Stage 3 Mathematics Challenges
Stage 3 students are excelling in Mathematics at St Francis!
Each fortnight throughout Term 3, Stage 3 students will be given the opportunity to engage in more than 20 stations of challenging Mathematics.
There are puzzles, riddles, Kahoots, tangrams, dominoes, orienteering using compasses, darts, Kenken and logic puzzles, games that focus on spatial awareness, problem solving and sequential-thinking skills, as well as problem solving cards / scenarios that reveal hidden digits to unlock the secrets of sealed boxes.
On Friday 26th July, students were given their first opportunity to engage in the challenging Maths tasks. Year 5 students were bursting with excitement, enthusiastically engaged and unstoppable! They showed tremendous determination and perseverance.
How do you think you would go solving a Maths riddle?
Consider the riddle below. Could you solve it?
Three people enjoy a meal. The waiter brings the bill for $30, so each person pays $10.
Later the chef realises that the bill should only be $25 so he sends the waiter back to the table with $5. The waiter was not very good at Maths and could not figure out how to divide the $5 so he gave each person $1 and kept $2 for himself.
So, the three people paid $9 each for the meal.
The waiter kept $2. What happened to the other $1?
The students will be learning how many strategies can be used to solve maths problems and reflect on which process/method is more suitable. They will also focus on being able to:
- collaborate with others to solve problems
- communicate using verbal and written skills
The challenging Maths stations will ignite their love of learning and confidence in approaching all challenges!
Mrs Sharee Huges
Leader of Mathematics
