In maths this week year 5 have begun their block of work on fractions. Firstly, the children found equivalent fractions. To support their understanding of how to convert improper fractions to a mixed number, the children made models out of multi-link cubes and drew diagrams to represent them. At the
Year 6 have been practising their fraction and decimal equivalents. The children had the opportunity to convert fractions and decimals while playing a ‘loop cards game.’ They had to use known equivalences and calculate less common ones in order to complete the game. The children responded well to th
In maths, the children in year 5 are learning to multiply numbers by a two digit number. They began by representing calculations with concrete apparatus. Following these activities, the children are now working on the formal method of long multiplication. Initially the children found this difficult
In maths, the boys and girls have been learning how to use arrays to multiply. Today, they were challenged with finding related facts and then completing the fact families. They really enjoyed using the place value counters to support their learning. UNICEF Article 6: We all have the right to live a
In maths, the children in year 5 will be looking at area and perimeter for the next couple of weeks. To recap the children’s knowledge, they were challenged to work in groups to find the perimeters of rectangles and rectilinear shapes. Some of the shapes had missing dimensions, so the children had t
As part of their maths work, the children in year 5 have been studying properties of numbers this week. They have been using lots of mathematical language including, multiple, factor, prime, square and today we focused on cubes. Before calculating cube numbers, the children were given multi-link to
Over the last couple of weeks, Year 6 have been working hard to learn how to add, subtract, multiply, divide and simplify fractions. The work has been tricky and they have had to learn and remember various strategies and lots of vocabulary. At the end of their fraction block, they were given a murde
Year 3 continue to apply their observations of the world around them into their construction. This week some of the children tried to see if they could increase stability in their tower building by adding vertical sticks. Torrential rain meant the second session stayed inside, hopefully giving the f
In Year 2, the pupils have been learning to exchange ten ones for a ten. This is in preparation for later this week when they apply this rule to the column method when adding. It was wonderful to see how competitive yet supportive the children were with their partner. They all had the opportun
Year 3 continue to hone their construction skills in our Forest School. Following our STEM week tower challenge, the children were asked to look at the world around them as an architect or an engineer might do. Could they spot key features that help to give buildings more strength and stability? The
