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One-to-one Junior Cert tuition

FCL Galway is offering Junior Certificate maths classes on a one-to-one basis and there are a few limited places remaining. The classes are delivered online, but Frank Murphy will meet the students and parents in person initially to explain exactly how the classes are formatted and how they can gain maximum benefit from the tuition.

Help with primary school maths

A child’s encounters with maths in the early years in primary school will influence how confident they feel about maths and how they will perform in the higher primary classes, into secondary school and beyond. Maths skills are life skills. Maths teaches us to think independently and to solve problems.

Help with primary school maths

A common problem for school-going children is getting to grips with mathematics. If students start to feel they are falling behind this can quickly snowball into maths anxiety.

The Galway minor hurling team, 1941

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For me, hurling is the ultimate game, but it is more than just a game, a team contest of speed, skill, style, hand-eye co-ordination, a national passion which is woven into the social fabric of Irish society, a game that is played for pride, not money, and quintessentially Irish. As a lady once said, “When you think of it, apart from the Irish language, there is nothing more Irish in this country than the game of hurling.” The game has always flourished in Galway and this county has made a major contribution to its history.

Connacht facing time out after letting Munster off the hook

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hree-week break from action after the French government called a halt to its teams playing in the European Cup.

Connacht can now turn their attention to new-look Champions Cup

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Connacht Rugby concluded the 2019/20 season having achieved their primary ambition to retain Champions Cup status.

Connacht return to Aviva with wholesale changes for Munster

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Connacht return to the Aviva for their final PRO14 fixture of the 2019/20 season when they face Munster on Sunday (3pm).

FCL mathematics booking now for January

Children who are good at maths at the age of nine (third class) are more likely to be more confident going into secondary school. This is the finding of research (Growing Up in Ireland) from the ESRI. Having good maths skills in third class is a critical factor in helping with the transition to secondary level. One of the key findings was that students who disliked maths at primary level were also more likely to find maths difficult after the transition to second level. It is evident that fostering foundational skills in maths at primary level was crucial to a later positive engagement with the subject.

How to cope with maths anxiety

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A common problem for school-going children is getting to grips with mathematics. If students start to feel they are falling behind it is not too long before this can turn into a snowballing problem that becomes maths anxiety.

Help with primary school mathematics — September is just nine weeks away

Is your child’s maths performance below par? Is it affecting his/her confidence and outlook? Is your child just a little bit at sea, or is maths a total minefield? As the school year draws to a close, is it time to put a schedule in place for September? And what about maths and the summer slide?

 

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