primary students celebrated our third fiesta de matemática
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This Fiesta is a three day event held every August. The purpose of this Fiesta is to motivate and excite students about learning MathTRANSCRIPT
No 11 December 2012
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• ThisFiestaisathreedayeventheldeveryAugust.ThepurposeistomotivateandexcitestudentsaboutlearningMath.Theyparticipateinlogicpuzzlecompetitions,mentalmathtournaments,andinviteparentsandpeerstoshow-offwhattheylearneverydayinmathclass.
• StudentsalsocreateexhibitionsthatrelateMathtoothersubjectmatters.TheycombineMathwithHistorybystudyingancientnumbersystems,MathwithSportsintheMathX-GamesandMathandArtinthe“Artgebra”exhibition,tonameafew.Thisinterdisciplinaryapproachcreatesavenuesforstudentstoaccessmathcontentindifferentways.
. . . in 2012 Primary students celebrated our third Fiesta de Matemática?
• Thisyearstudentsfromallgradelevelsparticipatedinthe Fiesta. Parents of first through third grade students wereinvitedtoparticipateinlearninggameswiththeirchildren. Fourth and fifth grade students worked in teamsandearnedpointsbyparticipatingindifferentmathrelatedcompetitions;winnerswereannounced
attheendoftheevent.
• TheFiestadeMatemáticaisjustoneexampleof Pan-AmericanSchoolstudentsusingresearch,
technology and interdisciplinary skills to take charge of their own learning and share their knowledge with
thecommunity.
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