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LITERACY MATTERS MARVELLOUS MATHEMATICIANS

Sophia Huckel Nicholas Roberson

Sidney Edwards Ariel Reeves Declan Thomas
Sidney Edwards (Year 7) is an Ambassador for This semester our Stage 3 Extension
the Indigenous Literacy Foundation (ILF) and Mathematics class took part in the Australian
he is on a mission. Mathematics Trust’s (AMT) Computational and
Algorithmic Thinking Competition .
During his last year at primary school, Sidney’s
then Librarian suggested he was well suited It is a rigorous compeition for keen
for the role of an ILF Ambassador. Himself a mathematicians, and in an outstanding result,
keen reader, Sidney’s interest in contributing Sophia Huckel (Year 6) and Nicholas Roberson
to improving the literacy levels of indigenous (Year 5) were awarded High Distinctions for
students in remote areas of Australia led him achieving a perfect score, with Zach Ivery
to further investigate the organisation and its (Year 6) and James Reynolds (Year 6) receiving
aims, and to apply to represent ILF in their Distinctions.
2018 campaign. The class is currently engaged in a long-

Sidney co-ordinated The Great Book Swap term challenge set out by the AMT where
events at both his primary school and his local they are enjoying the challenge of working
community (Blackheath). His Year 6 campaign collaboratively to solve complex problems.
was so successful that ILF invited Sidney to
continue as an ambassador this year.
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The Great Book Swap invites participants - for
the cost of a gold coin donation - to bring in a Write4fun.net is an Australian company which
favourite book of their choice and swap it for aims to enhance the writing abilities of high
another. All funds raised are used in publishing school and primary school students throughout
books for distribution amongst remote Australia and New Zealand. The organisation
indigenous communities around Australia. runs numerous short story and poetry
competitions for school aged students and then
In his role of ILF Ambassador, Sidney will be creates published works using the best entries
approaching every school in the greater Blue they receive.
Mountains/Lithgow area to also run Book
Swaps, and will launch a video explaining the Two Year 4 students from the Preparatory
ILF and his role as the local Ambassador to School, Ariel Reeves and Declan Thomas,
circulate to schools taking part. entered the competition this year and we
were delighted to be advised that they have
This year’s appeal will be launched at the both been invited to have their short stories
Sydney Opera House in September, which published in the soon to be produced book ‘Just
Sidney will attend, and BMGS will be hosting Keep Writing’.
The Great Book Swap in our Senior School
Library Resource Centre in Term 4.