TOURNAMENT POSTPONED

We have the final confirmation from AISD that the Math Pentathlon Tournament is CANCELED and will be rescheduled to a later date.

Final Class

Today is the last class for Math Pentathlon as the 4th & 5th graders get ready for their tournament this weekend! First-timer tournament tips and directions to LBJ High School were emailed to parents today. We're excited for our final tournament!

4/24: Family Fun Friday

4th & 5th Graders! Bring the family or come with friends to play the Math Pentathlon games before tournament. Coaches Cruz & Carrie will be answering last minute questions and available for rule clarifications.

THURSDAYS

Next year, 2009-2010, Math Club at Fern Bluff Elementary will be held on Thursday afternoons. Tuesdays conflicted with Musicats, another fantastic school activity that is offered only on that day and is highly anticipated by 5th graders. With the exception of Mad Science, there are no known major conflicts with Thursday. Mad Science will be scheduled for a different day of the school week so that students currently enrolled in both will have the opportunity to continue to attend both.

WEEK 25: 4/21

Tournament preparations continued for DIV III students with focus on the rules and challenges for Stars & Bars and Kings & Guards.

Aug 29th: Math Pentathlon Training at FBE

Mark your calendars now! Rene LeBlanc, director of Math Pentathlon Institute, will be at Fern Bluff Elementary on Saturday, August 29th, to provide coaches, parents, and teachers with training on the Math Pentathlon Games. DIV I will be in the morning, DIV II will be in the early afternoon, and DIV III will be in the late afternoon through evening. If you need a registration form, email us!

WEEK 24: 4/14

As part of tournament preparation, DIV III coaches covered rules, strategy, and correct challenges on Juggle, Contig 60, and Fab-a-Diffy.

Student Placements for Math Club 2009-2010

Students will be placed in the Math Club according to this schedule.

# 1. Coaches, Rule Experts, Monitors, DIV Coordinators, Math Club Chairs by May 15th

# 2. Students whose parents attended training in the prior year, who went to tournament, and who are staying in the same division by June 1st

# 3. Students of parents who attend training on August 29th

# 4. Students of parents who attended training in the prior year, who went to tournament, and are changing divisions by August 31st

# 5. Students who went to tournament in the prior year by September 1st

# 6. New Students & Parents attending Mini Orientation Session on September 1st

# 7: New Students; Waiting List Replacements until September 30th

Volunteers Needed for 2009-2010

The Fern Bluff Math Penathlon Club has had an exciting year so far! Our DIV I (Kinder & 1st grade) and DIV II (2nd & 3rd grade) teams have already been to tournament and brought home many gold, silver, bronze, and honorable mention medals. Now, we are starting to plan for next year's Math Pentathlon club at Fern Bluff and are looking for volunteers.

If you are available every week after school on Thursdays, for an hour, to work with the kids or to work behind the scenes organizing the program, please consider volunteering as a full time member of our club staff. In return for your commitment to the Math Pentathlon club, your children will get automatic placement, you will get free training, and one child's registration fee waived.

We need Coaches, Rule Experts, Monitors, and Division Coordinators. For a detailed list of the responsibilities, please email the club at MPCBobcats@hotmail.com.

DIV III Classes Extended to 5:00 PM

The final three classes of Math Club for DIV III students (4th & 5th grade) will be held from 3:00 PM - 5:00 PM for greater tournament prep. The DIV III games are 45 minutes long each so the students will benefit from longer playing time as they continue to develop strategies.

Tuesdays: April 14, April 21, April 28

Games Donated to Fern Bluff Math Club

A HUGE thanks to Michael Scott and Dan Robinson who each donated their set of DIV II Math Pentathlon games to the Fern Bluff Math Club. We truly appreciate their support of the club!

No Club Meeting April 7th due to TAKS Testing

DIV II TOURNAMENT RESULTS: 2nd & 3rd Grade

FORTY-TWO 2nd and 3rd grade students took part in the National Math Pentathlon Tournament today. Another FANTASTIC experience for all of us as the kids played each of the games they have learned all year long with some of the 640+ other competitors from schools around Texas. Again, everyone seemed to have lots of fun and showed super sportsmanship and behavior. We are very proud of all the students who so wonderfully represented Fern Bluff Elementary.

HALL OF FAME Gold Medalists: Kevin Black, Kam Dyer, Naren Gundapaneni
(These kids won all five of their games!)

Gold Medalists: Jace Robinson, Angela Zhang

Silver Medalists: Rose Anconentani, Samantha Banks, Alec Kennison, Emily Lai, Molly Riquelmy, Hayden Zahler

Bronze Medalists: Sean Aiton, Daniel Cogan, Richard Lai, Taran Nudurumati, Katie Swain, Cindy Wang

Honorable Mentions: Sinduhja Ayyagari, Hannah David, Emily DiLullo, Mira Jain, Ethan Paquet, Anika Puri, Isabelle Scott, Andrew Tang, Reymond Wong