Image of Year 3 Maths - Division With  A Remainder
27 Jan

Year 3 Maths - Division With A Remainder

In maths Year 3 have been dividing a 2 digit number by a 1 digit number and finding remainders. We first used lolly sticks to make triangles and squares and then we moved onto counters to make groups and see if there were any remainders.

Image of Pre-School- Maths- Match, Talk, Push and Pull
22 Jan

Pre-School- Maths- Match, Talk, Push and Pull

In maths this week we have been exploring shapes. We looked at basic 2D shapes and then some 3D shapes looking at what happens if we put them together to make a different shape or could we create a picture or object with them. Children used the 2D shapes to make houses, faces and even dinosaurs while other children used the 3D shapes to make towers or rockets.

Image of Nursery - Fine Motor Skills - Threading
21 Jan

Nursery - Fine Motor Skills - Threading

Our fine motor focus this week has been threading! The children were provided with wooden dowels and big beads, their task, to fill up their dowels with various different shapes. This activity has been available for the children to explore all week and they have thoroughly enjoyed filling and emptying their dowels. Some children were able to use their maths knowledge to count their beads and also describe the shape and colour of each bead they used. Well done, nursery class.

Image of Nursery - Maths - Positional Language
21 Jan

Nursery - Maths - Positional Language

Linking with this weeks story, 'The three billy goats gruff', the children have been exploring a story set up while using selected positional language, 'on top' and 'under' to describe the position of the different characters. The children used their knowledge of the story to help them build on their understanding, they were able to place the troll under the bridge and vocalise 'under' they were also able to place the goats on top of the bridge and correctly identify their position.

Image of Reception Class - Maths - Capacity
21 Jan

Reception Class - Maths - Capacity

In maths this week the children have been learning about mass. They have used the balance scales to explore heavy and light objects. The children then explored the mass of different objects using cubes.

Image of Reception Class - Counting the Buttons on the Gingerbread Man
21 Jan

Reception Class - Counting the Buttons on the Gingerbread Man

Reception class have been using the smart board to support their learning in class. The children had to subitise or count the buttons in the gingerbread man and find the correct numeral.

Image of Pre-School-Maths-Take and Give 1,2,3
16 Jan

Pre-School-Maths-Take and Give 1,2,3

In maths this week we have been filling Grandma's basket for Little Red Riding Hood to take it to her. The children selected their own fruit and vegetables and then counted them with 1:1 correspondance. We then asked the children to take one item out of each basket and as they did this they needed to count each item and then stop. We then moved to two and three items counting and stopping as we went. Children also counted in number sequence in this activity.

Image of Year 4 - Maths - Multiplying 2 Digit Numbers
16 Jan

Year 4 - Maths - Multiplying 2 Digit Numbers

This week in Maths, Year 4 have been looking at informal methods to help us multiply two digit numbers. To help us, we have also been using base ten. 

Image of Year 6: Maths - Ratio and Scale Factors
16 Jan

Year 6: Maths - Ratio and Scale Factors

In maths this week, year 6 have been focusing on understanding ratio, and using scale factors to draw similar shapes.

Image of Year 2 - Maths: Money and PE: Team Building
16 Jan

Year 2 - Maths: Money and PE: Team Building

We have been looking at using money in Maths, counting and calculating with pounds and pence. In PE, we have been focusing on team building and the skills we can use to create better communication in a team and a better understanding of instructions.

Image of Nursery - Maths - Categorising Objects By Colour
14 Jan

Nursery - Maths - Categorising Objects By Colour

In Nursery class we have been working on colour recognition, the children have been exploring the malleable table throughout the week to find objects of different colors and sort them into the correct category. The children have really progressed throughout the week and have become more confident when naming, finding and sorting different coloured objects. Well done, Nursery class!

Image of Reception - Maths - 1 Less
13 Jan

Reception - Maths - 1 Less

Reception Class have been developing their knowledge of finding 1 less. Today they had to find 1 less than a given number between 1 and 5, using dot plates to support them. They have also been singing lots of number songs, such as 5 Little Men in a Flying Saucer and 5 Currant Buns.