The Anguilla Statistics Department (ASD) observing Statistics Week during the period October 11th to 16th, 2015, under the theme: “Empowering our nation through the use of quality statistics – Post 2015 Development Agenda” has been participating in a number of activities. This year’s celebration, the seventh of its kind, seek to raise awareness of the use of statistics in empowering individuals, communities and ultimately our nation while at the same time continuing to heighten awareness of the contribution of official statistics to the development of a society.
This year the Caribbean will celebrate the seventh (7th) “Caribbean Statistics Day” on Thursday, 15th October, 2015, all in an effort to continue to raise the contribution of official statistics to the development of a society. The celebration of Caribbean Statistics Day will allow recognition of the pivotal role played by statistics in everyday life, in all spheres, at the national, regional and international level.
As part of our week of activities, which is intended to highlight the essential role of official statistics in the development of individuals, our communities, and our nation and by extension the Caribbean, the Department held a Primary School’s Fun Day which was held on October 14, 2015 at the Soroptomist Day Care Centre.
Six primary schools participated this year. Eight (8) students from among grades 4, 5 and 6 were invited to participate in the Fun Day. This year’s activities were:
• Jeopardy Mathematics: – with questions from six (6) categories such as:
• fractions, roman numeral, decimals, percentages, algebra and random
• Bonus Questions
Those persons winning individual prizes and the overall Jeopardy winners for 2015 were:
• Jeopardy Mathematics
o 1st Place – Orealia Kelly Primary School – 5,000 points
o 2nd Place – The Valley Primary School – 4,200 points
o 3rd Place – Vivien Vanterpool Primary School – 2,000 points
• Bonus Questions:
o Alwyn Alison Richardson Primary School
?Jemar Willock – 2 Ice cream voucher compliments Tropical Treats
? Paris Leveret – 1 Ice cream voucher compliments Tropical Treats
2 Mathematics workbooks compliments Gov’t of Anguilla, the ASDo Adrian T. Hazell Primary School
? Verquan Richardson –1 Mathematics workbook compliments Gov’t of Anguilla, the ASD
? Cesilia Aleman Rogers – 1 Mathematics workbook compliments Gov’t of Anguilla, the ASD
? Carrie Zheng – 1 Ice cream voucher & 1 Mathematics workbook – compliments Tropical Treats and Gov’t of Anguilla, the ASD
? Omar Davis – 1 Mathematics workbook – compliments Gov’t of Anguilla the ASD
o Orealia Kelly Primary School
? Carlia Johnson – 1 Mathematics workbook – compliments Gov’t of Anguilla the ASD
? Santéé Maynard – 1 Mathematics workbook – compliments Gov’t of Anguilla the ASD
? Aairvor Adams – 1 Mathematics workbook – compliments Gov’t of Anguilla, the ASD
o Vivien Vanterpool Primary School
? Jaylano Shillingford – 1 Mathematics workbook – compliments Gov’t of Anguilla, the ASD
o The Valley Primary School
? Jo’Ardie Richardson – 9 piece geometry set – compliments Gov’t of Anguilla, the ASD
? Celina Hodge – 2 pencils and a 1 Mathematics workbook – compliments Gov’t of Anguilla, the ASD
The ASD wishes to take this opportunity to compliment all the schools for their participation and congratulate those schools and individuals who won prizes in the bonus questions section. The sportsmanship and comradery among the students from all schools is also to be commended.
We wish all students success in their future endeavours and encourage them to work steadfastly on their mathematics skills, as mathematical knowledge adds vigour to the mind, frees it from prejudice, credulity, and superstition — John Arbuthnot
– Press Release
(Published without editing by The Anguillian newspaper.)
