What is the Math Pentathlon: The Math Pentathlon consists of five games that the
students will learn, and then if your child desires, they can attend the actual pentathlon event that is held in March where they will compete against students from
all across the state.
How will the kids be prepared: Our focus will be to make sure that the kids learn all
five games while having fun and gaining confidence. We will also focus on strategies,
sportsmanship skills, and encourage all of the children to try different approaches.
As the tournament gets closer, we will even have a mini tournament to fully prepare
the students.
What’s My Commitment: We will meet every Tuesday after school at Gretchko for
about an hour. Scotch students will be bussed over to Gretchko. We encourage
parents to help with at least 1 practice a month. This helps the practice, you to understand the game so that you can practice with your child, and prepares you to
help monitor a game at the tournament. If this is a problem please speak to one of
the coaches so that we can work with you.
Parent Coaches: Rene Kubiak & Michelle Sokoli
Teacher Sponsors: Mary Ann Ayar & Michelle Berman
Join us on Tuesdays after school to be part of a fantastic experience for your child!
For more information contact Rene Kubiak at 248-494-2882 or [email protected] or
Michelle Sokoli at 734-642-6850 or [email protected]
Teamwork ▪ Self-Confidence ▪ Sportsmanship ▪ Perseverance ▪ Strategic Thinking ▪ Fun ▪ Problem Solving ▪ Creative Thinking
Teamwork ▪ Self-Confidence ▪ Sportsmanship ▪ Perseverance ▪ Strategic Thinking ▪ Fun ▪ Problem Solving ▪ Creative Thinking
Welcome to the Divison II (2nd-3rd Grade) Parent Orientation
▪ Teamwork ▪ Self-Confidence ▪ Sportsmanship ▪ Perseverance ▪ Strategic Thinking ▪ Fun ▪ Problem Solving ▪ Creative Thinking ▪
Divison II Games:
FIAR (Four in a Row)
Is an alignment game where players take turn placing and moving chips trying to get four in a row.
FIAR encourages:
Slowing down and THINKING before acting
Strategizing
Problem Solving
Spatial/ Geometric Reasoning
Visualizing
PAR 55
Is a critical thinking game that focuses on using comparison of difference to move around the board.
PAR 55 encourages:
Comparing & Contrasting
Analyzing different choices
Number Sense
Addition fluency
RAMROD
Combines strategic thinking with building number families in order to fill the rectangles & capture pieces.
RAMROD encourages:
Planning ahead
Active problem solving
Addition & Subtraction Fact fluency
Complements/ Number Sense
Strategy & Experimentation
SUM DOMINOES & DICE
Is a strategy-chance game that is based on finding the missing addend form of subtraction.
SUM DOMINOES & DICE encourages:
Active problem solving
Addition & Subtraction Facts
Complements/ Number Sense
Strategy & Experimentation
KWATRO-CINCO
Is a computational & spatial reasoning game that is based on creating a number sentence
that equals four or five.
KWATRO-CINCO encourages:
Active problem solving
Computational Reasoning
Complements/ Number Sense
Strategy & Experimentation