Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl Results--Woo-Hoo!

Wednesday, November 7th the 5th/6th grade ELP students competed in the online Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl.  As a team of 23 students, they scored 1, 110 points, had 91/100 questions scored correctly in under 100 minutes!!!  The questions covered a wide-range of topics in all curriculum areas.   Out of 33 teams in the 6th grade competition (5th grade competed on the 6th grade Quiz b/c the 6th grade team was with them), our students placed 13th.   Wow, what a great job for a first try!

On Tuesday, November 13th the 7th grade ELP students competed in the same competition.  Out of 28 teams......our team of 16 7th graders placed 4th!!!  They earned 1, 042 points, had 89/100 questions scored correctly and also completed the quiz in under 100 minutes. 

Please take a minute to congratulate your child on his/her academic efforts!  It was a fun competition and we had some great discussions along the way. 

To learn more about the Thinking Cap Quiz Bowl you may visit www.thinkingcapquizbowl.com. 

Thank you for your continued support and cooperation.
Mrs. C.

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