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Math Whiz

Hebrew Day School student wins
gold medal in national Math Olympiad.

Dina Shtull
Special to the Jewish News

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June 30 2011

THURSDAY, JUNE 30

FAMILY THEATER

10:30 am. Charlotte's Web, a play based on
E.B. White's children's book, continues Friday
and July 5-8, at Hilberry Theatre, 4742 Cass
on WSU campus. $8 adult/$5 age 5-12. www.
wsushows.com ; 313-577-2972.

FRIDAY, JULY 1

Ann Arbor

eo Fried, a fourth-grader at
the Hebrew Day School of
Ann Arbor (HDS), won a gold
medal in a national math competi-
tion geared toward students in grades
4-6. Gold Medals are given to those
who score in the top 2 percent of the
country.
Leo has been studying math at
HDS in a small group tutorial geared
toward his level of math understand-
ing and achievement. He also partici-
pates in a weekly lunch-time Math
Olympiad club run by HDS parent
volunteer Martin Strauss, who is an
associate professor of mathematics
and associate professor of electrical
engineering and computer science at
the University of Michigan. Strauss
also organized a Sciencepalooza
weekend at the Hands-On Museum.
At a school assembly where the
gold trophy was presented, rec-
ognition also was given to all 16
students who participated in the
Math Olympiad. Special recogni-
tion was given to two additional
fourth-graders, Sam Greenberg and
Zach Rochman, who scored in the
top 50 percent of the nation. One
second-grader, Nathan Strauss, son of
instructor of Martin Strauss, missed
this distinction by one point.
"The students are learning creative
out-of-the-box techniques for solving
problems:' Strauss says. "We stimulate
enthusiasm and a love for mathemat-
ics, but also strengthen mathematical
intuition."
HDS math teacher Janice
Lieberman says, "The goal is for stu-
dents to have a variety of strategies
in their repertoire that can be used
to understand and solve a variety
of mathematical problems. We also
encourage students to look for pat-
terns in problem-solving strategies
that can be repeated."
"I love finding patterns in things
around me:' Leo says, "even in the
carpets, clothes and window arrange-
ments. Math is useful. If you have
to build something round, you need
to know the circumference, and you
need to know how to transform the
circumference into the diameter,
radius and pi. You also need to know

Much To Do!

OUTDOOR WORSHIP

6 pm. Shabbat services will be held every
Friday night, not Saturday mornings dur-
ing summer at Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park.
Weather permitting, worship takes place out-
side. emanuel-mich.org or 248-967-4020.

JEWS, DANCE TO MOTOWN

9 pm-1 am. Jewish Mingles has a table at
"Legends of Motown" a show with Motown
musicians at Groove Lounge (former
Excalibur), 28875 Franklin, Southfield. Dine and
dance. No cover. info@meetup.com .

TUESDAY, JULY 5

STORY & PLAY TIME

Fourth-grader Leo Fried with his gold

medal from the Math Olympiad

10-11:30 am. Families with kids up to age 4
drop in for "Story Time, Play Time" at Cong.
Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Offered Tuesdays
through Aug. 30. Free. Karen, 248 -357-5544,
ext. 60 or kdavis@shaareyzedek.org .

WEDNESDAY, JULY 6

PERSIAN JEWS SERIES

7:30 pm. Prof. Howard Lupovitch begins his
Wednesday lecture series, "Esther's Children"
at Cong. Beth Ahm in West Bloomfield. First
topic: "The World of Esther and Mordechai."
$15, or $50 for four weeks. Registration: 248-
851-6880.

THURSDAY, JULY 7

WATER PLAY

Leo works on a math problem at school.

the area of a building."
As to why he loves math, Leo says,
"I get a sense of completion, and
know that I have contributed to solv-
ing a problem." When he is not in
school or solving math problems, he
is playing football, basketball, base-
ball or soccer.
Leo is the son of Aaron Fried and
Dahlia Weinman of Ann Arbor.
The math competition was spon-
sored by Math Olympiad, a non-profit
organization that supports math edu-
cation in schools by encouraging par-
ents to organize Math Olympiad clubs.
Hebrew Day School of Ann Arbor is
a K-5 private school. For more infor-
mation, go to www.hdsaa.org .

10-11:30 am. Bring bathing suit and towel for
kids up to age 4 for "Jumpin' & Jivin' Plus" at
Cong. Shaarey Zedek, Southfield. Thursdays
through Aug. 25. Free. Karen, 248-357-5544,
ext. 60 or kdavis@shaareyzedek.org .

SENIORS' DANCE

1 2:30 pm. Glassman Party with Billy Rose
music and Matt Prentice desserts at Oak Park
JCC. $3. RSVP: Rosa, 248-967-4030.

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MAH JONGG

6 pm. Sisterhood-sponsored tournament at
Temple Emanu-El, Oak Park. $25/$20 advance.
Marilyn, 248-543-0305.

FRIDAY, JULY 8

SHABBAT IN THE 'D'

8 pm. Shabbat dinner and Rabbi Dorit Edut
leading service at Downtown Synagogue,
Detroit. Shabbat housing upon request. Dinner:
$8, pre-paid only. RSVP by July 6: hilleled®
wayne.edu or Neil: 313-577-3459.

