2015 Mathathon a Success!

The Mathathon was a Success…Again!

What a fantastic Mathathon we have just completed! Participation was great – we had more than half of our students bring in a pledge this year! I speak on behalf of the FFO and all of our students when I say thanks for the continuing generosity of so many Sunrise family and friends! Thanks to all of you, Sunrise has raised an incredible amount of money – over $20,000! This is money that stays in our school to directly provide extra activities and opportunities for our children.

Every student who participated in Mathathon by collecting and turning in at least one pledge will be receiving a free Eegee coupon! The classroom that had the highest participation at 75% of students bringing in at least one pledge, was Ms. Shahar’s 2nd grade! The overall school participation was 53%, so Ms. Shahar’s class really worked hard to get involved. All students in that class will receive a free Kona Ice certificate.

In terms of the classroom that raised the most money, there was a very close race between two classes (one raised $1460.00 and the other $1447!), and it was so close that we decided to reward both of them! All students in those classrooms will receive a free Kona Ice certificate and we will give each of those classroom teachers $100 to spend as the class chooses. The classrooms are: Ms. Lin’s Kindergarten morning class and Ms. Stefferson’s 1st grade class.

The award for most pledges collected was a very close one! Ms. Stefferson’s class actually had the lead there with 56 pledges collected, but because they won for the most money collected, we move to 2nd place for this award. And believe it or not, there was a tie for 2nd place, with Mrs. Prickett’s Kindergarten and Ms. Eggert’s 3rd grade both collecting 52 pledges each! Once again, all students in these classrooms will receive a free Kona Ice certificate.

Our top student fundraisers were Olivia (K), Samantha (2nd) and Matheo (K). Our top student pledge collectors were Matheo (K), Olivia (K), Joaquin (K) and Ismael (1st). Congrats to these students on their fundraising skills! Each of them will receive a special Certificate of Appreciation.

The grade level that had the highest average score on the Mathathon test itself, for the third year in a row, was Kindergarten! But 1st and 2nd grades weren’t far behind, all within a few tenths of a point, so we are considering it a tie, and a special recess will be scheduled in April to celebrate these accomplishments!

Thank you to all Sunrise families for all you’ve done to make this fundraiser such a success yet again! In addition to the 53% of Sunrise students who participated, there were many volunteers who helped make this possible, including: Anna Ames, Nicola Finley, Sarah Reitmeyer, Valorie Colson, Leslie Sult, Teresa Sommers, Katrina Richman, Anita McGuire Bethany Jaramillo, Basanti Mazumdar, Melissa Jump, Patricia Mercea, Erin Hughes, Carolina Salas, Bishwo Adhikari and Kirstin Girdner. Thank you also to the Sunrise Staff (especially Mrs. Davidson, Ms. Wickhorst and Ms. Garcia in the front office), who gave their support and time to help make this a successful event. Thank you so very much!

Debbie Claggett
Mathathon Coordinator & Sunrise Mom