Mathex

Waipu entered the hall of Bream Bay College for the first Year 5 and 6 Mathex competition. We were shown to our table. As I sat nervously, Mr Hooper explained the rules and soon the clock started, our team runner sprinted to the Waipu 1 marker and got the first question, that was one of the seven questions we answered correctly. It was very noisy as 25 teams put their maths ability to the test. We all really enjoyed it as both Waipu teams did well.

By Abbie

On Friday the 15th August two teams from Waipu school went to Bream Bay College to participate in the Mathex competition 2008. There were 25 teams from all over Northland. Our Representatives were Abbie, Bili,Zoe,Isobel,Anna,Kyle,Nathan and Brook.

Mathex is when you get into teams of four and try and solve as many problems as you can in 25 minutes. In your team you have a runner, a recorder, a calculator person and a thinker.

By Bili and Abbie