Four Awards at the Kangaroo Competition

Just under 1 million students in grades 3 through 12/13 participated in the Kangaroo Competition in Germany this year, 80 of them at Steinmühle, mainly from grades 5 and 6. However, some seventh- and eighth-graders had also signed up for this voluntary test. Subject teacher Gisela Opper reports:

The Kangaroo problems are usually very stimulating, sometimes entertaining, and can be solved using a wide variety of approaches. Sometimes all it takes is common sense, a bit of ingenuity, or a creative idea. In addition, it is a multiple-choice test, which students really appreciate. At the end, all participants received a certificate, a small game, and the Kangaroo workbook containing all the problems and solutions.

 

Mathilda Lambach was particularly successful

In each grade level, first, second, and third prizes are awarded to the top 5 percent of participants from across Germany. These prizes are usually engaging games, math puzzles, or books. This year, Steinmühle had four prize winners: Juliana Stry (5b) received a second prize, while Teresa Dinges (5b) and Arvid Mayer (7c) each won a first prize. Mathilda Lambach (6b) was once again particularly successful this year. She scored 115 out of 120 points and received not only a game as her first prize, but also a Kangaroo T-shirt for the “longest kangaroo jump”—that is, the highest number of consecutive correct answers.

The photo shows (from left): Arvid Mayer (7c), Mathilda Lambach (6b), Teresa Dinges, and Juliana Stry (both 5b).