Fantastic Four through to final

4th March, 2010

Four final year pupils from Packwood have taken part in - and won - the Shropshire regional finals of a prestigious maths competition.

Emelia Lavender, Cecy Price, William Dorrell and Gus Langford, all from 1 Class, represented Packwood in the UK Mathematics Trust (UKMT) Team Challenge at Moreton Hall on Tuesday 2nd March.

The Challenge comprises four rounds including Crossnumber puzzles, a Head-to-Head competition and an against-the-clock Relay Race, all of which require the children to use their maths skills, logic and deduction to solve a variety of problems.

Their victory was particularly impressive as they are a young team made up of three Year 8s and one Year 7. All of the other participating schools were represented by teams made up of pupils from Year 9 and Year 8. The Packwood team will now go on to the national finals of the competition to be held in June.