APS News No.25

ABINGDON PREP NEWS www.abingdon.org.uk/prep 3 Mathematical marketing This Year 6 maths project combined what the boys had been learning about 3D shapes and nets with their creative and entrepreneurial flair. They were tasked with designing and making their own breakfast cereal packaging complete with promotional advert. Online class presentations saw each boy explain the design and target market, and then face a barrage of questions from his peers keen to find out how environmentally friendly the product was, whether any of the proposed profits would be donated to charity and what the unique selling point was. These are certainly the designers and marketing moguls of the future! Fibonacci spirals The Year 6 mathematicians moved on from designing cereal box packaging to learning about number sequences and particularly the work of Fibonacci. They combined their artistic flair with their newly acquired skill of drawing a Fibonacci spiral as they explored how the pattern is replicated across the natural world. Their maths teachers are delighted that they will be looking at waves, sunflowers and even pineapples in a new mathematical light from now on! Toilet roll Challenge Year 7 took on the toilet roll challenge and showed great flair and creativity! Watch the video Shipwrecks Reception has been learning all about shipwrecks and enjoyed drawing their imaginative pieces.