Maths Week 2026
This week we celebrated Maths Week in St. Nathy’s College, by putting our students’ problem-solving skills to the test. Each class took part in a special game of “The 1% Club” during Maths classes, where the questions started off easy but got trickier as the rounds went on. Well done to everyone who took part, and special congratulations to the students who answered all 11 questions correctly and officially joined “The 1% Club.”
Throughout the week, there were also maths puzzles announced over the intercom. Congratulations to the classes who cracked the clues the quickest and were rewarded with sweets:
- Monday: Ms Mulhern’s 5th year English class
- Tuesday: Ms Conlon’s 5th year Biology class
- Thursday: Mr Curran’s 5th year History class
- Friday: Mr Creaton’s 6th year English class
The excitement and participation throughout the week proved that maths can be both challenging and great fun. Can you solve the puzzles?
Monday: Today is Monday, but what day will it be 100 days from now?
Tuesday: 5 people meet and everyone shakes hands with everyone else exactly once. How many handshakes are there in total?
Thursday: A snail climbs 4 metres up a wall each day but slips 3 metres each night. The wall is 9 metres high. How many days does it take to reach the top?
Friday: If you read the alphabet backwards, what will be the 10th letter you say?
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