This week, Year 6 have been doing a lot of number work. This has involved them using formal written methods and recapping how to use BODMAS to work out the order of calculations. On Friday, this was put to the test in a challenge with their partner, where they played mental maths ‘Four in a Row.’ Th
This week, Year Two have been learning how to use the column method to add two two-digit numbers. The children learned that they should always add the ones digits first (e.g. 57 + 12) and then the tens. Later in the week, things became a little trickier as the children had to learn how to exchange.
Year 2 spent the afternoon making shelters for their furry squirrel friend. They were shown the squirrel before we went outside so had an opportunity to look at its size and discuss what things they would need to think about. Maybe which location would offer the most protection from the weather, wo
This week Year One have become budding mathematicians and have started learning about addition. The children have been introduced to a part part whole model and are starting to understand that the parts are always equal to the whole. Everyone has enjoyed drawing their own part part whole model o
This week in Year 4 we have been working on identifying different types of angles. We have been looking at acute, obtuse and right angles and ensuring that by comparing the size to a right angle, we can identify the angle without using a protractor. We started with making our own split pin angle m
This week, the children in Year 6 have been introduced to the long division written method. This is one of the most complicated maths methods as it involves doubling and halving, multiplication, subtraction, addition and of course division. Initially, there were a few furrowed brows and worried expr
This week in Maths, the boys and girls have been learning about position and direction. They began by using vocabulary such as forwards, backwards, left and right. They then progressed on to describing turns using clockwise and anticlockwise. To put their new skills to the test, they were challenged
In Maths over the last two weeks we have been exploring formal methods for adding and subtracting. We always start with counters, so we can see where we have to carry numbers or exchange. Using ‘concrete’ materials helps the children visualise the calculation, before we move onto doing them with
In maths, the children have been learning how to count in multiples of 2, 5 and 10. They have been finding the total of an amount, completing number lines and solving problems. Year Two had to put their knowledge to the test in a competitive game of Snakes and Ladders. However, the tricky part was t
This week in Reception we have been learning all about the language of size. As our topic for the Autumn term is ‘Marvellous Me’, the children have been looking at feet sizes and using unifix cubes to measure the length through 1:1 counting. We have also been comparing our heights with each other to
