Celebration of Mathematics Week 2019 in Senior School

Over the course of the Maths Week, Senior School participated in different Maths activities designed to challenge their thinking and develop their maths problem solving skills.

Maths Week 2019 began on Monday 11^th March 2019 with the Maths Week Assembly conducted by Maths Circle President Prisha and Secretary Vivek together with year 12 Further Mathematics group about mobius strip. They demonstrated how mobius strip become double when we cut horizontally. Students also briefed about different activities arranged for the week.

Maths Week is a fantastic opportunity for children to engage in different maths activities, which they may not normally get a chance to experience in a normal lesson.

RUBIK’S CUBE CHALLENGE.

ON MONDAY 11TH MARCH 2019, DURING LUNCH BREAK STUDENTS WERE CHALLENGED WITH RUBIK’S CUBE COMPETITION. THE SELECTED 8 STUDENTS FROM THE PRELIMINARY ROUND TOOK PART IN THE FINAL ROUND.

SHANE PERERA OF 10B SOLVED THE CUBE WITHIN 43 SECONDS AND 91 MILLISECONDS AND BECAME THIS YEAR’S RUBIK CUBE CHAMPION. DANIAL DEHGHAN OF 10C AND MOHAMED KIYAM ABDUL KHALEEL OF 10 C BECAME SECOND AND THIRD POSITION WITH 1 MINUTES 2 SECONDS 97 MILLISECONDS AND 1 MINUTES 3 SECONDS AND 31 MILLI SECONDS RESPECTIVELY.

STUDENTS ARE ARE TRAINED FOR RUBIK’S CUBE IN MATHS CIRCLE RUBIK’S CUBE CLUB EVERY FRIDAY FROM 3 TO 3.45 PM. MS.HEMAMALI PERERA CONDUCTED THE COMPETITION.

Interactive Online Mathematics Quiz Using Kahoot

On Tuesday 12^th and Wednesday 13^th after the morning registration, students were engaged with interactive online quizzes in computer labs for Key Stage 3, 4 and 5 students respectively. Each team consisted of 3 students and for Key stage 3 there were 15 teams, for Key Stage 4 six teams and for Key stage 5 seven teams competed among themselves.

In Key Stage 3 , Mukesh Krishnan Paranthaman , Ryed Zarook and Shehzad Rajkotwala of 9A secured first position with 9791 points. Second position was secured by Mansoor Akbarally ,Thiyago Pereira and Diyath Kularatne of 9B with 5657 points. Third position is secured by Himesh Weerawardane , Nehan Moonesinghe  and Chenuk Abeysinghe Jayawardena Yapa of 9D with 5446 points.

In Key Stage 4, First position was secured by Shanelle Advani ,Sharmane Surasinghe and Theruni Hettithanthrige with 8257 points. In Second position it was Rithesh Kithudasa,Danial Dehghan and Hayaki Ramanayake with 5221 points and third position was secured by Su Yeon Lee , Sharuni Silva and Tanuri Halhaturage with 5130 points.

In Key Stage 5 , Aditi Holey ,Vidusha Chandrasena and Sung Min Lee secured the first position by 4903 points. In second place it was the team comprising of Shamly M.R.M ,Vivek Sivaramakrishnan and Sarthak Bhadkamkar with 2388 points and third place was secured by Anouka Perera  and Prisha Satwani with 1952 points. It was Mr. Abdul Naleem , Mr.Bala and Ms.Keshiya who conducted Key Stage 3,4 and 5 quiz respectively.

Sudoku Championship

Sudoku Championship 2019 was conducted during lunch time on Tuesday 11^th March in room 30 and 26 for Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 & 5 respectively. In Key Stage 3, Yubeen Chang of 9D secured first position in 3 minutes 24 seconds, Kana Komabashiri of 9C became second position in 5 minutes 50 seconds and Ayame Iwata of 9C secured third position in 8 minutes 54 seconds.

Key Stage 4 & 5, first three positions are secured by Sharuni Silva of 10C , YeJin Kim of 10D and Vivek Sivaramakrishnan of 12B respectively. It was  Mr.Thisara Fernando and Ms.Chandanie Alagoda who conducted the sudoku championship.

TRESURE HUNT

It was great to see the enthusiasm of Key Stage 3 students to take part in the treasure hunt on Wednesday 13^th March in Senior School courtyard during lunch time. There were 25 teams that took part in the competition with 2 students in each team. The First Place was secured by Ema Iwata and Doyeon Kim , Second Place by Kaif Abdul Khaleel and Muhammed-Ali Bhanji and the third place by Krrish Khanth and Yonal Ariyananda.

On Thursday 14^th March it was Key Stage 4 and 5 student’s turn to take part in treasure hunt. In Key Stage 4, the first three positions were secured by the team comprising of Rithesh Kithudasa and Laksh Gehani, Ammaar Harees Basheer and Younus Anzel Mashoor and Danial Dehghan and Aakash Tirathdas respectively. In Key Stage 5, first place was secured by Vivek Sivaramakrishnan and Peshala Edirisooriya and the second place by Anouka Perera and Inuri Nanayakkara. Ms.Madhuka Athukorala conducted the treasure hunt on both days.

International Pi Day and Pi Bee Competition

On 14^th March (3.14) we celebrated international Pi Day with Pi Bee Competition final. It was done in the auditorium after morning registration and Key Stage 3 students were present for the final. Ms.Chandanie Alogada briefed students about the importance of pi day and the rules for the competition.

There were 4 students who came in the final and Deeksha Udagedara of 9D won the competition by reciting 2280 digits of pi in 23 minutes and she is now 75^th in world ranking by pushing Kohler, Glenn of North America to 76^th rank. Second position was secured by Rishika Senevirathne of 8A by reciting 1500 digits of Pi and she is now 110^th ranking in the world pi ranking by sharing the same rank with Kumar, Neelabh of India.  Third position is by Sandeep Kumar of year 7 by reciting 500 digits of pi.

Human Calculator Competition

It was great to see student’s speed in calculating squares of big numbers like 9999 and multiplication of five-digit numbers within seconds.

There were 28 students who took part in the human calculator completion held on Friday 15^th March after morning registration in room 23. The First Place was secured by Mukesh Krishnan Paranthaman, Second Place by Ayame Iwata and the Third Position by Rishika Senevirathne. Human Calculator competition was conducted by Mr.Geeth Perera and Mr. Jins Jose.

Mathematics Exhibition

Students demonstrated many applications of Mathematics in real life through maths models.

It was a group project where they divided the work among 5 or 6 members in groups and worked collaboratively to develop the models. Each year group was awarded first three positions.

Mathematics Bake Sale

During Lunch Break on Friday 15^th March 2019, years 9 and 10 students conducted bake sale in courtyard and roof top cafeteria respectively. Students applied different business techniques for sale promotion, and they earned LKR 75,345 and the whole earning will go for charity to help some needy children to buy educational materials.

As Cambridge Learners our students welcome new challenges and meet them innovatively, resourcefully, creatively and imaginatively. Certain qualities that are nurtured by Mathematics are power of reasoning, creativity, abstract or spatial thinking, critical thinking, problem-solving ability and even effective communication skills. They are keen to learn new skills and are receptive to new ideas. They work well independently but also with others. It is important for all students to see Maths Week as another great opportunity to explore and learn new mathematics beyond the confines of a classroom. The collaborative work and the enthusiasm will make it another great successful Maths week next year. We are looking forward to see many more innovative ideas for Maths Week 2020.

The Mathematics Team