Math Olympics: Let The Games Begin!

contributed by Sandy Paradis

On Friday, April 11th, we had an Olympic blast! We held a Math Olympics competition with our team. We set up an Olympic village. Teams of six students each competed for "gold,” “silver,” and “bronze" prizes in the following events: long jump, javelin/straw throw, discus/paper plate throw, basketball/paper ball toss, computer arcade, build a house of cards, two-minute mental math drills, shot put/cotton ball throw, and one-minute jump rope endurance. The teams were really into the competition, but no one lost any points for unsportsman-like behavior. Way to go Team 6/7/8!

Mark Schwartz, Sandy Paradis' intern, was our Olympic commissioner and score keeper. The scores were announced after lunch. The students were thrilled to pick prizes from three options: a pass from homework, a “go to the head of the lunch line” pass, or a free snack from the vending machines. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the day and a great spirit was shown by all!

Chris and Natacha