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Lower Campus Math Teams Spring into Success

The Lower Campus Math Teams continued and concluded their blazing run of success with contests this spring: Math Kangaroo, The Caribou Cup, and the Noetic Learning Contest.

Contests typically feature questions that fall outside most standard curricula. However, our use of Singapore Math supports genuine problem-solving where a question is posed without any initially clear means or algorithm to approach it. Some of the most important skills may emerge from dedicated problem-solving—perseverance, grit, flexibility—naturally cultivated from a curious spirit. As students commit to tinkering and trying, they reap the enjoyable benefits of what is possible when approaching a challenge with a sense of emerging confidence in the efficacy of engagement.
 
In practices this year, students have built structures out of Legos while learning about area, perimeter, and volume, arranged Cuisenaire rods on grid paper to explore symmetry and measurement, and delighted in online games to solve puzzles representing all mathematical concepts. These are fun ways of enjoying math, and the contest results below, affirming their investment this year, include those students who performed with distinction.
 
If you would like your child to have this opportunity, please contact Tom Keller at tkeller@sierracanyonschool.org to learn more about the possibilities. The School will intermittently host Math Boot Camps for drop-ins throughout the summer, so please get in touch with Mr. Keller if you would like to be on a communication list for upcoming dates.
 
The Caribou Cup: Based upon the total score of six online contests, the international Caribou Cup features interactive games and multiple-choice math problems. Ranks are based on students worldwide, with participants in the contests globally distributed as follows:

  • 5,174 students in 2nd Grade
  • 16,195 students in 3rd and 4th Grade
  • 21,425 students in 5th and 6th Grade
Our Kindergarten and 1st Grade mathletes took the contest, but there is no ranking for those grade levels.

NameGradeRankNameGradeRank
Amin T.2Top 1%Grayson C.4Top 1%
Isaac I.2Top 5%Yanna Y.4Top 8%
Olivia C.2Top 7%Brenton D.4Top 14%
Hudson B.2Top 13%Nathaniel T.4Top 16%
Alexander F.2Top 13%Ty F.6Top 3%
Owen S.2Top 15%Lilah F.6Top 11%
William C.3Top 1%Layla D.6Top 14%
Ayaan R.3Top 5%Sophia W.6Top 17%
Landon A.3Top 12%

Noetic Learning Contest:
 This contest is a rigorous assessment of mathematics skills, including extensions of core curricular concepts, logic, and critical thinking challenges. Students who scored in the top 50% in the country received Honorable Mention; those who finished in the Top 10% earned Honor Roll recognition.

NameGradeRankNameGradeRank
Isaac I.2Honor RollRam S.4Honorable Mention
Hudson B.2Honor RollNathaniel T.4Honorable Mention
Alexander F.2Honor RollViolet P.5Honorable Mention
Amin T.2Honorable MentionDylan G.6Honor Roll
Olivia C.2Honorable MentionLayla D.6Honorable Mention
William C.3Honor RollAdam C.6Honorable Mention
Ayaan R.3Honor RollTy F.6Honorable Mention
Landon A.3Honorable MentionSachiel W.6Honorable Mention
Sunil R.3Honorable MentionNoelle S.6Honorable Mention
Grayson C.4Honor RollSofia W.6Honorable Mention
Lucas R.4Honor RollMaxwell L.6Honorable Mention
Sofia Z.4Honor RollAleksi R.6Honorable Mention
Brenton D.4Honorable Mention

Math Kangaroo: Math Kangaroo provides rigorous core mathematics with spatial reasoning and logic challenges. It is taken internationally, though the rankings below are based on national standing.
 
NameGradeRankNameGradeRank
Chase N.KTop 5%Sophia O.3Top 15%
Echen L.KTop 5%William C.3Top 15%
Ardan B.KTop 30%Grayson C.4Top 15%
Nathan F.1Top 10%Layla D.6Top 30%
Hudson B.2Top 5%
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