Riverside Rap - Riverside Christian College

“Be the best. It’s the only market that’s not crowded.”
LAST EDITION’S ENGLISH CHALLENGE:
Congratulations
Chelsea Klein submitted the first correct answers.
I had (an accident - almost but not really) this morning when my
car almost hit a fence.
* a close call
Working in an office is definitely (unsuitable for him).
* not his cup of tea
It finally (occurred to me) that I had met him before at a party.
* crossed my mind
This Edition’s English Challenge
Who said the following?
1. Memories of our lives, of our works and our deeds will
continue in others.
2. No, sir, I do not bite my thumb at you, sir, but I bite my
thumb, sir.
3. There is no friend as loyal as a book.
4. A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the
trees, fluttering and dancing in the breeze.
5. Think of all the beauty still left around you and be
happy.
LAST EDITION’S MATH PROBLEM:
Maths competition was won by Madeline Jeffs
Once again many correct answers poured in. We have some very clever students here at Riverside.
The answer was 13/20 = 0.65 or 65%
THIS EDITION’S MATH PROBLEM:
The following diagram shows a fraction of the individual squares
shaded for a 3x3 and 4x4 square grid.
Write the fraction of individual squares shaded for:
• a 20x20 grid; and
• a grid of any size ie an n x n grid.
The Office
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