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Math Pentathlon — Week 14!

ashoepe — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 02:50:57 +0000

Parents,

Thank you for remembering to send an extra snack with your Pentathlete on Mondays! Remember that there is no MP class next Monday because there is no school that day!

Division I — Continued learning Shape-Up. Be sure to ask them how you can bump your opponent back to start.

Division II — Continued to work on Ramrod. They learned the basic rules today and will add a few others next class. Ask them the different ways we use to remember how long each rod it.

Division III — Finished up their second week with Contig 60. This game uses math operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division) to place chips onto the board. Practicing their math facts will help them more easily find the number combinations in this game.

Math Pentathlon — Weeks 10 and 11!

ashoepe — Tue, 02 Dec 2008 00:21:47 +0000

Parents,

Please remember to register your child for the MP tournaments in the spring. You may register online or by mail. Please email me if you need a registration form. The link to the online registration can be found in the links section on this page.

Also, we are again having problems with students being picked up late. PLEASE pick up your children on time. Late pick-up will result in removal from the club. Thank you for your understanding.

Division I has been working on Hex-a-Gone. They have moved onto the full size gameboard and are learning the rules. Be sure to ask them how many pieces they are allowed to pick up on one turn.

Division II is continuing on Sum Dominos & Dice. There are MANY rules to this game and it’s sometimes hard for some of the kids to pick up. If your child seems to be having problems, please email me and I will get you some extra practice activities for them to do. I’m happy to help in any way I can. Be sure to ask your student how to place a “double.”

Division III has been working on Queens & Guards. This has been a welcome change for some after Stars & Bars, which was harder to learn. Ask your student what happens when they move a piece “into trap.”

Dismissal

ashoepe — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 16:26:23 +0000

The lesson we learned last week was, releasing 140 kids at the same time leads to chaos!! So, to remedy the situation, we will be releasing the same way the school does.

CAR RIDERS will be coming out of the “safety patrol” door. Please line up as you would after school and we will release car riders from there.

WALKERS will be coming out of the front door. Please be waiting in the areas designated that are used after school (ex. K and 1 meet in the grass to the right of the front door, 2 and 3 meet by the tree, etc.) If the students will be walking home alone, they will be released this way as well as a walker or a bike rider.

YMCA students will be taken there through the building.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation!

Classes start this Monday — 9/15

ashoepe — Sat, 13 Sep 2008 19:13:28 +0000

Please check your email for more information!

Registration closed

ashoepe — Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:05:17 +0000

Registration for the 2008-2009 CRE Math Pentathlon club is now closed. All classes are full as of Friday, September 5th. Waiting list names will be held until the end of October. If a space opens up before then, we will call the waiting list in the order we took the names. Thank you all for your patience and cooperation.

Limited space available!!

ashoepe — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 21:07:39 +0000

Thank you to all our parents who volunteered to help with our Math Pentathlon program this year! Due to the tremendous response to registration today, space is very limited for general registration tomorrow morning. We will take names for a waiting list, but might not be able to accommodate everyone. Thank you in advance for your patience!

REGISTRATION DATES

ashoepe — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 21:07:28 +0000

As many of you know, the MP registration form went home today in the Tuesday folder. I’m sure you also know by now that the dates for registration were inadvertently left off the form. We are very sorry and I take full responsibility for the error. Registration dates are as follows:

VOLUNTEER REGISTRATION — Thursday, September 4th beginning at 7:20am

GENERAL REGISTRATION — Friday, September 5th beginning at 7:20am

NO FORMS WILL BE TAKEN TOMORROW, SEPTEMBER 3RD.

Registration on both days will take place in the library. If you are planning on registering on Thursday, please make sure you have a copy of your volunteer commitment form filled out and signed.

Thank you for your patience while we adjust to our growing pains!

Registration Information

ashoepe — Sat, 30 Aug 2008 18:36:19 +0000

Be sure to check this week’s Tuesday folder for registration information regarding the CRE Math Pentathlon Club for 2008-2009!!

We’re glad you’re here!

ashoepe — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 19:28:57 +0000

Welcome to the Cactus Ranch Math Pentathlon blog! We plan on using this blog so that parents can check on the progress of their Pentathletes through the year. We will be posting helpful links, club and tournament information as well as other useful information. In addition, we will be posting a weekly summary on Monday nights so that parents can see what their child did at MP Club that day.

So thanks for coming by and checking us out. Be sure to return to see what is new and exciting in the coming weeks…