Maths Olympiad and Maths Games 2019

This year our school is participating in the Australasian Problem Solving Maths Olympiad contests.

This is a new opportunity for identified students from mainly Year 5 and 6 to participate in problem solving tasks as individuals and as part of a school team. They will compete against each other and against other schools through Australasia. Students in both levels participate in 5 contests held approximately once a month between May and September.  Contest dates are 22 May, 19 June, 31 July, 21 August, 11 September.

We wish all those students who are participating in the APSMO in 2019 the best of luck, as their problem solving skills and knowledge are put to the test.

SPLICED (Stretching Potential through Learning in Interactive Challenging Environments)

We also have students selected to participate in the SPLICED program for 2019. This year the theme is “The Good, the Beautiful, the True.”  Students decide on an area of interest that reflects this theme and present it in a number of different ways. This program is facilitated by the Catholic Education Office and is a way to extend students in Year 4- 6 who have been identified as gifted in different areas. Students selected showed task perseverance, creativity, ingenuity and original thought. We look forward to those students sharing what is ‘good, beautiful and true’  to them in the coming terms.

Mr Astill
Gifted Education Coordinator