Creighton’s Corner Elementary School 2016-2017 Math Olympiad Creighton’s Corner Elementary School 2016-2017 9/22/2018

Agenda What is Math Olympiad? Mechanics of Math Olympiad Parent Participation Key Dates for the Year Contact Information 9/22/2018

What is Math Olympiad? Math Problem solving contests for teams of students in grades 4 and 5. It is open only to schools, home schools, and institutes (NOT INDIVIDUALS). It was created in the hopes of doing the following: To stimulate enthusiasm and a love for Mathematics To introduce important Mathematical concepts To teach major strategies for problem solving To develop Mathematical flexibility in solving problems To strengthen Mathematical intuition To foster Mathematical creativity and ingenuity To provide for the satisfaction, joy, and thrill of meeting challenges 9/22/2018

Mechanics of Math Olympiad CCE math club will meet weekly. Club members explore a topic or strategy in depth, using Creative Problem Solving in Mathematics(or other sources), or they practice for the contests, using non-routine problems from both Math Olympiad Contest Problems Volume 2 or Mathematical Olympiads Contest Problems for Elementary and Middle Schools (or other sources). The highlights for students are the five monthly contests, given from November to March. No traveling is required. These contests provide an incentive for students to intensify their study of math. 9/22/2018

Mechanics of Math Olympiad All Maths Olympiad Contests will be taken at CCE. Each contest consists of five nonroutine problems. Every problem requires careful mathematical thinking and has a time limit. Each student, working alone, scores 1 point for each correct answer. Thus, a student may score up to 25 points per year. Calculators are not permitted When a problem introduces a more advanced concept, all necessary definitions are included. The detailed solution for each problem usually names the strategy required. Many solutions include follow-up problems and activities. After each contest, results are submitted to MOEM for scorekeeping. Our records will determine which awards are to be shipped after the last contest. 9/22/2018

Mechanics of Math Olympiad Each participant receives a Certificate of Participation. The high scorer of each team receives a trophy. Each of the top 50% of all participants in each division receives a handsome embroidered Olympiad patch. Each of the top 10% of all participants in each division receives a silver or gold pin. Each student who achieves a perfect score of 25 points receives a bronze medallion.   9/22/2018

Mechanics of Math Olympiad For each division, each team in the top 10% of all teams receives a plaque; the next 10%, a certificate. The grade level of a team is the highest grade level of any of its members. In Division E, special certificates are awarded to the top 20% of all Grade 5 Teams and also of all Grade 4 Teams. 9/22/2018

Other Maths Competitions Besides this we would be participating in Loudoun County Regional Math Tournament(Team participation- some LCPS school) mathleague.org regional test(Some Loudoun or Fairfax school) mathleague.com (At Creighton’s corner school) mathkangaroo.org(Individual participation) 9/22/2018

Parent Participation Math Olympiad can not function without parent and teacher participation. All of the coaches for Math Olympiad are volunteers. We can not have kids participating in this program without Coach Volunteers. If you volunteer to be one of the two weekly coordinators, I will waive the $60 registration fee for your child. Time requirement is 90 minutes one evening per week from mid-October thru mid-March. 9/22/2018

Key Dates for the Year Student Sign up Deadline- October 4th Classes start – October 11th. First Student Contest is November 15th. Second Student Contest is December 13th. Third Student Contest is January 10th. Fourth Student Contest is February 14th. Final Student Contest is March 7th. Mathkangaroo.org test is March 17th. Regional Math Tournament some weekend in April. Mathleague.com test is April 15th Mathleague.org test is some weekend in May. 9/22/2018

Contact Information Math Olympiad website is: http://www.moems.org/ Coordinator’s Name: Amit Dusad Math Olympiad email address: matholympiad.cce@gmail.com Other websites http://www.mathleague.com/ http://www.mathleague.org/ http://www.mathkangaroo.org/ 9/22/2018