b'Issue 16 The British School of AmsterdamMaths ChallengeOur young mathematicians have been busy again with the UK Maths Trust Challenge.Most of our competitors were from Year 8. Nithil performed particularly well, winning Gold and Best in School. The pupils have enjoyed doing more challenging problems in their lessons and we look forward to entering more competitions next year. Well done to everyone!Biology Ecology WorkIn the Summer Term the Year 12 Biologists begin to develop skills and understanding of ecology work. Over the final half of term the pupils study their local environment looking at plant species distribution for example daisies, buttercups, clover and ivy; and the number of water invertebrates, parakeets,and dog breeds in Vondelpark. As part of their work they spent an afternoon learning about bees from the Bee Foundation for which the pupils raised 383. The money will be used to increase wildflower distribution in our local parks in the coming year. They will also spend a morning volunteering to help maintain the nature areas in the Vondelpark, working with the Gemeente staff and other volunteers. The final part of their ecology work will take place in the dunes towards the end of term.15'