Our maths extension students are very familiar with the MAV Statewide Games Days offered by the Mathematics Association of Victoria. Sadly, not all students can attend, and these exciting and competitive events are only held once a year for each year level. So we were delighted to be asked if we would join a local Catholic primary school who was trialling their own Maths Games Day for Year 5 and 6 students! We took two teams (8 students in total) to the competition, which was held on Tuesday, 26th of May at St Bernard’s Primary School... less than a kilometre away, right here in Coburg! The other schools that attended were St Joseph’s School from Brunswick West and St Fidelis Catholic Primary School from Coburg. It was so much fun to play maths games and compete in various challenges against students we had so much in common with. The students had a great time, and we hope we can participate in similar events again soon.
- Ms Mori Milholland