2May 2017 Dear Parents The Australian Mathematics Competition ...

2 May 2017 Dear Parents The Australian Mathematics Competition (AMC) is an internationally recognised competition sponsored by the Commonwealth Bank. The focus of this competition is to provide engaging problem solving challenges for mathematically able students. The Lakes College will be offering this program for students from Years 4 – 12. The AMC consists of five separate papers applied across five divisions: Middle Primary (Year 4), Upper Primary (Years 5 and 6), Junior (Years 7 and 8), Intermediate (Years 9 and 10) and Senior (Years 11 and 12). Each division’s paper has 30 questions, with 60 minutes allowed for the Primary papers and 75 minutes for the Secondary papers. Students are acknowledged for their participation in this competition and around 50% of participants qualify to receive a Certificate of High Distinction, Distinction or Credit. All students are also provided with a detailed report showing how they performed on each problem, with wider statistical rankings. If you would like your child to be involved in this competition, the details are set out below: When (in school time):

Thursday 27 July 2017

Cost:

$6.50 per student

Where:

The Lakes College

RSVP:

30 May 2017

Please accept via Parent Lounge https://tlc.thelakes.qld.edu.au/parentlounge/login.cfm if you would like your child to be involved in this competition. If you would like any further details, do not hesitate to contact Mrs Ward (G&T Co-ordinator), Mrs Fitzsimons (Primary Mathematics Co-ordinator) or Mr Williams (Head of Mathematics – Secondary). Yours sincerely

Joanne Ward G & T Co-ordinator

Anne-Marie Fitzsimons Primary Subject Co-ordinator (Mathematics)

Stephen Williams Head of Mathematics (7-12)