CANADA. Canada 150 Competition

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1 Canada 150 Competition Thank you for registering your school for the event. We are so excited you will be joining us in inspiring students to love learning through our national competition. In your Canada 150 Competition package, you will find the following: Guidelines of the competition Your Mathletics main contacts Where to find your school s standings How to earn points and master activities Prize details Letter for parents Certificate templates to celebrate student success throughout the competition We will be watching your school closely and cheering you on. Make sure to follow us on Twitter for daily

2 Guidelines of the Competition The competition will run from April 9 until April 23, The winners will be based on the following category: The highest average of total participation points in a school. This will be calculated by taking the total number of participation points divided by the total number of registered students in the school. Rules: This competition is open to schools who do not currently have Mathletics Schools must be registered for the competition Only students can complete the activities and earn points Schools may participate for free for the duration of the competition Only points and activities mastered within the dates of the competition will be calculated Work completed on tablets, in offline mode may not be calculated The results will be updated weekly! The results will be updated weekly so you can share and celebrate your student s achievements. Support team and link to FAQ guide Courtney Davis Manager, ON Jackie Heron Manager, ON and QC Suma George Manager, ON Daisy Pardhan Manager, AB Greg Foster Manager, MB and SK Kelly Cuddihy Manager, BC Brendan Atkins Success Manager and Customer Service, Canada If you would like to explore the program a bit more, don t forget about our FAQ guide, videos and webinar schedule. Please click ca.mathletics.com/canada150

3 How to Master Curriculum Activities and Earn Points Curriculum Activities 10 points per correct answer within curriculum activities. * 20 points per correct answer within a Test. * *Within the Mathletics curriculum a maximum of 300 points can be earned per week from a single activity (600 points for Tests ). This is designed to encourage students to attempt a wide range of activities. How to master an activity The students need to earn a score of 85% or higher to master an activity. Students will see a gold bar or medal when they have mastered an activity. Live Mathletics Students earn one point per correct answer. Students earn two points per correct answers on their bonus level. * *The bonus level is indicated by a gold star next to the level number. Teacher tip In your teacher console, the Results area is used for setting targeted curriculum activities for individuals or groups of students. Select your Class and Group using the menus at the top of the screen, then select a unit. Click the blue arrow in the action bar to assign a specific curriculum task for your students. Click here to download a PDF guide to assigning activities. We will be watching your school closely and cheering you on. Make sure to follow us on Twitter for daily

4 The Grand Prize Keep the students excited and engaged! the grand prize winner will be announced on April 28th. We are excited to announce the following great prize: One FREE year of Mathletics for the winning school! * Prize can only be awarded to a new Mathletics school for a maximum of 6 grades. We will be watching your school closely and cheering you on. Make sure to follow us on Twitter for daily

5 Dear Parents, Your child s school has entered in the Canada 150 Competition. This is a national Math challenge focused on students mastering curriculum activities and practicing their mental math skills (Live Mathletics). A prize is awarded for the top performing school. There is also a free Mathletics app for tablet devices that students can use to access Mathletics from anywhere. All of their activities are recorded and will be synced with their main Mathletics account. The app is available for ipad and Android tablets. For more information visit: Please find your child s username and password below. `Let s work together to inspire a love of learning! Mathletics User Details USERNAME: PASSWORD: Sign in at:

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