50 TH BIRTHDAY
COMPETITION
RESULT!
We celebrated our 50th birthday with a writing competition about the word FIFTY.
The judges included SPARK’s editor, people who work for Potential Plus and
Hannah Mehr, a Young Reporter for the IGNIS e-zine who has done judging before.
Thank you for all your wonderful entries and look out for future competitions.
£2 O 5 K
BO R
VOUCHE
WINNER FOR SPARK
THE MATHS OF FIFTY
Five lots of fi fty things
Five ways maths can bring
5 x 50 to get the
5 in the 250 words ring
Five kings to birthday sing
5 x 10
25 x 2
Who said maths isn't for you?
Two digits remain from
16 x 3 (48)
I really feel maths is for me
48 + 2
46 + 4
Another way to open the door
by Nathan
89 – 39
Isn’t 50 very fi ne
50 – 0 (zero)
50 is a super-hero!
Better not do take away
Cause this is a time for party and play
So if you divide 100 by 2
You'll get the number for you
So we looked at
Addition
Division
Subtraction
Multiplication
Potential Plus’ 50 Celebration
HANNAH SAYS: ‘’The Maths SPARKY SAYS: I loved the
of Fift y’’ sticks to the theme
and really focuses on the
number fift y. Not only is
it well-structured but is
also well written and is an
interesting read. Also, it
rhymes! Who doesn’t love a
bit of numeracy? clever play with Maths, the
poem's rhythm and ending
with a celebration!
FUSE EDITOR SAYS: There’s
Nathan does in clever and
entertaining ways. Good
'rounding off ' too.
IGNIS EDITOR SAYS: The
poem has excellent humour!
a lot of attention to following
Hannah's advice and sticking
to the topic of 50, which
RUNNER UP
HIGHLY COMMENDED
“The Fantastic 50 Do Battle On The Train” by Adam
“Thunder Football” by Zeeshan
“Fift y Steps Say Neigh” by Simeon
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