The Singapore and Asian Schools Math Olympiad (also known as SASMO) is a contest designed to challenge students academically, instill a confidence and a love for math, and to develop higher order thinking skills. First introduced in 2006 as a math competition for primary 3 to 6 students, SASMO has grown to serve Singapore’s local primary, secondary and international schools.

The competition is now one of the largest math contests in Asia, with over 20,000 having taken part in 2016. CIS is now a regular SASMO participant. Lakeside participated for the first time last year, and TK joined for the first time this academic year. Although our students encountered some different math strategies, expectations and vocabulary, they were undaunted. In early April, after three months of preparation, 143 students from Lakeside and 35 from TK joined over 14,000 other students and wrote the 90 minute exam.

We are delighted to announce CIS’ competition results. Congratulations to all students on a job very well done - you were risk-takers, demonstrated your commitment to learning and were persistent in your thinking!

All medal recipients have been invited to join the Singapore International Math Olympiad Challenge (SIMOC), scheduled on 15 July at CIS Lakeside.

LAKESIDE RESULTS

Lakeside Primary School has participated in SASMO over the last two years, and many of our students have experienced the thrill of success in the competition. SASMO caters to the top 40% of the student population, and it encourages students’ interest in mathematical problem solving. It also encourages the development of mathematical intuition, reasoning, as well as logical, creative and critical thinking. Through our inquiry-based approach, we help students look at, and approach, math problems in different ways.

In April, 143 grades 2 to 6 students completed the specific grade-level exams. 55 of our students placed gold, silver or bronze. Great job Lakeside.

Important note: photos of Lakeside gold medal recipients will be taken at the end of year assemblies. Photos from the assemblies will be shared via Facebook.

Gold medal recipients

• Grade 2: Rafael D’Souza
• Grade 3: Aritra Guha
• Grade 4: Christian D Chu, Kim Hanjune (Chris), Sotaro Smyth, Yuto Matsumae, Yuxuan Zhao (Andy)
• Grade 5: Daewoong Kang (ranked 6th in the world!), Junwoo Park
• Grade 6: Ohryun Kwon (Peter), Ruogu Yang (Fairy)

Silver medal recipients

• Grade 2: Binglin Luan (Billy), Boidehi Ukil, Senan Gurney
• Grade 3: Aymeric Wielemans De Marchant Et D’ Ansembourg, Li Qing Chen (Melody), Situ Yiheng (Cici), Zi Shuo (Leo) Gong
• Grade 4: Chris Jiang, Max Shen, Ryuta Uchida, Tianyu Philip Huang
• Grade 5: Hyun Lee, Seiji Tabuchi
• Grade 6: Ge Tianfang (Timothy), Haian Shao (Eric)

Bronze medal recipients

• Grade 2: Adhavan Nandakumar, Arjun Suryavanshee, Chen Ming Yu, Maya Gavankar, Nie Qianyi Caroline, Qian Yue, Rhea Engineer, Shayaan Qadari, Vishvek Suresh, Yui Onomitsu
• Grade 3: Christopher (CJ) Oduneye-Braniff, Emma Chew, Oliver Kellett
• Grade 4: Christianna Trinity Oduneye-Braniff, Edoardo Colella, Haoyang Shi (Howard), Siddharth Madapura
• Grade 5: Imma Tao Martinez Leger, Jimmy Wang Qingyu, Jian Kim, Li Jiawei (Emma), Qianru Zhou (Lily), Yewon Min (Serena), Taiki Ambai, Wang Hongbo, Xiao Yang Guan
• Grade 6: Dev Pal, Liang Rui (Leo), Neal Engineer

Note: Gold award recipients placed within the top 8% of students, silver among the top 12-20%, and bronze in the top 20-40%.

TANJONG KATONG RESULTS

TK decided last November to take part in SASMO, on a small scale as it was their first year in the competition. Five students from each homeroom class in Grades 4 to 6 were invited to participate. Students met weekly as a grade level team and put in extra time and preparation in the evening and on weekends. Of the 35 students who competed, 11 placed in the medal standings, and all medal winners have been invited to join the next level competition in July!

Congratulations everyone - this is a very proud moment for TK!

Gold medal recipients

• Grade 4: Wang SiRui
• Grade 5: Abhay Malik
• Grade 6: Shin Min Kyu

Silver medal recipient

• Grade 4: Isabel Pelekani
• Grade 5: Zac Puna
• Grade 6: Ai Yanyi (Eric)

Bronze medal recipients

• Grade 4: Adya Gupta
• Grade 4: George Bellingall
• Grade 5: Yuna Mori
• Grade 5: Sean Xiao YuYang
• Grade 6: Ume Bhattacharya

Note: Gold award recipients placed within the top 8% of students, silver among the top 12-20%, and bronze in the top 20-40%.