Mathex

 TALAMUKA-’A-TONGA was excited to test their mathematical intelligence through mathex competition. The feelings of being overwhelmed with having to compete against each other showed during their practice time. I was amazed at how calm they were when the competition started. They work confidently and collaboratively as a group to solve 40 questions within an hour. Students were divided into groups of four. The group was named using the main islands in Tonga. Each student chose a runner to collect their questions from the judge, run back to the group and solve the problem, then race back to the judge to check whether the answer is correct. The Tongatapu group won the competition within 50 minutes with a score of 37 out of 40 questions. I was so proud of each group’s performance because they all completed 34 to 40 questions within the expected time. The score started from 28 to 37. They have all worked hard throughout the terms which are transparent through their performance. 

I would like to thank the Year 8 students who helped us by being the judges. It enabled us to run our competition smoothly.