Great Weymouth Mathematical Challenge - Thursday

Who will be the 2009 Mathematical Challenge champions? Today we will find out. One person will represent each class. We will find a Junior, Middle and Senior school champion then there will be a Grand Final to decide the overall champion. Come to the hall at lunchtime to watch the contestants battle it out for the title.

Fourth question to get your brain working

Lee and Jamie have decided to buy their father a card for Fathers’ Day. The card is going to cost $5.95. Lee puts in 35c more than Jamie. How much does each student contribute to the card?

Remember: You can have a go at answering the question at home, get your family to help you.

Third question to get your brain working

One third of the animals in a barn are chickens. The rest are pigs. There are 20 legs in all. How many pigs are there?

All go for Maths Week

There have been lots of exciting activities taking place so far this week. The Maths Specials in the hall have been very popular. Plenty of opportunities for people to practise their maths skills and challenge themselves. At assembly on Monday some of the staff set themselves estimation challenges. Mrs Clayton's fingers flew over the keyboard in a typing challenge. Mr Emerson completed an amazing number of push ups. The House Captains undertook a sprint challenge and Mr Fletcher demonstrated his skipping skills. On Friday at 9.30am we will get to see all these people in action again when they complete their estimation challenges for real. So get estimating people.

Second question to get your brain working

Mr Len looked out on the school field and saw rabbits every where. "Why", he said, "I reckon there are about 1280 rabbits on the field. They’ve been doubling in number for the last seven years."
How many rabbits were on the field seven years ago?

First question to get your brain working

The school library has just received some new books. There were: 47 non-fiction books, 39 fiction books, 13 dictionaries and 4 encyclopeadias in the order. How many books were there altogether?

Maths Week 2009 starts on 10th August!

We can't wait for Maths Week to start at WPS. Watch this space for updates, photos, competitions and 'Questions to get your brain working'.