Delayed - penny wars

Ellie’s school is having a Penny War between the grades. Pennies and bills count in the positive while anything silver counts in the negative (so you can put quarters in another gradeto lower their point total). One cent equals one point. 

This two week competition/fundraiser Has gotten a bit competitive as the winning grade gets an extra, extended recess. The teachers are using it as lessons in the class. 

Third grade had been strongly in the lead all last week until Friday when Kindergarten took the lead. So the third graders were bummed and plotting. One convinced her parents to give her a $20 bill to bring to school and Erik all of Nicks loose change. 

She dropped lots of silver coins into the kindergarten jar.