Fairfield Math Club
Monthly Newsletter
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November - December, 2008
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Greetings!
Our Fall session has ended with Mathleague and AMC 8 contests .
Congratulations to all who has participated in the contests!
Winter MOEMS practice starts December 12. See below for dates and times. Buy the book ASAP, it is needed for class.
We are waiting for AMC 8 results from the Mathematical Association of America.
Mathleague results
Grade 5
Anuj Sisodiya - First place (24 correct)
Neha Srivastava - Second place (21 correct)
Harika Reddy - Third place (19 correct)
Grade 4
Sohan Choudhury, Isha Dalal - First place (24 correct)
Anubhav Dhar, Jathin Gowda, Ravi Siripuram - Second place (23 correct)
Kanu Caplash - Third place (19 correct)
Grade 3
Anoushka Chatterjee - First place (19 correct)
Rushil Ahuja - Second place (17 correct)
A very heart congratulations to all!
UPCOMING CONTESTS
Tuesday Dec 16, 7-8 pm
Second MOEMS contest - grades 3-8
Only those signed up for MOEMS should come
Saturday Jan 17, 2:30-3:30 pm
Third MOEMS contest - grades 3-8
Only those signed up for MOEMS should come
Saturday Feb 7, 2:30-3:30 pm
Fourth MOEMS contest - grades 3-8
Only those signed up for MOEMS should come
Saturday March 7, 2:30-3:30 pm
Fifth and final MOEMS contest - grades 3-8
Only those signed up for MOEMS should come
All contests are at Rotary Room, Fairfield Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06825. Remember to bring enough pencils, erasers, rulers. Calculators are not allowed.
REMINDER
Registration deadline for MATHCOUNTS® 2009 is December 12, 2008. A school may register one team of four and up to four individuals for a total of eight participants. Students enrolled in the 6th, 7th or 8th grade are eligible to participate. We cannot offer MATHCOUNTS due to restriction. Only your school can register. If your middle school has not registered yet,
please advise them to do so. Alternatively you can ask your parent to
inform your math teacher and register you on behalf of your school, with your parent's name as the coach. MathCounts only accepts school registration but you
can participate as an individual. Remember all mail comes to the school so your parent should ask them to be forwarded to him/her. If you get three other students from your school you can form a team (needs four). The registration deadline is
December 12, 2008. You can get forms online here. You can check whether or not your school is registered here.
MATHCOUNTS® competitions are organized at four levels: school, chapter (local), state and national. The School Competition is intended to be an aid to the coach in determining competitors for the chapter competition. If are registering on your own, your parent would administer it to you. Chapter Competitions are held in February - ours is at Fairfield University for Southwestern Connecticut Chapter. For exact date and time contact
Ike Heitlinger
Southwest Chapter MATHCOUNTS Coordinator, CT
Phone: (203) 261-4697
E-mail: ike.heitlinger@ha-engr.com
The winning team
will advance to the State Competition. Additionally, the two
highest-ranking competitors not on the winning team (who may be
registered as individuals or as members of a team) will advance to the
State Competition. State Competitions are held between March in University of Hartford for Connecticut. The four
highest-ranked Mathletes and the top team coach from each State
Competition will receive an all-expenses-paid trip to the National
Competition.
MATHCOUNTS®
is a national math enrichment, coaching & competition
program that promotes middle school mathematics achievement in every
U.S. state & territory. Approximately 40,000 students from all 50 states, U.S. territories and
the State and Defense Department school systems worldwide participate
annually in local MATHCOUNTS® competitions. It is a challenging contest and you need to start
practising right away. You can practice online here.
For more information on MATHCOUNTS® click here....
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Looking Ahead
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Winter Practice Schedule
Contests for Grades 3-8
MOEMS contest on Saturdays 2-3 pm for grades 3-8
Nov 15, Dec 16 (Tuesday 7-8 pm), Jan 17, Feb 7, March 7 (5 contests)
Registration fee $30 for all five contests, more information at www.moems.org
Required book for MOEMS practice grades 3-5
Math Olympiad Contest
Problems for Elementary and Middle Schools, by Dr. George Lenchner, ISBN: 978-0-9626662-1-6.
Buy the book at Art of Problem
Solving (www.artofproblemsolving.com)
Winter MOEMS Practice Dates All classes and contests for grades 3-8 are on Saturdays (Ecept Dec 2, and Dec 16) at Fairfield Main Library, 1080 Old Post Road, Fairfield, CT 06825. Session fee $40 for Dec 2-Feb 28 for all grades.
Dec 2, Tuesday 7-8;30 pm Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room,
Dec 16, Tuesday 7-8 pm. Fairfield Main Library, Rotary room, Second MOEMS contest, only those registered should come
Dec 20, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
Jan 3, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room, Award ceremony before class at 2 pm
Jan 10, Fairfield Main Library, Memorial Room
Jan 17, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary room, Third MOEMS contest, only those registered should come
Jan 24, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
Jan 31, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
Feb 7, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary room, Fourth MOEMS contest, only those registered should come
Feb 14, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
Feb 21, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
Feb 28 Last class, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary Room
March 7, Fairfield Main Library, Rotary room, Fifth and final MOEMS contest, only those registered should come
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Aakash & Mousumi Bhattacharya
E-mail: mbhattac@yahoo.com
Web: http://gifted.wordpress.com/fairfield-math-club
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