13-17 November, Crescent took part in Maths Week England for the first time. We have plenty of Maths on our timetable in the week, but this was a chance for children to apply their skills in different ways.
In classes, children were challenged to solve puzzles like the daily 'Date Puzzle', online there were daily conundrums of varying levels - Tuesday's was particularly tricky involving trains through the station.
Times Table Rockstars ran a national competition - England Rocks (Results in the TTRS Rewards Section) and there was a poster competition called '3 is the Magic Number'. We had plenty of entries, just a few are in this Courier, but most of them are on Twitter/X and we wait to see if there are any winners from the judges. If you like a Maths challenge yourself check out Maths Week England - 13-18 November 2023
The whole school event was the Maths Trail to compete for the Interhouse Maths Trophy. Pupils from 1Q all the way to 6W contributed 1 house point per correct answer. Ms Forth wrote questions about the maths around us at Crescent; pupils needed to use their eyes and brains to count, analyse, calculate and measure to find answers. House captains marked and calculated the scores. Thank you to everyone who contributed points to their house.
Results were as follows:
- 1st Red House - 229 points
- 2nd Yellow House - 191 points
- 3rd Blue House - 188 points
Well done Red House, Maths Champions 2023.
Ms Forth
Deputy Head - Academic