Mathematics

17Jan2025

Today, as usual on a Friday, the children in Year 6 have worked incredibly hard on a practice arithmetic test. The lesson began with the children practising written subtraction with decimals and short and long division. Over the course of the lesson, the children completed written methods with all f

17Jan2025

This week in maths, the boys and girls have been working on multiplying 2-digit by one digit numbers. We began by recapping how to partition 2 digit numbers into 10s and 1s and they then used counters and a place value chart to support their understanding of the short multiplication method. They enj

10Jan2025

In one of our Maths lessons this week, we set the children a challenge.  The children had to investigate different combinations of numbers to make 10. They were given some red counters, some blue counters and some yellow counters. They used the counters to make different combinations on a tens fram

17Dec2024

This week, the children have been posed problems in maths where they have had to find their own method to work towards a solution. Problem solving and having the resilience to keep going even when things aren’t immediately obvious are extremely difficult skills for children to develop. In maths, oft

6Dec2024

Throughout the term, Year 3 have been exploring the 3 times tables, looking at multiplication and division in many different ways. This week the boys and girls played 3 times table games, helping them to gain further confidence in the area and to consolidate their understanding. While playing the ga

29Nov2024

Maths games form a key part of our curriculum in Mathematics and over the last couple of weeks, the children have enjoyed taking part in a number of games based tasks involving their number skills. This term we have looked at systems in patterns – sorting, ordering, arranging and predicting using pa

22Nov2024

In one of our Maths lessons this week, we set the children a challenge.  They had to investigate different combinations of numbers to make an exact  total.  The boys and girls were presented with a question:  ‘Which skittles must they knock down to make  5 and then 6?’  The children used doubl

11Oct2024

In Maths this week, year 4 have been adding 4 digit numbers using the column method. To understand the process behind adding digits that cross the 10s boundry, they first used place value charts and counters. This allowed them to physically exchange counters and move them into a different column. Th

4Oct2024

This week in Reception, we have been honing our counting skills by practising counting with dice. The children focused on recognising numbers quickly by observing the patterns of dots and identifying small amounts without the need for counting. A particular highlight of our week was playing Teddy Be