MIDDLETOWN, PA—A first-grader at Robert Reid Elementary School has become the first student at his school to reach the highest level offered in the First In Math program. Timothy Moore earned the title of Grand Champion when he surpassed 10,000 stickers.
Timothy Moore shows off his FIM GRAND CHAMPION certificate. (Teachers, you can download more than 140 different certificates from links on your Homepage: Certificates & Awards)
So far, Moore is the only student in the school to accomplish this goal. Reid students in second and third place have 5,000 stickers each. “Earning 10,000 stickers is quite a task, but it is even more incredible accomplishment for a first-grader,” says FIM VP Barbara Asteak.
Moore says that he has always had a love for numbers, which was evident even before he entered kindergarten, when his choice was to play with anything that related to clocks or numbers. When asked to explain his passion, Moore grins, “I just like ‘em.”
FIM stickers are earned by solving problems using addition, subtraction, multiplication, division and fractions. Moore completed many games, and he advanced as far as Skill Set 5, a level that challenges many adults. Moore also tackled the Add versions of the Integers, Decimals and Fractions Gyms.
Whenever he has a free moment at home, or is in the computer lab at school, he asks to log in to First In Math. Moore says he is on his way to becoming what he refers to as an ‘Ultimate Grand Champion’ by earning 50,000 stickers. Currently, only four players—one Team Leader and three students—in the U.S. have earned more than 50,000 stickers. Starting as a first-grader and given his enthusiasm and persistence, Moore may get there sooner than we think!