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Parents and
Students
Students who signed up to be on the chess team will have about 30 minutes
of chess homework each week starting this week. Those kids are in the
competitive playing groups A, B, and C. Any recreational players who
would like to do the problem sets may also participate, but it is not
required. The recreational players are in groups D - H. Each week's
problem set is worth 3 points. You may see the full homework schedule at
Team Homework.
Workbooks will be available this Tuesday at Chess Club. The students have
the option of buying the workbook for $10 or borrowing a workbook from the
club. If you wish to send a check for the book with your child, please
make it out to T. H. Rogers. If your child borrows a workbook, it must be
returned at the end of the year without any writing in it, just like any
other school textbook. If the book is borrowed, their homework should be
done in a notebook that can be turned in.
There are also problem sets that the students are required to do if they
want to test for rank. That work is outlined on our web site at
Rank Homework. The students do this work at their own pace.
The team homework is probably too advanced for any brand new K-2 players.
Those children should concentrate on doing the pawn and knight level work
first (as outlined on the
Rank Homework page). Parents, if you have a first or second grade
team member, it is your responsibility to ensure that they understand what
they are reading and how to answer the questions.
Martha Jenkinson
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