Pangea Maths Final 2018
in Trinity College
Congratulations to Colm, from Ms. Power's 6th class, on being awarded third place in the 6th class category of the Pangea Maths Final in Trinity College on Saturday 12th May 2018. Colm was presented with a medal and a voucher worth fifty euros as his prize. An amazing achievement Colm! Well done!
Congratulations and well done to Amy, Obinna and Annija, our other three finalists, who also progressed to and participated in the Pangea Maths Final on Saturday. Amy, Obinna and Annija each received a certificate of achievement for advancing to and participating in this prestigious maths competition.
We are really proud of your achievements.
Congratulations and well done to Amy, Obinna and Annija, our other three finalists, who also progressed to and participated in the Pangea Maths Final on Saturday. Amy, Obinna and Annija each received a certificate of achievement for advancing to and participating in this prestigious maths competition.
We are really proud of your achievements.
2018 Pangea Maths Final Gallery
Pangea Maths Final 2018
Congratulations to Amy and Kyle in Ms. Hanratty's 5th class, Aoife in Ms. Anderson's 5th class, Obinna, James, Colm and Aoife in Ms. Power's 6th class and Annija in Mr. R. Kelly's 6th class who have advanced to the final of the 2018 Pangea Maths competition. They successfully completed round one of the competition under the guidance of their class teachers and will travel to Trinity College on Saturday 12th May 2018 to compete in the final. They will be accompanied on the day by their parents and maths
co-ordinator Mrs. Kelleher.
Best of luck to you all on Saturday!!
Have a look at this year's sets of questions from round one for 5th and 6th class pupils!
co-ordinator Mrs. Kelleher.
Best of luck to you all on Saturday!!
Have a look at this year's sets of questions from round one for 5th and 6th class pupils!
Further details about Pangea Maths Competition 2018 are available on
http://www.pangea-maths.com/
http://www.educationalsociety.ie/
http://www.pangea-maths.com/
http://www.educationalsociety.ie/
The Children in Crossfire (CIC) Maths Challenge begins on Monday 23rd April. The primary purpose of this event is to give all pupils a positive experience of using and applying mathematics. All 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes in SMPPS have been registered to participate in this year's challenge. Classes can participate at any time up until Friday 4th May. Our password will be emailed to us on Monday 23rd of April, giving our teachers and pupils access to this year’s challenge.
Pupils will be challenged to answer a set of 10 questions.The length of time devoted to completing the challenge is at the teacher’s discretion – there is no minimum or maximum time. For this year’s event, every quiz has 10 questions and as pupils are working as a team, a guide time of approximately 1 hour has been given.
Each participating pupil is asked to make a voluntary contribution of €1 to Children in Crossfire. Children in Crossfire work in partnership with organisations in Tanzania and Ethiopia to address the developmental needs of young children whose lives are caught up in the injustice of poverty and inequality. When the CIC Maths Challenge has been completed by all participating classes, SMPPS will forward a cheque with our total contribution to support the charity work of Children In Crossfire.
Good luck to all classes in this year's challenge!
Full details of the CIC Maths Challenge 2018 are available on http://www.cicmathschallenge.com/
Pupils will be challenged to answer a set of 10 questions.The length of time devoted to completing the challenge is at the teacher’s discretion – there is no minimum or maximum time. For this year’s event, every quiz has 10 questions and as pupils are working as a team, a guide time of approximately 1 hour has been given.
Each participating pupil is asked to make a voluntary contribution of €1 to Children in Crossfire. Children in Crossfire work in partnership with organisations in Tanzania and Ethiopia to address the developmental needs of young children whose lives are caught up in the injustice of poverty and inequality. When the CIC Maths Challenge has been completed by all participating classes, SMPPS will forward a cheque with our total contribution to support the charity work of Children In Crossfire.
Good luck to all classes in this year's challenge!
Full details of the CIC Maths Challenge 2018 are available on http://www.cicmathschallenge.com/
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All pupils in our 5th and 6th classes have been registered to participate in this year's Pangea Maths Competition!
This year, round one of the competition will be held between March 7th and 23rd 2018, on a day decided by each class teacher. The maths questions will be done on-line and all pupils will use their unique login details to open the maths competition page on the log-in section of the Pangea website. Pupils will complete round one at school under the supervision of their class teacher. The competition comprises 20 questions to be answered in 35 minutes. Immediately afterwards, all pupils can check their results with their teacher and parents by logging on to the teacher / student sections of the Pangea website, using the same login details used to access the questions.
Pupils with the top scores from each 5th and 6th class group throughout Ireland will be invited to the final of the Pangea Maths competition on Saturday 12th May 2018 in Trinity College Dublin. Pupils awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each 5th and 6th class group will be announced at the award ceremony and prizes will be presented. Teachers and parents of the pupils who progress to the final will be invited to attend this award ceremony.
Best of luck everyone!
Further details about Pangea Maths Competition 2018 are available on http://www.pangea-maths.com/
This year, round one of the competition will be held between March 7th and 23rd 2018, on a day decided by each class teacher. The maths questions will be done on-line and all pupils will use their unique login details to open the maths competition page on the log-in section of the Pangea website. Pupils will complete round one at school under the supervision of their class teacher. The competition comprises 20 questions to be answered in 35 minutes. Immediately afterwards, all pupils can check their results with their teacher and parents by logging on to the teacher / student sections of the Pangea website, using the same login details used to access the questions.
Pupils with the top scores from each 5th and 6th class group throughout Ireland will be invited to the final of the Pangea Maths competition on Saturday 12th May 2018 in Trinity College Dublin. Pupils awarded 1st, 2nd and 3rd places in each 5th and 6th class group will be announced at the award ceremony and prizes will be presented. Teachers and parents of the pupils who progress to the final will be invited to attend this award ceremony.
Best of luck everyone!
Further details about Pangea Maths Competition 2018 are available on http://www.pangea-maths.com/
Maths Week 2017
Have fun and enjoy
Maths Week!
Maths Week!
Due to the closure of SMPPS on Monday 16th and Tuesday 17th October, we are extending Maths Week until next Wednesday 25th October.
Puzzle Power Champions
2017-2018
Congratulations to Ms. Mc Hugh and her 3rd class pupils on becoming the Puzzle Power Champions for 2017-2018. Well done!
A Maths Trail
with
Ms. Saurin's 3rd class
Decorate-a-Maths Door competition
Congratulations!
Ms. Saurin and her pupils won the Decorate-a-Maths Door art competition in the 3rd class category.
Ms. A. Mc Donnell and her pupils won the Decorate-a-Maths Door art competition in the 4th class category.
Ms. A. Loughran and her 4th class pupils won a special merit award for their Maths door.
Well done to all the classes who participated!
Ms. A. Mc Donnell and her pupils won the Decorate-a-Maths Door art competition in the 4th class category.
Ms. A. Loughran and her 4th class pupils won a special merit award for their Maths door.
Well done to all the classes who participated!
Look at how the pupils in 3rd and 4th classes decorated their doors for Maths Week!
Maths Week 2017 Gallery
Ms. Mc Evoy's 5th class
Ms. Mc Evoy's 5th class pupils enjoying Apex Maths and tangram challenges during Maths Week!
Hour of Code
Ms. Joyce's 2nd Class pupils
During maths week our class participated in lots of fun activities. One of our favourite activities was taking part in Hour of Code. Coding is like a language for computers. Hour of Code gives people all over the world the chance to try out coding in fun way.
During the hour we worked in pairs to come up with code to solve problems. We had to us lots of our maths skills during our coding.
While creating our code we
We loved our Hour of Code and we are looking forward to trying it again!
During the hour we worked in pairs to come up with code to solve problems. We had to us lots of our maths skills during our coding.
While creating our code we
- estimated how many steps we needed to move
- figured out which direction we needed to turn
- made sure we used the correct number of steps in each problem
- used our problem solving skills
We loved our Hour of Code and we are looking forward to trying it again!
Ms. Loughran's 4th class pupils enjoying
'Quick on the Draw' during Maths Week
Ms. Loughran's 4th class pupils wrote some word problems during Maths Week. They used these word problems to decorate their Maths door for the Decorate-a-Maths Door competition. Have a look at the other word problems they wrote as you pass by their classroom!
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'Quick on the Draw' Champion 2017-2018
Congratulations to John Wu who is the overall winner of the 'Quick on the Draw' tables challenge in SMPPS for 2017-2018.
John, who is in Mr. R. Kelly's 6th class, competed against the finalists from our five 4th classes, our five 5th classes and the other three 6th classes to claim the title. Well done John!
'Quick on the Draw' finalists 2017-2018
Congratulations to all our pupils who progressed to the final of the Quick on the Draw tables challenge on Monday 23rd October 2017. Well done!
'Quick on the Draw' class winners
2017-2018
Congratulations to the winners of the target board games and dice games in Ms. Redden's 4th Class.
Mr. Hanlon's 6th class
Mr. Hanlon and his 6th class pupils participated in an interactive maths show called Living Maths in South Africa. This event was broadcast live during Maths Week at 11.30am on Thursday October 19th. You can watch this interactive Maths show, by clicking on the following link https://youtu.be/sdRI5RAKLAE
Maths Week 2017 will be celebrated in SMPPS from Monday 16th to Friday 20th October 2017.
During Maths Week, there is a selection of Sudoku challenges,
Matchstick puzzles and Number Trick challenges in the Maths Fun section of our Maths Week blog for you to enjoy. You can also find more puzzles to solve on the official Maths Week Ireland website http://www.mathsweek.ie/2017
Each day there will be a Maths Puzzle of the Day on our Maths Week blog. There will be puzzles for 1st/2nd, 3rd/4th and 5th/6th classes. Your teacher will submit your answers on your class answer form and results will be recorded on the Puzzle Power League Table. Keep an eye on the league table to see how your class is getting on! The winning class will be announced on Wednesday 25th October.
Mr. Hanlon and his 6th class pupils will participate in an interactive maths show called Living Maths in South Africa. This event will be broadcast live during Maths Week at 11.30am on Thursday October 19th. You can watch this interactive Maths show, by visiting www.livingmaths.com on Thursday October 19th and following the link on their homepage (this link will be live soon).
Who will be the 'Quick on the Draw' champions for Maths Week 2017?
There will be a Multiplication and Division Tables Challenge for 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils and a Subtraction and Addition Tables Challenge for 3rd class pupils. Will Saad, Lea and Rahul retain their titles?!!
This year we are holding a 'Decorate a Maths Door' competition for pupils in 3rd and 4th classes - pick a maths theme/topic and decorate the outside of your classroom door with maths inspired images, symbols, equations, numbers, photos, quotes etc. One class from each of these class groups, with the most creatively decorated door, will receive prizes of a Rummikub board game and a homework pass. Best of luck!
Other fun activities in which you may participate during Maths Week with your class teacher include Have You Got Maths Eyes competition, target board number activities, a maths table quiz, card games, number games, dice games, maths games, maths board games, tangram puzzles, maths art and maths trails around the school.
Check back here during Maths Week for photos of pupils and teachers in SMPPS having fun and participating in Maths Week 2017.
Have fun and enjoy Maths Week 2017!
The 2017 Pangea Maths Final
Well done to Mary Mc Camley, Christopher Mc Aleer, Rhys Mc Govern and Uthman Yusuf who represented our school in the finals of The Pangea Maths Competition in Trinity College Dublin!
Pupils, parents and teachers headed off to Dublin on the minibus at 9 o'clock on Saturday 9th April.The competition started at 11 o'clock and our four finalists completed the maths questions in just under an hour. They all received a certificate of participation for advancing to and taking part in the finals of this prestigious maths event. When they had finished having lunch with their parents, we all filed in to the Thomas Davis theatre for the awards ceremony. Unfortunately we didn't have any winners on the day but our four pupils really enjoyed participating in final of The 2017 Pangea Maths Competition.
Pupils, parents and teachers headed off to Dublin on the minibus at 9 o'clock on Saturday 9th April.The competition started at 11 o'clock and our four finalists completed the maths questions in just under an hour. They all received a certificate of participation for advancing to and taking part in the finals of this prestigious maths event. When they had finished having lunch with their parents, we all filed in to the Thomas Davis theatre for the awards ceremony. Unfortunately we didn't have any winners on the day but our four pupils really enjoyed participating in final of The 2017 Pangea Maths Competition.
Pangea Maths Gallery 2017
Pangea Maths Finalists 2017
Congratulations to Mary Mc Camley in Mr. Hanlon's 6th class and Uthman Yusuf, Christopher Mc Aleer and Rhys Mc Govern in Ms. Power's 6th class who have advanced to the finals of the 2017 Pangea Maths Competition.
They successfully completed round one of the competition under the guidance of their class teachers and will travel to Trinity College on Saturday 29th April 2017 to compete in the final. They will be accompanied on the day by their parents, class teacher Ms. Power and maths co-ordinator Mrs. Kelleher.
Best of luck to you all!!
http://www.educationalsociety.ie/
They successfully completed round one of the competition under the guidance of their class teachers and will travel to Trinity College on Saturday 29th April 2017 to compete in the final. They will be accompanied on the day by their parents, class teacher Ms. Power and maths co-ordinator Mrs. Kelleher.
Best of luck to you all!!
http://www.educationalsociety.ie/
Pangea Maths Competition 2017
Best of luck to Mr. Quinn's, Mr. Hanlon's , Mr. Shaw's, Mr. R. Kelly's and Ms. Power's 6th classes who are participating in this year's Pangea Maths Competition.
Pupils will complete round 1 by answering 20 questions in 35 minutes on their individual answer sheet. Entries will be posted off and hopefully we will have a finalist from among our participants. Successful candidates will progress to the next round of the competition which is also the final.
The final of the Pangea Maths Competition will be held in Trinity College Dublin on Saturday 29th April 2017.
Have a look at this year's questions!
Pupils will complete round 1 by answering 20 questions in 35 minutes on their individual answer sheet. Entries will be posted off and hopefully we will have a finalist from among our participants. Successful candidates will progress to the next round of the competition which is also the final.
The final of the Pangea Maths Competition will be held in Trinity College Dublin on Saturday 29th April 2017.
Have a look at this year's questions!
The CIC Maths Challenge 2017 starts today. Best of luck to teachers and pupils in 3rd, 4th, 5th and 6th classes who are participating in this year's challenge! You can check out the various challenges on http://www.cicmathschallenge.com/
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CIC Maths Challenge 2017
Photo Gallery
Ms. Tiernan's 3rd class pupils participating in the
CIC Maths Challenge 2017
Ms. Mc Hugh's 3rd class pupils participating in the
CIC Maths Challenge 2017
Ms. Mc Evoy's 5th class pupils participating in the
CIC Maths Challenge 2017
Children in Crossfire
Maths Challenge 2017
We are looking forward to participating in the Children in Crossfire(CIC)Maths Challenge again this year. The competition will start on Thursday February 2nd 2017 and finish on Friday 17th February. All our pupils in 3rd , 4th, 5th and 6th classes are eligible to compete.
Last year Ms. Mc Evoy and her 5th class pupils won Quiz 2 in this maths competition. For their super efforts, they won a Children in Crossfire crystal trophy and maths resource vouchers to the value of 250 euros for our school. With these vouchers, they selected and purchased a variety of maths games and puzzles for their class.
Have a look at the photo of Ms. Mc Evoy and her class on the CIC website http://www.cicmathschallenge.com/
Last year Ms. Mc Evoy and her 5th class pupils won Quiz 2 in this maths competition. For their super efforts, they won a Children in Crossfire crystal trophy and maths resource vouchers to the value of 250 euros for our school. With these vouchers, they selected and purchased a variety of maths games and puzzles for their class.
Have a look at the photo of Ms. Mc Evoy and her class on the CIC website http://www.cicmathschallenge.com/
Maths Week 2016
Maths Week 2016 was celebrated in SMPPS from Monday 17th October to Friday 21st October.
Decorate-a-Maths Door Competition
Congratulations and well done to Mr. Price's 5th class pupils and Mr. Shaw's 6th class pupils who won the Decorate-a-Maths Door competition this year. Both classes won a Chase Across the Square board game and a homework pass for their artistic creations.
Well done to the other classes for participating in this competition. I'm sure you'll agree all the maths doors look amazing!!
Well done to the other classes for participating in this competition. I'm sure you'll agree all the maths doors look amazing!!
Look at the 5th Class Maths Doors!
Ms. Fitzpatrick's Maths Door
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Ms. Mc Evoy's Maths Door
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Ms. Hanratty's Maths Door
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Mr. Price's Maths Door
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Look at the 6th Class Maths Doors!
Mr. Hanlon's Maths Door
Ms. Power's Maths Door
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Mr. Shaw's Maths Door
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Our Maths Week Gallery
Look at all the fun we had
during Maths Week 2016
during Maths Week 2016
Ms. Dunne's 2nd class enjoying maths week activities
3rd Class Maths Quiz
First Class Fun
Maths Week 2016
We all enjoyed Maths Week last week . Click on the link below to see what we did during Maths Week in First Class.
http://firstclassinsmpps.weebly.com/our-news/maths-week-halloween-fun
http://firstclassinsmpps.weebly.com/our-news/maths-week-halloween-fun
Ms. Hunt's First Class pupils on a Maths Trail!
Puzzle Power Champions 2016-2017
Congratulations to Mr. Ronan Kelly and his 6th class pupils on winning this year's Puzzle Power competition. They were presented by Mr. Ward with a new maths board game called 'Chase Across the Square'. Well done!
Check out the Puzzle Page to see the puzzles Mr. Kelly's class solved.
Check out the Puzzle Page to see the puzzles Mr. Kelly's class solved.
Quick on the Draw Champions
2016-2017
Saad
5th Class
Quick on the Draw Champion
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Hannah 6th Class Quick on the Draw Champion
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Rahul 3rd Class Quick on the Draw Champion
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Lea 4th Class Quick on the Draw Champion
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Quick on the Draw Photo Gallery
Ms. Watters' Junior Infants getting into the spirit of Maths Week!!
Maths Week Events
Why not challenge your mathematical brain with a selection of Sudoku
challenges, Matchstick puzzles, Number Trick challenges and the Maths Puzzle of the Day?
Other fun activities in which you may participate during maths week with your class teacher include a maths table quiz, card games, number games, dice games, maths games, tangram puzzles, maths art and a maths trail around the school.
Who will be the 'Quick on the Draw'champions for Maths Week 2016?
There will be a Multiplication and Division Tables Challenge for 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils and a Subtraction and Addition Tables Challenge for 3rd class pupils. Will Stevie Almond, Saad Chaudhary and Joshua Delaney retain their titles?!!
This year we are holding a 'Decorate a Maths Door' competition for pupils in 5th and 6th classes - pick a maths theme/topic and decorate the outside of your classroom door with maths inspired images, symbols, equations, numbers, photos, quotes etc. One class from each of these class groups, with the most creatively decorated door, will receive prizes of a Chase Across The Square board game and a homework pass. Best of luck!
Check back here during Maths Week for photos of pupils and teachers in SMPPS having fun and participating in Maths Week 2016.
Have fun and enjoy Maths Week 2016!
challenges, Matchstick puzzles, Number Trick challenges and the Maths Puzzle of the Day?
Other fun activities in which you may participate during maths week with your class teacher include a maths table quiz, card games, number games, dice games, maths games, tangram puzzles, maths art and a maths trail around the school.
Who will be the 'Quick on the Draw'champions for Maths Week 2016?
There will be a Multiplication and Division Tables Challenge for 4th, 5th and 6th class pupils and a Subtraction and Addition Tables Challenge for 3rd class pupils. Will Stevie Almond, Saad Chaudhary and Joshua Delaney retain their titles?!!
This year we are holding a 'Decorate a Maths Door' competition for pupils in 5th and 6th classes - pick a maths theme/topic and decorate the outside of your classroom door with maths inspired images, symbols, equations, numbers, photos, quotes etc. One class from each of these class groups, with the most creatively decorated door, will receive prizes of a Chase Across The Square board game and a homework pass. Best of luck!
Check back here during Maths Week for photos of pupils and teachers in SMPPS having fun and participating in Maths Week 2016.
Have fun and enjoy Maths Week 2016!
Congratulations Emily!
Congratulation to Emily Profir on scooping first prize in the 2016 Pangea Maths Competition. Emily travelled to Trinity College in Dublin on Saturday 17th April to compete in the finals. Emily received a gold medal, a certificate and a voucher to the value of 150 euros as her prize. Well done Emily!
Pangea Maths Competition 2016
Congratulations to Emily Profir, a pupil in Mr. Price's 6th class, who has progressed to the final of the Pangea Maths Competition. Emily successfully completed round one of the competition under the expert guidance of Mr. Dunphy. Emily will travel to Trinity College on Saturday 16th April 2016 to compete in the final. She will be accompanied on the day by her mum and Mr. Dunphy. Best of luck Emily!
CIC Maths Challenge 2016 Winners
Congratulations and well done to Ms. Mc Evoy and her fifth class pupils on winning Quiz 2 of the CIC Maths Challenge 2016! For their super efforts, they have won a Children in Crossfire crystal trophy and maths resource vouchers to the value of 250 euros for our school.
Ms. Mc Evoy's 5th Class
2016 CIC Maths Challenge Champions
CIC Maths Challenge 2016
This year, the pupils from 3rd to 6th class in our school are participating in the Children in Crossfire (CIC) Maths Challenge. This Maths Challenge takes place from February 1st to February 15th 2016. During these two weeks, we will work collaboratively with our class teacher to solve a variety of maths problems. We will be competing with other schools in Ireland and abroad.
CIC is an international organisation working to protect and promote the rights of some of the world's most vulnerable children. CIC projects in Tanzania and Ethiopia invest in children's futures through education and health programmes. We are collecting one euro from each child who participates in the Maths Challenge to help this worthy cause.
Best of luck to all the children and their teachers!
CIC is an international organisation working to protect and promote the rights of some of the world's most vulnerable children. CIC projects in Tanzania and Ethiopia invest in children's futures through education and health programmes. We are collecting one euro from each child who participates in the Maths Challenge to help this worthy cause.
Best of luck to all the children and their teachers!
Look at our photos of the CIC Maths Challenge 2016
Drogheda Homeless Aid Collection 2015
The spirit of generosity is alive and well in SMPPS. This is evident from the amount of coins donated by guardians, parents, pupils and staff of our school community. A coin collection, launched on November 24th and wrapped up on December 11th, yielded a little over 400kg of coins. This endeavour undertaken at all class levels, was enthusiastically received and keenly pursued by pupils of all ages. An element of good humoured, inter-class competition and the promise of a reward, when a target of 1kg was achieved by each class, provided additional motivation. The total weight of coins collected amounted to 416.3kg. All proceeds, amounting in total to 4975.77 euros, were donated to Drogheda Homeless Aid. A special word of thanks to our caretaker, Michael, who carried the heavy containers of coins from our classrooms to Ms. Dolan's room to be counted!
A comprehensive and beautifully presented bar chart, compiled by Ms. Mc Kenna's fourth class pupils and proudly on display in the front hall, illustrates in mathematical terms the weight of the coins collected by the individual classes.
A comprehensive and beautifully presented bar chart, compiled by Ms. Mc Kenna's fourth class pupils and proudly on display in the front hall, illustrates in mathematical terms the weight of the coins collected by the individual classes.
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