Literacy and Numeracy
Mathematics - International Maths Challenge’s Online Simulated Maths Challenge (OSMC)
Below are the details for a weekend International Maths Challenge. If you and your child are interested in completing this please contact me at joshua.crowe@sjvermont.catholic.edu.au and I am happy to register you and assist you with the process.
The OSMC will be held online over the weekend of June 8-9, 2024. Students can take the test anytime in this 48-hour window. Students will be able to take the exam from the comfort of their homes. We maintain exam integrity using advanced AI proctoring technology and human supervisors.
Below is more information.
Dear Parents,
We are pleased to inform you that the International Maths Challenge’s Online Simulated Maths Challenge (OSMC) is back and since St James' School is a Selected School, your child can participate in the Maths Challenge without any fees.
You can find all the details here.
After the exam, IMC teachers will have a live video session to review the exam and its solutions. This will help your child see where they made mistakes and where they did well. If you’re not sure if the exam is too hard for your child, you can check out some sample questions here. These questions are among the tougher lot of questions asked in the Olympiad, for the grade you choose. If your child can grasp the explanatory solutions provided after the questions, then they’re good to register for the Olympiad.
The registration deadline is approaching soon.
For any queries, you can write to the IMC directly at support@international-maths-challenge.com
Good luck!
Thanks
Josh Crowe
joshua.crowe@sjvermont.catholic.edu.au
Premiers' Reading Challenge
The Premiers' Reading Challenge has officially started and everyone at St James is invited to participate! The goal of the Challenge is to foster a love of reading of quality literature.
To complete the Challenge, our Year Prep - 2 students need to read a minimum of 30 books with 20 of those being from the Challenge list. Our Year 3 - 6 students need to read a minimum of 15 books with 10 of those being from the Challenge list.
Your child's teacher will be able to distribute your child's log in details later this week. Please be in touch if you require any assistance.
To log into the Challenge go to https://vprc.eduweb.vic.gov.au/home
Go to School Coordinator or Student and follow the prompts.
Happy reading!
Home Reading Books
If anyone is able to help with covering our new take home books for Years P-2 we would really appreciate your help. Please see myself or Jo in the Library.
Louise Matthews