| | | |  | Maths Week - October 15th – 22nd
| | | | | Maths Week was an action packed event in Santa Sabina this term!
A Maths Puzzle was posted daily on the screen outside the General Office. There were hundreds of entries each day and the following were the winners:
Monday - Rachel Lynch (3P)
Tuesday - Kate Fuller (1O)
Wednesday - Jill Pitcher Farrell (2O)
Thursday - Katie Kennedy (4P)
Friday - Niamh McCann (4E)
A Maths Poster Competition also took place and the following winners were outstanding:
Kate McSwiggan (1P)
Laura Hydes (1O)
Emma De Long (1S)
A Maths Photography Competition was a new addition this year to our Maths Week and the winners were:
Laura Massey (6S)
Lily Sabua (1O)
We were very fortunate and delighted to be the only school in Dublin to host Dr. Fernando Blasco and Kjartan Poskitt, two international presenters.
Monday 17th October
Dr. Fernando Blasco is a mathematician at the Universidad Politécnica de Madrid and one of Spain's best known maths promoters. He uses magic to introduce the public to topics such as prime numbers, knot theory, sudoku, topology, number systems, mind games, Rubik's cube, calendars or quick calculations. He has collaborated with TV shows in Spain and has played in Civic Centers, Science Museums, University Classrooms and other stages. He amazed the students with illusions and card tricks.
Wednesday 19th October
Kjartan Poskitt a well known author and TV presenter who is best known for writing the Murderous Maths children's series of books astounded the students and staff with his maths puzzles and tricks. He was very funny, entertaining and encouraged another way of looking at maths.
| | | Click below for a photo slideshow of Maths Week ‘11
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