2013 School Magazine

I\/IATH^^^ CONIPETITION^

MATH^;^ TEAM CHALLENGE I have found that the Maths Team Challenge has been a great experience as I have formed closer bonds not only to Year 9 students but also to Year 10 girls, The teachers that accompanied us were very helpful as they taught us new tactics and helped us solve challenging questions The Maths Team Challenge is open to students in Years 8 to 12. and I am definitely participating again next year aAl\/IT Pi:?OBLEi\A ^;^OLVING COMPETITION The OAMT consists of five problem-solving questions to be resolved in the space of two hours. The competition is quite challenging and the questions involve a lot of thinking I thoroughly enjoyed participating as it enabled me to extend my mathematical thinking so much. I would definitely recommend the OAMT to anybody interested in Maths OLIVIA SUN 9 MACKAY

AU, :^T!?ALIAN TNTE!:?MEDIATE MATHEMATIC;^ OLYMPIAD

On 15 August. a group of Years 8-10 students sat the Australian Intermediate Mathematics Olympiad. a highly challenging four-hour modelling and problem- solving exam. it involved ten problems of increasing difficulty, with the final two requiring fully developed mathematical proofs. The Olympiad exposed us to unfamiliar problems which were unlike those encountered in class. hence expanding and improving our mathematical thinking. Nevertheless. the idea of doing Maths for half the school day was somewhat daunting - but everything changed when we were each rewarded with a bar of chocolate. I would recommend the Olympiad to anyone given the opportunity, as it is a very worthwhile and enjoyable experience

SHIYE SU 10 GRIFFITH

MAYE ZHENG 9 0'CONNOR

A PAINTER SHOULD BEGIN EVERY CANVAS WITH A WASH OF BLACK, BECAUSE ALL THINGS IN NATUl:?E ARE DARK EXCEPT WHERE EXPOSED BY THE LIGHT. ' Leonardo da Vinci

in Maths. we had to solve problems about colour and light and chess puzzles In English. we analysed poems. wrote a descriptive piece and thought about plays and the characters in them. in Creative Producers. we had ten minutes to come up with a one minute advertisement about why people should visit any place in the world and act it out. in Art & Poetry. we were asked to draw something in Australia and write a poem about It. in Engineering. we were asked to build and construct things The Year 8 team was very proud of achieving third place overall and first place in English and Code Breaking. The Year 9 team came fourth overall and achieved first place in Maths We made a lot of new friends among ourselves. learned some new things and enjoyed the experience of this fun competition

TH E DA VINCI DECATH LON

The da Vinci Decathlon 15 a competition held annually for Years 8 and 9 students Tite representatives from our school un Year 8 were Abirami Somasundaram (M). Anastasia GeorgioLi (0). Angharad Beach (B). F10na 01u (R). Grace Mitchell (R), is abella Shue (E). Is abel Peters (M) and 011via Dalton (G) The Year 9 team comprised Tokiwa Onoda ( E). Lakshana Boominathan (B). ISObel Smith (B). A1isha Tang (W), Anna Rudde11 (0) Emma 001 (B). Garima Sree Krishna (H) and Lucinda Conwell (L) These girls competed in ten different areas Maths, English. Creative Producers. Code Breaking. General Knowledge, Science. Philosophy, Art & Poetry. Cartography and Engineering. The theme for the day was colour and light

ABIRAMI SQMASUNDARAM 8 MACKAY

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