Huanui College Notices

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Maths week.

There is a GUESS HOW MANY LOLLIES jar at reception. Fill in your name and the quantity of sweets you guess and place the slip of paper in the box provided. Closest guess wins! There are two other daily questions so take a look in reception to win prizes.

Monday

Staff trivia questions:

How many countries has Mr Tait sailed to?

Maths puzzle questions:

I am a three digit number.

If my 1 were a 3

And my 2 were a 4

Then I would be 5 more than twice the size I am now.

What is my three digit number?

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Voyage 2613 Saturday 26th September- Friday 2nd Ocotber

Voyage 2614 Monday 5th October - Sunday 11th October

Monday 10th August - Otago University talk (not Health Science) - Lunchtime in U2. Bring your Laptop.

Year 7- 11 Huanui College House Mathex 2026 is on Tuesday 11 August during Period 2

Instructions for Tuesday:

1. Go to Period 2; your teachers will mark the roll. Take a chair and pen to the gym.

2. Year 9 & 10 teams may use ONE calculator (which should be scientific). There will be an automatic loss of points in case of infringement. So organise this in your team.

3. Lists of teams for your house will be displayed on the windows of Room H5 & H7 and on the Gym door.

4. Each team MUST only have one runner per team.

5. Reminder: Year 11s, bring your laptop on Friday; you are the markers. Make sure the laptops are charged.

Week 3 is Maths week, and we will be holding our annual Mathematics Bake-off on Thursday 13^th August! Baking should be handed in at reception on Thursday 13^th August with judging taking place from 8:30-8:45. Students should bake Mathematical themed goodies under the categories of: Multiplying Muffins, Statistical Savouries, Calculating Cake, Pie Chart Pies and BEDMAS Biscuits.