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Jan 14
January Maths Puzzle - €25 Voucher to be Won!
Tom Asked his Granny how old she was. Rather than giving him a straight answer she replied: "I have 6 children and there is 4 years...


Dec 12, 2024
December Maths Puzzle - €25 Carn Voucher to be Won!
I am a three digit number. The second digit is four times as big as the third digit, while the first is three less than the second. What...

Nov 12, 2024
November Maths Puzzle - €25 Voucher Up for Grabs!
Sinead is 3 times as old as Padraig. Max is twice as old as Padraig. Lucy is 2 years older than Max. All together their ages sum to 26...


Nov 11, 2024
CCS STEM Role Models
Congratulations to Kitty McGinn, Ava Butler, Maria O Kane and Jean Bradley who received their NVQ Level 6 Award in 21st Century STEM...


Oct 18, 2024
Maths Week Lecture at QUB
As part of Maths Week 2024, a group of Third Year students travelled to Belfast to attend the QUB Maths Week Ireland lecture 'Exploring...


Oct 15, 2024
October Maths Puzzle - €25 Voucher up for Grabs!
To be in with a chance of winning a €25 voucher, just click on the link below and correctly answer the conundrum......


May 3, 2024
April Maths Puzzle Winners - Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Malin Head
Congrats to Scoil Naomh Mhuire, Malin Head, the winners of our April Maths Puzzle. They are pictured with Ms Jennifer McLaughlin and...


Apr 19, 2024
April Maths Puzzle (€25 Carn Voucher up for Grabs!)
A genealogist is looking through a client’s family photo album. The album has a photo of each of the parents, each of the...


Apr 12, 2024
Maths Students of the Month - March
March 2024 1st year math students of the month 1A - Pauric McLaughlin 1B - Dmytro Taran 1C - Summer McLaughlin 1D - Millie McColgan 1E -...


Mar 19, 2024
IMTA Pi Quiz Returns to CCS
On Thursday, 14th March, CCS hosted the regional round of the IMTA Pi Quiz for 3rd Year HL students. Eleven teams representing the four...


Mar 19, 2024
IMTA Team Maths Competition
On Tuesday 27th February, 12 of our Leaving Cert Higher Level students joined 27 other teams from schools all our the northwest to...


Mar 8, 2024
March Maths Puzzle (for a chance to win a €25 Carn Voucher)
Four friends want to cross a bridge. Only 2 people can cross at one time. It is a dark and stormy night and there is only one torch...


Mar 1, 2024
Maths Students of the Month - January/February
January/February 2024 1st year math students of the month 1A: Abbey McLaughlin 1B: Cerys Doherty 1C: Jacob Doherty 1D: Tiarna Bradley 1E:...

Jan 31, 2024
January Maths Puzzle (€25 to be Won!)
Answer the puzzle correctly to be in with a chance of winning a €25 Carn Voucher... If we know that archer A scored 55 points, and we...


Jan 25, 2024
Maths Students of the Month - December
December 2023 1st year math students of the month 1A Mark Houton 1B Thomas Hennessy 1C Darragh O'Donnell 1D Adel Mohammed 1E Mya McColgan...


Dec 13, 2023
December Maths Puzzle (€25 Voucher up for grabs...)
The Maths Puzzle is open to all pupil in CCS and the monthly winner get a €25 Carn Voucher. See link to the entry form below. Good luck!...


Dec 9, 2023
November Maths Puzzle Winners
November's winners of the monthly Maths Puzzle are...Mr. Damian Ward's 5th and 6th Class from St Boden's in Culdaff, and our own Ross...


Dec 2, 2023
Maths Students of the Month - November
November 2023 1st year math students of the month 1A - Aoibheann McGilloway 1B - Ellie May Brady 1C - Rowan Hirrell 1D - Sophie Borden 1E...

Nov 14, 2023
November Maths Puzzle (€25 Voucher up for grabs...)
The Maths Puzzle is open to all pupil in CCS and the monthly winner get a €25 Carn Voucher. See link to the entry form below. Good luck!...


Oct 27, 2023
October Maths Puzzle Winners
Cassidy Diver (3rd Year) is the winner of our October Maths Puzzle. That's a €25 Carn voucher she's holding, in case anyone thinks Maths...


Oct 24, 2023
Maths Students of the Month - October
October 2023 1A Ryan McLaughlin 1B Nathan McConnell Hewitt 1C Callum McEleney Kearney 1D Cara Ann McLaughlin 1E Owen McLaughlin 1F Leah...


Oct 16, 2023
October Maths Puzzle (€25 Voucher up for grabs...)
The Maths Puzzle is open to all pupil in CCS and the monthly winner get a €25 Carn Voucher...How do you like THOSE numbers?? See link to...

Oct 16, 2023
Maths Week (Competition Included!) - 16th-20th October
Maths Week competition details below... We are running a competition for Maths Week. The maths words in the photograph are missing their...


Oct 3, 2023
Maths Students of the Month - September
September 2023 1A - Olivia McCandless 1B - Chloe Harkin 1C - Matilda McLaughlin Stonham 1D - Liam Doherty 1E - Ethan McLaughlin McCann 1F...


Apr 27, 2023
April Maths Puzzle - €25 voucher up for grabs!
Two people were playing cards for Easter eggs. The winner of the game received an Easter egg from the loser. When it was time for one of...


Mar 30, 2023
Maths Puzzle Winner (January-March)
Pictured are the January and March Maths Puzzle winners - Ms Elaine Doherty with 6th class in Scoil Treasa Naofa Malin, and Mr. Shaun...


Mar 17, 2023
Pi Day Quiz a Piece of Cake for CCS Pupils
On March, 14th...Pi Day...(3.14, get it??)...CCS hosted the North Donegal Regional Finals of the IMTA Junior Cycle Maths Quiz. They were...

Mar 6, 2023
March Maths Puzzle
To be in with a chance of winning a €25 voucher, just click on the link below and correctly answer the conundrum......


Dec 9, 2022
December Maths Puzzle
Noelle has a box of Christmas ornaments, which she uses to decorate her Christmas tree each year. All of them are blue, except for 6. All...


Dec 6, 2022
November Maths Puzzle Winners
The winners of the November Maths puzzle are Mr Ronan Ruddy's 6th class students from Urblereagh National School, Malin. Included in the...

Nov 23, 2022
November Maths Puzzle
There are 7 children on a bus. Each child has 7 schoolbags. Each schoolbag contains 7 big cats. For every big cat there are 7 kittens....


Oct 28, 2022
Monthly Maths Puzzle - October Winners
Congratulations to our October winners who are Mrs Grainne Diver’s 6th Class from Scoil Mhuire, Gleneely. The correct answer was 16; did...

Oct 6, 2022
October Maths Puzzle...€25 voucher up for grabs!
To enter the October Maths Puzzle and be in with a chance of winning a €25 voucher, click the link below...Good luck!...


May 12, 2022
May Maths Puzzle
To be in with a chance of winning a €25 voucher, enter this month's competition... QUESTION! Farmer Rachel had an extremely busy Spring....

Apr 7, 2022
April Maths Puzzle
QUESTION! I started doing some work on the board but got called away. I asked the students to fill in the missing number on the board....


Mar 12, 2022
February Maths Puzzle Prize Goes to Greencastle
The February Maths Puzzle was successfully solved (and celebratory sweets were eaten) by 6th class in Scoil Cholmcille, Greencastle....


Feb 16, 2022
January Maths Puzzle Champs - Tiernasligo Seniors
Pictured are Ms Clare Doherty and her senior room students in Tiernasligo NS (winners of the CCS January Maths puzzle) being presented...


Jan 13, 2022
January Maths Puzzle - €25 Voucher to be Won!
To be in with a chance of winning a €25 voucher, enter this month's competition below. "After a massive overspend at Christmas my husband...


Dec 22, 2021
December Maths Puzzle Celebrations at St. Pat's NS
Pictured are the December winners of the CCS Maths Puzzle - 6th Class from St. Patrick's National School (Carndonagh), including Mr. John...


Dec 7, 2021
December Maths Puzzle
To be in with a chance of winning a €25 voucher, enter this month's competition using the Google form below. Good luck, folks! Click...


Dec 3, 2021
Daniel McL wins November Maths Quiz
Daniel McLaughlin Transition Year was the winner of the November Maths Puzzle, receiving a €25 Carn voucher from Ms Laura Egan for his...

Nov 3, 2021
November Maths Puzzle
To be in with a chance of winning a €25 voucher, enter this month's competition using the Google form below. Good luck, folks!...


Nov 2, 2021
October Maths Competition - Sweet Victory for Donagh NS
Donagh National School were the winners of the October Maths Puzzle run by CCS. Pictured are Ms. Carey's fifth and sixth class students...


May 14, 2021
May Maths Puzzle (€25 One4All Voucher to be Won)
To be in with a chance of winning a €25 One4All voucher, enter this month's competition. It's a double-header... Open to all pupils at...

Mar 17, 2021
March Maths Puzzle (€25 All4One Voucher to be Won)
This month's maths puzzle has a St. Patrick's Day theme, but you can enter anytime before the end of March. Enter the comp to be in with...


Mar 1, 2021
February Maths Puzzle
Ben, Linda and Wesley have been busy decorating their home-school workspace with hearts for Valentine’s Day. Ben cut out 10 more than...
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