Category Archives: Numeracy

Creating polygon shapes in Logo

Class Work, Computing, Numeracy

This afternoon in Computing, Year 6 learned how to use a new program for coding – Logo.

Mr Baddhan showed the children how commands are put together in Logo e.g fd 5 (forward 5) and then rt 90 (turn 90 degrees). He asked the children to create several shapes including a square, triangle, octagon, pentagon and a hexagon.

The lesson required the children’s understanding of angles to ensure they set the right angle for the specific shape. For example a square, requires 90 degrees turns.

The children explored different commands including the pen colour, pen size and also refined their programs by using the repeat command.

Our completed algebra style maths quiz

Class Work, Computing, Numeracy

Today, Eagles used ‘pick random number’, ‘set value to’ blocks in their program so the user is prompted with random multiplication questions.

Some of the children added sound for the correct answer and a different sound for the incorrect answer.

Some of the children exceeded further by displaying a different backdrop on a correct answer and another for an incorrect answer.

Naly

Lexi

Niah

KS2 SATs revision resources

Class Work, Numeracy

Below is a link to some useful information on how your child can prepare for their KS2 mathematics SATs whether they are in Year 5 or 6.

There are topic boosters and past papers with video tutorials to help target specific weaknesses. For Year 5, there is a mini-maths (less than 5 minute) video for every day of the year to help establish a daily routine and encourage thinking-outside-the-box puzzles. The resources can be used on PCs, laptops, tablets and mobile phones via the website. Students who have used the resources in the last couple of years have said how it has helped them understand and be more successful in their Maths.

Models for division

Class Work, Numeracy

Year 6 Eagles have started their maths unit on division by exploring models for division. It was a really useful morning looking at different representations to support mental calculations, as well as reminding ourselves about the efficiency of the grouping method before we go onto more formal written methods of division.

Properties of 3D shapes

Class Work, Numeracy

Year 6 have consolidated their understanding of properties of 3D shapes using a range of different representations. They found representing shapes using string challenging but worked well in groups and persevered until they found a solution. Children also used the shapes to secure their understanding of nets and their ability to visualise shapes and nets has improved considerably.

KS2 SATs revision resources

Class Work, Numeracy

Below is a link to some useful information on how your child can prepare for their KS2 mathematics SATs whether they are in Year 5 or 6.

There are topic boosters and past papers with video tutorials to help target specific weaknesses. For Year 5, there is a mini-maths (less than 5 minute) video for every day of the year to help establish a daily routine and encourage thinking-outside-the-box puzzles. The resources can be used on PCs, laptops, tablets and mobile phones via the website. Students who have used the resources in the last couple of years have said how it has helped them understand and be more successful in their maths.

Geometry: Properties of quadrilaterals

Class Work, Numeracy

Year 6 have started their unit of work on Geometry and today spent time exploring the properties of quadrilaterals, in preparation for problem solving over the next few days. They learned that it was often as important to be able to describe what properties quadrilaterals do not have (e.g., kites have no parallel edges) as it is to describe what properties they do have, in order to distinguish between them.