Frac City, Temple Run, Popped Equations, Hall of Rings, Sport-Proport, Power Pitch, Park My Car Equation... fractions, proportions, determining circumference, variables, simplifying expressions and many more math concepts were the order of operations for 450 Hardy students and staff yesterday.   

At the 11th annual Math Carnival, which was led by 8th grade math teacher Sarah Bax and 170 eighth graders, Hardy students and staff were challenged to solve math problems through participation in fun, carnival-like games. The common denominator for each of the games was one or more math concepts: at the Frac City booth, students were asked to convert fractions to decimals; at the Temple Run booth participants had to broad jump first to determine their fractional distance, run through a temple of fire (so to speak), pick a fraction off the tree and find the sum; and at the Park My Car booth, the objective was to be the first person to place his or her car at the correct location on the coordinated plane.  

Creating and developing the games reflected much collaboration, communication and organization by each group of 5-6 students. Each game also offered players a tutorial as well as visual and specific directions on how the game was played. Our eighth graders were friendly, helpful, cooperative and oozing with enthusiasm as they bartered for student participation. A lot of the games also included physical activity and of course small treats and candy as peripheral prizes. I thought the number one factor to the Math Carnival was FUN.  

A very special thanks to the 8th grade students for providing so much math fun and to Ms. Bax for her leadership and of course to the 8th grade team and Hardy staff for all of their support.

Peace,  

Dr. Mary 

Dear fellow Hardy parents,

As the school year comes to a close, we want parents to think seriously about stepping to the batter's box and seeking election to next year's PTA Executive Board. We are looking for candidates for these offices: president, first vice president, second vice president, recording secretary, corresponding secretary, and treasurer. To help you understand what is involved, here is a summary of the main responsibilities of each office:

President

• Preside at all meetings of the PTA; 
• Serve as an ex officio member of all committees except the nominating committee
• Provide strategic direction for the organization and guide the work of the officers and committees of the PTA 
• Work with the school administrative staff and teachers

First Vice President

• Act as aide to the president 
• Perform the duties of the president in the president's absence or inability to serve  

Second Vice President

• Assume such duties as are assigned by the president or the board

Recording Secretary

• Keep accurate records of the PTA proceedings
• Record the minutes of all meetings of the PTA 
  • Be prepared to present the records of any previous meetings 
  • Maintain file for all documents and records of the PTA 
  • Keep PTA bylaws up to date
  • Maintain a membership list and rosters

 Corresponding Secretary

• Prepares communications from the executive board
• Publishes the PTA newsletter
• Acts as recording secretary in the absence thereof

Treasurer

• Have custody of all PTA funds 
  • Make disbursements as authorized by the president or the PTA 
  • Maintain checks or vouchers signed by two people:  the treasurer and one other person
  • Provide financial statements at every PTA meeting 
  • Present an annual report of the financial condition of the organization
  • Submit the books annually for an audit 

If you are interested, please submit your name and contact info to either nominating committee co-chair - Greg Mize (gemproductions@mac.com) or Dee Lofton (deborah.williamslofton@yahoo.com), by Friday, May 25th.

Under our bylaws, PTA officers are elected by PTA members present at a general meeting. The election will occur at our last meeting of this school year -- June 5th at 8 a.m. in the school library. Please join us then.

--Your PTA  Executive Committee

Check out the story from this week's Georgetown Patch on the gardens at Hardy:  http://georgetown.patch.com/articles/veggie-delight-in-hardy-learning-garden#photo-9952928.   

We are still looking for Summer Garden Volunteers, to care for the beds while school is out of session. Please contact Ms. Whitty, 6th Grade Science, at britni.whitty@dc.gov if you can help weed and water once or twice during the summer months.  

mary.stefanus@dc.gov

Loren Brody,

Assistant Principal

loren.brody@dc.gov

Sah Brown,

Assistant Principal

sah.brown@dc.gov