HAVERFORD, PA—First In Math’s October CARD OF THE DAY contest participant, Cheryl Saunders, was excited when she found out she’d won, but she was in for an even bigger surprise when she found out that she and her class would be receiving their FIM prizes in person!
At Haverford, it is cool to like poetry, music, art—and MATH! Sean Collier, Headmaster John Nagl, Cred Dobson and Cheryl Saunders join Team RELIC65PA for a photo.
“It was great to spend time at The Haverford School and meet some future Ivy-League students—who just happen to be current First in Math 2nd-graders,” says FIM Ambassador Cred Dobson. Dobson, a teacher and administrator in the Philadelphia School District for more than 40 years, enjoys classroom visits. “These young men had a lot of thoughtful, interesting questions and we were given time to answer almost all of them.”
“The class was so excited to have had their math questions answered individually by the FIM team,” says Saunders. “It was truly the highlight of their day and the boys are more motivated than ever work to work on their math skills.” Saunders and her team use First In Math every day, and the 2nd-grade teacher says she remembers to enter the Card of the Day contest each day.
The Haverford School is a college-prep day school for boys in grades K to 12. For 129 years they have been dedicated to teaching boys and to helping them grow in the arts, academics, athletics, and in moral character. Headmaster John A. Nagl, D.Phil., gave Dobson and FIM Implementation Specialist Shawn Collier a tour of school, which included a stroll past the trophy cases. As it turns out, NBA star Sean Singletary attended high school at Haverford before eventually moving on to the University of Virginia. Nagl was surprised to learn that Singletary had also been a former student of Dobson’s in Philadelphia, and was a past 24 Challenge® champion.
Every month from September to May, three teachers are chosen at random from all eligible entries in the Card of the Day contest,” explains Collier. Each winning teacher’s team receives one 24® Game Tournament Kit, plus six FIM Player of the Day Badges.
Haverford is currently ranked 24th in PA among all second-grade teams. They plan to put the 24 games included in the Tournament Kit to good use.
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The Card of the Day Contest is open to First In Math® (FIM) Team Leaders with a valid 2012/2013 team. One entry per day, per team. At the end of each month, THREE WINNERS chosen at random from all eligible contestants will receive ONE 24® Game Tournament Kit ($95.00 value) PLUS six FIM Player of the Day VIP Badges. The Signature Edition 24® Game Tournament Kit makes planning and implementing a classroom tournament easy! A 24® Game competition gets students excited about math and is an excellent vehicle for propelling students into the world of mathematics. To learn more, visit your Team Leader Homepage and click the Contest Rules link.