Dear Parents & Guardians,
We will be celebrating Maths Week in our school this week.
Maths is everywhere and for everyone. In our school we value the power and beauty of maths and we really get to see this during Maths Week.
Throughout the week the children will be engaging and participating in hands on maths activities that will encourage the children to organise and make sense of their mathematical knowledge and choose ways to communicate their mathematical thinking.
Maths Week Mary Mother of Hope SNS
In the classroom children will be encouraged to:
work collaboratively in small groups to solve cognitively challenging tasks which will encourage playfulness with maths and promote maths talk within their small groups.
participate in puzzle boards and online puzzles in pairs
complete homework activities with a specific focus on maths focus/project e.g. Use Maths Eyes at home, take photos while creating mathematical questions about the photos and uploading their work to Seesaw.
complete mathematical activities on www.mathsweek.ie
-solve tasks with our friends in the Junior school throughout the week
-host a Maths Activities Visit in their classroom so that other children from another class level can visit and participate in the maths games & tasks presented to them at each station. This will enable the children to observe maths projects in other classes in the senior school and learn from each other's work.
How Can Parents Help At Home?
At home, it is important to continue this sense of wonder of the mathematical world that we live in by encouraging the children to;
work on a practical task or challenge every day for Maths homework and upload their work on Seesaw.
use our Maths Eyes at home, take a photo & create 5 mathematical questions about the photo and upload your work to Seesaw.
solve the principal's problems and enter the answer sheet into the box at reception to be in with a chance to win a prize!
We are looking forward to a wonderful Maths Week in our school. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Ms. Hughes and the Maths Committee for all their hard work in preparing for Maths Week.
We hope that everyone has a wonderful mathematical time.