Heatherwood Elementary Huskies run as one – mathematically

On the evening of March 21, Heatherwood Elementary School, located in Gunbarrel, hosted its second annual Math Night to celebrate the young Husky learners from Pre-K through fifth grade. Each class prepared an interactive activity, or game, for the numerous families and community members who attended the dynamic event.

The fifth-graders made an incredible game where estimation meets math, called "esti-mysteries." It was a guessing game to test your estimation skills with helpful clues. Each fifth grader was available to walk participants through their esti-mystery and check their math.

The fourth graders made a whole bunch of mind benders and other games. They had fraction, multiplication, and division games going on all at once. One fourth grader even made a fifty digit division chart.

The third graders might have been the most creative with their hands-on approach to their games. They spent the last few months making arcade games out of found materials. They even had prizes to hand out to the winners.

It was WAR in the second grade. No, not that kind! Students had a chance to play the classic card game War which helps everyone practice their numbers. Whoever had the highest card won the round. If that wasn't your cup of tea, you could play Race The Table, an amazing dice game.

For some serious fun, the first grade classroom offered three game options: Domino Wars, Angry Doubles, and Fiddlesticks.

Kindergarten had lots of fun playing Domino Dots, Compare, and Treasure Hunt. There was a great energy in the Kindergarten room.

Hippity Hoppity, Guess How Many, and Tricky Two's Counting is how the preschoolers got in on the action. It was great to see the youngest Huskies participating in Math Night.

The amazing P.E., Art, Library, and Music teachers got in on the mathematical action. And they did not disappoint. They didn't let the classrooms have all the fun. First, participants worked their way through a circuit of physical activities using Uno cards in the gym. Next they headed to the art room to create glow-in-the-dark geometric paper quilts. Then it was time to chill out in the library and build towers and play math games for all ages. Last, a rousing game of Boomwhackers was going on in the music room using a math concept called "length equals pitch."

All Huskies felt the excitement of Math Night. There was great energy throughout the school the week leading up to the event. Huskies pride themselves on running as one, but on Math Night, when it's time to tackle problems, they also solve as one.