Tuesday the 22nd June saw the musical recital hall turned into a mathematics class room when thirty-two pupils from local junior schools participated in the Year 5 Mathematics Master Class. Each school sent along their very best mathematicians to enjoy a morning of mathematical games and problem solving. Participating schools included Blackheath Preparatory School, St Margarets C of E Primary School, St Olaves Preparatory School and Warren Road Primary School. The master class was organised by Miss Ball, Mr Vijapura and Miss Craciun, who are mathematics teachers in the senior school at Colfe’s, and it was supported by current Year 12 A level Mathematics and A level Further Mathematics classes
The thirty-two pupils were divided into 8 teams and each team was allocated a sixth form supervisor. The teams were given a variety of mathematical games and problems to solve and were awarded points based on their teams’ performance. The teams also completed a relay round in which each team was split into two and one half of the team was reliant on the successful performance of the other half of their team. The top three teams are as follows:
Gold certificates for a score of 101/115 Silver certificates for a score of 95/115
Antony Wilson Merton Court Preparatory School Callum Grant Colfe’s Preparatory School
Kiera Vinall Merton Court Preparatory School Henry Dawood Colfe’s Preparatory School
Carys Tennant St Olaves Preparatory School Ishaan Oza Breaside Preparatory School
Abigail Morrison St Margarets C of E Primary School Claire Wang Warren Road Primary
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Bronze certifcates for a score of 91/115
Mateen Sedenu Colfe’s Preparatory School
Kate Drury Colfe’s Preparatory School
Alex Parton Blackheath Preparatory School
Bella Hassan John Ball Primary School
Each and every pupil went away with a certificate of participation and the top 3 teams received bronze, silver and gold certificates and also medals. All of the pupils and supervisors said that they had had a great deal of fun and had thoroughly enjoyed themselves.
Miss Ball.