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Mathematical problem solving is a process which requires from students various “qualities”, some of which are resilience and mental flexibility. These particular qualities can be developed through intense problem solving sessions. 

Learning Ally Great Reading Games

Learning Ally’s Great Reading Games are back! From Jan. 8 through Feb. 23, students will compete against other schools across the nation to read the most pages collectively. Students can use any device, but must be logged into their school account to earn points.

Learning Ally is a paid service that provides human-read audiobooks for people with physical, visual, and reading disabilities. Lawrence School has been one of the top schools in the games for the past five years.

Last year, Lawrence students collectively read 154,846 pages during the Great Reading Games! Let's see how many pages we can read in 2024!

  • 100 points for every day a student reads 20 minutes using Learning Ally on a weekday
  • 50 points for every day a student reads 20 minutes using Learning Ally on a Saturday or Sunday
  • 10 points for every page read in Learning Ally
  • Students simply need to use the Learning Ally app (on phones or tablets) or the Learning Ally website on PCs, Macs, or Chromebooks to participate.

Teachers can participate by:

  • Assigning books to students in Learning Ally
  • Encouraging students to use Learning Ally for classroom, independent, and recreational reading in January and February.

Top readers at Upper and Lower School can earn prizes for their participation in the Great Reading Games. Reach out to Sally Garza with any questions. For more information on using Learning Ally, watch this video.

Why is it important to learn mental math?

Being able to calculate in your head is a practical life skill. The benefit extends to written computations as well, making them easier and quicker. Proficiency in mental math contributes to increased skill in estimation, which is essential for checking the reasonableness of an answer obtained using a calculator.Children in Strategic Math develop computational thinking and number sense, which are the bases for many fields, including AI, data science, and machine learning. Through in-class and take-home activities, students will be able to recognize and apply a variety of strategies for flexible computation. Children will also come to understand why and how these strategies work, gaining a better understanding of place value, mathematical operations, and basic number properties.

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Hannah Hwang
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"When I was in the high school what I did most in math classes was memorize formulas and do lots of calculations. I was blessed to find the Math Circles program. I loved the way of approaching the concepts, and I learned a lot from the materials along with my daughter. Thanks so much for providing such a wonderful program to our kids."
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"Let us not equate mathematics and arithmetic; let us not equate applying algorithms and thinking. Math Circles explores mathematics that is worthy of the human intellect. It's not trying to make math easy, but celebrates the challenge of struggling with a tough problem."
Robert Huang
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"After graduating, I went to University of Waterloo and am studying Statistics. I think Math Circles helped me a lot, especially with regards to tackling a problem from multiple perspectives, which was a skill that I use a lot in both my academic work and professional work."
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"Once again, Andrew had a wonderful year with Math Potentials. Thank you very much for all your hard work! Andrew has gone from being very intimidated by math to feeling quite confident(sometimes boastful ha ha) and comfortable with it. He got all As last report card, and was recommended to Grade 9 Math because he had finished Grade 8 by December, so in Grade 9, he will be taking Gr10 Math."