{"id":44204,"date":"2019-05-27T10:37:52","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T08:37:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test.steinmuehle.de\/blog\/2019\/05\/27\/four-awards-at-the-kangaroo-competition\/"},"modified":"2026-06-18T15:45:07","modified_gmt":"2026-06-18T13:45:07","slug":"four-awards-at-the-kangaroo-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/en\/blog\/2019\/05\/27\/four-awards-at-the-kangaroo-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Awards at the Kangaroo Competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Just under 1 million students in grades 3 through 12\/13 participated in the Kangaroo Competition in Germany this year, 80 of them at Steinm\u00fchle, 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: <\/p>\n<p>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.   <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>Mathilda Lambach was particularly successful<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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, Steinm\u00fchle 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 \u201clongest kangaroo jump\u201d\u2014that is, the highest number of consecutive correct answers.     <\/p>\n<p>The photo shows (from left): Arvid Mayer (7c), Mathilda Lambach (6b), Teresa Dinges, and Juliana Stry (both 5b).<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17911\" src=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"4896\" height=\"3672\" srcset=\"https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-scaled.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-1030x773.jpg 1030w, https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-2048x1536.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-705x529.jpg 705w, https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-24x18.jpg 24w, https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-36x27.jpg 36w, https:\/\/steinmuehle.de\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2019\/05\/P1010907-48x36.jpg 48w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4896px) 100vw, 4896px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Just under 1 million students in grades 3 through 12\/13 participated in the Kangaroo Competition in Germany this year, 80 of them at Steinm\u00fchle, mainly from grades 5 and 6. However, some seventh- and eighth-graders had also signed up for this voluntary test. 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