JOHN F KENNEDY ELEMENTARY
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Contact persons for MC Program:
Mandy Pim at mpim@newarkunified.org
Mandy Pim at mpim@newarkunified.org
General Information
- This program is free and no sign-up is required
- All grades TK-6 are encouraged to participate
- Total of 15 Math Challenges will be published throughout the school year every other week.
- Refer to the schedule calendar for dates.
Details
- The purpose of the program is to engage students in math problems that apply classroom knowledge and covers problem solving strategies such as drawing a picture or model, making an organized list, looking for a pattern, and working backwards. Families are encouraged to solve the problems with the students.
- If you submit at least 12 math challenges (and correctly answer enough questions on each challenge), you will be eligible for recognition at the end of the school year.
How to Participate
If your child would like to participate, here is how they do it:
- Have your child complete the Math Challenge Worksheet.
- Please print from online or pick one up in the school office
- Please print from online or pick one up in the school office
- Once the solutions are posted (click the blue button to the right), correct your child’s work. Dates that the solutions are available are in the calendar on this page.
- Email our Math Challenge coordinator (mpim@newarkunified.org) your student’s score. Include the number of problems attempted and the number of problems that were correct.
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