Why Notate?

Huge benefits for young minds:

• Increased understanding of the chessboard layout
• Opportunity to learn from mistakes after each chess round
• When a conflict arise, tournament directors use notation to retrace chess moves to help clarify confusions and discrepancies.
• Notations slows kids down so they think before they move!

Learn more.  Notating is fun!

Amanda

First Day!

Today, we practiced classroom procedures and reviewed expectations i.e., chess lessons, challenges, and good behavior reward-system (chess bucks). Students also learned about check and a checkmate. Please reinforce your child's learning with the worksheets provided.  I   highly encourage reviewing the King and Checkmate worksheet with your children!

Amanda

League Warm Up Tournament

St. Joseph's League Warm Up Tournament results are:

• Quinn (Section B) – 2/4, tied for 5^th place
• Ethan (Section C) – ¾, 4^th place
• Drew (Section D) 2/4, tied for 6^th place
• Xander (Section E) – 2.5/4, 5^th place
• Ian (Section F) – 2.5/4, 5^th place
• Sofia (Section I) – 2/4, tied for 5^th place
• Skyler (Section I) – 1.5/4, tied for 10^th place
• Tyler (Section I) – 1.5/4, tied for 10^th place
• Conor (Section I) – 1.5/4, tied for 10^th place

CONGRATULATIONS to your perseverance and chessmanship! 

Another fun day!

Go Team!

Nine Harelson students are participating in tomorrow's Tucson Scholastic Warm-Up!  Kids, have fun, meet new friends, and learn lots!  GO BOBCATS!