Department of Education Region VI - Western Visayas SCHOOLS DIVISION OF ILOILO CITY Gen, Luna-Mabini Sts, lloilo City September 5, 2019 DIVISION MEMORANDUM No. dj _,s.2019 18' DIVISION DAMATHS COMPETITION To: Chief Education Supervisor - CID Education Program Supervisors/Program Specialists Public Schools District Supervisors Elementary /Secondary School Principals/Heads/OICs Division Administrative Officer V Division Section Chiefs All Others Concerned 1, The Division of Iloilo City announces the conduct of the 18% Division DaMaths Competition to be held at Jaro II Elementary School, Jaro, Iloilo City on November 29, 2019, Friday from 12:30 PM to 5:00 PM. 2. The competition will have two (2) categories for the elementary and four (4) categories for the secondary level. The following types of DaMaths will be played: Level Category ‘Type of DaMath Primary (Grades 3. and Grade 4) | Whole Number DaMaths Elementary _| Intermediate (Grade 5 and Grade 6) Fraction DaMaths | _ Junior (Grade7)——«|_——snteger DaMaths Secondary Junior (Grade 8) Rational DaMaths Senior (Grade 9) - Radical DaMaths | - Senior (Grade 10) Polynomial DaMaths | 3. ‘This activity has the following objectives: 3.1 To develop the pupils’ /students’ computational skills through a friendly competition; 3.2 — To encourage pupils'/students’ appreciation of the Filipino checkerboard game of dama; 3.3. To prepare pupils/ students to the next higher level DaMaths competition; and 34 To serve as vehicle for teachers’ professional growth. 4, The contestants to the division level contest must be the winners in their respective school/district DaMaths Contest. Each secondary school shall send one (1) contestant for each category while each district shall send two (2) contestants per category. Iloilo City National High School shall bring one (1) alternate player for each category in case needed for pairing of contestants. Each contestant is responsible for his/her own chips.The list of contestants shall be submitted to the Division Office on or before November 20, 2019, Attention: Mrs. Ligaya H. Montelijao, Education Program Supervisor-Mathematics. 5. A Division DaMaths Clinic for all coaches, District Math Coordinators and Department Heads is scheduled on November 22, 2019, 1:00 PM at Jaro Ill Elementary School. 6. Particular attention is invited to the following inclosures: 61 Inclosure No. 1 - List of Tournament Officials, working committees and sequence of events; 62 Inclosure No. 2 - DaMaths General Rule 7. The conduct of this activity shall be subject to the “no disruption of classes policy” as stipulated in DepEd Order No. 9, s. 2005 entitled Instituting Measures to Increase Engaged Time on Task and Ensuring Compliance Therewith. 8. Immediate and wide dissemination of this Memorandum is desired. JERRY M. LEGO, Ed. D. Chief Education Superpisor- SGO} In -Charge of th¢ plvision Inclosures: As stated Reference: DECS Memorandum No. 361, s. 1999 Division Memorandum No. 140,s. 2018 Allotment: — 1-2-3-4 (Division Memorandum No. 36, s. 1997) To be indicated in the Perpetual Index under the following subjects: COMPETITION — PUPILS SCHOOLS STUDENTS MATHEMATICSInclosure No. 1 to Division Memorandum No. | 21, s. 2019 LIST OF TOURNAMENT OFFICIALS Elementary: Primary Level (Grades III & IV) _- Whole Number DaMaths 1, Mr. Gabriel J. Pintor = -—_—District Supervisor- District IV A-Jaro 2. Mr. Bric. Valenzuela - Principal IV - Mandurriao Elem. School 3. Ms. Edna Dominguez - —_Principal I- Molo I Elem. School Intermediate Level (Grades V & VI) ~ Fraction DaMaths 1. Ms. Laine Arbinoya - ~—_—~Principal III, Jaro II Elem. School 2. Ms. MerlitaOngchua © - —_—Pringpal IIT, SPED-ISEC 3. Mr. Arman Manadero - Principal I, NJ Ingore Elem. Schoo! ‘Secondary: Junior Category (Grade 7 and Grade 8) - Integer/Rational Damaths 1. Mrs. Cecilia Besares = — + SSHT IV, Ramon Avancena NHS 2. Mrs. Evelyn Cajita = SSHT I, Mandurriao NHS 3. Mr.RomeoJabano - ~—SSHT III, La Paz NHS. Senior Category (Grade 9 and Grade 10) - Radical/Polynomial DaMaths 1. Mr. Salvador Besares - Principal III - Jalandoni MNHS 2. Ms. Cecilia Buenavista - SSHT III, Fort San Pedro NHS 3. Dr, Mario Bafiavo = OIC Dept. Head, Tloilo City NHS WORKING COMMITTEES Registration - District VA - Mandurriao/Mandurriao NHS Program - District I1T- La Paz/ La Paz NHS Decoration/Sound - District IV Band IVC ‘Accommodation - District I- City Proper Certificates - District 11- Montes-Lapuz/Jalandoni Memorial NHS Documentation = Tlollo City NHS Scoreboard/Score sheets - —_District VI- Molo/Ramon Avancena NHS Contest Materials ~ District VII- Arevalo/ML Nava NHS/Bo.Obrero NHS/ RG Hechanova NHS Invitation of Contest Officials- SPED-ISEC Refreshments > JaroNHS SEQUENCE OF EVENTS 12:30 - 1:00PM - —_ Registration = 1:15 PM - Opening Program 40 PM - Contest Proper - 5:00PM - Awarding of Certificates and Cash PrizesPage 1 of Inclosure No. 2 to Division Memorandum No. | PI, s. 2019 GROUND RULES FOR DAMATHS COMPETITION (Inclosure 6 to DECS Memorandum No. 361, s. 1999) Basically the rules in playing the Filipino checkerboard game called dama will be used with some ‘modifications in integrating Mathematics and Sclence as follows: 10. uw. 3B. 4. 15. v7. 18. 19. 20. Set the starting position of the chips. After the starting positions of the chips have been set, the first player Is determined by drawing lots. A chip is allowed to move diagonally forward only to an adjoining vacant square. ‘A chip has to take the opponent's chip diagonally forward or backward, thus “pass” is not allowed. Mathematical operations (+, — x, + ) will be used depending on the vacant ‘square's operation symbol where the “taker” chip lands by jumping over the “taken” chip (the latter has to be removed from the board after performing the indicated mathematical ‘operation and recording the same on the score sheet). Pass is not allowed. In taking more than 1 chip, the “taker” chip is always the addend, minuend, multiplicand or dividend as the case may be. In taking a chip or more than one chip, the dama rules on “dama mayor dalawa 0 tatio”, “mayor tatio over dalawa”, "mayor dama” and "mayor dalawa or tatlo over dama” prevails. ‘A chip is declared "dama” upon reaching terminally on the following designated squares: For red chips: (0,7) (2,7) (4,7) (6,7) For blue chips: (1,0) (3,0) (5,0) (7,0) ‘A “dama" chip is allowed to take a chip or more than one chip, or move to any unoccupied square along its diagonal path. Moreover, a dama’ score is doubled in taking a chip or chips, ‘and quadrupled if it takes the opponent's dama chip. Similarly, an ordinary chip's score Is doubled if it takes a dara chip. Amove (eg. 2 -» (6,3) Is good only at the most for one (1) minute including its corresponding entries in the score sheet; while the game’s duration is 20 minutes. ‘The game ends when any of the following situations occur: «Ifo show of one player is deciared after ten minutes. + Repetitive moves of any or both players. ‘+ Aplayer’s chip is comered. ‘+ Aplayer has no more chips to move. ‘The 20-minute game duration is ended. ‘The remaining chips have tobe added tothe respective player's total score. ‘The player with the greater total score is declared the winner. In case of a draw, the game. will be played again. Each player will have one score sheet for record purposes. In case of Incorrect entries in the score sheet, a player has to Immediately call the attention of the competition facilitator by raising one’s hand, that is, after stopping the time. As determined by the sald facilitator, the appropriate corrections will be done by the erring player In as much as the former's decision Is final and unappealable. “Touch move” policy shall be strictly enforced. ‘The use of calculators may be allowed for all grade/year levels. Only the participants, facilitators, and judges are allowed near the tables. With the end view of making this innovative activity globally competitive, the Chess Swiss ‘System will be adopted in the manner of conducting in the highest tradition the national level of Sci-DaMaths competition. This policy is In line also with the Department's advocacy of the Culture of Excellence in Mathematics and Science. ‘Whole Number DaMaths’ scoring should be rounded off to the nearest whole number. Fraction DaMath’s scoring must be changed to decimals and rounded off to three decimal places. (Ex. 5 2/3 = 5.667 and 8 3/5 = 8.600) In the case of Whole Number DaMath with subtraction and division, when a player takes his, ‘opponent's chips with “less” minuend (subtraction) and dividend (division) he/she will be given “no score” or marked "NS" on his score sheet and must take only the opponent's chips. “The same principle will be applted to Fraction DaMath (on subtraction only). (On the third round of the game, winner versus winner will be playing for the first runner-up and the champion. Loser versus laser will be playing for the second runner-up.Page 2 of Incosure No. 2 to Division Memorandum No. 1 2/__ s. 2019 21. AS @ process re-engineering scheme of this innovative project, the DaMaths contest ‘categories are hereby adjusted as follows: Elementary Categories © GradesI- 1 Counting DaMaths * Grades I-IV ‘Whole DaMaths * Grades V-VI Fraction DaMaths Secondary Categories © Grade7 Integer DaMaths © Grades Rational DaMaths « Grade9 Radical DaMaths © Grade 10 Polynomial DaMaths STARTING POSITIONS OF THE SCI-DAMATHS CHIPS RADICAL DAMATHS, wr ve vid 410 1108/10 49VE-25VIB36v3IZ 610 3/10 -tzivi0. -81v32_100V2" RATIONAL DAMATHS. 9/10 6/10 -110 410 -3/10 10/10 710 “11/10 gioDAMATHS SCORE SHEET Player No. Name: