Last week on Thursday evening, I had the honor and privilege of taking 30 Werner 4th and 5th grade math students to participate in the first annual Poudre School District Mighty Math Minds Tournament. There were 150 students from across our district who competed for the 1st, 2nd and 3rd place trophies presented to the top three teams of five students. If you do that math, Werner had 30/150 of the participants from our school. That is 1/5 of the total... at a math tournament... thinking it was fun! What an awesome experience! Although we did not win, our teams of combined 4th and 5th graders worked hard to solve VERY challenging math problems - 10 by themselves and then 10 with their group. Plus we got to eat pizza! As I prepared to say goodbye to this group of 5th graders, it was such an awesome experience to witness their problem solving skills growth at work and their leadership skills in action guiding their teams. For the 4th graders, I look forward to having their expertise on our teams again next year. A HUGE thanks to all of the 30 families that supported our efforts and all the moms that drove carpool. You have amazing kids and amazing mathematicians!
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