Dear Parents,

Following a request from a parent and seeing the sunburn on Mr Roweth’s face after returning from a sporting carnival recently, the school executive examined the school’s sun smart policy. Currently students are required to wear sun hats only in Terms One and Four. After examining the ACT Cancer Council recommendations it was decided that from the start of the 2020 school year hats will need to be worn throughout the year with the exception of June and July. As the Cancer Council slogan says:

“The End of May is Hats OFF Day”

And

“The Beginning of August is Hats ON Again for All of Us”

We will start to encourage all students to start wearing hats from next Monday however for the 2019 school year it is not compulsory so those not wearing hats this term will not be asked to move to shaded areas. From 2020 the new policy will be enforced. The new direction was endorsed by the Community Council at this week’s meeting.  

Congratulations to our senior netballers and to our oz-tag players who participated in carnivals this week.  Thank you to everyone who assisted.

Maths Problem

Congratulations to Willem van Galen from Kinder Rose who was the first correct winner from last week. This week’s problem is the second from this year’s Maths Challenge.

Bike Routes

Andrew lives at the south-west corner (A) of a small town which has its roads laid out on a 3 x 3 grid. His friend Beatrice lives at the north-east corner (B) of the town. Point C represents a typical road intersection.

Every day, Andrew cycles to Beatrice’s house, but always cycles north and east in some order until he reaches his destination. Here is an example.

How many routes from A to B can Andrew take that avoid C?

God Bless

Peter Hughes