Monday, August 16, 2010

Magnificent Math Camp

Magnificient Math Camp was held Tuesday July 6- Friday July 13 from 9:00-11:00 at Jackson Elementary School. The camp was open for students from Jackson Elementary entering 4th and 5th grade. Twenty fourth and fifth grade students took part in the camp that Debbie Winn, first grade teacher, and Jolene Dishart, AmeriCorps, planned and taught. The students spent the week engaging in a variety of math activities such as writing checks and balancing their our own checkbooks, playing restaurant (taking orders, adding totals, figuring tax and tip, making change), playing quizmo (bingo with math facts), making fraction pizzas, and constructing figures with geometric shapes.

Row One: Katilyn Cooper, Christi Russell, Alexa Hays, Trevor Harriger, Katie Harrison, Row Two: Marian Grata, Ashley Deetscreek, Maria Letizia, Dalton Baker, Justin Bezek, Noah Gibson, Row Three: Caleb Sand, Danika Polka, Carly Kaschalk, Caitlyn Machuta, McKenzie Keiper, Jordan Farabaugh

Katie Harrison (waitress) takes Jordan Farabaugh's (customer) order at the Hamburger Hut

A group of 4th and 5th grade girls play Allowance: a game that requires students to count money and make change.


A group of students make fraction pizza.


Ashley Deetscreek uses pattern blocks to create a geometric figure.

Hays (customer) pays her waiter Jordan Farabaugh (waiter) at The Ice Cream Parlor.


Noah Gibson adds up his customers order.