Today we explored number, angles, directions and the Mobius Loop for Maths Week with Douglas Buchanan and NUIG.
Tag: Maths
Clontuskert Virtual Open Day 2021
Thank you to everyone who joined us for our Virtual Open Day today on Microsoft Teams.
Did you miss the event? Contact us on clontuskertns@gmail.com for more information!
We also offer tours of the school outside of school hours as per HSE COVID-19 regulations.
Please contact the principal if you wish to avail of this.
Admission Form for September 2021:
Application for Admission of New Pupils 2021-2022
If you are interested in enrolling your child for 2022 or beyond, please complete this Expression of Interest Form:
Expression of Interest Form.
School Policies relevant to Annual Admission:
Admission Policy
Policies for review for Permissions in Enrolment Form
Happy Hallowe’en from St. Augustine’s N.S. Clontuskert
Greetings to all of our families and friends of St. Augustine’s National School Clontuskert!
Please click the link below to view our Hallowe’en Newsletter.
We wish you a very happy and safe Midterm and look forward to welcoming you back to school on Monday 2nd November 2020 at 9.00am.
Maths Week 2020 with Douglas Buchanan
On Wednesday 14th October 4th to 6th class took part in a Maths Workshop online with Calmast, Waterford Institute of Technology’s STEM Engagement Centre, as part of Maths Week Ireland.
NUI Galway hosted a 30-minute online workshop entitled “Mathematics is Surprising!” by Mr. Douglas Buchanan.
The workshop showed pupils that mathematics is not just “textbooks and sums” but is also full of surprises.
The activities during the 30-minute presentation gave unexpected results whether looking at a chessboard, solving a simple number sentence or the mysteries of the Mobius Strip.
Virtual Tour of Clontuskert National School in Minecraft
This year some of our new students have been unable to visit St. Augustine’s National School Clontuskert before they start school, so we ran a competition to design a Virtual School Tour in Minecraft for Education.
We had many amazing entries. The winning video stood out for its attention to detail and close mirroring of the real school in Clontuskert.
Check out the winning submission from our 4th class student here and take a tour of our beautiful school in rural Co. Galway.
#ClontuskertStrong
#ASchoolWhereLearningComesAlive
Visit from French Inspectorate to Clontuskert
From the 2nd to the 7th of February we hosted the French Primary Inspectorate and Professional Development Service from Nantes. (Départementale Education Prioritaire- IEN Circonscription 1er degré- Departmental Priority Education – IEN Constituency 1st degree)
They visited Clontuskert to observe teaching practices particularly in the field of mathematics.
During their visit, we had the opportunity to
-exchange and discuss math teaching practices in Ireland and France
-give new insights into different teaching methodologies and approaches we use in Clontuskert
-pick up good practices especially in the subject of mathematics
They especially focused on teaching problem solving, numerical systems and mental arithmetic.
On Monday our French visitors were hosted by Dr. Deirdre Butler in St. Patrick’s College Drumcondra and Mrs. Murray led a lesson on robotics and showed how this field seamlessly integrates with real-world math.
On Tuesday the inspectors and trainers were guests of Richard Ryan, Microsoft DreamSpace Lead in DreamSpace at One Microsoft Place. There they explored hands-on mathematics and problem solving with a STEAM approach to Hacking STEM. They learned how to code using Microbits and were shown how this relates to the field of math and can be incorporated in a primary classroom.
On Wednesday they visited Clontuskert school and were extremely impressed with our differentiated approach to the teaching of mathematics and especially how formative assessment is built into our everyday classes and used for and as learning. We showcased our Team Teaching approach to various strands in the mathematics curriculum and showcased our work in robotics and how that feeds into math problem solving, collaboration and critical thinking.
Math Playground
Today we had a wonderful Math Playground in Clontuskert’s Senior Room.
We worked with Ms. McEvoy and Mrs. Murray on Place Value. You can see some of our activities here!
FLL Junior- MISSION MOON
Today the children from 1st and 2nd Class had a great day at the FIRST LEGO Junior 2019 ‘Mission Moon’ in the Salthill Hotel in Galway. They worked very eagerly in the build up to this day on models, designs, Core Values and research.
Congratulations to all pupils. We are very proud of you all. A special thanks to Chad Baldi from NASA for Skyping us and answering our endless questions! We hope to skype him again next term to give feedback on our project and learn more about the Mars Rover that he is working on.
Thank you to our senior students for sharing their engineering skills and knowledge and especially to Clontuskert’s dedicated staff for supporting our students in their work.
During the FLL Junior Expo, two students from the school spoke on behalf of the team to Paul Sneem who MC’d the event. They were filmed and their interview was shown live on screens around the event for everyone to see.
Thanks to everyone at Galway Education Centre for organising and supporting this amazing event.
Check out a video of their presentation here:
Summer Holidays 2018
Here are some fun games to play during the summer. Our holidays start on Tuesday 26th of June at 12.30pm and we return to school on Monday 3rd September 2018 at 9.00am.
Happy holidays!
Fun for the Summer:
Maths Games:
Multiplication Times Tables Practice:
Maths Games
Learning Games
Junior/Senior Infants:
Cool Math
Mental Maths:
Mental Maths
Memory Games:
Cool Math Memory Games
Number Games:
Cool Math Number Games
Math Playground
English Revision:
Grammar Games:
Game Zone
Fun English Games
Fun Brain
Gaeilge:
TG4 Player
Cluichí:
Digital Dialects
Irish Page
Irish newspapers:
Beo
Science Games:
Primary Games
Science Kids
History:
Fun Trivia
Ireland 101
Geography:
European Physical Geography:
Irish Physical Geography:
A Busy Week in Clontuskert!
This week the senior room started working on topic 1 of their Innovation project. This is a four-week project which encourages the students to explore how innovation can solve local and global issues. It involves over 460 schools across 85 countries.
We sang songs as Gaeilge, celebrated birthdays and congratulated the students and writers of the week at assembly.
Mr. Foran brought us outside to enjoy the 10 at 10 activities in the sunshine.
The children in the junior room were busy learning all about length in their maths lessons.
