The Lower Silesian Mathematical Matches have begun, offering an excellent opportunity to develop a passion for mathematics and have fun with the subject. The Oxpress team entered two squads prepared by teacher Bartosz Klimkowski: one from the Primary School and one from Oxpress Middle School. This year, both teams proved unbeatable in the Matches.
The Oxpress Primary School team, which defeated the players from Primary School No. 1, consisted of: Jakub Cyganik, Michał Madeiski, Maja Borowski, Noah Hugeth, Adam Bronowicz, Kacper Gzubicki, Jakub Adamowicz, Hanna Kącka, Wiktor Bedełek, Maja Opała, Hania Sas, Amelia Johna and Rafał Karoński.
The Oxpress Middle School team, which outperformed the students from Middle School No. 3, played with: Joanna Ośko, Maciej Stupiec, Iza Kalenik, Natalia Łomańska, Igor Borowski, Eliza Różnicka, Maciek Zmitrukiewicz, Damian Żebrowski and Michał Żebrowski.
“In fact, this match is only the beginning of the competition: to advance from the group, our team still has to win two more matches. Then the knockout stage awaits us, and we would like to win that too!” said Kacper Kobyłecki after the first victory. “There is nothing left for us to do but congratulate them on their success and keep our fingers crossed for the ambitious young people from our institution,” says Monika Pluszczewicz of Oxpress.
Moreover, on Saturday, December 2, the final of the KOMA Mathematics Competition, organized by the Wrocław Mathematicians Foundation and the University of Wrocław since 2009, was held at the University of Wrocław.
More than 50 schools from across the Lower Silesian Voivodeship took part in this year’s edition of the prestigious event, and residents of Bolesławiec were also among the laureates. As many as three students from Oxpress Primary School placed in the top ten mathematicians in Lower Silesia. All three are students of class 6a: Maja Opała, Maja Borowski and Jan Sas, who took 7th, 8th and 9th place, respectively!
“KOMA is a competition unlike any other because contestants do not use knowledge acquired beforehand: first they attend a lecture and take notes, and then they receive tasks. They have 60 minutes to solve them,” explains Bartosz Klimkowski, supervisor of the three laureates. “Importantly, the topics appearing during the competition are not related to the school curriculum; they go far beyond the requirements of the core curriculum. That is why only the most talented students may take part in the competition.