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Poland Union students have last Math 24 day
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Students gathered around cards with numbers trying to come up with a result of 24 for Math 24, a game played after school on March 31 at Poland Union Elementary School.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Third-grade students from Poland Union Elementary School stayed after school on March 31, came to the cafeteria discarding their bookbags and coats to pick up stacks of cards to play Math 24 with one another.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Pictured, clockwise from left, are Mary Brant, Joli Posey, Hayden Dennis, Marek Torma and Katelyn Roberts having fun while playing Math 24 after school at Poland Union Elementary School.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Bella Marrie (left), Rya Kaden and Emma Ebie (right) stayed after school on March 31 to play Math 24.
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Neighbors | Amanda Tonoli.Third-grade students at Poland Union Elementary School played Math 24 after school in the cafeteria on March 31.
By amanda tonoli
March 31 was the last day of Math 24 at Poland Union Elementary School for the school year. Third-grade students gathered in the school cafeteria after the school released them placing their coats and backpacks in the corner of the room, racing to grab cards and get into groups for the game. The Math 24 game incorporates the four basic math functions - addition, subtraction, multiplication and division — with four given numbers on a card. The goal is to come up with a result of 24 using the four math operations and the numbers provided.
Emma Ebie, a third-grade student participant in Math 24, said she was sad that it was the last day for this school year. Ebie also said she was unsure of it’s return next year because of the schools changing, but she enjoyed being able to be apart of it this year.
“I really like doing math,” Ebie said. “It’s fun and helps you out every single day.”
Students in Ebie’s group agreed saying Math 24 was fun and challenging. They all agreed that it was neat to use different kinds of math at the same time.
Other students were interactive with one another, helping each other see how they came to each solution and also competing with one another to see who can solve the problem the fastest in their small groups of five or six students.