1. The Keystone warm-ups are about following directions primarily and foremost! WARM-UPS DONE IN THE WRONG BLOCK WILL NOT EARN CREDIT. READING: COPY THE THEME AT THE TOP MATH: COPY MY VERSION OF THE PROBLEM DATE YOUR BOX. Non-dated entries will not be scored. You must do the whole activity to earn a point.

2. This week’s theme is: GOTH/EMO: Characterized by gloomy or hideous feelings. (COPY IT)

3. 01/07 – COPY and DO ALL Word of the day: MORBID 1.Definition: inspiring disgust or horror. 2.Write one sentence with it in context. 3.Give an antonym.

4. 01/07 MATH WARM-UP (copy problem) Problem: Find the area of the trapezoid below. Note: figure is NOT drawn to scale. 12 m 6 m 20 m Hint: Break the trapezoid into triangles and squares; calculate the area of the parts and add them together.

5. 01/08 – COPY and DO ALL Word of the day: GRISLY 1.Definition: repugnant or horrible. 2.Write one sentence with it in context. 3.Give an antonym.

6. 01/08 MATH WARM-UP (copy problem) Problem: What is the area of the largest circle that would fit inside the trapezoid below? Note: figure is NOT drawn to scale. 14 m 8 m 20 m

7. 01/09 – COPY and DO ALL Word of the day: GRUESOME 1.Definition: disturbing or sickening way. 2.Write one sentence with it in context. 3.Give an antonym.

8. 01/09 MATH WARM-UP (copy problem) Problem: In how many different ways can the letters A, B, C and D be sequentially written, so that there is one of each in each sequence? Hint: this is a permutation problem. Example: For the letters X and Y, there are two possible distinct ways: XY and YX.

9. 01/10 – COPY and DO ALL Word of the day: MACABRE 1.Definition: including gruesome and horrific details of death and decay. 2.Write one sentence with it in context. 3.Give an antonym.

10. 01/10 MATH WARM-UP (copy problem) Problem: There are 12 soccer teams in a league, equally distributed into 3 divisions. How many games in each division are necessary to determine the (division’s) winner, if each team is to play against the other only once? Hint: this is a Combination problem.

11. 01/11 – COPY and DO ALL Word of the day: LUGUBRIOUS 1.Definition: exaggeratedly or affectedly mournful. 2.Write one sentence with it in context. 3.Give an antonym.

12. 01/11 MATH WARM-UP (copy problem) Problem: You have 4 types of candy (A, B, C and D), wrapped individually. You plan to make Halloween bags for the neighborhood kids with 4 candies in each, one of each kind. How many bags can you fill with: A: 12 units;B: 10 units; C: 16 units; andD: 12 units? Hint: this is not as complicated as it may seem.

13. That’s all folks… … FOR TODAY!