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WILLIAMS WHALES MATH CLUB
What do launching rockets, creating video games and winning car races have in common?
They all involve math! Join the Williams Math club in order to solve problems quickly and efficiently and have fun competing in Math contests.
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For the 2024-2025 academic school year we are excited to announce two Math clubs: one for 2nd & 3rd grade students and one for 4th and 5th grade students!! Both clubs are completely run by parent volunteers where children learn under the guidance of parent coaches.
Parents of the all registered children are required to volunteer as math coaches and be in the class with their child every week to help them learn. No prior teaching experience is required.
See below for specific details on each club!
Lower Grade Math Club - 2nd & 3rd grade
Join our lower grade Math club and improve your child’s logical and critical thinking skills to benefit them not only in math class but also in other areas of life where problem-solving is necessary. In this Club, our younger Whales will learn to identify patterns, make logical connections between different pieces of information, engage in geometry and spatial visualizations just to name a few.
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The Lower Grade Math Club curriculum is largely based on the Math Kangaroo contest. The program runs each week from October to March. The club will only meet when school is in session. Classes will be canceled if no parent volunteers are available. There is no cost to participate in this club, however to participate in the Math Kangaroo contest a registration fee of $25 or less will be required. To learn more about the Math Kangaroo contest, please visit: Math Kangaroo Int'l Competition in Mathematics
In addition to the parental requirements listed above parents will also be required to help with the annual contest in March.
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Registration is on a first come first serviced basis and will be limited to 20 students.
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Start day: October 7, 2024
Lower Grade Math Club Meeting Times: Monday's 2:10 pm-3:00 pm
Location: Garden/Science Room (First class next to the garden)
Registration for 2024-2025 school year is now closed
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Lower Grade Math Club Advisors: Williamslittlewhales@gmail.com
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Upper Grade Math Club - 4th & 5th grade
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​The Upper Grade Math club curriculum is largely based on the Math Olympiad contest. The program runs each week from September to March. The club will only meet when school is in session. Classes will be canceled if no volunteers are available. There is no cost to participate in this club. We recommend you purchase the MOEMS book for your child to practice. It’s available on the MOEMS website as well.
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In addition to the parental requirements above parents are also required to help with the a monthly Math Olympiad Contest(s).
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Upper Grade Math Club is limited to 35 students per grade.
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Club Meeting Times: 4th Grade - Tuesday's 2:10pm-3:00pm
5th Grade - Friday's 2:10pm-3:00pm
Registration for 2024-2025 school year is now closed
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Upper Grade Math Club Advisors
whale.mathclub@gmail.com
FAQs
1. What is Math Club?
Math Club is an after-school, not for fee, club offered at Williams for interested 2nd, 3rd, 4th and 5th grade students.
Lower Grade Math Club students will follow the curriculum and format per the Math Kangaroo contest - Math Kangaroo Int'l Competition in Mathematics - Home Page whereas Upper Grade Math Club students follow the curriculum and format per the Math Olympiad contest - https://moems.org/
All students will meet weekly for about 50 minutes to practice.
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2. What happens in every class?
Students will learn concepts (taught by a parent volunteer) and then practice answering a problem set from the book. The class will jointly discuss answers and methods.
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3. What is the parent role?
Parents are required to be present with their students at every class to help with learning. Additionally, parents will need to volunteer to teach concepts (of their choosing) to the class.
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4. When do the classes start?
Upper Grade Math Club starts in September and Lower Grade Math Club starts in October.
5. What if my student misses a class?
Not a problem. They can catch-up next week or practice the problem set at home.
6. When is the test?
For Lower Grades, the annual competition will be conducted on March 20th 2025. For Upper Grades, there are 5 monthly tests that will be administered from November through March.
7. Where are the tests held?
Tests are held in the same classroom as the weekly Math Club sessions. It will be in lieu of a regular class
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8. When are the tests?
The dates will be announced once the program starts.
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9.What if my student misses a test?
There are no make-up contests for individual students.
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10. Is there a registration fee for the contest?
There is no fee for the upper grades. But there is a nominal fee of $25 or less for the lower grades.