UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge

The UKMT Intermediate Maths Challenge took place on Thursday 6th February. 174 girls from Year 9,10 and 11 entered the 1 hour long challenging pencil and paper competition, with problems requiring significant out-of-the-box thinking. Certificates were awarded to the following 75 students:

Year 11

Hester Peart GOLD Yuxi Chen GOLD Elisenda Henderson GOLD Ruby Cain SILVER Emily Mayes SILVER Vanessa Liu SILVER Iona Dixon SILVER Olivia Reynolds SILVER Alex Crewe SILVER Rebecca Sheffield SILVER Amelia Botting SILVER Evie Reilly SILVER Amelie Anstead SILVER Matilda Moore BRONZE Molly Marriott BRONZE Amelia Green BRONZE Giselle Garrott BRONZE Georgina Waller BRONZE Harriet FowlerNoon BRONZE Isabel O’Reilly BRONZE Amelia Fosher BRONZE Madison Hunter BRONZE Alex Kavanagh BRONZE Lily Woodward BRONZE Verona Richardson BRONZE Rin Mitchell O’Reilly BRONZE

Year 10

Niharika Jha GOLD Opeyemi Adenekan SILVER Emilia Johnson SILVER Ishara Hettiarachchi SILVER Maeva Leroux SILVER Tabitha Legg SILVER Maggie Bristow SILVER Lotty Hobson SILVER Leah Manning SILVER Gbayike Adekola BRONZE Madeleine Stewart BRONZE Ria Cabbani BRONZE Darcy Chance BRONZE Isobel Souter BRONZE Madeline Robb BRONZE Maisie Pryke BRONZE Elizabeth Brand BRONZE Jodie Austin BRONZE Madeline Fowler Noon BRONZE Bethan Sleath BRONZE Katie Swindell BRONZE Lauren Byrne BRONZE Isobel Foxon BRONZE

Year 9

Juliette Mckenna GOLD Laura Wilkinson SILVER Evie Martin SILVER Kim Pittaccio SILVER Ella Richardson SILVER Ami Unadkat SILVER Juliette James SILVER Stephanie Moor SILVER Lydia Freeman SILVER Caitlin Flatman SILVER Josie English SILVER Maisie Johnson BRONZE Emily Sheffield BRONZE YuQiong Chen BRONZE Alexis Broad BRONZE Emily Srikantha BRONZE Madeline Parry BRONZE Jasmine Marshall BRONZE Melissa Komodromou BRONZE Hannah Nash BRONZE Holly Coleman BRONZE Matilda Endersbee BRONZE Saoirse Slater BRONZE Grace Cox BRONZE Lucy Sacre BRONZE Ellen Hair BRONZE

In addition, nine girls have been selected to take part in the follow-on round competition called the Grey/Pink Kangaroo. This takes place on the 19th March and we wish them well. High achievers in this may well be invited to Maths Summer schools or rounds.

Hester Peart Juliette Mckenna Niharika Jha Yuxi Chen Elisenda Henderson Laura Wilkinson Evie Martin Kim Pittaccio Ella Richardson

Mrs Rugg-Gunn Head of Maths

Year 10 Maths Feast

Two teams of Year 10 students were accompanied by Mrs Share and Dr Gale to the Year 10 Maths Feast at John Warner School. There were lots of local schools represented and our teams of Isobel, Zoe, Opeyemi, Maeva, Niharika, Emilia, Lotty and Madeline had a great morning of maths which tested problem-solving and teamwork skills.

There were several rounds requiring different knowledge and strategies for success and we were awarded a certificate for high scoring in all the rounds.

The girls worked together brilliantly and supported each other so well to solve some really challenging problems, requiring great resilience. Well done to them all!

As part of their GCSE Food Preparation and Nutrition specification, our very talented Year 11 students successfully completed their 3 hour practical exam, this half term. This year, the Food Preparation Task themes are based on Traditional British Cuisine and dishes which appeal to active adults. Year 11 have produced a wide range of exciting dishes to fit their chosen task. Staff and visitors lucky enough to taste the food all made extremely positive comments about their exciting dishes and the high standards achieved including: “amazing aromas”, “sophisticated, authentic flavours”, “fantastic, creative presentation” and “delicious, looks very professional”.

Mrs Garcia 

Tuesday 25th February was a very successful day for the charity committee, raising a total of £97 for the school charity, ‘World Vision’. The day began with Year 9 students making several jugs of pancake batter in their food lesson; then sixth form members of the charity committee helping out at lunchtime to cook the pancakes for the rest of the school. It was a really fun and lively atmosphere, with students from all year groups purchasing their pancakes, with the option of decorating them themselves. The committee would like to say a massive thank you to Mrs Garcia for helping with the buying of ingredients and cooking of the pancakes and Mrs Finch and Mrs Schillachi-Rowland for supporting on the day.

We are currently planning our next Charity events which will include Easter-themed activities and competitions.

Kiera Murphy (Year 13 Charity Committee Member)