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Maths Week

Colourful Science with Anyone4Science

In this workshop the children are introduced to pipettes and how to use them to transfer and measure liquids.

Suit Junior Infants to First Class

Tuesday 15th October, 10.00am (schools)

Castletymon Library

Session Capacity: 30 children max

Booking Essential.

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Mind Reading Maths with Anyone4Science

In this workshop, using our special cards we can read everyone’s minds. The children then all make their own mind reading cards. With the older children we explain the maths behind the numbers on each card and do some logic puzzles.

Suit 3rd – 6th Class

Session Capacity: 30 children max (schools), 10 children max (Neurodiverse Group)

Booking Essential.

Taking Place across multiple different libraries on multiple different days:

Tallaght Library: Monday 14th October

10.00am & 11.00am (schools)

12.00pm (Neurodiverse Group)

Castletymon Library: Tuesday 15th October

11.00am (schools)

12.00pm (Neurodiverse Group)

Palmerstown Library: Wednesday 16th October

9.30am (schools)

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Maths Detective Workshop with the Rediscovery Centre

The Maths Detective Workshop presents the primary maths curriculum to students in a fun and interactive way 

Suit 3rd – 6th Class

Session Capacity: 30 children max (schools), 10 children max (Neurodiverse Group)

Booking Essential.

Taking Place across multiple different libraries on multiple different days:

North Clondalkin Library:  Monday 14th on October

9.45am – 10.45am (Neurodiverse Group)

11.00am – 12.30pm (schools)

Clondalkin Library: Monday 14th October and Tuesday 15th October

9.45am – 10.45am (Neurodiverse Group)

11.00am – 12.30pm (schools)

Lucan Library: Wednesday 16th October

9.45am – 10.45am (Neurodiverse Group)

11.00am – 12.30pm (schools)

Ballyroan Library: Thursday 17th October

9.45am – 10.45am (Neurodiverse Group)

11.00am – 12.30pm (schools)

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CSI Maths Workshop with the Rediscovery Centre

This Secondary CSI Maths Workshop presents the maths curriculum strands to students in a fun and interactive way.

Suit 1st -3rd Year

Session Capacity: 30 children max

Booking Essential.

Taking Place across multiple different libraries on multiple different days:

North Clondalkin Library: Monday 14th October

12.45pm-2.15pm (schools)

Clondalkin Library: Monday 14th October and Tuesday 15th October

12.45pm-2.15pm (schools)

Lucan Library: Wednesday 16th October

12.45pm-2.15pm (schools)

Ballyroan Library: Thursday 17th October

12.45pm-2.15pm (schools)

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Maths for Primary School Parents Series:

A 3 week series of workshops will take parents through the different areas of the Primary School Maths Curriculum, allowing them to to feel more confident helping their children with maths problems

Each session is booked separately.

Session 1: Numbers

Monday 14th October, 6:00pm-8:00pm

North Clondalkin Library

This session includes: 

  • Operations - the many different words used
  • Relationships  ( adding and multiplying and zero)

  • BEMDAS How to start a problem
  • Long division

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Session 2: Fractions- percentages- Decimals.

Tuesday 15th October, 6:00pm-8:00pm 

Castletymon Library

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Session 3: Problem solving.

From words to Numbers - this will also be an introduction to algebra.

Wednesday 16th October, 6:00pm-8:00pm

Ballyroan Library

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Library Addresses:

Ballyroan Library, Orchardstown Avenue,
Rathfarnham,
Dublin D14 VY33

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Castletymon Library, Castletymon Road, 
Castletymon
Dublin 24  D24 EC1X

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Clondalkin Library, Monastery Road,
Clondalkin,
Dublin D22 XPO3

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North Clondalkin Library, Liscarne Close
Rowlagh
Dublin 22, D22 E2Y2

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Lucan LibraryLucan Shopping Centre
Newcastle Road
Lucan
Dublin K78 V295

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Palmerstown Library, Unit 11/12, Palmerstown Shopping Centre
Kennelsfort Road
Palmerstown
Dublin 20.
D20 VH60

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Tallaght Library, County Library, 
Library Square, 
Tallaght, 
Dublin D24 A3EX