Number Day Fun

We celebrated Number Day and all things mathematical on Friday 6th February. It was a non-uniform day, and many staff and pupils chose to come dressed in number appropriate attire ranging from their favourite football or sports shirts to leavers hoodies.

Throughout the day, lessons followed a number-based theme; for example, in English students completed various activities demonstrating how English and Maths can be intertwined. The theme of food was used for both KS3 and KS4 Maths classes where pupils took part in taste tests to see if they could tell the difference between well-known brands such as Dairy Milk and Pringles compared their off brands.

The highlight of the day, however, was undoubtedly the Number-Day Bake Off. Staff and students submitted their bakes, and everyone had the chance to view the cakes and biscuits at breaktime and vote for their favourite bakes. Even better at lunchtime, all the bakes were sold off and we raised a fantastic £204 for NSPCC.

Congratulations to the Bake off winners:

Student – Xander from Year 7

Staff: Mr Walker

After lunch Key Stage 3 pupils took part in a number hunt around the whole school and Key Stage 4 pupils took part in a Gambling Awareness workshop and activities. We also launched our very own St Philip’s currency with Mr Walsh, Ms Clements and Mr Hill’s faces on the notes.

Overall, it was a great opportunity to understand the importance of Maths in everyday life and to highlight some of the practical uses of numeracy in fun ways.