Friday, April 26, 2013
Maths Week - Day 4
We have gone maths crazy today! All the children came to school wearing a colourful variety of patterned clothing, then embarked on a carousel of maths activities ranging from tessellating fish to mirror symmetry! Two of our school governors Jenna Leight and Michael Wood arrived to join in the fun too! The afternoon involved the children from KS2 teaming up with our younger mathematicians to play their hand-made maths games. They worked really hard to explain the rules and to ensure that all of the children used the correct maths vocabulary involved and had a fair chance to win. The day was a roaring success and we look forward to tomorrows Celebration Assembly to find out who has managed to gain the highest Mathletics scores!
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Maths Week - Day 2
Today, Palmer and Barton class went off to Wisley Gardens, so it was up to Cameron and Moore Classes to fly the flag for Maths week!
In Cameron Class, we started the day by taking a look at the link between fractions, decimals and percentages. Although a tricky lesson, we all worked really hard and were able to complete the work quickly. This afternoon we have researched famous mathematicians and created information pages to show what we have found. Did you know that Fibonacci spent almost all his time watching chickens?! In groups, we looked at Galileo, Einstein, Newton, Fibonacci, Pythagoras and Archimedes.
In Moore Class, we linked our Maths with our Literacy work, combining coordinates and fantasy worlds! We had to design and create our new worlds on a grid and add details, then plot the coordinates for each place.
The Mathletics competition is now underway, and children are busy collecting points. Can you get the highest score and receive one of those prizes on Friday?
In Cameron Class, we started the day by taking a look at the link between fractions, decimals and percentages. Although a tricky lesson, we all worked really hard and were able to complete the work quickly. This afternoon we have researched famous mathematicians and created information pages to show what we have found. Did you know that Fibonacci spent almost all his time watching chickens?! In groups, we looked at Galileo, Einstein, Newton, Fibonacci, Pythagoras and Archimedes.
In Moore Class, we linked our Maths with our Literacy work, combining coordinates and fantasy worlds! We had to design and create our new worlds on a grid and add details, then plot the coordinates for each place.
The Mathletics competition is now underway, and children are busy collecting points. Can you get the highest score and receive one of those prizes on Friday?
Monday, April 22, 2013
Maths Week - Day 1
What a fun start to Maths week!
In Barton Class, we have been playing lots of games that use 'dot dice', both in and out of the classroom! We also had a challenging question on numberlines - one of the animals was jumping 2 leaves at a time and the other was jumping 10 - which one would get to the end fastest?!
In Palmer Class, we were investigating number sentences and how the number sentences can be moved around - we learnt a posh new word called 'inverse'! Some of us were using number triangles to show that all the numbers are linked!
In Moore Class, the children have been group teaching subtraction on a number line - some of us learnt how to do it first and we passed on our knowledge to another group of children. We loved being teachers and we all understood it by the end of the lesson.
In Cameron Class, we have been creating our own games to teach to Barton and Palmer - we want to teach them new things and so are going to use games to make it fun for them! Some of us are using money, while others of us are making counting games.
This week we are running a Mathletics Challenge - the three children that manage to get the most points over the course of the week will get a prize! There may also be a small prize for all children that manage to get a certificate this week!
Tomorrow, while Palmer and Barton Class are visiting Wisley Gardens, it will be Moore Class' turn to make games for the younger children. Meanwhile, Cameron Class will be looking at the fun of fractions, decimals and percentages using cakes and pizza!
In Barton Class, we have been playing lots of games that use 'dot dice', both in and out of the classroom! We also had a challenging question on numberlines - one of the animals was jumping 2 leaves at a time and the other was jumping 10 - which one would get to the end fastest?!
In Palmer Class, we were investigating number sentences and how the number sentences can be moved around - we learnt a posh new word called 'inverse'! Some of us were using number triangles to show that all the numbers are linked!
In Moore Class, the children have been group teaching subtraction on a number line - some of us learnt how to do it first and we passed on our knowledge to another group of children. We loved being teachers and we all understood it by the end of the lesson.
In Cameron Class, we have been creating our own games to teach to Barton and Palmer - we want to teach them new things and so are going to use games to make it fun for them! Some of us are using money, while others of us are making counting games.
This week we are running a Mathletics Challenge - the three children that manage to get the most points over the course of the week will get a prize! There may also be a small prize for all children that manage to get a certificate this week!
Tomorrow, while Palmer and Barton Class are visiting Wisley Gardens, it will be Moore Class' turn to make games for the younger children. Meanwhile, Cameron Class will be looking at the fun of fractions, decimals and percentages using cakes and pizza!
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