On Thursday the 8^th and Thursday the 15^th of October two teams of More Able Learners attended the “If you think you’re smart enough” competition at Moat Community College in Leicester. We had a Key Stage One team from Year 2 and a Key Stage Two team from years 5 and 6. Each Team consisted of 6 children who excel in Maths and Literacy from across their year groups.

In both competitions that day started with a talk about being a hero and using our brain power as a super power. Both teams very bravely mixed with children from the other competing schools in a warm up activity and demonstrated their good sportsmanship by getting to know their competitors. They then worked as a team to solve 3 difficult challenges that tested their general knowledge, maths and science knowledge. Tasks included: building the tallest tower with limited materials (Picture on the right); making a device to stop an egg from smashing when dropped from 2 meters high (Picture on the left); and also using their general knowledge of Leicester to identify locations on a map.

In the afternoon, Team Medway took part in a spelling competition and a maths competition. They cheered on their team mates and between them answered some very challenging questions. The day ended with a presentation about what they enjoyed the most. Each student took home a certificate for their participation and a lanyard to remind them of their achievements. A big well done to both teams for showing outstanding team work and a very positive attitude throughout the competition.