{"id":14333,"date":"2025-08-07T12:17:17","date_gmt":"2025-08-07T02:17:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/?post_type=article&#038;p=14333"},"modified":"2025-08-07T12:17:17","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T02:17:17","slug":"arithmetic-olympics-a-thrilling-competition","status":"publish","type":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.thebuzz.net.au\/mscw\/article\/arithmetic-olympics-a-thrilling-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Arithmetic Olympics: A Thrilling Competition!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The calculators were put away, and the brains were buzzing! We recently held an exhilarating mental arithmetic competition for our Year 7, 8, and 9 students in classrooms. Throughout Terms 2 and 3, students engaged in quick arithmetic challenges, with each class nominating a champion to represent them in the final competition.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">We saw incredible talent in the classrooms, leading to some tough decisions for class teachers as they selected their champions.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The ultimate showdown happened at Maths Club, where our nominated class champions went head-to-head in a thrilling final! Each year group faced off in a series of mental computation challenges, culminating in the selection of a winner from each year level. It was amazing to see the quick thinking and competitive spirit from all our students.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">A huge congratulations to all the class champions who battled it out in the final! You showed incredible speed and accuracy. And a special shout-out to our Year Level Champions:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Phoebe Hadisurja <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u00a0(Year 7)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Sarah Aoki<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Year 8)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><b>Tamara Paramasivam<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> (Year 9)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Well done to everyone involved for making this such a successful and exciting event!<\/span><\/p>\n<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-14333 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-medium'>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_135332.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_135332-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_140121.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_140121-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_135823.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_135823-480x640.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_134914.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_134914-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_135339.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_135339-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_135147.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_135147-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<figure class='gallery-item link-'>\n<div class='gallery-icon'>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_135136.jpg\" data-rel=\"lightcase:1:slideshow\" title=\"\">\n<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/d1dfwahqlx324v.cloudfront.net\/uploads\/sites\/64\/2025\/08\/20250806_135136-640x480.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/>\n<\/a><\/div>\n<div class='gallery-item__overlay d-flex justify-content-center align-items-center'><span class='fal fa-plus fa-2x'><\/span><\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n<p>Daniela Menga\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><i>Assistant Mathematics Coordinator<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The calculators were put away, and the brains were buzzing! We recently held an exhilarating mental arithmetic competition for our Year 7, 8, and 9 students in classrooms. Throughout Terms 2 and 3, students engaged in quick arithmetic challenges, with each class nominating a champion to represent them in the final competition. 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