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6 Jan

Year 6: Maths - Ratio

This week in maths year 6 have begun to learn about ratio, we have been pattern spotting and thinking about whether we need to add or multiply numbers to continue the sequence. L.O: To calculate using additive or multiplicative structures.

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6 Jan

Year 2 Maths: Counting Money in Pence

Year 2 have started the new term with their brand-new maths topic: Money! The children worked together to explore the value of different coins and master the art of counting in pence. Through different challenges, Year 2 shared their ideas to add different coins and discovered that there is often more than one way to make an amount. This hands-on approach has not only boosted their counting confidence but also helped us with our multiplication knowledge!

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6 Jan

Pre-School-Maths-Take And Give 123

We’ve had some hungry wolves and very helpful mathematicians in class this week! To help Little Red Riding Hood get to Grandma’s house, the children have been practicing adding and taking away 1, 2, or 3 items from her basket. They did a brilliant job counting as they added treats for Grandma and calculating the total when a few items were 'removed' along the way! It was a great way to bring our math's learning to life through our story of the week.

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16 Dec

Nursery - Maths - Making Reindeer Food

Our Maths focus centered on practical counting and following instructions involving quantity through an engaging activity: making personalized 'reindeer food' in the malleable tray. The children used oats as a base and added various other ingredients to create their unique mixtures. The core learning involved number language and one-to-one correspondence as the children focused on scooping specific numbers of ingredients, such as giving the reindeer 'one scoop of snow' or 'two scoops of glitter.' This highly motivating task provided excellent practice in counting and following numerical instructions. They then used spoons to transfer their finished creations into small bags to take home, ready for Christmas Eve. This entire process also provided rich practice in developing fine motor control through scooping and transferring.

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16 Dec

Year 4 Maths TTRS

Year 4 have been honing in their times tables and division skills recently on TTRS, due to the competition set by Mrs Thompson for Years 4, 5 and 6, to see who will be crowned times tables champion. Year 4 have been trying their best and some are even practising at home which is fantastic!

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16 Dec

Reception- Maths- 2D shapes

In Reception the children have been constructing a christmas tree design using a hands-on opportunity to recognise and name simple 2D shapes. They applied the taught language of the shapes properties to a purposeful task. As the children selected shapes for their tree, they actively used mathematical vocabulary to justify their choices. They intuitively understood that a triangle—which has "three straight sides" and "three corners"—was the most appropriate shape for the main foliage, while a rectangle—having "four straight sides" and "four corners," with two pairs of uneven sides—was correctly chosen for the tree trunk. The children showed their understanding of 2D shapes being flat and defined by the number of sides and corners they possess, turning a fun craft project into a solid mathematics lesson.

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11 Dec

Year 2 - Maths - Number Bonds to 20

To keep their core number skills sharp, Year 2's recent maths lesson was packed with fun, hands-on activities. They enjoyed a lively game of bingo and a quick-fire matching game, both designed to consolidate their knowledge of number bonds to 20. It was fantastic to see their instant recall and enthusiasm! We are so proud of the fantastic progress Year 2 has made this term in their maths learning.

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10 Dec

Y1 Maths

We've had a brilliant week in Year 1 getting back to basics and cementing the vital number skills we learned throughout the Autumn term! Our focus has been on mastering the link between numerals (the number symbol) and the written number word—all through fun, practical activities!

Image of Reception- Maths- Recognising Different Ways To see 1-5
10 Dec

Reception- Maths- Recognising Different Ways To see 1-5

The Reception children have been actively engaged in a fun, festive activity to deepen their understanding of how to represent the numbers 1 through 5. They were tasked with finding the Christmas objects around the classroom, when a number was shown on the screen they went to find that amount of objects. Once found the children demonstrated the concept of each number in multiple ways, using their fingers or the dice. This hands-on, multi-sensory approach ensures a strong foundation in early number sense, helping them to connect the abstract numeral to concrete quantity and different forms of representation.

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4 Dec

Year 2 - Maths - Sorting 2D Shapes

Year 2 pupils engaged in a hands-on, collaborative sorting activity to deepen their knowledge of two-dimensional shapes. Working together brilliantly, they applied their geometric vocabulary to classify shapes based on their type, number of edges, and number of vertices.

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3 Dec

Year 3 - Maths - Mastering Times Tables

Year 3 class successfully embarked on a mission to master our times tables using the fantastic online resource, Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS). We adopted our rock star alter egos and dove headfirst into the world of multiplication and division.

Image of Reception Maths: Exploring 4 and 5
2 Dec

Reception Maths: Exploring 4 and 5

Our children have been getting to know the numbers 4 and 5 through lots of practical work. The photo shows them deep in conversation, comparing finger patterns, building sets with cubes and counters, and using numicon to spot number arrangements. There was plenty of talk around the table as they checked their counting, noticed patterns and explained how they knew they had the right amount. Activities like these help them see number in different forms and build real confidence with early counting. It’s lovely to see how much teamwork and focus they bring to these sessions.