Children in 5AG maths group have tried a new, free maths website called Zondle. Here is what they thought of it:

• There are fun games to play (Esha)
• You can improve your maths skills (Mahida)
• You can play ‘Penalty Shot’ and ‘Chick flick’! (Nahid)
• You can play at home, it’s free! (Hanibal)
• Make a free account to play all the games and levels (Yahya)

Have a go! http://www.zondle.com

Twizzle, a female giraffe, needs transporting to another zoo as the zoo where she lives has been flooded.

It is important to plan Twizzle’s journey very carefully. She must be healthy and calm when she arrives at her new home.

The lorry will need to travel quite slowly, so a short route must be chosen.
The lorry will be very tall to carry Twizzle, so the route must avoid low bridges.
Bendy roads must be avoided in case Twizzle topples over.
Every three hours, the lorry must stop at the side of the road for 30 minutes so that Twizzle can be checked and given some food and water.

Here is a sketch map of three possible routes:

Each black space on the routes represents 30 minutes of travelling time.
Which route will give the fastest journey?
How long does the journey take?

Submit your answers in school – you can write them on a piece of paper, with your name on it, and pop it into the box in the corridor by the staff room!

Uncle Raj has three children. Next year, when they’ve had their birthdays, Naomi will be 5, Alex will be 6 and Chris will be 7. The family has decided on something rather unusual for part of their presents.
All three children have their birthday in the late spring and since they are keen on gardening they are going to buy some plants for the garden, one for each year they have been alive.
Here is the plan of their house and garden:

You notice that there are three circular paths that cross over each other. Each child is to have a circle but there will be some bits that are shared, around the middle.

When the time comes, the four of them go off to the garden centre to choose the plants. They do not have a lot of money so they’re looking for special offers. They find a very special offer which gives a good discount if you buy ten plants altogether. The three children say that that is no good because they need more than ten. But Uncle Raj realises they can manage with only ten.

They go to the cafe and have some cool drinks, and Uncle Raj draws a plan of the three paths and puts little marks to show the plants.

Here is his idea:

The children are fascinated to see that Naomi has 1 and shares 4, Alex has 2 and shares 4 and Chris has 3 and shares 4. They think that’s rather cool and it saves them a lot of money. So they finish their drinks and off they go to buy their ten plants.

Well now it’s your turn to have a go and find some different solutions.
REMEMBER:- You must use exactly ten plants (no more, no less)
REMEMBER:- The circles must contain 5, 6 and 7 plants (no more, no less).

Submit your answers in school – you can write them on a piece of paper, with your name on it, and pop it into the box in the corridor by the staff room!