by Tim Harrington | Oct 24, 2024 | All Classes, Maths, Maths Leaders, News, Newsletter
This half term has seen huge success and participation with our weekly TTRS competitions. Weekly class winners and top 3 children awards have seen a wide range of participation throughout the key stages. Here are some of the highlights:
by Tim Harrington | Oct 16, 2024 | All Classes, Maths, Maths Leaders, News, Newsletter
Last week, children throughout the school focussed on the strategy ‘working systematically’, to solve problems with unfamiliar contexts. Children are linking their learning dispositions such as resilience and articulate to explain their mathematical...
by Tim Harrington | Oct 9, 2024 | Maths, Maths Leaders, News, Newsletter
This week children throughout the school developed their strategies to think of rules that always enable them to win the game of Nim-7. Teachers and support staff also enjoyed exploring strategies during maths meeting this week. Other year groups engaged with problem...
by Tim Harrington | Oct 1, 2024 | All Classes, Maths, Maths Leaders, Newsletter
Children have continued to focus on developing their exploring and noticing skills in maths this week with Problem Solving. It has been wonderful to hear children explain their thinking and justify their reasoning throughout the school. Here are just a few of the...
by Tim Harrington | Sep 16, 2024 | All Classes, Maths, Maths Leaders, News, Newsletter
Last year, we signed up to be a Problem Solving School with Nrich to support our children to think deeply and strategically about maths and problem solving in a fun, engaging and collaborative way. This year we are focusing on set a skills each half term, our focus...
by Tim Harrington | Jun 26, 2024 | Hamilton class 2023/24, Hepworth class 2023/24, Hokusai class 2023/24, Kahlo class 2023/24, Lichtenstein class 2023/24, Maths, Maths Leaders, News, Newsletter, Peggy Angus class 2023/24, Riley class 2023/24, Van Gogh class 2023/24
Today, our wonderful and curious Maths Leaders embarked on an epic adventure into the world of maths, heat, iconic landmarks, heat and parks. It was a magnificent day to marvel at the wonders of mathematics, from geometrical patterns, creation of our number system to...