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Maths Trust Challenges
SENIOR TEAM CHALLENGE – NATIONAL FINAL
Around 1,300 teams enter the United Kingdom Senior Maths Challenge. In November Zi Han Zhou, Nicole Chen, Matthew Shawcross and James Hanson won first place in the Regional Final. The team (with Zi Han replaced with David Lyon) went on to represent the school at the National Final in February at the Royal Horticultural Halls in London.
SENIOR MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
This challenge encourages mathematical reasoning, precision of thought, and fluency in using mathematical techniques. In November, 39 St Peter’s Sixth Form pupils and six Fixth Form pupils took part: 16 received Bronze Awards, 13 gained Silver, and Gold Certificates were awarded to Zi Han Zhou, Nicole Chen, Ilya Rzheznikov, David Lyon, Jamie Dunsmore, Ksenia Trubacheva, Matthew Shawcross, James Hanson, Amelie Lam and Kevin Xu.
SENIOR BRITISH MATHEMATICAL OLYMPIAD AND KANGAROO
Due to their high marks in the UKMT Senior Maths Challenge nine pupils were invited to take part in a higher round of the competition. Matthew Shawcross sat the very demanding 3½ hour Olympiad paper and Zi Han Zhou, Nicole Chen, David Lyon, Jamie Dunsmore, Ksenia Trubacheva, James Hanson, Amelie Lam and Kevin Xu sat the one hour Senior Kangaroo Challenge. Jamie, David and Amelie each gained a merit.
YEAR 10 MATHEMATICS FEAST
In March Emily Yeung, Tim Wang, Monica Wu and Josh Lightwing competed in the Further Maths Support Programme Year 10 Maths Feast at Bootham School. This is a national competition which combines mathematical, communication and teamwork skills.
JUNIOR TEAM CHALLENGE
In the Summer Term, Thomas Johnson and Kit Trevett along with Giles Holliday and Alex Baroni from St Olave’s, competed in the Regional Final of the UKMT Team Challenge, at the Mount School. 23 teams competed. There was a group competition, a crossnumber, a head-to-head and a relay race. They worked very hard during the day on these activities and finished 12th overall. Thomas Johnson was invited to sit the United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Intermediate Maths Olympiad following his outstanding performance on the Intermediate Maths Challenge in February. This is a national competition and only the best mathematicians are able to cope with the very challenging questions. He achieved a merit.
Due to their excellent performance in the Maths Challenge, Martha Dunsmore, Grace Szpak, Ben Dunsmore, Kevin Xu, Olly Tomalin, Charles Moseley, Iris Greaney, Tommy Hudson, Hugo Lange, Harry Shi, Tom Storey, Monica Wu, Jason Wong, Kailun Shen, Tim Wang and Koenhee Jang were invited to sit the European Kangaroo paper. The questions involved thought-provoking situations requiring the use of logic as well as mathematical understanding. Pupils from over 40 countries in Europe and beyond took part.
INTERMEDIATE MATHEMATICS CHALLENGE
This challenge is targeted at the top third of pupils in English Schools. The question papers are designed to make pupils think by using mathematical techniques to solve non-standard problems. In February, 60 St Peter’s middle school pupils took part, with 22 pupils achieving a Gold Certificate, 22 a Silver and 12 a Bronze.
