Education News
APSMO Competition Week - Maths Problem Solving
Congratulations to all our Grade 3-6 for your persistence in problem solving, an opportunity to learn and develop valuable maths problem solving skills, while fostering an appreciation of maths and its application to the real-world.
Maths Explorer
Some excellent problem solvers were Julia Rogers & Penny Merrigan :
Julia Rogers
Penny Merrigan
Julia Rogers
Penny Merrigan
Example Question:
Paddle Pop Patterns Ashwin made this pattern of four triangles using Paddle Pop sticks. He has 19 Paddle Pop sticks. How many triangles can he make in total if he continues adding more Paddle Pop sticks on the right hand side, in the same pattern, until he has used up all of his sticks?
Maths Games:
4/5CT: Tom Greene & Nikitas Konstantinou scored 4/5
Nikitas Konstantinou
Tom Greene
Nikitas Konstantinou
Tom Greene
6T: Eva Dell'Orso & Mia Huirama both scored 3/5
Eva Dell'Orso
Mia Huirama
Eva Dell'Orso
Mia Huirama
Example Question:
A scientist has labelled a row of plants with numbers from 1 to 40. He gives extra water to every second plant, starting with plant number 2. He gives extra fertiliser to every third plant, starting with plant number 3. He shades every fourth plant, starting with plant number 4. What is the number of the first plant to receive all three treatments ?
Maths Olympiads
Well done to Adam Greene and Mika Giannakis who both scored 5/5
Adam Greene
Mika Giannakis
Adam Greene
Mika Giannakis
...and to Devassy Pynadath and Chloe Pham who scored 4/5
Example Question:
Noah and Sophie walk 6 km from Anytown to Cityville, leaving at the same time. Noah walks at 3 km/h for the first 3 km, then walks at 5 km/h for the remaining 3 km. Sophie walks at a steady 4 km/h for the whole distance. How many minutes did Sophie spend in Cityville before Noah arrived?
Mapping Competition - 'How cool is your school'?
Holy Saviour grade 4/5CT have joined a Mapping Competition ‘How Cool is Your School’ in 2022. This competition is a simple set of lessons where students use satellite data to map the amount of green shade on school grounds. Students then calculate the percentage of shade and create a map that meets cartographic (mapping) conventions. The maps the students create are then entered into the competition. All schools that enter the competition have a chance to win great prizes. Good luck to 4/5CT!
NAPLAN Concludes
Today marks the end of the testing period for NAPLAN. Testing dates were extended to cope with the increased number of absences due to student illness. Well done to all the grade 3 and 5 children who completed NAPLAN online for the first time.
Jenny Willmott
Curriculum Learning Leader
