Maths
The children are encouraged to explain their understanding and reasoning on a daily basis. Where possible, maths is brought to life through ‘real experiences’ and is supported through key resources such as Numicon. Children also have the opportunity to consolidate their mathematical understanding through an online homework program and a wealth of mathematical apparatus and games.
Maths in the News
Swans Taskmaster Maths Challenge
Today, the Swans completed the Taskmaster challenge in Maths. They had to work as a team to build the tallest free standing tower using just A4 paper and tape. They had to explore how different shapes and their characteristics (triangles, cylinders, wide bases) affect...
Year 5 angles
I had the pleasure of teaching Year 5 today! We went outside and deadheaded the daffodils and used the stems to create different types of angles: acute, obtuse and right angles. It was so lovely being able to teach maths outside in the sunshine! [gallery...
The 4 x 4s Maths challenge
Some of the Year 6 children have been enjoying the 4x4s challenge. They had to make the numbers 1-50 using only the digit 4 (4 times). In order to complete this challenge, some KS3 Maths knowledge was needed so this really extended their problem solving skills....
Year 3 Maths
Year 3 have had a great time exploring and comparing mass, looking at the equivalent of kilograms and grams!
Year 4 Fractions
Today we used Mrs Harvey's lemon drizzle cake to help the Year 4s understand equivalent fractions!
Multiplying
This week in Woodpeckers, we have started looking at multiplying numbers together. Learning our times tables through TT Rockstars, or playing Hit the Button (which is a website you can find by googling!) is so important to all areas of mathematics. We will use our...