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Friday, 1 March 2013

Maths during Book Week 2013

During Book Week, the children dressed up as characters from their favourite books. These characters came to Room 5 for Maths.

Senior Infants checking the weather

Action Man and a ballerina

Recording on a worksheet

The Story of 8

Each character worked very well. Have a look .

Second Class Power Hour

Many characters worked on laptops during Power Hour.

Can you spot Harry Potter or Pippi Longstocking ?

Friday, 1 February 2013

Name Bugs

Do you like our bugs ?

We designed them by using our names and symmetry.

We wrote each name and found the reflection, just like in a mirror.
Can you find the line of symmetry in each bug?

Thursday, 31 January 2013

Square Numbers

A Square Number is the number you get when you multiply a number by itself.

1 X 1 = 1

2 X 2 = 4

3 X 3 = 9

4 X 4 = 16

5 X 5 = 25

6 X 6 = 36 and so on.

Look how Third Class worked this out with cubes.

Tuesday, 22 January 2013

Brain Boosters 2013

Some Brain Boosters for you.

Don't forget your Thinking Cap!

1. Some children were playing hide and seek in a park where there were seven trees. One of the children was “It” and the others were all hiding behind trees.You could not see them, because they were hiding. See if you can figure out the fewest possible number of children hiding, using the following information:

A girl was hiding to the left of a boy.

A boy was hiding to the left of a boy.

Two boys were hiding to the right of a girl.

Hint: Draw a picture or diagram.

2. The rope ladder of a boat hangs over the side of the boat and just reaches the water. Its rungs are 20 centimetres apart.

How many rungs will be under the water when the tide rises one metre?

Source: Discovery Education