Mathemagicians
Shape shake up!
The children have been learning all about 2d shapes, recapping names and focusing on their properties. They investigated and played games with a partner to consolidate their knowledge of properties. The children then looked at how different shapes can make pictures....
Decimal Dudes
In Year 6, children have been using place value counters to help understand how to divide decimals by whole numbers. Children took on some tricky questions and the counters helped them to see how partitioning the number into groups can help understand the process of...
All things Space!
We have continued to explore our space topic this week. We focussed on the story, Suzy Orbit Astronaut which is a story about saving Earth from a meteoroid storm. We acted out parts of the story both inside and outdoors, making space themed vehicles and structures...
Fractions Fractions!
As part of our cyclical approach to teaching maths UKS2 have been revisiting fractions during the Spring Term. Our Concrete, Pictorial, Abstract approach (CPA) is a highly effective approach to teaching that develops a deep and sustainable understanding of maths in...
Windy Winners!
Congratulations to all of our winners - awards for Top Computer Scientist and our Value of the month for January - Perseverance! Class Value – Perseverance Top Computer Scientist Dragonflies Enya Demi-Leigh Ladybirds Elo Harrison Robins Carter Bronx ...
Year 4 Multiplication Check
Dear parents, As you are aware, the Year 4 Multiplication Check will be going ahead in June for all Year 4 pupils. We know that we will have your full support in helping your child to succeed in this check. We have posted a PowerPoint on Google Classroom explaining...
3D Shape Sorters in Bees
Today the Bees were sorting 3D shapes in a Venn diagram. They had to sort them into shapes with more than 3 vertices and curved faces. When they sorted them into less than 3 vertices it looked very different. Article 12: You have the right to give your opinion,...
Zoom Zoom Zoom!
We have continued to focus on the story QPootle5 this week. For maths we made rockets using the large construction equipment and discussed which shapes we used. We also acted out some of our story of the week and used tools to pretend we were fixing rocket boosters...
Q Pootle 5
This week we have been reading the story Q Pootle 5. The children have had a great time building their own rockets with rocket boosters using 2d and 3d shapes, painting rockets, and designing rockets using Purple Mash. We have also looked at the planets in our Solar...
More Winter Activities
We have continued to focus on our Winter topic this week. We made some beautiful paintings of snowflakes which we have displayed in nursery. By reading our Secretes of Winter book , we learned what an evergreen tree is and during our Friday outdoor session we explored...
Windy Winners!
Congratulations to all of our winners this week. Our two awards were for a Top Mathematician and a Top Effort. Class Top Effort Top Mathematician Dragonflies Amaris Elliott Ladybirds Tovino Emily Robins George Riley Owls Louie Harry Heidi ...
Measuring in Owls
The children have enjoyed learning about different ways of measuring using non-standard measure and centimetres. They used paper clips and cubes to find out the length of different objects from around the classroom and a ruler to measure lines in centimetres. Article...