We are delighted that we had such a fantastic response to term 1’s mathematics competitions. Students are really embracing the challenges head on and are enjoying the healthy competition. Although we are very proud of all students (over 30) who partook in the contests we wish to formally congratulate the following:
Caribou Contest #1
Skye Backeberg M1, Top 8% in the world
Jacques Stefani M2, Top 8% in the world, 1
st in Bermuda
Odin Heinz M2, Top 13% in the world
Aiden Wells M2, , Top 17% in the world
Caribou Contest #2
Jay Johnston M1, Top 5% in the world, 1
st in Bermuda
Siena Bonanno M3, Top 7% in the world, 2
nd in Bermuda
Jonathan Gasaatura M1, Top 10% in the world
Neil Varwandkar M3, Top 17% in the world
Bella Crofts M3, Top 17% in the world
Jacques Stefani M4, Top 20% in the world
CEMC Beaver Maths and Computing Contest
Zachary Andrews M1, Certificate of Distinction
Nicholas Bonanno M4, Certificate of Distinction
Bella Crofts M3, Certificate of Distinction
Emily Orchard M1, Certificate of Distinction
Canadian Intermediate Mathematics Challenge (CEMC)
Thibaut Stefani M4, Certificate of Distinction & Medal winner – 1
st place in school
Neil Varwandkar M3, Certificate of Distinction
We also had an excellent response to the Problem of the Week challenges. We could see the strides students took in the presentation of their work as well as their creative thinking skills. The school is also aiming to run a Mathematics Team contest in which schools across the island will be invited to Somersfield Academy to compete – watch this space!
Thank-you for supporting this initiative in developing mathematical skills and problem solving with respect to your child. We believe the above contests are an excellent way to promote using mathematical knowledge and reasoning in a fun and engaging way for all students. It is also pleasing to see that our students are competing at such a high level and on an international level. The MYP curriculum for mathematics is tailored to really develop these problem solving skills and it is the aim of the department to try encourage and push each individual student to reach their full potential.
Best wishes
Somersfield Mathematics Department
