MCES Foundation is excited to support our mathletes again this year by hosting the Noetic Math Contests for our math inclined Second and Third grade students . Morning Creek has registered two teams, one team for 2nd grade and one team for 3rd grade, consisting maximum of 30 students each. The students in grades 2 and 3 have been invited to participate based on student scores and teacher recommendations. The parent permission slip for the Spring contest will be distributed in February. Participation is by invitation only.
Fall Contest: November 9, 2023
Spring Contest: April 18, 2023
The contests will be conducted on campus during school hours.
The Noetic Learning Math Contest (NLMC) is a semiannual problem solving contest for elementary and middle school students. The goal of the competition is to develop students' problem solving skills, to inspire them to excel in math, and convey the message ‘It is COOL to be good at math!’ to students.
During the contest, students are given 45 minutes to solve 20 problems. Many problems are designed to challenge students and to enrich their problem solving experiences.
For additional information, please contact: mcesnoetic@gmail.com
Sample practice tests (previous year's contest papers) will be handed to the students. After-school practice sessions will be held by parent volunteer coaches for students to discuss the solutions of practice tests handed out and problem solving strategies.
The Practice Sessions:
2nd Grade Practices:
Session #1: Thursday, October 19, 2023 at 12:30 - 1:30pm at Stem Lab
Session #2: Thursday, November 2, 2023 at 12:30 - 1:30pm at Stem Lab
3rd Grade Practices:
Session #1: Thursday, October 12, 2023 at 12:30 - 1:30pm at Stem Lab
Session #2: Thursday, October 26, 2023 at 12:30 - 1:30pm at Stem Lab
Additionally, here are a couple of resources for practice materials.
Challenging Math questions for 2nd Grade :
Challenging Math questions for 3rd Grade : https://docs.google.com/document/d/e/2PACX-1vRM647hv22V2kVRwgf-ko6T-oQ4qf2jXt5nZ9X3RLvOSphKJPLboXvpd2PZfd_AesEbtFiTArB1WhzW/pub
Math Kangaroo is a similar math contest. Sample questions for all grades are listed on this page:
https://mathkangaroo.org/mks/practice/free-question-samples/
Noetic offers a 'Challenge Math' program for a fee.
https://www.noetic-learning.com/gifted/index.jsp
A group discount pricing is available for a group of 10 or more. We could place a group order if there is sufficient interest. Please contact at mcesnoetic@gmail.com for details.
Challenge Math Online Sample Assignment - 2nd Grade
Challenge Math Online Sample Assignment - 3rd Grade
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In the 2021-2022 school year, it was the 4th consecutive year Morning Creek's team won national awards! Our Second Grade team placed among the Top 10% teams nation wide. Way to go Colts!
In our third year of participation, both Morning Creek's Second and Third Grade teams placed among the Top 10% teams nation wide. Our Second Grade team's score was 11th highest in the nation and 5th in California, and our Third Grade team's score was 9th highest in the nation and 8th in California.
In our second year of participation, Morning Creek's Second Grade team placed among the Top 10% teams nation wide. Our team's score was 10th highest in the nation and 4th in California
In our first year of participation, Morning Creek's Third Grade team placed among the Top 10 teams nation wide. Our team's score was 7th highest in the nation and 1st in California.