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All things Maths at Kingsthorpe Grove Primary School!

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Stakes are high this week as there are two postcards available: Katherine Johnson and Ada Lovelace (both of whom are on our school STEM display!). The assembly was about Maths week so nominations are for children working hard and impressing their peers in Maths.

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Well done to Lorelai, Aaradhya, Freddie and Lyra for winning the postcard for being such nurturing individuals. Lots of children were nominated by their peers so well done to all children who have shown such a caring nature in school.

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In tomorrow’s assembly, we will be finding out which children have been nominated for an Elizabeth Blackwell postcard. Nominations are for children who have shown a nurturing attitude towards others as last week we talked about medical professionals and how they care for others.

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In Miss Light’s assembly last week, Jane Cooke Wright postcards were given to children who had shown a ‘Can do’ attitude in their learning. Well done to all the children who were nominated. Winners of the postcards were Ashleigh (6DJB), Theo (6LW), Ruby-Rose (5CL) and Logan (5NJ)

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Anton in Year 6 drew this fantastic picture of Ada this morning! Well done Anton! #AdaLovelaceDay

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Today is #AdaLovelaceDay! 👩🏽‍💻

Research shows that the number of girls interested in STEM across Europe almost doubles when they have a role model to inspire them. 🌟 #AdaLovelace Day is the perfect opportunity to celebrate women's achievements in STEM!

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Happy #AdaLovelaceDay

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Ready for tomorrow! #adalovelaceday

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We are looking forward to celebrating another Ada Lovelace Day again tomorrow! We will be revisiting what we learnt about her last year and will be discovering how her work impacted further computing discoveries.

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What a year we've had! Trips, assemblies, maths day and more - it's been a wonderful year of maths at the Grove!

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Today four girls from the school went to @Pitsford_School for the Science Olympics. They had a brilliant day which involved flying rockets, blowing bubbles and making elephant toothpaste (plus much, much more).

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In 2009, the British government apologised for the treatment of Turing. In 2019, Turing’s image was used on the new £50 note.

Today, he is considered the father of computer science and Artificial Intelligence.

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Did you know?

After the war, Turing designed the Automatic Computing Engine. He was awarded an OBE in 1946.

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In 1952, Turing and his male partner were arresting for having a relationship. Homosexuality was illegal at this time in Britain. Turing lost his job and was forced to take undergo a treatment that affected his hormones. He ended his own life on 7th June 1954.

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It is believed that the Bombe machine shortened the war by about two years and saved millions of lives. Very few knew about Turing because his work was confidential.

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Did you know?

Alan went to Cambridge University and worked on an idea he had that he could invent a machine that could calculate any sum. This design was the ancestor of the computers we use today.

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When WW2 began,Alan & other brilliant minds were hired to break the Enigma code used by the Germans.Alan knew that machines were the answer to breaking enigma.He wrote to the Prime Minister for funding. Applying research from other mathematicians, Alan invented the Bombe machine.

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Whilst at boarding school, Alan met Christopher, who shared his passion for Maths and Science. Alan fell in love and was ready to move to Cambridge with Christopher when he got terrible news: Christopher had died suddenly.

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Did you know?
Alan Turing was an English mathematician who is famous for his work cracking the Enigma Code during the Second World War.

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Alan went to boarding school when he was very young. He was shy and spent much of his time alone. He taught himself to read and could solve mathematical problems in his head before his teachers taught him how.