On February 24th, your child will be participating in a Math-A-Thon. The Math-A-Thon will be a fundraiser. The money raised during the fundraiser will benefit DeMiguel Elementary. Not only will we raise money for our school but our children will learn something in the process.
The Math-A-Thon will be conducted in the same style that “Rocket Math” is currently given to the children in their classrooms. Each child will have 2 minutes to work as many “Math Fact” based problems that they can. Basic addition, subtraction, multiplication and division math facts are the building blocks for all higher level math problems. The math facts will be grade appropriate. In order to prepare, the kids just need to practice their math facts with flash cards or computer games/apps. The Kindergarten test will be based basic number recognition.
Your child was sent home with a pledge envelope on Friday or Monday. Please have your child ask family and friends to make pledges based on the number of problems your child may solve correctly. You may also make a flat rate pledge.
Every child will take the test whether or not they collect any pledges. The classroom with the highest percentage of “Math Facts” completed correctly will receive a party sponsored by the PTO.
Pledge envelopes are due back to your child’s classroom on Thurs, Feb 23 and the test will be administered on Fri, Feb 24th. The tests and pledge envelopes will be returned to you the following week.
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