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CAESThirdGradeTeachers,

Asyouknow,intheremainderoftheschoolyear,alargefocusinmathematicsison
buildingastrongfoundationformultiplication.Inordertostrengthentheseskillsandmotivate
students,
wewouldliketostartagradewidemultiplicationchallenge
!

Thischallengewillhavestudentsinall3rdgradeclassescompetingtoobtainthehighest
classaveragesonaweeklytimedmultiplicationfactsheet.
Rewards:
Cumulativehighestclass
average

Winsapizzaparty,icecreamsocial,popcornandmovie,etc.
(finalprizeTBD).

HighestClassAverage
(perweek)

Winsthe3rdGradeMultiplyingMastertrophyfortheweek.
Eachstudentgetsapieceofcandy.

Individualswith100%or
10%scoreincrease

Schoolwiderecognitiononmorningannouncements
Recognitiononbulletinboardscoreboard

Process:
TeacherswillreceivecopiesofthetestonTuesdaymornings.
Wednesdayswillbetestdays.
Studentswillbegivena100problemmultiplicationfactsheet.Theymust
completethesheetin5minutes.
Teacherswillscorethetestsandinputpercentscoresonascoresheet.
ByThursdayafternoonallscoresheetsshouldbebroughttoCoryHooversroom(247).
Studentinterns,ErinQuintyandVictoriaSonntag,willcalculateclassaveragesand
compilethelistofindividualstoberecognized.
RecognitionwilloccuronFridaymorningannouncements.Studentinternswillupdate
thebulletinboardanddelivercandyprizesonFridaymornings.Theclasswillreceive
theirtrophy.

Someteachersvoicedconcernsthatsomestudentsmaynotbereadyformultiplication
quiteyet(LS).Wewillstillhavethemtaketheweeklytest,however,theirscoreswillnotbe
includedintheclassaverage.
(Analternativemultiplicationsheetmaybeusedforthesestudents.
Perhapsonethatfocusesonjust0,1,and2facts).

Hopefullythisgradewidechallengewillmotivatestudentstolearntheirfactsandhave
funwhiledoingso!Ifyouareinterestedinparticipating,orifyouhaveanyquestionsor
concerns,pleaseletusknow!
Thankyou!
ErinQuinty(Mr.Hooversintern)&VictoriaSonntag(Mr.Squiressintern)

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