BMG 2019 - Woodlea Prep to Year 6 Co-Curricular Handbook

- Page 20 - CONTENTS - MATHS OLYMPIAD - YEARS 5 AND 6 Teacher: Michael Abramovic Time: Friday Lunchtime Location: Room 114 TEACHER SELECTED PROGRAM OVERVIEW The Junior Division Olympiad is specifically designed to stimulate and challenge students at primary school level. It teaches major problem solving strategies and strengthens students' mathematical intuition prior to starting high school. This program will be offered to Year 5 and 6 students who are achieving already at a high standard. LESSON COMPONENTS The lessons will be a mix of written, laptop and discussion based activities. Students will be required, at times to independently to solve problems as a team on varied mathematical concepts. Lessons will have a particular focus on thinking methodically when facing unfamiliar problems and building up a knowledge bank of flexible problem solving strategies. The aims of Group/Independent Problem Solving are to:  Develop problem solving skills  Encourage team work and social learning  Develop lateral and deeper level thinking  Encourage students to justify solutions  Encourage students to hypothesise and brainstorm ideas and solutions SKILL DEVELOPMENT  Introduce students to important mathematical concepts  Teach major strategies and develop flexibility for problem solving  Foster creativity and ingenuity and strengthen intuition  Stimulate enthusiasm and enjoyment of mathematics  Provide for the satisfaction, joy and thrill of meeting challenges SELECTION CRITERIA This activity is specifically designed for able maths students who have consolidated their understanding of the core mathematical concepts at the Year 5 and 6 level. Students will be selected by their classroom teachers, based on an academic excellence in Numeracy.