Tournament News

Over 100 students from Fern Bluff Elementary have registered for the National Math Pentathlon Tournaments!

Tournament Supervisors & Game Assignments

Yesterday tournament supervisors were emailed their game assignments and the rules for that game. Come to Fun Fridays on Feb 6th or March 6th to practice hands-on! Volunteer training is on Thursday, February 26th at 6:30 PM. If you are a tournament supervisor and did not get an email from the Math Club, email us at MPCBobcats@hotmail.com.

WEEK 18: 2/3

DIVISION I students played the popular EARTHQUAKE game today. This is where all the games they have learned so far are put out and the kids play each other one-on-one. Randomly, the coach will call EARTHQUAKE and the kids will move to a different game (currently in progress) and play against a new opponent. Their goal is to try to pick up on the previous students' strategy to continue and/or win the game.

DIVISION II students completed their final week learning and playing RAMROD by working through some strategies for making captures and recognizing when their opponents are trying to set up captures so they can be prepared to defend against those moves.

DIVISION II students continue to make progress on the game, STARS & BARS. This is the most challenging game of their division.

Family Fun Night

Friday, February 6th is Family Fun Night! Be sure to bring your child for some fun game playing time with you and his/her friends at Fern Bluff Elementary.

Tournament Registration

If you haven't registered for tournament yet, do it now! If you don't know how, email us at MPCBobcats@hotmail.com for detailed instructions.

WEEK 17: 1/27

Today was the final day for DIV I students and their journey in the land of Kings and Quadraphages. DIV II students practiced Ramrod with the recycling rule today and DIV III students are still exploring the many operations and possibilities of Stars & Bars.

WEEK 16: 1/20

This was a big week for game rules! We have introduced the basic concepts of each of the games to the students and are learning to play. As usual, there might be one or two rules that come after the main concepts have been learned. These make the games exciting and offer additional strategical options. Ask your child what a quadraphage or a cuisinaire rod is or what the big deal is about stars and bars!