Maths Extension

ON THE STAIRCASE
How many different ways are there to walk up 10 stairs if you can walk up 1 or 2 stairs at a time?

Hint: Use the Fibonacci Sequence.

Cantamath 2011!

On Wednesday, the year 7 & 8 Cantamath teams went to CBS Arena to compete against 100+ schools all over Canterbury. Cantamath is a problem solving competition with 20 questions. All teams have 30 minutes to finish. Both teams did exceptionaly well and Ms Lennon lost $20 over a bet against Merrin. Haha. The Year 7s came 6th. Anyways, the people in the team were:
Year 7s: Justine , Edward , Gabriel & Han-young
Year 8s: Rachel, Selena,Rebecca & Matthew
We all had great fun!

Cantamaths Competitions

The infamous Cantamaths competition is coming up near the end of the year. We are in training mode at the moment There are 2 teams (one year 8 team and one year 7 team) that compete from every school who hope to be the first schools to finish, and get 100 points. The top 3 schooszls each recieve a medal. You can also enter posters or models, and if you recieve an exellence you get a badge!

Reporter: Rebecca