Perplexing puzzles for primary school mathematicians

On Wednesday 30 September, 60 budding Year 6 mathematicians were welcomed to Exeter School to get involved in a morning of Perplexing Puzzles.

Pupils were from St Michael’s Primary, Heavitree, West Hill Primary School, Clyst St Mary Primary School, Ide Primary School and Exeter Junior School had fun solving a range of fun and magical puzzles.

A group of Exeter School A Level Lower Sixth mathematicians worked with small groups of Year 6 pupils encouraging and supporting them with their maths!

Pupils particularly enjoyed the mathmagician Mr Malone-Lee and the matchstick magic of Miss McCluskey. As has now become custom an interruption to Mrs James’ sequencing problem occurred when special forces from London asked the pupils to help solve a range of clues to find the code of a combination lock to hidden blue prints!

Huge thanks to the Lower Sixth pupils who looked after our young mathematicians so well.