Mathematics Challenge Day

Bankstown Maths Cluster Challenge Day

By: Clare T

On Friday 16th August, 12 children were selected from our school to participate in a Bankstown Maths Cluster Challenge Day. 6 students from Year 5 and 6 students from Year 6 were selected. Those students who were selected from Year 5 were: Clare, Ashleigh, Mikayla, Gabby N, Michael V and Dylan. Students who were selected from Year 6 were: Anthony J, Anthony N, Maryann N, Jessica, Stephanie and Rachel. The Bankstown Maths Cluster Challenge Day was held at La Salle Catholic College at 8:45 am and ended at 12:30 pm. 

There were exciting activities such as beat the buzzer, poison number, the quiz section, some other problems and the guessing competition where we had to guess how many Gummi bears were in the jar. At the end the top 3 tables with the highest points got to compete with the other tables, who were chosen at the beat the buzzer game. 

Only 3 people from different years who were on the chosen tables got to compete. The first table to 8 points won and every person on the table received a movie voucher and a certificate, also everyone else received a certificate for their participation. Everyone had great fun, we met new students from different schools and made new friends.