Maths Team Challenge Victory
On Friday 8 March, there was a further maths victory for Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµ’s mathematicians. In the Essex and North East London round of the United Kingdom Maths Trust Team Challenge, which was held here , the School’s A team – Sayon Uthayakumar, Rishan Rashid, Lana Mawlood and Meera Murali – were victorious, beating the team from King Edward VI Grammar School in Chelmsford by the narrowest of margins – a single point separating the two. The team from Brentwood were third.
The Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s B team – Arun Soor, Nivethan Balakulendran, Daffy Dhayaa and Laeticia Junanto – finished in very creditable fourth place. This means that the Ä¢¹½¶ÌÊÓÆµâ€™s four now go onto this year’s national final which will be held at the Royal Horticultural Hall on 17 June. Teams from twenty-six state and independent schools from around the area, including: Roding Valley High School, Ilford County High School, Braeside, Chigwell, King Solomon’s High School and Debden Park High School, competed in a day of maths challenges.
This was one of more than Regional Finals which are held across the UK from February to March. Each school enters a team of four pupils in years 8 and 9 and the teams compete in a variety of rounds which are designed to promote mathematical dexterity, team working and communication skills as well as giving the pupils a chance to compete against other schools in their area. All the pupils clearly enjoyed the event and got a real buzz from the various challenges which proved that maths really is fun!

