{"id":11477,"date":"2022-03-08T17:13:21","date_gmt":"2022-03-08T17:13:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2021\/?page_id=11477"},"modified":"2022-03-08T17:13:21","modified_gmt":"2022-03-08T17:13:21","slug":"maths-week-newsletter-march-2022","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2025\/maths-week-newsletter-march-2022\/","title":{"rendered":"Maths Week Newsletter March 2022"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eaeaea;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 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exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:20px\"><font color=\"#1b1b1e\" face=\"lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\"><strong>Welcome to the March Newsletter<\/strong><\/font><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><font face=\"lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\">Since the loosening of restrictions last month the island has seen a big return to normality in events and interactions with others, with this, preparations are already being made for Maths Week 2022 in-person events.<br>\nThis week we had eth first day of (meteorological) Spring, Ash Wednesday and Carnival in many countries. We also\u00a0celebrated\u00a0Shrove Tuesday, or as it is more widely known Pancake Tuesday and we have a belated pancake puzzle below.\u00a0<br>\nNext Monday week we will also celebrate the International Day of Mathematics, Pi Day.\u00a0This worldwide celebration of maths takes place on March 14 (3.14 in US format).\u00a0<br>\nWe also have our regular column from Douglas Buchanan with some thought provoking ideas and excellent resources for teachers.\u00a0<br>\n\u00a0So\u00a0as we enjoy the stretch in the evenings this month we\u00a0have a lot of news, resources and coming events to share with you.<\/font><\/div>\n\u00a0\n\n<h3 class=\"null\" style=\"display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #444444;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 22px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color:#FF8D06\">In this issue:<\/span><\/h3>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><a href=\"#Maths Week 2022\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Maths Week 2022<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><a href=\"#St. Brigid's Day\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">A Puzzle for\u00a0Pancake Tuesday<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><a href=\"#Engineers Week\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Engineers Week<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#International Day of Mathematics\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">International Day of Mathematics 2022<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#maths news\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Maths News<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#The Humour of Maths\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">The Humour of Mathematics<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><a href=\"#Target Boards\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><font face=\"lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\">Target Boards<\/font><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a href=\"#Maths at Work\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Maths at Work<\/a><\/span><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><a href=\"#Highlights\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Highlights<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><a href=\"#upcoming events\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Upcoming Events<\/a><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><a href=\"#puzzle of the week\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><font face=\"lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\">Puzzle of the Week<\/font><\/a><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><a href=\"#DC Beagle\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">DC Beagle: Maths Beyond the Textboo<\/a><a href=\"#DC Beagle\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">k<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: right;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">Best wishes,<br>\nThe Maths Week 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18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                        \n                            <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #CBF8F9;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><a id=\"Maths Week 2022\" name=\"Maths Week 2022\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a>Maths Week 2022<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-file-id=\"1746242\" height=\"113\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/de0f111f-52ec-2114-36cd-c4f1d5d66fa2.png\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 500px;height: 113px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"500\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">The dates for Maths Week 2022 have been announced! It will take place from the 15th to the 23rd of October 2022. The Maths Week team are already planning the programme, as a hybrid of online and face-to-face activity. If you have any ideas please get in touch.\u00a0<\/span><br>\n<br>\n<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">Keep an eye on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">our websit<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2021\/christmas-puzzles\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">e<\/a>\u00a0and social media for all the latest updates.<\/span><\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<![endif]-->\n\t<tbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                        \n                            <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #F7C692;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a id=\"St. Brigid's Day\" name=\"St. Brigid's Day\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a>A Puzzle for Pancake Tuesday<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-file-id=\"1746454\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/4a602a71-8d27-c84f-89d8-055229edb14b.png\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 300px;height: 300px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"300\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">The chefs in the kitchen\u00a0are\u00a0sloppy, and when they\u00a0prepare\u00a0a stack of pancakes they come out all different sizes. Therefore, when I deliver them to a customer, on the way to the table, I rearrange them (so that the smallest winds up on top, and so on, down to the largest at the bottom), by grabbing several from the top and flipping them over, repeating this (varying the number I flip) as many times as necessary.\u00a0<\/span><br>\n<br>\n<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><em><strong>\u00a0If there are 7\u00a0pancakes, what is the minimum number of flips that are required to\u00a0rearrange them?<\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\">Solution below.<\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<![endif]-->\n\t<tbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                        \n                            <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #C9F8FA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #F2F2F2;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a id=\"Engineers Week\" name=\"Engineers Week\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a>Engineers Week 2022<\/span><br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"1746466\" height=\"255\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/62c5cbac-6882-374b-3d96-2d8172fa1a6b.png\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 200px;height: 255px;margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"200\"><\/strong><\/span><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><span style=\"color:#000000\">Maths is a huge part of the world of engineering.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><span style=\"color:#000000\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.engineersireland.ie\/Schools\/Engineers-Week\/About-Engineers-Week\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">STEPS Engineers Week<\/a> takes place from the 5 - 11 March and is\u00a0run by the Engineers Ireland STEPS programme.<\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"> <span style=\"color:#000000\">There are activities and events for primary and secondary schools, North and South.<br>\nThis year <a href=\"https:\/\/www.calmast.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Calmast<\/a> is running the South East Engineering Festival in conjunction with Waterford Institute of Technology and IT Carlow who will soon become\u00a0South East Technological University. Throughout the week there are both in-person and virtual events being run for primary and secondary school students. Be sure to check out the Engineers Week Quiz for secondary school students and the Drawing Competition for primary students with prizes up for grabs for the winner of each. To see the full range of fantastic events taking place, check out<strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/engfest.ie\/programme-22\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">www.engfest.ie<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<![endif]-->\n\t<tbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                        \n                            <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #F7C692;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #F2F2F2;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <h1 style=\"display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 40px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><a id=\"International Day of Mathematics\" name=\"International Day of Mathematics\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><\/h1>\n<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"1746470\" height=\"239\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/be2bf337-65d2-4751-67e1-370e8daff660.png\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 550px;height: 239px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"550\"><br>\n<strong><span style=\"font-size:18px\">WDM Targetboards<\/span><\/strong><br>\nA special Targetboards challenge will take place on www.mathsweek.ie on March 14.\u00a0<br>\n<br>\n<strong><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\">Mathematics Unites Photo Challenge<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br>\n<span style=\"color:#000000\">The theme for this year's International Day of Mathematics is 'Mathematics Unites'. Let's connect the world through photos and the universal language of maths. The challenge is to take a picture of yourself with a mathematical thing and the more people the better. Why not team up with your class, family or pets. These mathematical objects could be anything from a geometrical shape to a statue of a famous Mathematician. For full info on the challenge visit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.idm314.org\/2022-photo-challenge.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">www.idm314.org<\/a><\/span>\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 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style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a>Maths News<\/span><\/strong><\/span>\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" 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                         <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #C9F8FA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<h1 data-epic-field=\"title\" itemprop=\"name\" style=\"display: block;margin: 0;padding: 0;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 40px;font-style: normal;font-weight: bold;line-height: 150%;letter-spacing: normal;text-align: center;\"><font face=\"lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>Wordle Spin-off, Nerdle takes off<\/strong><\/span><\/font><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">Nerdle converts Wordle into a numbers game by challenging players to figure out an eight-character calculation, for example 7+6\/3=9, in just six guesses.<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">The game was created in the UK by\u00a0Richard Mann, who has worked in tech startups for 20 years, after discussing with his teenage children the absence of a Wordle equivalent for maths fans. His son worked out the 17,723 valid solutions for eight-digit Nerdle.<\/span><\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">Since launching on January 20th, the game been played by more than 1 million people in more than 200 countries.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">To have a go at Nerdle yourself, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/nerdlegame.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">click here<\/a><\/strong><\/span>\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<![endif]-->\n\t<tbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                        \n                            <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #F7C692;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:20px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a id=\"The Humour of Maths\" name=\"The Humour of Maths\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a>The Humour of Mathematics<br>\n<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"1746474\" height=\"121\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/6aee94b6-9412-a356-b45e-9935ea102b5d.png\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 417px;height: 121px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"417\"><\/span><\/strong><\/span><br>\n<br>\n\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><strong>Des MacHale is\u00a0emeritus professor of maths from University College Cork<\/strong> and a recipient of the <strong>Maths Week Ireland Award for Raising Public Awareness of Maths<\/strong>. He has written four books about (his predecessor in UCC) George Boole as well as several books on humour.<br>\nIn a zoom talk for the Gathering4Gardner Celebration of Mind series Des looks at the role that humour plays in the teaching and understanding of mathematics, with hilariously funny illustrations and examples.\u00a0The Zoom talk will take place on <strong>March 21st at 16:00<\/strong>.<br>\nThe aim is to show how humour humanises the subject, makes it more enjoyable, and show that mathematicians are prepared to laugh at themselves and their subject.<br>\nOn a more serious level, Des examine structural relations between humour and mathematics, for example, a comparison between the theorem and the joke, and a look at people who had a foot in both camps, such as Lewis Carroll, Stephen Leacock and\u00a0Tom Lehrer.<br>\n<br>\nFor more information and booking visit:<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gathering4gardner.org\/com-2022-3-21\/\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.gathering4gardner.org\/com-2022-3-21\/<\/a><br>\n<br>\nThe Gathering4Gardner Celebration of Mind series is a rich source for recreational maths and maths and art material.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.gathering4gardner.org\/category\/com-virtual-events\/\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.gathering4gardner.org\/category\/com-virtual-events\/<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n     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left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a id=\"Target Boards\" name=\"Target Boards\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a>Target Boards for March<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" data-file-id=\"1746250\" height=\"400\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/113b16c4-9639-3088-35f9-81d2621500e5.png\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 400px;height: 400px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"400\"><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">Target Boards will make their return this Friday.<br>\nIf you are not already registered already for Spring2022 campaign, you will have to register your class.\u00a0<br>\nTargetboards\u00a0and can be accessed through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2021\/targetboard-instructions-2021\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Games and Competitions<\/a>.<\/span><br>\n<br>\n\u00a0<\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if 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normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a id=\"Maths at Work\" name=\"Maths at Work\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a><\/span><\/span><span style=\"font-size:20px\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">Maths at Work<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<div>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"1746462\" height=\"550\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/eb70763e-3d67-5c8d-9a4f-57907417a227.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 550px;height: 550px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"550\"><br>\n<br>\n<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">Do you have a story to tell?\u00a0<br>\nIf so, get in touch with us about how you use maths at work.<br>\nContact us at\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:mathsweek@wit.ie\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">mathsweek@wit.ie<\/a>\u00a0or fill in our\u00a0form at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mathsweek.ie\/2021\/submit-your-maths-at-work-story\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">www.mathsweek.ie<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<![endif]-->\n\t<tbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n        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100% !important;background-color: #CBF8F9;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><a id=\"Highlights\" name=\"Highlights\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" data-file-id=\"1745998\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/7bf7d7f9-ddc3-3ae2-89e5-6c926a6bb021.png\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 350px;height: 114px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"350\"><br>\n<strong><font face=\"lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\">Maths Anxiety with Dr. Aoibhinn N\u00ed Sh\u00failleanh\u00e1in<\/span><\/font><\/strong><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">Dr. Aoibhinn N\u00ed Sh\u00failleabh\u00e1in featured recently on RTE Radio 1 Drivetime speaking about a recent study of maths anxiety in students. She talks about how students can rub off on each other when it comes to their anxiety and how teachers can help to relieve this. To listen to\u00a0the conversation\u00a0in full <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rte.ie\/radio\/radio1\/clips\/22060686\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">click here<\/a>.<\/span><\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<![endif]-->\n\t<tbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                        \n                            <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #F7C692;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong><a id=\"upcoming events\" name=\"upcoming events\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"center\" data-file-id=\"1745966\" height=\"114\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/e0dafec9-0a87-00f8-c7bf-063bf0ad6eef.png\" style=\"border: 0px initial;width: 350px;height: 114px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"350\"><\/strong><\/span><\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\">\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{0ca28db5-ef18-451b-93cc-6ed5c087bcc0}{76}\" paraid=\"1444470980\" style=\"text-align: left;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;line-height: 150%;\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\">\u00a0<\/p>\n\n<p 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closing date for posters to be submitted.\u00a0<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{976ba499-e25f-4866-8c3a-3b63e861bef2}{163}\" paraid=\"1038270306\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><strong>March 5-11th<\/strong><br>\nEngineers Week & <a href=\"https:\/\/engfest.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">SE EngFest<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{bd65e156-d3cd-49bd-9e97-5249dd822581}{118}\" paraid=\"1350194089\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><strong>March 14th<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.idm314.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">International Day of Mathematics<\/a><br>\n<br>\n<strong>March 30th<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.womeninstem.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Women in STEM Summit 2022<\/a>, Dublin<br>\n<br>\n<strong>April 8-9th<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ista.ie\/events\/event\/ista-annual-conference-2022-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Irish Science Teachers Association Annual Conference 2022<\/a>, UCC Cork<br>\n<br>\n<strong>April 12-14th<\/strong><br>\nMathematical Association Conference \u2018<a href=\"https:\/\/maconference.org.uk\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Mathematical Visions<\/a>\u2019, online<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{61cd1eaa-d977-49e7-991a-35204e619132}{222}\" paraid=\"1500371158\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><strong>April 20-21st<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/eusea.info\/eusea2022-conference-cork-ireland\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">European Science Engagement Association<\/a><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/eusea.info\/eusea2022-conference-cork-ireland\/\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/a><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eusea.info\/eusea2022-conference-cork-ireland\/\u00a0\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">22 Conference,<\/a> Cork<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{61cd1eaa-d977-49e7-991a-35204e619132}{81}\" paraid=\"1329600077\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><strong>June 20-24th<\/strong><br>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/ilas2020.ie\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">24th Conference of the International Linear Algebra Society<\/a>, Galway<br>\n<br>\n<strong>July 6-14th<\/strong><\/span><br>\n<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a href=\"https:\/\/icm2022.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">International Congress of Mathematicians<\/a>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n\n<p lang=\"EN-US\" paraeid=\"{a8f3f4fb-0d75-441f-86f6-56b4d87604b1}{150}\" paraid=\"1375293054\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;line-height: 150%;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><strong>October 15-23rd\u00a0<\/strong><br>\nMaths Week Ireland<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<![endif]-->\n\t<tbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                        \n                            <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #CBF8F9;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><font face=\"lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\">IMTA Junior Mathematics Competition<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"1746478\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/4b824aa8-ffa5-bcf8-0078-f829478fa36e.png\" style=\"border: 0px initial;width: 200px;height: 200px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"200\"><\/span><\/font><\/strong><br>\n\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">The Irish Maths Teachers Association Junior Mathematics Competition takes place this week. The regional round of the competition is being held online. The entry form can be filled out on their <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/imta.ie\/product\/junior-mathematics-competition\/\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Website<\/a>. <\/strong>Further information will be sent out after registration.<\/span><\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<![endif]-->\n\t<tbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                        \n                            <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #F7C692;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">SciFest@College entry form closing\u00a0date<\/span><\/span><\/strong><br>\n\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: justify;\"><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"1746418\" height=\"149\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/110ce3ca-cde3-6939-87e4-937a2b01fe7c.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px initial;width: 180px;height: 149px;margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"180\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">SciFest@College ran very successfully online in both 2020 and 2021. However, a virtual event cannot capture the excitement and atmosphere of a 'real' SciFest@College STEM fair in a third-level college.<br>\nSciFest@College is open to all second-level students and is free to enter. There is a range of awards available at each of the SciFest@College venues; a list of the awards currently available at each venue may be viewed\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/scifest.ie\/Page\/Awards-2019\/3654\/Index.html\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/a>.\u00a0<br>\nThe closing date for receipt of completed entry forms to SciFest@College 2022 for\u00a0<strong>all venues<\/strong>,\u00a0is\u00a0<strong>Friday 11 March 2022.<\/strong><\/span><br>\n\u00a0<\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<![endif]-->\n\t<tbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                        \n                            <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #CBF8F9;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <div style=\"text-align: left;\">\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><font face=\"lucida sans unicode, lucida grande, sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\">Teddy Rocks Maths Essay Competition<img decoding=\"async\" align=\"left\" data-file-id=\"1744450\" height=\"209\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/488930b9-99c8-454d-9226-9f4ade657caf.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 250px;height: 209px;margin: 0px 5px 0px 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"250\"><\/span><\/font><\/strong><br>\n\u00a0<\/div>\n\n<div style=\"text-align: left;\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">The competition is open to anyone and entrants can write about any mathematical topic they choose (no hard word limit but a guideline of 1000-2000 words). The deadline for entry is on <strong>Thursday 31st March<\/strong>.<br>\nThe competition is run by Maths Week regular Dr Tom Crawford.<br>\nThere are two separate cash prizes of \u00a350 for the best student entry (aged 18 and under) and the best winner overall, with all entries published at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/tomrocksmaths.com\/\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">tomrocksmaths.com<\/a>.<br>\nThe two winners will also be published on the St Edmund Hall (Oxford) website.<br>\nYou can see the winning entries from last year (both A-level students) along with more details of the competition - including the entry form - here:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.seh.ox.ac.uk\/study\/outreach\/teddy-rocks-maths\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.seh.ox.ac.uk\/study\/outreach\/teddy-rocks-maths<\/a><\/span><\/div>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <tbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" style=\"padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n              \t<!--[if mso]>\n\t\t\t\t<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width:100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if mso]>\n\t\t\t\t<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #757575;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\">\n                        \n                            <img decoding=\"async\" data-file-id=\"1746326\" height=\"236\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/0848f6f8-6242-1d7c-aa6c-67f59d4be05f.png\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 550px;height: 236px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"550\"><br>\n<br>\n<span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">This meeting attracts maths education specialists and teachers from around the world.\u00a0<br>\nMore info <a href=\"http:\/\/www.articulatetechnology.co.uk\/math\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">here<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.articulatetechnology.co.uk\/tl_files\/images\/math\/KingsCollegeConference.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">\u00a0<\/a><\/span><br>\n\u00a0\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if mso]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if mso]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;\">\n    <tbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td 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border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #CBF8F9;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: center;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <span style=\"font-size:13px\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\">Follow us on social media for updates:<br>\nFacebook: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/MathsWeek\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 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100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t<table align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\">\n\t<![endif]-->\n\t<tbody class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlockInner\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<td align=\"center\" valign=\"top\" \">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td style=\"padding-top: 9px;padding-left: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-right: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                        \n                            <table border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100% !important;background-color: #C9F8FA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                                <tbody><tr>\n                                    <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding: 18px;color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;line-height: 150%;\">\n                                        <img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" data-file-id=\"1745606\" height=\"326\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/43d38fa8-a0ac-a2fe-9337-06cf18e52830.png\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 300px;height: 326px;margin: 0px 0px 0px 10px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"300\"><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><span style=\"font-size:18px\"><strong>The Maths Map of Ireland<\/strong><\/span><br>\n\u00a0<br>\n<span style=\"font-size:14px\">The Maths Map of Ireland is an exciting new project from Maths Week Ireland and the ESB. The project will see the creation of a Maths Map; to include historical places and people relevant to maths; maths trails and contemporary maths figures and places of interest.\u00a0<br>\n<br>\nIf you would like to add to the Maths Map of Ireland, please email <span style=\"color:#FF0000\">mathsweek@wit.ie <\/span>with the subject MATHS MAP.\u00a0<\/span><\/span>\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n    <tbody class=\"mcnTextBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextBlockInner\" style=\"padding-top: 9px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n              \t<!--[if mso]>\n\t\t\t\t<table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"width:100%;\">\n\t\t\t\t<tr>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if mso]>\n\t\t\t\t<td valign=\"top\" width=\"600\" style=\"width:600px;\">\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                <table align=\"left\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" style=\"max-width: 100%;min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnTextContentContainer\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        \n                        <td valign=\"top\" class=\"mcnTextContent\" style=\"padding-top: 0;padding-right: 18px;padding-bottom: 9px;padding-left: 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;word-break: break-word;color: #757575;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 16px;line-height: 150%;text-align: left;\">\n                        \n                            \n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if mso]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if mso]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/tr>\n\t\t\t\t<\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnDividerBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;table-layout: fixed !important;\">\n    <tbody class=\"mcnDividerBlockOuter\">\n        <tr>\n            <td class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\" style=\"min-width: 100%;padding: 38px 18px 18px;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                <table class=\"mcnDividerContent\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-top: 2px solid #EAEAEA;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                    <tbody><tr>\n                        <td style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">\n                            <span><\/span>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n<!--            \n                <td class=\"mcnDividerBlockInner\" style=\"padding: 18px;\">\n                <hr class=\"mcnDividerContent\" style=\"border-bottom-color:none; 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May this last. My calendar for February and March has \/ is full, with me travelling around England hosting my infamous maths challenges.<br>\nAs you all know creating maths teaching is my pet and I am not ashamed to include more ideas and thoughts in the newsletter this month. Also in this edition is another fiendish Dudeney puzzle for you, many ideas with an Easter theme, descriptions of 28 playing card games and activities (your Easter break homework sorted!) and some videos delivering some fun maths facts.<br>\n<br>\n<strong>Creative maths teaching<\/strong><br>\n\u201cThe bell rings, you tell students to take out their math work, and then...groans of disappointment.\u201d A quote written in a blog, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.prodigygame.com\/main-en\/blog\/make-math-fun\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Prodigy<\/a> which I am sure resonates with many of us teaching young pupils maths. Do look at the 15 ideas and arrangements on the website which can only benefit the enthusiasm of the pupils in lessons.<br>\nAnother interesting website I have come across is <a href=\"https:\/\/buildmathminds.com\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Build Math Minds<\/a> and their opening quote is: \u201cAre you ready to Build Math Minds and not just create calculators?\u201d This website is managed by a body of teachers whose original teaching methods were very formal and, like many of us, and including me, found that there is more benefit to approach the teaching on maths differently which would enrich the pupil\u2019s thinking. They have produced over 200 15-minute podcasts with some interesting topics and approaches. \u201cShow me your working \u2026\u2026 in fact it should read, \u2026\u201d show me my working!\u201d The world of mimicking in the maths lessons is rife!<br>\n<br>\n<strong>Puzzle of the Month<\/strong> (a H E Dudeney infamous conundrum)<br>\n<strong>THE BELL ROPE<\/strong><br>\nA bell rope, passing through the ceiling above, just touches the belfry floor, and when you pull the rope to the wall, keeping the rope taut, it touches a point just three inches above the floor, and the wall was four feet from the rope when it hung at rest. How long was the rope from floor to ceiling?<br>\n<strong>Playing cards \u2013 God\u2019s gift to maths learning and teaching<\/strong><br>\nBeing a great advocate of playing cards and its relationship to maths skills I have come across the website, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.weareteachers.com\/math-card-games\/\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">We Are Teachers<\/a>. There is a page describing 28 games and activities which will be enjoyed by your pupils as well as honing their number logic and skills.<br>\n<br>\n<strong>Easter bunny activities<\/strong><br>\nMaths Whizz - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.whizz.com\/blog\/easter-maths-activities\/\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.whizz.com\/blog\/easter-maths-activities\/<\/a> Several activities for 9 to 11 year olds covering fraction work and simple equations.<br>\nPrimary Resources is always a reliable website to give a wide variety of activities with a theme. All ages. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.primaryresources.co.uk\/seasonal\/seasonal1.htm\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.primaryresources.co.uk\/seasonal\/seasonal1.htm<\/a><br>\n\u00a0<br>\n<strong>More spatial awareness<\/strong><br>\nSeveral people have approached me and asked to suggest places to visit to increase the range of spatial awareness in the classroom.<br>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/kidpillar.com\/16-spatial-reasoning-activities-for-kids\/\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/kidpillar.com\/16-spatial-reasoning-activities-for-kids\/<\/a> Point 7 in their list of 16, I quote, \u201cSpatial Intelligence is believed to enhance cognitive skills including IQ.<\/p>\n\n<ul>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">According to research, a single 20-minute session of mental rotation puzzles improved the maths performance of the children in control group compared to their peers.<\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">The evidence is compelling and positions Spatial Intelligence at the forefront. There is no reason for parents and educators to ignore this crucial skill. Spatial Reasoning, is indispensable!<\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">When you engage your child in simple activities like blocks, painting and drawing, you are essentially enhancing their spatial reasoning skills.<\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">For young children, research indicates a direct relationship between spatial reasoning for kids and their arithmetic abilities at primary level.<\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">There is also evidence suggesting that these skills influence early reading abilities of children.<\/li>\n\t<li style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;\">And when we do lessons on shape and similar spatial awareness activities? Just before half term breaks or end of term \u201cfun\u201d activities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n<p style=\"color: #222222;font-family: Helvetica;font-size: 14px;font-weight: normal;text-align: left;margin: 10px 0;padding: 0;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;line-height: 150%;\"><strong>Fun maths videos<\/strong><br>\nFive Cool Math Tricks <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-88ptUOMCBA\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=-88ptUOMCBA<\/a> Year 6 \u2013 8<br>\n15 Mind Blowing Math Facts \u2013 insane but true <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BR_8AxIwKV8\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=BR_8AxIwKV8<\/a> Year 6 \u2013 8<br>\n9 tricky riddles - <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f9somyEzpaY\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=f9somyEzpaY<\/a> \u2013 Years 5 \u2013 8<br>\n<br>\n<strong>Puzzle solution<\/strong><br>\n<strong>THE BELL ROPE<\/strong><br>\nThe bell rope must have been 32 ft. I ~ in. in length from ceiling to floor.<br>\n<strong>Final words<\/strong><br>\nIf you have not tried it yet, <a href=\"https:\/\/nerdlegame.com\/\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Nerdle<\/a> is similar to Wordle but involving number notation. And, if you are looking for a fiendish word activity, that is Wordle but finding four words, then <a href=\"https:\/\/nerdlegame.com\/\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\">Quordle<\/a> is the one for you!<\/p>\n\n                                    <\/td>\n                                <\/tr>\n                            <\/tbody><\/table>\n                        <\/td>\n                    <\/tr>\n                <\/tbody><\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n\t\t\t\t<\/td>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n                \n\t\t\t\t<!--[if gte mso 9]>\n                <\/tr>\n                <\/table>\n\t\t\t\t<![endif]-->\n            <\/td>\n        <\/tr>\n    <\/tbody>\n<\/table><table border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"0\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\" class=\"mcnBoxedTextBlock\" style=\"min-width: 100%;border-collapse: collapse;mso-table-lspace: 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style=\"font-size:24px\"><strong><span style=\"font-family:lucida sans unicode,lucida grande,sans-serif\"><a id=\"St. Brigid's Day\" name=\"St. Brigid's Day\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%;color: #007C89;font-weight: normal;text-decoration: underline;\"><\/a>A Puzzle for Pancake Tuesday<\/span><\/strong><\/span><br>\n<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" data-file-id=\"1746450\" height=\"391\" src=\"https:\/\/mcusercontent.com\/1e4c696c230483f91e7da02d5\/images\/912ec06a-35e3-a6a8-f962-4bcc89e462fa.png\" style=\"border: 0px;width: 550px;height: 391px;margin: 0px;outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;\" width=\"550\"><br>\n<br>\nIf you need an easier tool to solve this or want to use different amounts of pancakes, see the 'Try it out yourself' section <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/datagenetics.com\/blog\/february42018\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" style=\"mso-line-height-rule: 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