Castle
Primary School
Aim High
Friendship
Courage
Excellence
Respect
Equality
Determination
Inspiration
We learn trust, understanding, sympathy, empathy, honesty and compassion
We learn to be brave to try new things and do what is right
We learn to try our hardest to be the best we can be
We learn to take care of each other and our environment
We learn to be fair with each other
We learn to believe in ourselves and persevere
We hope to be excited in our learning and aspire to do our best
Castle wins UKMT Maths Competition - Mon 29 Sep 2014
UKMT - United Kingdom Mathematical Trust
A whole day working out challenging maths problems? "Yes please!" came the reply from the year 6 maths squad. There were only 8 places, 2 teams of 4, so names were put into box and drawn out by the squad. As luck would have it - 4 girls and 4 boys. They were adamant that they should be a boys team and a girls team and so it was. Four and a half hours of sustained concentration through 5 rounds of varying mathematical activities did not dampen their enthusiasm or determination. The boys leapt ahead after the first round with the girls in third. As the competition progressed the boys kept their top slot but the girls nudged closer and closer. It was the final round that was the clincher. The girls became victorious overall with the boys ending in a creditable third place behind a team from Red Barn. What a day. Well done to all of you.
Girls Team: Holly, Isobel, Sophie and Olivia
Boys Team: Jamie, Leon, Connor and Max
Photos in - Children - Gallery - UKMT
A whole day working out challenging maths problems? "Yes please!" came the reply from the year 6 maths squad. There were only 8 places, 2 teams of 4, so names were put into box and drawn out by the squad. As luck would have it - 4 girls and 4 boys. They were adamant that they should be a boys team and a girls team and so it was. Four and a half hours of sustained concentration through 5 rounds of varying mathematical activities did not dampen their enthusiasm or determination. The boys leapt ahead after the first round with the girls in third. As the competition progressed the boys kept their top slot but the girls nudged closer and closer. It was the final round that was the clincher. The girls became victorious overall with the boys ending in a creditable third place behind a team from Red Barn. What a day. Well done to all of you.
Girls Team: Holly, Isobel, Sophie and Olivia
Boys Team: Jamie, Leon, Connor and Max
Photos in - Children - Gallery - UKMT