Portsmouth pupils experience the joy of maths

PRIMARY school children from across the city have been experiencing the joy of maths as part of a challenge day.
By Neil Fatkin
Published 14th Mar 2020, 15:39 GMT
Updated 15th Mar 2020, 11:01 GMT
Winning team members, Sophie Ryder, Molly Bevis, Grace Morgan and Isabel Pym with Year 10 pupil, Daisy Crane.Winning team members, Sophie Ryder, Molly Bevis, Grace Morgan and Isabel Pym with Year 10 pupil, Daisy Crane.
Winning team members, Sophie Ryder, Molly Bevis, Grace Morgan and Isabel Pym with Year 10 pupil, Daisy Crane.

Year 5 and 6 pupils from seven different schools took on a range of challenges covering numeracy, shape and space activities.

The annual event was hosted by Portsmouth High School. Year 10 students from the school mentored the primary pupils to help them with the challenges.

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The school’s head of maths, Paul Goldbrum, commented: ‘The day is about having fun doing mathematics. It’s a chance for teams to come together to solve mathematical problems in a supportive and enthusiastic way and dispels the notion that mathematics can’t be fun.’

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