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ROYAL SCHOOL CAVAN MATHS WEEK

As part of maths week which took place from 16th to the Students entered Maths Eyes, a National competition where
20th of October, the school set up various activities to they took a photograph of something they deemed to have
enhance our problem solving skills and get an appreciation mathematical significance. In parallel with this we ran a
of maths outside the classroom. school based competition based on the same theme, our
best entries were Erika Wensel, Joseph Murphy and Obi
First years students took part in a maths trail, in which
they were presented with various problems to solve some Nzewi. Some of the entries are shown here.
based on logic and others based on their surroundings. A Countdown competition was also held during lunch times
The winning team was Carley Byres, Andrew Elliott, Zarah in Ms. Gray’s Classroom, the winner of this event was Ben
Petters and Jemima Olujitan. Richie.

Best Entries, Erika Wensel, Joseph Murphy and Obi Nzewi. Sophie Reilly, Rachel Alexander, Barry Stratford & Nathan Clarke
runners up in the Pi Maths Competiton, May 2017

The winning team,
Carley Byres, Andrew
Elliott, Zarah Petters and
Jemima Olujitan

Ben Richie,Winner
of the Countdown
Competition

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