Maths Week 2023 14th – 22nd October in Scoil Mhuire Clane

As part of Maths Week 2023, we will be running a few activities in our school.

Here is some information on these activities.

1.      Maths Quiz- All first year students will take part in our annual maths quiz on Friday 20th October. Second and third year students will take part in a maths class in their maths classes during the week.

2.      Photo Competition- Take a photo and submit it. It sounds easy right? Here’s the catch. You must submit a photo (it can be one you have taken yourself, or one you find online) and have a mathematical question attached to it. For example, you could send in a photo of a group of people and ask the question:

What is the probability that a person selected at random from the group will have brown hair?

Or a photo of a football pitch and ask us to find the area and perimeter of the field

There will be a prize for the best Senior and Junior entry.

Hint: The marks are being awarded for the most creative question asked, so get thinking. You can also submit more than one question with each photo.

Please submit all entries to Ms Clifford before Friday 20th October.

3.      Maths Poster Competition- Design and submit a maths themed poster. This can be in relation to any mathematical concept. The poster can be designed on A4 or A3 sheet.

Please submit all entries to Ms Clifford before Friday 20th October

We are hoping to have as many students as possible take part in our Maths week activities. We will have prizes for all winners.

Get that thinking cap on and best of luck to all entrants!

4.      Spin the Wheel – During Lunch time there will be a spin-the-wheel activity, where students will be given the opportunity to given questions once the wheel stops. The students will work in groups and will be given spot prizes for the correct answers.

5.      Virtual Online Activities – The school has been registered on Maths week. Upcoming Events – MATHS WEEK IRELAND A variety of events can be accessed throughout day on the app, where your class can click into and join to take part.

The Maths Department

Scoil Mhuire Friday News highlights all the positive events and achievements of students that have taken place during the week. Extra-curricular results, events, individual student achievements, trips, Teaching and Learning activities........

https://my.classlink.ie/fridaynews

Dear Parents/ Guardians, Sixth year students are currently being informed of the HEAR and DARE schemes.

Dear Parent/Guardian,

This is a message from our wonderful Student Council Team. They are once again organising our annual Shoebox Appeal. Please see the document attached for all relevant details. The deadline for dropping shoeboxes to Ms. Deschenes or any member of the student Council is Thursday 26th October, we really appreciate your generosity and kindness.

Ms. Deschenes

Well done to our TY Outdoor Education group who planted our nine entrance flower beds with lots of pollinator friendly plants last week. The group are also working on the upkeep of the small woodland that was planted at the back of the school last year and are at the beginnings of developing a school garden. A big thank you to Ken at Green Lane Nurseries for his help in planning and sourcing the plants for us. We would also like to thank the Clane Tidy Towns for their encouragement. We look forward to working with them all on future projects in our school.

Ms. Jenkins

Scoil Mhuire Friday News will highlight all the positive events and achievements of students that have taken place during the week. Extra-curricular results, events, individual student achievements, trips, Teaching and Learning activities........

https://my.classlink.ie/fridaynews

The Godolphin Bursary sponsored by Godolphin Stud is now open for 6th yr students in 9 schools to apply.

One winner will receive a laptop plus €1,500 per year for each year of third level study.

Full details of the process are posted on the 6th yr Information TEAM. Please go to the TEAM for details.

A 500 word essay must be submitted by Oct 20th 2023 following which interviews will take place.

AN INFORMATION EVENING ON THE HSE ADULT DAY SERVICES IN THE KILDARE AREA WILL BE HELD TOMORROW OCT 4TH IN NAAS COMMUNITY COLLEGE, NAAS (EIRCODE W91HF68) FROM 5-7PM

PLEASE SEE ATTACHED FLYER FOR DETAILS

VERY IMPORTANT INFORMATION 

Dear Parents/Guardians of 6th yr students,

After a very successful day at Higher Options and World Skills last week, we are now moving on to the next stage of the course search process.

The CAO (Central Applications Handbook which lists all college courses students can apply to using their Leaving Cert. points ) is now available for students to download on www.cao.ie

Go to www.cao.ie  - click on orange tab 'HANDBOOK'  -  Go to 2024 CAO handbook and download.

The first section of the handbook fully explains the CAO process  and the second half lists all the courses the students can apply for in 2024 -  using points from their Leaving Certificate.

It is advised that you and your 6th yr student read through all of the first section to gain a good understanding of the process, then browse the courses -making lists of those they are interested in, then go to either the individual college website or to www.qualifax.ie or to www.careersportal.ie to get more information on the courses and from this narrow down their choices. This is a lengthy process and your child will benefit from your assistance with this. It is advisable to set aside time each week to discuss and explore options.

College OPEN DAYS begin next weekend. Students are very strongly advised to attend Open Days to meet lecturers, see campuses firsthand and talk to students about courses they are interested in.

Most Open Days are  on at weekends so will not impact student study. Please assist your 6th yr student to attend college open days.

Some of the main dates are : Galway Oct 6/7, Limerick Oct 19/20,Carlow SETU Oct 26,Trinity Nov 4, UCD Nov 11,DCU Nov 17/18,Maynooth Nov 24/25 and TUDublin Dec2 - a fuller list is availalbe on www.careersportal.ie or www.qualifax.ie and on

the student 6th yr information team.

 In addition, 1-1 guidance meetings for 6th yr students begin next week and every student will have a meeting scheduled in the coming weeks. However any student with a query can call to a Guidance office at any time.

A number of college talks are also scheduled for 6th yr students in the coming weeks where representatives from colleges give presentations to the students about courses and college life.

If you have any queries please contact the Guidance Team.

Thank you.

Attached is the assessment schedule for 2nd, 3rd, 5th and 6th Years and LCA.

The assessments commence on Monday the 20th of November.