Year 8 Maths Games Day
The Year 8 Maths Games Day was held on 26 August at the Penleigh & Essendon Grammar School.
Eight Year 8 students from St Albans Secondary College — Ryan Dang, Dorinna Malopito, Beni Munyaneza, Lily Nguyen, Jolie Pichpan, Phillip Quach, Amy Truong and Xavier Watson — were selected to represent the school, held in conjunction with the MAV.
The event brought together over 350 students from more than 40 schools across Victoria, providing students with an excellent opportunity to compete and collaborate with other schools.
The students were split into two teams of four and competed in a range of challenging team puzzles, problem-solving activities and probability games, earning points for the school throughout the day. Team One finished 22nd, while Team Two finished 47th.
The students were facilitated throughout the day by teachers Steven Vo and Wei Cai. It was a great opportunity for the students to challenge themselves, work collaboratively and apply their mathematical thinking in an engaging and competitive environment.
Mr Steven Vo – Maths
Year 10 Maths Games Day
On Wednesday 2 September a group of 8 students from Year 10 travelled to Trinity Grammar in Kew for the MAV games day. There were 60 teams of 4 students from Melbourne and country Victoria schools. One of our teams was the top performing government school on the day – an amazing achievement.
Comments from some students:
“Maths Games Day was a fun and memorable experience that brought together a diverse group of students from many different schools. It was highly engaging to get the hang of the various activities and learn how to strategize under pressure”. – Hanna Tran (Yr 10)
“Maths Games Day was an enjoyable and educational experience, where we got to see the application of maths in many different contexts. It was great being able to connect with likeminded people whilst doing so in a friendly competitive environment”. – Erica Shaw (Yr 10)
Ms Justine Johnston – Maths