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Mrs. Mark's Brain Boosters 

Join Mrs. Mark's Brain Boosters Club! This is a club for students who are interested in achieving "above and beyond" the normal classroom expectations. All you have to do is learn about the topic, and then write down the answers during your recess or lunch break, or before or after school. You will earn one point (star) for each answer.  You can become a 1-star member, all the way up to a ??-star member! You'll be posted on the "Hall of Fame" chart as soon as you earn 45 stars. You may turn in only five projects per day.  Your name will remain there indefinitely. Learning never ends -thank goodness! Good luck! 

You will receive one Butler Buck for every 100 points (stars) earned.

 

2007-08 Winner:  Joseph N.

2008-2009 Winner:  Matthew C.

2009-2010 Winner:  Allison B.

2010-2011 Winner:  Jodee F.

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All Star Brain Boosters (500 points or more)

 Stars

 Class

 Name

Stars

 Class
Matthew C.

 2,828

 Mrs. M.

Brian N.

 1,320

 Mrs. M
Jodee F.

 2,083

 Mrs. M

 Ruben F.

 1,265

 Ms. F.
David A.

 1,968

 Mrs. M

 Marvins P.

 1,192

 Ms. F.
Allison B.

 1,955

 Mrs. M

 Brian M.

 1,047

 Mrs. M.
Joe N.

 1,851

 Mrs. S

 Patrick C.

 931

 Mrs. S
Noel R.

 1,807

 Mrs. S

  Allison P. 801 Mrs. M
Peter P.

 1,777

 Mrs. M.

 Nick P.

 628

 Mrs. M
Kaitlyn D.

 1,645

 Ms. F.

 Kellie B.

 578

 Mrs. S
Andrea F.

 1,403

 Ms. F

 Veronica B. 510 Mrs. M.
Cameron C.

 1,378

 Ms. F

      

* = current year participants

Brain Boosters Hall of Fame

 (50 stars or more)   

Stars

 Class

 Name

Stars

 Class
Jessica H.

 493

 Mrs. L.

 Eric F.

 150

Mrs. Shaw
Phoebe B.

 472 Ms. Fraser

 Jamie M.

 145

 Mrs. Mark
Jessica B.

 453

 Mrs. Shaw

 Stephanie G.

 116

 Mrs Shaw
Kevin C.

 435

 Mrs. Mark

 Austin C.

 115

 Mrs. Shaw
Gabrielle Y.

 426

 Ms. Fraser

 Sean B.

 111

 Mrs. Mark
Evan S.

 395

 Ms. Fraser

 Danielle H.

 100

 Mrs Shaw
Sarah I. 359 Ms. Fraser George C.

 100

 Mrs Shaw
Rebecca G. 359 Mrs. Mark Nate R.

 95

 Ms. Fraser
Madison R.

 350

Mrs. Shaw

 Jasmine T.

 95

 Ms. Fraser
Matthew H.

 333

 Mrs. Shaw

 Kennedy M.

 85

 Mrs. Mark
Stephanie L.R.

 330

 Mrs. Mark

 Kyla H.

 80

 Ms. Fraser
Sebastian B.

 325 Mrs. Mark

 Hannah W.

 68

 Mrs. Mark
Jacob H.

 313

 Ms. Fraser

 Cody L.

 65

 Mrs. Shaw
Katherine C.

 307

 Mrs. Mark

 Alexandra F.

 56

 Mrs. Mark
Brooke A.

 300

 Ms. Fraser

 Phillip S.

 53

 Mrs. Shaw
Virginia B.

 285

 Ms. Fraser

 Katie M.

 52

 Mrs. Mark
Lauren Carrel 236 Ms. Fraser      
Amanda B.

 217

 Mrs. Shaw

      
Kayla M.

 198

 Mrs. Mark

      
Meghan D.

 197

 Mrs. Mark

      
Wyatt A.

 171

 Mrs. Mark

      
Emily M.

 161

 Mrs. Mark

      
Christian A.

 160

 Mrs. Mark

      

Shannon S.

 159

 Mrs. Shaw      

*current school year

Brain Boosters Club

 Stars

 Class

 Name

Stars

 Class
Kyle S.

 47

 Mrs. Mark

 Allison I.

 10

 Mrs. Mark
Alexis J.

 45

 Mrs. Mark

  

  

  
David B.

 41

 Ms. Fraser

  

  

  
Samuel L.

 38

 Mrs. Shaw

  

  

  
Corey F.

 36

 Mrs. Mark

  

  

  
James R.

 30

 Mrs. Mark

      
 Kasey Z.

 20 Mrs. Mark      
Kristina B.

 15

 Ms. Fraser

  

  

  
       

  

  

     

Math     
Name the perfect square numbers up to 225 Write in Roman Numerals up to 100

(100 pts)

 Name 5 famous mathematicians and write why they're famous Give the definition of a prime number and name 10 of them.
List the place values from the ones to the hundred billions

12 pts.

 List and define our school problem solving strategies

(5 stars)

 List and describe 10 geometric figures.

 

 Reach highest level  in Rocket Math Multiplication 

(10 stars)
Name 8 types of quadrilaterals and triangles

(Brian M.)

 Name the prime numbers under 1,000

(175 points)

(Kellie B.)

 Reach highest level in Rocket Math Division

 

(10 stars)

 Enter the Challenge Club in Multiplication

 

40 Points

 

Social Studies
Name 15 world countries Name 15 major world cities Name 15 types of dwellings Name 10 South American and Central American countries
Name 10 countries bordering the Pacific Ocean Name 10 countries in Europe Name 10 countries in Africa

Name 10 major mountain ranges
Name 10 major world rivers Name 10 large deserts of the world Name 10 large lakes in North America Name all of the continents
Name the 50 states Name the 13 colonies Name 10 Native American tribes Name all of Massachusetts counties
Name 8 Civil War battlefields Name the 1st - 10th U.S. Presidents in order Name the 11th - 20th U.S. Presidents in order Name the 21st - 30th U.S. Presidents in order
Name the 31st - 43rd U.S. Presidents in order Name the 50 state capitals Name the 5 Great Lakes Memorize the Preamble to the Constitution 

(50 points)
Name 10 explorers from the Age of Discovery Read a historical fiction or nonfiction novel and write a short summary. Name 100 cities in the U.S.

(100 points)

Joe N.

 Name all of the countries in the world.

(200 points)

Joe N.
Name all 56 signers of the Declaration of Independence and List the Colony they're from

(Joe N.)

112 points

 Name 10 Boston Historical Landmarks

(Noel Reed)

 List the two largest cities, state motto, year admitted and state nickname for each of the 50 states.

(David A.)

300 pts.

 

 List each of our Presidents, the state in which he was born, and his Vice President

 

(David A.)

132 pts.

 

Science

Name 15 kinds of fish Name 15 marine creatures Name 15 mammals Name 15 vertebrate animals
Name 15 desert animals or wildlife

Name 10 amphibians

 

 Name 10 reptiles Name 10 dinosaurs
Name 10 types of birds Name 10 rain forest birds or mammals Name 10 deciduous trees Name 10 rocks or minerals
Name 10 chemicals and their symbols Name 10 constellations Name 10 organs in the human body Name 8 types of clouds
Name 5 inventors and their inventions Name 5 human body systems Name the stages of the water cycle

10 pts.

 Name the order of the colors in the rainbow
Name the order of the planets in the solar system Name 10 types of snakes Name 15 horse breeds Name and describe 10 types of climate

20 pts.
Name 100 types of sharks

(Noel R.)

 Name 100 Living things

(Joe & Brian N.)

Name the elements of the Periodic Table

Nick P.

(109 points)

Give a definition of reflection, refraction, transparent, translucent, and opaque and give an example of each.

20 points

(Noel R.)

Name the 7 wonders of the world

(Noel R.)

7 points

 

 

 

 

Language Arts and Linguistics

Name 20 prepositions

Name 15 subordinating conjunctions

Name 7 capitalization rules

20 pts.

Name 10 comma rules

20 pts.

Name 10 Newberry Award Winning Authors and one book he/she wrote

Give 2 examples each of alliteration, personification, simile, metaphor and onomatopoeia

25 points

Write numbers

1-20 in

French or Spanish

Use Sign Language and "sign" the alphabet

Write 9 editing marks and what they mean

20 pts.

What is a prefix? List 10 words that have 10 different prefixes

What is a suffix? List 10 words that have 10 different suffixes.

List and describe 6 types of poems

Write a haiku poem

25 points

Name 8 parts of speech and give and example of each in a sentence.

Write a scary October story one page in length 

25 points

create a comic strip using at least 5 sentences

20 points

Write the letters of the Greek Alphabet

(Nick P.)

(25 pts.)

Write a funny limerick

(Joe N.)

10 points

Name 10 poets

(Noel R)

  

Miscellaneous

Name one career for each letter of the alphabet

Name the birthstones for each month

Name 20 different modes of transportation

Name 15 breeds of horses

Name 15 breeds of dogs

Name 12 winter Olympic events

Name 12 summer Olympic events

Name 10 large U.S. corporations

Name 10 instruments in a marching band

Name 10 instruments in a symphony orchestra

Name 10 famous composers

Spell all teachers' names correctly (grades k-6)

Come up with a Mastery Club challenge for our class!

5 points

List the Patriots starting line-up

Spell all of your class members' names correctly (First & Last Names)

List 25 different types of sports

Name the 100 All-Time home run hitters

(100 points)

Joe N.

Name the top 50 All-Time NHL Goal Scorers

(50 points)

Joe N.

Name the five baseball teams that won the most World Series, and which years they won

50 Points

Joe N.

Name 50 famous people and what they're famous for

Brian N.

 

100 points

 
Name one animal for each letter of the alphabet.

(Jessica H.)

26 points

 List the 32 NFL Teams and their home city

(Brian N.)

64 points

List five food world records

 

(Noel R.)

5 Points

  
Thank you, Mrs. Renz of Redmond, Oregon!