13
Jul
Year 1: Telling the Time
Year 1 have been reading times on analogue clocks and making given times on their own mini-clocks!...
Mathematics
10
Jul
Amazing Addition in Year 1!
Year 1 have been getting to grips with addition using Numicon resources. Look at their fantastic work!...
08
Jul
Year 2 Deal with Division
This week in Year 2, we’ve been exploring division and using some impressive mathematical vocabulary along the way — including divisor, dividend, and quotient! Our focus has been on dividing numbers by 1, 0, and themselves. We’ve noticed interesting patterns and used Numicon to support our understanding and reasoning....
29
Jun
Year 5 Maths: Composition of 1000
The children in Miss Mather’s Year 5 maths group have been studying the composition of 1000: how many hundreds it is made from, how many tens, and how many ones. We used Dienes apparatus to help the children see the value of these numbers and...
28
Jun
Number Fun in Reception
Reception enjoyed using Numicon and Rekenreks to identify and show numbers on Friday!...
07
Jun
Year 2’s Money Learning in Maths!
This week in Maths, Year 2 have been learning all about UK coins and notes. We’ve been exploring their different values, comparing them and practising how to order money from least to greatest value. The children especially enjoyed a fun partner game where one person...
17
May
Reception Maths: Learning about Numbers
In Maths this week, Reception identified which numbers come before and after 5 on a number line. Some children designed number lines, while others made number track games and characters to jump along the line. One child's number track went all the way to 33!...
17
May
Year 6 Maths: Ratio and Measure
In maths this week, Year 6 used their mathematical knowledge of ratio and measure to bake a Rocky Road dessert....
04
May
Year 6 Mathematics: Ratio
Year 6 (Miss Mather's maths group) have been learning about ratio this week. We have used the terminology “for every” to describe the comparison of amounts within a ratio and discussed how this compares to how we describe fractions (as parts of a whole). We...
04
May
Year 6 Practical Maths Lesson: Unit Conversion
Year 6 concluded mock SATs week with a practical maths lesson, consolidating their understanding of unit conversion. Children worked in groups to determine how many 10ml syringes would be required to fill their 500ml beakers, before going head to head - in a timed relay...