Kangaroo Volunteer Training

Overview #

We will write the Math Kangaroo Contest on Sunday March 22nd 2026 in the Sam Ibrahim Building (IA).

Please arrive at 09:20. We will start setting up at 09:45 sharp. Please arrive a bit early. Registration will start at 10:30. We expect everything to wrap up at 13:15.

Grade	# of Students
1	11
2	26
3	37
4	38
5	33
6	35
7	24
8	20
9	4
10	9
11	6
12	2
Total	245

Test Lengths and Questions #

Grade	Length	Questions
Gr. 1-2	45 min	18
Gr. 3-4	60 min	24
Gr. 5-12	75 min	30

We ask students to remain in the room until the end of the allocated time. Parents will be instructed to arrive a bit before the end of the allocated time.

Who Gets What #

Each role is responsible for a particular task. Some roles have specific items that you’ll need.

Registration: Sign-In Paper, and Matching Tickets
Invigilation: Test Papers, Test Covers, Pencils, Give Away

Directional Guide #

Directional guides are responsible for getting the students to their rooms. The traffic flow map is available here. The students will be writing in the rooms:

Room	Capacity	# of Students	Grades	Location of Entrance	Time
IA B101	18
IA B105	250
IA B110	Parents
IA 1150	105	75	3 and 4	enter on main floor	60 minutes
IA 2021	60	37	1 and 2	half level	45 minutes
IA 2010	24	20	8	second floor	75 minutes
IA 2040	50	24	7	second floor	75 minutes
IA 2100	24	13	9 and 10	second floor	75 minutes
IA 2120	18	8	11 and 12	second floor	75 minutes
IA 2150A	80	35	6	second floor	75 minutes
IA 2160	36	33	5	second floor	75 minutes

There will be signage to indicate where the students are to go. In general, the higher grades will write on higher floors of IA.

The parents will attend a mini-contest hosted by Prof. Mike Cavers in: IA 1100. Otherwise, they will hang out in the atrium of IA.

Test Invigilation #

The test invigilation volunteers are responsible for setting up the rooms and invigilating the contest. Each room will have a bundle of tests and test covers. The test cover shows the following information: Room and Seat Number (e.g. IC 120 and Seat 1).

Note: This room number is no longer accurate. Don’t worry about it.

The papers absolutely must be laid out by Seat Number. Viewed from above, looking down on the students, the papers must be laid out in the following order. (Of course, adjust the dimensions of the grid for the size of your room.)

Front of Room
1	2	3	4	5
6	7	8	9	10
Back of Room

During the test, students may have: Pencils with erasers will also be provided by Kangaroo. Students may also have water in a clear container.

Registration #

The registration volunteers are responsible for getting the students signed in to their rooms. More importantly, the registration volunteers must make sure that every student is signed out to their parent.

Prof. Kielstra has a clever matching system to pair each student with their parent. The students will be given small Matching Ticket showing their Name, School, and Seat Number. The parents will be given an identical blue ticket used to sign the student out. The student will match their Matching Ticket with their test number.

At the end of the event, the registration volunteers will call out the students Seat Number. The parent then presents the corresponding blue Matching Ticket to the registration volunteer and claims the child.

What do we do about senior students (Gr. 9-12)? All students writing with us are legally minors. Legally, there is no different between a five year old and a fifteen year old. All students will need Matching Tickets. They all need to be signed-out by a parent. If a parent is not available, then they should call their parent.

Published: Mar 12, 2025 @ 15:30.
Last Modified: Mar 12, 2026 @ 17:20.