27/06/2026
Great things happen at school each and every day!
Invermay PS Gr 6 student Charlotte has this week represented Australia in New York City, at the NBA Hoops Maths Global Challenge.
We have enjoyed updates and live chats from Charlotte and her family online this week, hearing that she had met and competed with kids from Korea, France, Mexico and the US. The 28 competitors and their families had enjoyed a welcome dinner, sightseeing, a little too much deep fried food, attended the NBA Draft and of course, three big days of Maths competition in The Big Apple.
Maths Hoops head to head competition requires maths fluency, data analysis, strategy, sportsmanship, a little luck with dice and strong social-emotional skills.
Over three days of head to head Maths competition, Charlotte experienced two wins, one tie and one loss, ultimately being knocked out in a final 12 eliminator match on Day 3.
What a wonderful opportunity for one of our kids to experience and for other IPS students to aspire toward. 🌟
A special shoutout to LearnFresh Org, NBA Hoops and also to our very own IPS Maths specialist teacher Steve Watts, for the time he invested planning and preparing for this opportunity. It all began with a small, inter-school Maths competition he chaperoned our Gr 5-6 students to in Castlemaine in Term 3 last year, followed by the State Championships in Melbourne in Term 4, which ultimately led to Charlotte's selection to represent Australia against students from around the globe this week … all expenses paid!
Congratulations Charlotte - we’re super proud of you!
**There’s no time like the present to practise your maths facts and fluency kids … we’ll be entering teams again this year 😀
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