Fibonaccians

We meet from 1:00 - 3:00pm on *approximately* the 1st and 3rd Wednesdays of each month from Sept through early May, at the Sculley Academy. Please check the calendar below for the exact dates! A typical week at math club involves learning a mathematical concept, practicing past contest problems, snack / recess break, and free time to pursue math-related games / manipulatives. Students work individually and in teams during each class. Homework is assigned each time, and hints will be available approximately a week before the next club meeting.

There are several competitions that we will be participating in this year. I chose each of these for their various merits. Some emphasize individual achievement; some emphasize team achievement. Everyone will participate in the Math Olympiads; I will invite students on an individual basis to participate in other competitions. Every student will receive recognition at the end of the year, at an awards ceremony.

Date	what we'll be doing	homework
September 5th, 2007	Introductions, Descriptions, Rules Concepts: Multiples: The Marching Band Math Olympiad #21 (solutions)	Math Olympiad #22 (hints, solutions)
September 19th, 2007	Concepts: Divisibility by Powers of 2: The Packaging Problem Math Olympiad #23 (solutions)	Math Olympiad #24 (hints, solutions)
October 3rd, 2007	Concepts: Fractional Parts: What's My Number? Math Olympiad #25 (solutions)	Math Olympiad #26 (hints, solutions)
October 17th, 2007	Concepts: Triangles: The Triangle Tangle Math Olympiad #27 (solutions)	Math Olympiad #28 (hints, solutions)
November 7th, 2007	Concepts: Related Problems: Handshakes Math Olympiad #29 (solutions)	Math Olympiad #30 (hints, solutions)
November 21st, 2007 * different location *	By invitation only, AMC-8 contest (12:00 - 1:00pm)
December 5th, 2007	Concepts: Cryptarithms: Aha! Do Math Olympiad contest #1	Math Olympiad #31 (hints, solutions)
December 19th, 2007	Concepts: Patterns and Sums: A Child Prodigy Do Math Olympiad contest #2	No homework!
January 2nd, 2008	Christmas & New Year's break!
January 19th, 2008	Concepts: Least Common Multiple: Broadway Bound Do Math Olympiad contest #3	Math Olympiad #32 (hints, solutions)
February 6th, 2008	Concepts: Divisibility by 3 and 9:The Faded Bill of Sale Do Math Olympiad contest #4	Math Olympiad #33 (hints, solutions)
*date tba * * meet here to travel to location *	for 6th graders, by invitation only: MathCounts chapter contest (Georgia Tech)
February 20th, 2008	Concepts: Unit Fractions: Ancient Arithmetic Math Olympiad #34 (solutions)	Math Olympiad #35 (hints, solutions)
March 5th, 2008	Concepts: Circles: Pieces of Pie Do Math Olympiad contest #5	Math Olympiad #36 (hints, solutions)
March 19th, 2008	Concepts: Motion Problems: Trains of Thought Math Olympiad #37 (solutions)	Math Olympiad #38 (hints, solutions)
April 2nd, 2008	Concepts: Probability Problems: Sure Thing! Math Olympiad #39 (solutions)	No homework!
April 16th, 2008	something completely different :)
*May date tba * * different location *	Awards ceremony (6:00 - 7:30pm) Please invite family & friends! Every student will receive awards. Please bring math-inspired snacks (e.g. a "pi", equation cookies, etc.)