826/therm-a-rest-z-lite-sol-sleeping-pad

UC scout is a-g and WASC

my MIL pass away at home 2 years ago, no autopsy.

This is our week M- homemade Albacore poke bowls with cucumber, avocado, and seaweed salad. Spicy Tuna and salmon rolls T-salmon with potatoes and roasted veggies W- breakfast for dinner T- pasta with marinara sauce and meatballs, garlic bread and salad F- homemade pizza and salad S- milk ramen with soft boiled eggs

It makes sense that unvax students need to pay for their testing. DH had to get a covid test to attend an event earlier this year and his company paid $65 per test. The cost can add up, if the school is testing unvax students every two weeks.

We would have dinner at 4:30/5:00 and the kids would have snacks/2nd dinner afterwards. They did better with a good meal before 3 hours of swim practice.

I heard it was so that kids who qualify for AIME would have more time to prepare.

I just saw that the AMC 10 is now in November and AMC 8 in January. AIME will be in February https://www.maa.org/math-competitions/about-amc/events-calendar?fbclid=IwAR06bKw01DBq_Oi-8-bRTxgAoUgrMLrXf33a613TbOlrAhTd05VHKjlh2hY

I find this to be true with my ds. He is 13 and wants to learn from someone other than mom.

Do you have Cogat or iReady scores? When my son started at the charter school, he took the iReady at the start of school year, base on his scores they offered us a choice of a grade skip or subject acceleration. Charter school are much easier to work with than a public school.

M was accepted into a research lab at our local UC. He has been working with the lab since April. He will continue working on optimizing memory storage algorithms. He is planning to put in about 20 hours a week, so no camps. He just wants to spend his free time hanging out with friends.

Another vote for Beast Academy. prodigy is a good game for math.