Crew Marsh loved practising their 10 timetables in maths.
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Category : Maths
Maths in Crew MI
We are still working really hard in Crew MI to make sure that we are prepared for secondary school in September. This morning, we played with the timestable cards because we know it is really important we confident with these. After that, we played a fraction game where we had to roll a dice to generate fractions and then decide where to put them so we could add or subtract them to get the biggest numbers. Finally, we played Countdown numbers game. This was great fun!
Magic maths
In maths we consolidated our knowledge of FDP equivalents and algebra. We really showed collaboration and that we have still got our knowledge from being taught this months ago! 🤩
Magic Maths in crew MI
Maths in MI
We enjoyed lots of chanting of our timestables in our magic maths sessions today. Then we did some quick recall on whiteboards, really pushing our pace. We recapped our knowledge of place value before taking part in a loop card activity. This involved quick thinking and working out answers quickly to see who had the answer to the question.
We then did a carousel of arithmetic, thinking about our pace and ensuring we remembered all the methods we had been taught. We worked with a partner for the carousel and there was some great coaching taking place. This was a pleasure to see where children were coaching children through the different methods needed whilst offering support at the same time.
MTC Testing! 🥇🏆
This week, lots of our Year 4 pupils have been working really hard on recalling the answers to a variety of multiplication calculations as part of the National Multiplication Timestable Check. The children have worked incredibly hard and have made all of the staff in LKS2 super proud this week! Any children who have not yet completed the test will do so with Mrs Elmer next week on either Tuesday or Wednesday. Any children who are absent will complete theirs the week after. Results will be released to school and shared with pupils, carers and parents on Monday 26th June.
If your child has not completed the test yet then they may want to use some of the links below over the weekend to fully prepare them for next week!
www.ttrockstars.com
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Many thanks to parents, carers and siblings for your continued support around MTC testing this year!
Drawing pie charts
In Crew MI, we have been learning about pie charts all week and today was the day we learnt how to draw them. It was tricky at first because we had to work out how many degrees each segment would be then we used a protractor to measure accurately. We got there in the end.
MTC Testing! ⏳
As some of you may be aware, all year 4 pupils will be completing their MTC (Multiplication Tables Check) over the next 2 weeks (05.06.23 – 16.06.23), with the first round of testing starting tomorrow.
The purpose of the test is to determine whether pupils can recall their times tables fluently, which is essential for future success in mathematics. It also enables us, as teachers, to identify those pupils who have not yet mastered their times tables, so that additional support can be provided.
Testing will be done in no particular order so please don’t worry if you child comes home and says that they have not done the test yet but their peer has. As long as they complete it in the two weeks given then this is fine! ☺ For some children who we feel could benefit from any extra little practise this week they may not set their test until next week.
If you have a child/ren who are in Year 4, then they will be practising their timestables lots in school this week and may come home and share their practise scores with you (they will not know their final test scores until next month). If their score is below 25 (the pass mark) then it might be worth doing an extra little practise with them at home this week. Below are some useful links that you could use, or you could simply chant times tables together, write them down or do a quickfire test!
Useful links:
www.ttrockstars.com
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
To make you aware the MTC test is a timed test where children are given 6 seconds to answer a multiplication question. The test comprises of 25 questions and to pass children are expected to achieve 25/25.
Here is a link to a practise test that children can have a go at:
If you have any questions or concerns then please do not hesitate to pop into school and either speak to myself (Mrs Elmer) or your child’s Crew Leader.
Many thanks for your continued support.
Fly on the Wall in Crew Boswell
Ever wanted to be a fly on the wall? Here’s what you’d be seeing in Crew Boswell at the moment: interpreting pie charts with percentages. Just imagine the hum and buzz of concentration, focus and helping each other to go with it!
Pie charts in MI
Today we explored pie charts in our maths lesson. There were some great discussions on how we go about answering some of the more challenging reasoning and problem solving questions. I really praise the collaboration from everyone 🙂
