Mathematics Wrap Up for Term 3
Bebras Computational Thinking Challenge Round 2 now open
Bebras is a fun and engaging computational thinking challenge for students across all years. It is an international challenge that involves over 2.9 million students from 60 countries. We had some outstanding results in Round 1, seeing over half of our 23 participants receiving a Distinction or High Distinction.
Round 2 will be held between Tuesday 15 and Thursday 24 October 2024 and students can participate individually or in teams of up to four. Students do not need to have participated in Round 1 to compete in Round 2. If you would like to register your daughter for this free competition please complete this online form by Monday 14 October 2024.
Year 8 Talented Mathematics Day
Last Tuesday the Year 8 Mathsketeers travelled to Newington College to take part in a thrilling Talented Maths Day! The students faced an array of brain-bending challenges designed to push their problem-solving abilities to the limits. Working in pairs, they navigated puzzles of increasing complexity, sharpening their minds with each one.
A special shout-out to Yolanda Deng (Year 8) and Veronica Pan (Year 8) for being the highest-scoring MLC School team in the first activity! Their quick thinking and teamwork truly stood out.
For the second part of the day, students were paired with peers from other schools, where collaboration was key. Together they applied newly learned techniques and tackled even more intense challenges. Out of over 50 teams, Amy Doan (Year 8) and her partner Wren landed an impressive 5th place, while Yolanda Deng and her partner Rochelle stormed into 4th place.
A huge congratulations to all the Mathsketeers for their outstanding efforts and stellar achievements throughout the day!
Celebrating Outstanding Achievements in Maths Competitions
Term 3 has seen the arrival of many competition results and it’s my pleasure to share some of the excellent achievements from MLC School students.
In the Computational and Algorithmic Thinking Competition, Distinctions were awarded to:
- Hana Lee (Year 7)
- Bonnie Li (Year 7)
- Anna Poortvliet (Year 7)
- Amy Lee (Year 8)
- Veronica Pan (Year 8)
- Sophia Hu (Year 9)
- Nadia Chan (Year 11)
- Nitya Nimalan (Year 11)
Cheylene Leung (Year 9) received a High Distinction, placing her in the top 2% of her cohort!
More outstanding results have come through from the International Maths Challenge. Congratulations to:
- Eloise Wong (Year 7)
- Phoebe Tang (Year 7)
- Yolanda Deng (Year 8)
- Veronica Pan (Year 8)
- Chloe Lin (Year 9)
- Jocelyn Su (Year 9)
- Nitya Nimalan (Year 11)
and Nadia Chan (Year 11) for being awarded the title of Maths Champion in the division!
46 students took up the Maths Challenge for Young Australians, which sees students work independently over four weeks to answer a series of challenging and abstract problems. This year’s cohort was one of our biggest and most successful to date, with almost half of the participants receiving a Distinction or High Distinction. Congratulations to:
- Bonnie Li (Year 7)
- Ivy Xu (Year 7)
- Yolanda Deng (Year 8)
- Ingrid Henderson (Year 8)
- Veronica Pan (Year 8)
- Sarah Zhang (Year 8) for being awarded a High Distinction,
and particular mentions to Veronica, Ingrid and Bonnie for their perfect scores!
We look forward to celebrating more results from the Australian Maths Competition, Maths Problem-Solving Olympiad, ICAS and the Australian Intermediate Maths Olympiad when they arrive next term!
– Alex Schroder
Mathematics Enrichment Teacher
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