by Tim Harrington | Jun 11, 2024 | Hadid class 2023/24, News, Newsletter, Peggy Angus class 2023/24
Year 6 have enjoyed a fantastic start to their residential. All children have eaten well, enjoyed a restful sleep and have been making the most of the beautiful countryside air. Some of the activities children have engaged with so far are swimming, rugby, archery and...
by Tim Harrington | May 23, 2024 | Kahlo class 2023/24, Lichtenstein class 2023/24, Maths, Maths Leaders, News, Newsletter
This week Year 5 mathematicians entered a problem-solving competition called Wondermaths: Home (wondermaths.org.uk). Children participated in a wide range of problem solving activities and competed against 14 other schools in the Heats. Problems included, puzzles,...
by Tim Harrington | May 14, 2024 | Maths, Maths Leaders, News, Newsletter, Riley class 2023/24
This week Year 4 were developing their problem solving skills with a focus on ‘finding all possibilities’. Children were presented with a problem involving money and used plastic coins and jottings to find as many different combinations as possible. After...
by Tim Harrington | May 3, 2024 | Maths, Maths Leaders, News, Newsletter, Riley class 2023/24
This week Year 4 have been getting stuck into problem-solving in maths. Children really enjoyed using the Pentominoes to create shapes and patterns to match the instructions given. Team work, collaboration and communication were key skills for success!
by Tim Harrington | May 3, 2024 | Hepworth class 2023/24, Lichtenstein class 2023/24, Maths, Maths Leaders, News, Newsletter, Riley class 2023/24, Tagore Class 2023/24
Over the last few weeks Year 4 Riley Class have become the reigning champions with our weekly challenges. Hepworth Class have been close runners up but it’s been really impressive to see Riley Class take over their lead: This week also saw a larger timestable...
by Tim Harrington | Feb 29, 2024 | Hepworth class 2023/24, Maths, Maths Leaders, News, Newsletter
This week saw Hepworth Class maintain their stronghold on the weekly Timestables Rockstars trophy with another extraordinary display of rapid recall! These children are leading the way and are making the competition their own. Also, this week children throughout the...
