September 2015
Dear HES Parent(s)/Guardian(s),
Thanks to the support of the PTA, the HES Math Department is very proud and excited to announce
its first year of participation in the Continental Math League (CML) Challenge, Euclidean Division!
The Continental Math League is a national math problem solving competition designed to allow
your child to try difficult and challenging math application problems. This opportunity is open to
ALL students at Hebron Elementary School.
Throughout the year, participants will have the opportunity and are encouraged to
complete OPTIONAL practice problems to familiarize themselves with the type of problems they
may see during the meets and to continue to develop their problem solving skills. These problems
are intended for independent, at home practice (this would be in addition to the regularly assigned
homework from classroom teachers). All children are encouraged to work at their own pace to
complete the problems and then turn them into the main office for the Math Department to
review. We have included a few sample problems on the back of this flyer. Answers will be
revealed in the October Newsletter.
There will be three meets per year for grade 3 (January, February & March), and five meets
for grades 4-6 (November, December, January, February & March). Meets will be held during the
regular school day, and will be no longer than half-an-hour each time. Though top scores will be
sent to the national recording office to gauge school participation, we are less concerned with the
competitive aspect of the program and more concerned with giving your child an additional math
enrichment opportunity. A celebration for regular participants will be held in the spring.
We hope this opportunity offered by the Math Department will further develop your child's
mathematical abilities while here at Hebron Elementary School. If your child is interested in
participating in this opportunity, please fill out the bottom portion of this letter and return it to the
main office for the Math Department, and we will send home your child’s first set of practice
problems. Please feel free to call or email us with any questions. Thank you for your support!
Sincerely,
Cheryl Ruggiero & Jennifer Wales
Cheryl Ruggiero & Jennifer Wales
HES Math Specialists
cruggiero@hebron.k12.ct.us or jwales@hebron.k12.ct.us
P.S. The above information will also be posted and updated on the Math Department webpage
under the Continental Math League tab … http://www.hebron.k12.ct.us/page.cfm?p=3630
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------PLEASE RETURN TO THE MAILBOX OF MRS. RUGGIERO or MRS. WALESChild’s Name: __________________________________ Grade: _____ Teacher: _______________
Child’s Signature: ___________________________________________________________________
Parent/Guardian’s Signature: _________________________________________________________
3rd Grade Sample Problem
If 12 + 5 = 31 -
, find the number that belongs in the box.
4th Grade Sample Problem
Al made a mistake in a math problem. He subtracted 6 instead
of dividing by 6. Al’s answer was 18. The correct answer to the
problem is ______.
5th Grade Sample Problem
Using only the digits 6, 7, 8, 9, what is the difference between
the largest 4-digit number (using all 4 digits) that can be made
and the smallest 3-digit number (using 3 of the 4 digits) that can
be made?
6th Grade Sample Problem
A hose can fill a 50-gallon drum with water at the rate of ½
gallon in 12 seconds. It will take _____ minutes to fill the drum
with water.