Last week, we got our focus solely on our timetables and ensure we are secure with all of them. This year we’ll have the MTC so it’s important that we’re ready for it.
The children volunteered to lead chanting the timetables. We talked about the importance of saying the full number sentence rather than just the answers.
This week, Crew Godley have started their new unit in maths, place value to 100. The children showed they were able to apply what they already knew about the number system to complete some tricky number lines. We had to think carefully if the numbers were increasing or decreasing in size ⬇️⬆️
Today, in Magic Maths, we discussed lines of symmetry on different 2D shapes and how many times we could ‘cut’ them so each side had the same amount. We talked about this meaning they had a line of symmetry- where it is the same on both sides. We then practiced using lines of symmetry to complete the different pictures, trying to make sure that each picture was completed.
Today in Crew Godley we’ve been working hard to complete missing number addition in our magic maths session. We found this really tricky last week however the crew have blown me away today, showing they are getting smart by using our number facts to complete their number sentences independently.
Crew Godley have been working really hard this week to develop their understanding of positional language, including left, right, forwards and backwards. We have been sending our selves dizzy! We have played lots of games including Simon says, the children can’t wait to challenge their grown ups at home.
Some recent maths learning that has been taking place in Crew MW.
Sorting shapes – circle or triangle? We discussed what makes a circle a circle and what makes a triangle a triangle. We then used these descriptions to decide whether the shapes needed to go in the circle group or the triangle group. We then investigated items around the classroom and found examples of circles and triangles.
Finding 1 less – how do we know? We talked about finding 1 less and how this meant we would end up with a smaller amount. We created towers of 5 blocks and removed blocks 1 at a time to find 1 less than our starting number. We then checked how many were left by counting them. We got really confident as predicting what we thought 1 less than our starting number would be!
Composing 4 and 5 – how can we make different numbers? We looked at how numbers can help us make other numbers. We investigated different ways we could make the number 4 and the number 5 by putting small world pieces into 2 baskets and seeing how many were in each basket (parts) and then seeing how many we had altogether (whole). We worked really well together to talk about how we could move the pieces between the baskets, how many we had in each and then predicted our whole before using our counting skills to check our answer. We then really challenged ourselves and added a third basket!
A fun maths session had by all! The teachers may have enjoyed it as much as the children…
In our final arithmetic assessment of the term we finally had our first 40/40! We have so many children now in the 30s and close to also achieving 40. Y6 keep smashing it and making us proud!
This week in Magic Maths, we are learning to count in 2s to 30. Today we practiced counting in 2s and finding the missing number on the number bunting. We found a pattern with doubling and that all the numbers are even.
Today in maths we looked at making amounts in different ways.
We started by working in small groups and using the concrete resources to make different amounts. Once we were confident we worked independently to evidence what we had learnt.
Great work CrewRobson!
