A Cake Sale was a fun way to reinforce Maths skills - a teacher helped this little Nursery boy to work out how much money he needed to buy these cakes! Special needs Some children have particular difficulty with Maths. We aim for every lesson to provide suitable challenge for every child in the class while making the children feel part of the class team. We are lucky to have a dedicated team of Learning Support Assistants who give extra help to children who need it. |
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What your child will learn in Maths Maths is a vital skill, used by all of us every day, from handling money to working out how much wallpaper to buy! We believe that children learn best when they are doing practical things that relate to the real world. Our teachers plan together for progress and to ensure that all areas of Maths are covered. The main areas of Maths are :-
- numbers
- counting
- calculating
- solving problems
- shapes
- and measures
- space.
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Maths in the Nursery and Reception Children follow the Early Learning Goals and their Maths activities are based on topics such as Teddy Bears, Food and My Body. Maths in Key Stage 1 Lower Primary Children in Years 1 and 2 start to follow the Key Stage 1 National Numeracy Strategy and have a daily lesson dedicated to Maths. They explore areas including Numbers and the number system, Calculation, Solving problems, and Measures, Shape and Space. Maths in Key Stage 2 Upper Primary Children in Years 3 to 6 follow the Key Stage 2 National Numeracy Strategy and have a daily lesson dedicated to Maths particularly studying the areas of Number, Measures, and Shape and Space. |
