05062013 - Ipswich Grammar School

AcademicsMATHSFifteen boys from Ipswich GrammarSchool attended the annualMathematics Teams Challenge atIndooroopilly High School on Friday24 May. The three teams thatrepresented the school were:• Year 8: Brendan Richardson,William Eberhardt, Ross Whyte,Murray Thistlethwaite, Aaron Herbst.• Junior: Cooper Nunn, NicholasVerrenkamp, Nicholas Piper, OliverPye, Ben Carter.• Senior: Tom Michel, AndrewWhittering, Lucas Sippel, VincentWen, Michael Stower.During the course of the day theIpswich Grammar School Boysworked individually and as a teamto solve difficult mathematicalquestions. Scores were tallied andwinning teams announced. OurJunior team performed exceptionallywell to finish second, only four pointsbehind the winners. Congratulationsto all the boys for their efforts andbehaviour on the day.Here is a question from the Year 8paper: ‘Find the last two digits of thenumber 112013’. Good luck.Mr Michael StjepcevicHead of Junior Mathsmstjepcevic@ipswichgrammar.comCURRICULUMCongratulations to our fine youngmen (pictured) who represented theschool at Ipswich Girls’ GrammarSchool’s Sorry Day Assembly on 27May and our special Headmasters’Assembly on Monday. Theenthusiasm, agility and poise in theirdances are to be admired. Specialthanks to Mr John Beaumont and MrRickie Dodd for their organisation.Mr Mike ConnorsDeputy Headmaster – Curriculummconnors@ipswichgrammar.comSCIENCE - HEALTHYWATERWAYS AWARDSCongratulations to Mr Darren Brownon his nomination as a WaterwaysMentor for his work in establishingthe partnership between IpswichGrammar School and the IpswichCity Council as part of the HabitatConnections Program. Darren Burnsfrom the Quandamooka AboriginalCorporation was the winner ofthe Waterways Mentor Award inBrisbane on Friday night.The work the students havedone in beginning rehabilitationworks through the Iron Pot Creekcatchment at Brassall prominentlyfeatured in both the presentationsof the Ipswich City Council’s andDarren’s nominations to theassembled guests, which includedState Environment Minister AndrewPowell. John Paul College won thePeople’s Choice Award with themost public votes.Congratulations to Darren anda big thank you to all those whosupported his nomination throughyour votes in the People’s ChoiceAward.Yours in Science,Mr John MartinHead of Sciencejmartin@ipswichgrammar.com