Mathletics March Madness

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1 Mathletics March Madness 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 Mathletics March Madness 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 List of prizes 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 February 27 until March 31, 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 number of registered students. Rules: This competition is open to current Mathletics schools Schools must be registered for the competition Only students can complete the activities and earn points Schools may add additional students 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 the results with your students. Meet your Mathletics Success Team! If you have any questions in the meantime, always feel free to reach out to your dedicated Mathletics Specialist. Our mailing address is: 3P Learning 1261 BROADWAY RM 1001 NEW YORK, New York support.usa@3plearning.com (866) If you would like to explore the program a bit more, don t forget about our FAQ guide, videos and webinar schedule. Please click us.mathletics.com/march-madness

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 List of Prizes Keep the students excited and engaged! The grand prizes will be announced on April 5th. We are excited to announce the following great prizes: 1st Place - Class Field Trip of your choice. 1 Mathletics will provide one teacher with a $500 dollar visa gift card to fund a field trip AND Mathletics Swag Bag including one Mathletics trophy. Class/School picture featured on upcoming Mathletics Blog. 2nd Place - Mathletics Celebration Party including food and fun. 2 Mathletics will provide one teacher with a $100 dollar visa gift card to fund the Celebration party AND Mathletics Swag Bag including one Mathletics trophy. Class/School picture featured on upcoming Mathletics Blog. 3 3rd Place - Mathletics Swag Bag including one Matheltics trophy, Class/School picture featured on upcoming Mathletics Blog. *The bonus level is indicated by a gold star next to the level number. CLICK HERE each week to see your school s standing. Teachers! We didn t forget you A $200 Visa gift card! Mathletics will award a $200 Visa gift card to the teacher who has the most participation points at the winning school. 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 Mathletics March Madness Competition. This is a national Math challenge focused on students mastering curriculum activities and practicing their mental math skills (Live Mathletics). Prizes are awarded for top performing schools. 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:

6 March Madness Mathlete ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for placing amongst the world s best Mathletes!

7 March Madness Mathlete HALL OF FAME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD for placing amongst the world s best Mathletes on the Mathletics Hall of Fame!