Some excellent calculating of perimeter in Year 3 today. The children were able to combine lots of their mathematical knowledge and understanding. Fantastic explanations!
Tag: maths
Year 5 ‘WOW!’
Year 5 held their ‘WOW!’ day today. As well as creating some ‘Day of the Dead’ inspired artwork, the children sampled some food from a Mexican banquet and had a ‘Mathsico!’ interactive performance from a special visitor!
Times tables
We had a new record in Year 6 today for completing 100 calculations related to times tables facts (multiplication and division): 1 minute 55 seconds!
Maths Drop In
During tomorrow’s Parents’ Evening Mrs Maund will be available in the library to demonstrate how maths is delivered at QPA. Handouts will be available to show how we set out our calculations in addition, subtraction, multiplication and division, as well as additional information about problem solving. Resources that are used with the children will also be available.
Maths displays
Our maths displays have been updated to reflect the ‘Maths No Problem’ scheme being followed within lessons. There is a lot of emphasis on accurate use of mathematical vocabulary and of reasoning skills within maths, for example being able to show answers in several different ways.
Cookery
There are some amazing smells coming from the cookery suite. The cross curricular content to maths is also excellent with key vocabulary being used: equal, equivalent, estimate, mass, proportion….
Thought of the week
This week’s thought of the week was supported by Mrs Wilson’s assembly about Alan Turing – one of the century’s most impressive mathematicians.
“Sometimes it is the people no one imagines anything of who do the things that no one can imagine.”
