Math Olympiad

The Wilder Math Olympiad program has been a great success.  This is our third year and we anticipate sending at least eight teams to the State Math Olympiad in May.  This program is sponsored by the PTSA and is open to all 5th and 6th graders.  The math is very challenging and above grade level.  We have done very well in the past.  Our students are very motivated and learn how to work in a team to solve complex problems.  We have 35 students enrolled in this program this year.

For more information contact

Linda Barr

lindabarrseattle@msn.com

425-869-2277

 Math Olympiad Program Fact Sheet

 
The Wilder Math Olympiad program is a two part program.  The first session begins Friday, October 7^th and includes 12 classes.  This program involves completing a binder full of review topics and new math challenges.  The material, by design, will be above grade level.

·        This program is sponsored by Wilder Elementary School and the PTSA. It is open to all 5^th and 6^th grade students. The 5^th and 6^th grade teachers fully support this program. 

·        The students must be self- motivated and ready to learn.  Each student will receive a binder with lessons and homework assignments to complete by the schedule provided. We will utilize the website http://www.blarg.net/~math for preparing our students. 

·        A calendar of weekly assignments is included as the first page of the binder.  Students will be required to complete the homework assigned in the binder each week and check their answers.  The homework expectation should be between 1 – 2 hours a week.

·        Each Friday , beginning October 7th from 8:00 – 8:50 am, Linda Barr (6^th) and Kristin Sigel (5^th) will be teaching the students.  The 5^th graders will meet in Mrs. Sigel’s classroom and the 6^th graders will meet in the portable behind Mr. Shipley’s class.

·        The students are responsible for being on time and ready to learn and participate. 

·        The cost of the program is $120.00.  The binder is $20 and is nonrefundable and the remaining $100 is for the cost of the program.  If your child decides to drop after 1 or 2 classes the $100 will be refunded.

·        Scholarships are available based on financial need.

·        Unexcused absences, incomplete assignments and bad behavior are grounds for removal from this program. 

The second session involves working with our math Olympiad teams. We will begin in February and will meet at the same time and place for at least 10 classes.  Children participating in this session must meet certain criteria: 1) student must complete the first math session, 2) must have a recommendation from their current teacher, 3) sign a commitment that they will attend the State competition in May and 4) must perform well on the placement test given at the end of session 1.  

·        We will test the math students in January for placement.  Teams are made up of 3 to 4 students.  Assuming the students have diligently done the work in session 1 they should perform very well.  We will place the children competitively in teams based on their scores.

·        In February, the teams will start meeting once a week on Fridays before school (8:00 – 8:50) and will be coached for the Olympiad.  They will learn how to problem-solve in a group and learn important techniques on how to work well as a team.  They will be assigned work problems each week by their coach.

·        We are planning to have more than one coach for each grade.  We will recruit for them once we know our final teams.

·        The date of the Olympiad will be publicized as soon as it is set.  In the past it has been the first Saturday in May.  It is an all day exam so students will have to give up sports that day as participation in the Olympiad is mandatory.  We will hold the exam at Wilder.

The Math Whizzes of Wilder & Alcott

Redmond Reporter
by Staff


The results are in from the Washington State Math Olympiad held earlier this monthly at Wilder Elementary School — and Lake Washington fifth- and sixth-graders did great.

The annual competition, which is sponsored by the Washington State Mathematics Council, brings teams of students together from across the region to solve complex problems by using their math skills.

Students from Wilder and Alcott elementaries competed in the May 5 Olympiad, with the following results:

Significant Problem Solving - Fifth grade

SUPERIOR MEDAL (highest honor) — won by Alcott students Hana Keller, Angela Zou, Jonathan Qu and Kelly Jiang.

EXCELLENT RIBBON — won by the Wilder team of Carson Champagne, Marie Heurtevent and Jacob Brady; the Wilder team of Jenny Barr, Peter Brechner, Dalton Mann and Casie Helgeson; and the Alcott team of Amanda Qu, Holly Scott, Haritha Parupudi and Alexandra Bartos-O'Neill.



Significant Problem Solving - Sixth grade

SUPERIOR MEDAL — won by the Wilder team of Wenni Zhao, Bailey Jenks, and Micalla Peng; and by the Alcott team of Arthi Narayanan, Archana Mandava, Rejul Bejoy and Rahul Devanarayanan.

EXCELLENT RIBBONS — won by the Wilder team of Trent Mueller, Carl Minifie and Matthew Goodwin; and the Alcott team of Frank Qu, Joshua Ye, Samvit Jain and Kyu Kim.



Five Short Math Problems — Fifth Grade

SUPERIOR MEDAL — won by the Wilder team of Carson Champagne, Marie Heurtevent and Jacob Brady; the Wilder team of Jenny Barr, Peter Brechner, Dalton Mann and Casie Helgeson; the Wilder teacm of Daniel Bies, Spencer Goodwin, Grant Guenther and Alex Johnson; the Alcott team of Amanda Qu, Holly Scott, Haritha Parupudi and Alexandra Bartos-O'Neill; the Alcott team of Suraj Bhat, Vineeta Parupudi, Justin Karl Cao and Jennifer Yeh; and the Alcott team of Hana Keller, Angela Zou, Jonathan Qu and Kelly Jiang.

EXCELLENT RIBBONS — won by Wilder’s Nate O'Hanlon, Micah Tavener, Amanda Pang and Justin Weisbly; and by Alcott’s Sai Gandham, Mrigank Bhardwaj, Christopher Johnston and Sai Neti.



Five Short Math Problems — Sixth Grade

SUPERIOR MEDAL — won by Alcott’s Frank Qu, Joshua Ye, Samvit Jain and Kyu Kim.

EXCELLENT RIBBONS — won by the Wilder team of Lydia Hsu, Alex Minsk, Madison Kieneker and Kaley French; the Wilder team of Trent Mueller, Carl Minifie and Matthew Goodwin; and the Alcott team of Arthi Narayanan, Archana Mandava, Rejul Bejoy and Rahul Devanarayanan.