2nd Annual Phillips Avenue Math Bee

(November, 2008 - Riverhead, NY) Phillips Avenue hosted its Second Annual Math Bee on Monday, November 24th. Each grade level had its own Math Bee contest. Students qualified to compete in the Math Bee by taking their grade level 5-minute test. Each class had the top two students from their class compete with the other contestants in their grade level.The 5-minute test was copied and given to teachers to administer the week before the Math Bee to determine who the two representatives from each class in the Math Bee would be. The top two students were the ones who completed the most correct answers on the 5-minute test. This year’s Math Bee was only on basic facts.

1st grade-- addition facts
2nd grade-- addition and subtraction facts
3rd grade-- addition, subtraction and multiplication facts
4th grade -- addition, subtraction, multiplication and division facts

The Math Bee was conducted with easy facts first to harder facts until only two students were left. Students were shown a flash card and needed to answer the fact within 10 seconds. Contestants were eliminated when they answered the fact incorrectly or went over the 10-second allotment.

"The intention of the Math Bee was to provide motivation for students to learn their Math Facts and have a chance to earn the title Math Bee Winner --as well as prizes," shared Phillips Avenue Math Specialist Theresa Curry. "All contestants were treated to a pizza party. Math Bee Winners earned gift certificates, got their picture in the newspaper, and will be treated to a special luncheon. We also worked on the concept of teamwork by having each class make signs to encourage the classmates representing them. I was very happy with the results."

Winners:
1st Grade---Luis Lopez
2nd Grade---Dashaun Massenburg
3rd Grade---Chelsea Cawley
4th Grade---Dayanna Alvarez

Prizes:
$10 Gift Certificate to Applebee’s,
$25 Gift Card to WalMart,
Assorted coupons from Ice Cream Shops and McDonald’s.
Each child participating in the Math Bee received a Math Goodie Bag (Paid for by PAPA)—Pencil, Pad, Dice, Cards and other Math Novelties.
They will also be treated to a pizza and ice cream party by Mr. Payton on Friday December 5th.

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