Mathematics

Our first Forest School session after the holidays is when we re-establish confidence and independence by using our small steps. First the children run ahead to the nursery gate and wait for adults there, then to the ladder, (waiting, excited and chattering all lined up), then to the gazebo where th

This week Year One have had fun discovering how to measure time and how to tell the time.  Initially we practised using the terms before and after and discussed activities that we do before school such as having our breakfast and activities we do after school such as reading a bed time story.  Aft

This week the children have been learning about days and months of the year, as well as hours and minutes in a day. They first demonstrated their ability to order the months of the year correctly before moving on to finding out how many days are in each month, using the knuckle trick. By the end of

Well its been a long time coming, after the tumultuous last few years, but we are finally able to incubate eggs with our friends at Angel Court. We love working with Equal Arts and Henpower, with them we are committed to  bringing together the children, older people and hen-keeping to combat loneli

This week we started looking at shapes and patterns and the symmetry within them.  Of course at some point – the mirrors had to come out and these alone can provide a lot of entertainment!  After exploring symmetry in ourselves, objects around us and in the class, we moved on to shapes and pattern

This week in maths, the children completed their unit on Position and Direction. The children have spent the week looking at lines of symmetry and how to reflect shapes across a mirror line. We explore the different lines of symmetry – vertical, horizontal and diagonal – and used the mirrors to help

This week, in maths lessons, the children in year 6 have been working on geometry. They developed their learning about circles so that they understand the words “radius”, “diameter” and “circumference”. Then, they moved on to looking at the connection between the radius and the diameter.

Year Two have been learning about statistics in Maths. First, they learnt about tally marks and how they can be used to help count up objects. They practised reading different tally marks and making them themselves. Then they were ready to put their knowledge into practise and make tally charts to c

The children have had a fun Friday morning. We have re-introduced the Maths game, 4 in a line which was also played during our Year 3 Maths workshop. It required the children to not only used their multiplication knowledge but they also had to think about their tactics of what multiplication calcula

This week, the children in Year 6 have been working on co-ordinates and translating shapes on grids. They have worked in the four quadrants and have considered when the co-ordinate needs to be positive or negative and have used the age-old memory aide “along the corridor and up/down the stairs.” Onc