The national Intermediate Maths Challenge put on by the UK Mathematics Trust was done on the 3rd of February and twenty five of Rushden Academy’s brightest mathematicians from years 9 and 10 took part. The long awaited results are in with our students making us very proud again.

 Roy in year 9 and Matilda in year 10 had the top scores to go along with their gold awards for the challenge.

 Silver award winners were Cian and Kara in year 9 and Charlotte in year 10.

 Bronze award winners in year 10 were Isobel, Charlie, Lucy and Aaron. Bronze award winners in year 9 were James, Esme, and Evie.

 A special congratulations to Matilda who has qualified for the Pink Kangaroo Challenge and to Cian, Roy, and Kara who qualified for the Grey Kangaroo Challenge.

A very well done and thanks to all students who participated!

After looking through the many book reviews that entered the competition to win a £10 Amazon voucher - we are pleased to announce the winner is Amelia M from 8CW. Her book review was fantastic - her write up is below:

Dork Diaries: Pop Star by Rachel Renee Russell

This is my favourite book ever. I would definitely recommend this. It is very easy to read and really is like you are reading a 14 year olds diary! It has lots of doodles and pictures which makes it look like a diary too. It never gets boring and you get into the story straightaway. Some books are like the characters have perfect lives but Nikki (the main character) is far from perfect and the book shows that everyone makes mistakes and that not everyone is perfect. Sometimes people need to be reminded of that. Overall I personally think it's a really good book for anyone who is looking for a book that is fun, relatable and in the style of a diary.

Well Done Amelia!!