Mathematics - Autumn 2023
Our Mathematics Masterclasses aim to bring together like-minded Year 5 children (Year 6 in the Autumn Term) from local primary and middle schools to work through a variety of mathematical puzzles in an enjoyable and thought-provoking way.
In Autumn Term 2023 we will be holding two identical courses (‘Aragon’ and ‘Popham’) of six sessions. The dates are as follows:
- Saturday 9 September: Code Breakers
- Saturday 16 September: How Bookmakers Win
- Saturday 23 September: How Computers Count
Break for Kimbolton School Open Morning (30 Sep) - Saturday 7 October: Maths Team Challenge
Break for Kimbolton school Field Weekend (14 Oct) and Half Term (21 and 28 Oct) - Saturday 4 November: Maths Assault Course
- Saturday 11 November: The Menger Sponge
Each session runs for one hour with the timings outlined in the table below. The first meeting will start with a short briefing for parents.
| Aragon Course | Popham Course | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Week(s) | Intro Briefing | Class | Final Presentation | Intro Briefing | Class | Final Presentation |
| 1 | 0900-0915 | 0915-1015 | 1045-1100 | 1100-1200 | ||
| 2 to 5 | 0900-1000 | 1030-1130 | ||||
| 6 | 0900-1000 | 1000-1030 | 1030-1130 | 1130-1200 | ||
Although each session is independent of the others, we expect children to attend all the Masterclasses in their course. There is no charge but places are limited and we cannot guarantee a place for every child who applies.
We have written to the headteachers of participating schools to invite them to nominate suitable children. The deadline for applications is 9am on Monday 19 June. We will email all parents/carers by the evening of Wednesday 28 June with news of the allocation of places. Please check your junk/spam box if you have not heard from us by this date. Our next series after this one will be in Spring Term 2024 for 2023-24 Year 5 pupils.