Continental Math League

Why participate in Continental Math League (CML)? Maximizes student opportunities to participate and improve problem solving capabilities. Strengthen divergent & critical thinking skills. Students participate with other students in the same grade level from schools across the United States.

5 Meets: 6 rigorous, but FUN math problems to solve during each meet! A-day/B-day Location: 1 Nov3/Nov4 Resource 2 Dec2/Dec1 3 Jan5/Jan6 4 Feb3/Feb2 5 Mar2/Mar3

How Are the Meets Run? CML meets are timed (30 minutes) during Resource -only 1 day each month, starting in November and ending in March. As soon as you arrive in Resource, ask your Resource Teacher for the meet problems, and put your name and resource block at the top of your paper. There are 6 problems to read & work through carefully. Some problems are multi-step, so be sure you have answered all parts of the problem. You may use scratch paper, which should be stapled to your test when you hand it in to the Resource Teacher. You may also write along the sides or back of your test. Be sure to write your final answer in the space provided. No calculators permitted. Turn in your completed test to the Resource Teacher. If you take the test home, you will be disqualified from that meet and earn a “0”.

Sample Test: Be sure to write your final answers in the answer column. WRITE YOUR NAME AND RESOURCE BLOCK HERE Sample Test: Be sure to write your final answers in the answer column. You may work out the problems or write in the sides, bottom, or back of your test. If you use a separate piece of scratch paper, you must staple it to your test before handing it into the Resource Teacher.

OPTIONAL Review Session After Each Meet: Location: 1 Nov. 30, 3:30 - 4:30 D-1 2 Dec. 14, 3:30 - 4:30 3 Jan. 25, 3:30 - 4:30 4 Feb. 22, 3:30 - 4:30 5 March 22, 3:30 - 4:30 An Answer key will be provided with corrected problems.

CML SUCCESS at BRMS 2015-16: 6th grade placed 5 out of 38 schools in our region! 7th grade placed 4th out of 17 schools in our region! 8th grade placed 2nd out of 10 schools in our region AND placed 3rd in the NATION!!!

Team Members Receive: Names of top 3 scores on the morning announcements after each meet. Names of top 6 scores listed on the BRMS Activities/Academic Opportunities/CML page All participants receive a certificate of participation Top final 6 participants receive a ribbon and are recognized over the morning announcements Participant with the top final score after the 5 meets receives a medal.

IMPORTANT DATES: Registration Due: October 20th Meet 1: 6/7-Nov3, 8-Nov4 (during Resource) Meet 1 Review: Nov30 (3:30 - 4:30 in D-1) Meet 2: 6/7-Dec2, 8-Dec1 (during Resource) Meet 2 Review: Dec14 (3:30 - 4:30 in D-1) Meet 3: 6/7-Jan5, 8-Jan6 (during Resource) Meet 3 Review: Jan25 (3:30 - 4:30 in D-1) Meet 4: 6/7-Feb3, 8-Feb2 (during Resource) Meet 4 Review: Feb22 (3:30 - 4:30 in D-1) Meet 5: 6/7-Mar2, 8-Mar3 (during Resource) Meet 5 Review: March22 (3:30 - 4:30 in D-1)