Lilydale High School Newsletter

MATHEMATICS

BEAT YOUR TEACHER

As part of a new initiative to improve numeracy and engage students in problem solving and Mathematics, we have introduced the ‘Beat Your Teacher’ challenge at Lilydale High School.   

 

Every Monday a video is put up on Compass which poses a mathematical problem for both students and teachers to solve. The first five students to determine the answer and see Mrs Kaspar are awarded a prize and go in the running to be part of the next week’s video.

This week’s challenge was:

 

1.  Use the following numbers in any order, with any mathematical operation (, , +, -) separating them to produce the answer of 659.

 

  • 25, 100, 5, 5, 9, 10

 

From the previous newsletter:

 

Q.  By adding just one straight line, can you make the following equation true?  5 + 5 + 5 = 550

 

A.   545 + 5 = 550

 

2.  Add the following numbers together:

 

  • Your age
  • A year that something amazing happened in your life
  • How many years ago that amazing thing happened
  • Your year of Birth

 

You got the answer of 4030 didn’t you? How is that possible?

 

Age + Year of birth = 2015

 

Year of amazing thing + How many years ago = 2015

 

2015+2015 = 4030

CAS CALCULATORS

Is your child studying VCE Mathematics, Year 10 General Mathematics, Year 10 Further Mathematics, Year 10 Specialist Mathematics or are part of the Year 9 SEAL program? If so, don’t forget to purchase your CAS Calculator for $185 from the General Office.

 

The CAS Calculators are vital for these courses and your child will be using them regularly throughout their ongoing studies of Senior Mathematics.

UPCOMING ASSESSMENT TASKS

All students across the Year Levels 7-10 have been completing major assessment throughout Term 1 and will begin completing new assessment tasks throughout Term 2. Don’t forget to go to Compass to view your child’s results for these tasks.

PI DAY

Did you know that March 14 was a very special day in the Mathematical calendar? 

 

At 9:26 and 53 seconds it was 3.14.15 9:26:53, making it International Pi Day (3.141592653). 

 

Unfortunately, this happened to fall on a Saturday, however, such a momentous occasion could not go uncelebrated with members of the Mathematics faculty holding one epic Pi battle later that week.

 

Students of all ages gathered in the Middle School Quadrangle to battle it out once and for all to determine who was the king of the Pi, with the top 10 students being given the opportunity to throw cream pies at both Mrs Kaspar and Mr Moore.

 

Congratulations to Nicholai Johnson-Shortis of 7.37 who was able to recite Pi to 70 decimal places and won the overall battle on the day!

 

 

 

Thomas Moore

 

Head of Mathematics