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UK Mathematics Trust Challenges

In 2016-17, 46 of our students were among the 600000 entries from 4000 school across the UK entering the
United Kingdom Individual Maths Challenges for their age groups. The UKMT Individual Maths Challenges are
lively, intriguing multiple choice question papers, which are designed to stimulate interest in maths in large
numbers of pupils.

Opposite is an example from this year’s Intermediate Challenge (Year 9, 10 & 11):
Of the 46 entries we must congratulate the eleven students who achieved certificates for their performances.
Bronze certificates were awarded to Eli Curle, Ben Hay, Jamie Booth, Penelope Johnson, Sion Roberts, Gaia
Gausden, Max Dunford, Jonathan Papp and Sami Taylor. Oliver Winters Jones achieved a Silver certificate and
George Owen received a Gold certificate.

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Dates for 2018-18: Senior Challenge Tues Nov 7 Intermediate Challenge Thurs Feb 1
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S Andy Goodwin Lois Newell Answer on opposite page

In December, Children took part for the first time
in the Lego First league. The theme was Animal
allies. The school was represented by Sami Taylor silent flight
(mentor), Henry Gillet, Louis Dalton, Ella Mathews,
Molly O’Leary. In the programming section we remote
came 5 (out of 14 schools). The students had to
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pre programme a Lego Mindstorm robot to
manoeuvre across the board completing tasks
such as picking up, moving and dropping objects
(all within 2 min 30sec). In the presentation controlled
section we came first, presenting an innovative
idea that would improve the communication with
animals. Unfortunately although the group did
themselves proud we didn’t go through. The
group did receive a lego trophy though for their glider
efforts in the presentation section. rob oti cs (Answer to question is B)

We have now settled back into things after the big move last year from Area 51 to the shed next to the Lennard Centre. This club
September saw the return of Old Davidean, Alex Ward as a residential assistant in Tryfan. Alex started flying with us many years
ago when he was in year 7. Alex soon got back into it, spending his hard-earned cash on new toys. Alex has also been
instrumental in introducing some of the students to laser cut foam board aircraft, including one of his own design called the LBJ
(birders among you will know where the name came from). Henry Gillet has been building a sports glider using this technique and
Louis Dalton is currently working on CAD drawings to build a Spitfire. This year we have continued to fit in two flying sessions a
week with an extra one since the clocks have changed. The weather gods have been kind to us with only a few sessions in
doldrums or blown away. During the summer term we have explored some of the sites on the Great Orme that are not normally
used, and we have also been having fun using onboard cameras. Yet again it has been a real pleasure seeing students lose the
buddy lead and go solo, it is also really encouraging that more students are buying their own gear so that the can work on
personal projects. There have been a few casualties this term most of them with Tom Wright at the helm, the clubs ten year old LJon Demery
Python vanished without a trace on the westerly end of the Great Orme. Tom then lost the club’s Zagi whilst flying over the pier,
we drove down to retrieve/look for it sadly nothing in sight. That evening I had a message from pupil Matthew Mason who was
54 running on the Great Orme and came across a glider at the side of the road - luckily it was the missing Zagi flying wing.