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Parents’ Maths workshop via YouTube! KS2 Calculations (2 videos)

28th January 2018

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I hope the following videos are of use when helping your children with written methods of calculations for addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. There is also a copy of our calculations policy within the curriculum section of the website, which may also be helpful. https://youtu.be/beBFAnec7jo https://youtu.be/ON_exYJYpag
Art & Design, Computing, Design & Technology, English, Geography, History, Maths, News, Niagara Falls, PSHCE

World War 2 Topic

12th January 2018

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The children in Niagara Falls class produced some excellent work last term and showed empathy and maturity during our World War II topic. Our English lessons were based on the powerful and moving picture book 'Rose Blanche'. In humanities children learned about the impact of war in Britain, the blitz, evacuation and rationing (which also facilitated some great maths...
Art & Design, Computing, Music, Niagara Falls

Christmas Learning & Fun in Niagara Falls Class

12th January 2018

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Art & Design, Golden Gate, Grand Canyon, Maths, Music

Year 6 maths morning!

21st November 2017

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Whilst the majority of the year 5s were at the woods, the year 6 children began to get to grips with fractions and other aspects of maths. They created rainbow fractions, sang with the bongo (learning about fractions of amounts and parallel and perpendicular), fractions/percentages shading, a fraction jigsaw as well as some time on the iPads for ttrockstars and...
Computing, Maths

TT Rockstars

6th November 2017

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We are loving Times Table Rockstars!!
Art & Design, Computing, Effective Learner, Enjoy and Achieve, Good Communicator, Maths, Niagara Falls, PE, PSHCE

Niagara Falls Class Update

25th September 2017

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The children in Niagara Falls have had a fantastic first few weeks in their new class. Developing estimation skills... Self portraits with a difference... GoNoodle! Movement and exercise activities... Using iPads in maths lessons... Throwing & catching in PE... Who am I? An activity to get to know each other...
Effective Learner, Enjoy and Achieve, Maths, Niagara Falls

Estimation

13th September 2016

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Estimating is an integral part of mathematics and is a skill that we really like to develop in year 4/5. We even have our own 'Estimation Station' set up in the classroom. Well done to our first winner...
All Pupils, Maths, News

Celebrating Maths Project - Maths at Home

20th July 2016

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If anyone would like any extra ideas for improving your child's mathematical skills - click on the link below. Thank you to Gareth Metcalfe for the practical ideas.Celebrating Maths Project - Maths at home!Have a wonderful summer everybody! There will be some parent workshops early in the autumn term. Thank you for your continued support.
Enrichment, Golden Gate, Maths, Outstanding Learners

Mastery Maths Morning

26th May 2016

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Pupils from Tottington, Greenmount, Summerseat, Old Hall and our own year 6 class, came together to form a new 'North Bury' maths class!The aim of the morning was for the pupils to master a wide variety of topics learnt throughout the year and learn about something new too (stem and leaf, permutations, combinations and factorials). The main objective however, was...
Effective Learner, Enjoy and Achieve, Maths, Taj Mahal

Maths in Taj Mahal

11th March 2016

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Taj Mahal class took advantage of the good weather and were able to work outdoors during our maths lesson, in which we were asked to try and identify the answers to the 6 times tables. We split into two teams and used large 100 squares as our game boards. We then had to take it in turns to roll...
Grand Canyon, Maths, Outstanding Learners

Fraction Problem Solving and Reasoning

8th March 2016

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Grand Canyon had to use all they had learnt to solve this fraction puzzle. Great discussions and mathematical vocabulary was heard as children simplified, added and subtracted fractions and worked out equivalences.
Maths, Outstanding Learners

Magical Mathematics

21st November 2015

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I am so proud of the progress Isobel has made over the past week. After finding the grid method difficult at first, she kept on practising and asking questions to better her understanding. She even took work home to make sure she had mastered it! Her extra efforts have certainly paid off - look at the problem solving (using...
Maths, Outstanding Learners

Magical Mathematics

21st November 2015

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Fantastic multiplication - using the grid method to multiply 3 digit numbers. Well done!
Golden Gate, Grand Canyon, Maths, Niagara Falls, Sphinx, Taj Mahal

Maths working walls and challenge areas in Y3 to Y6!

15th October 2015

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Does your child use any of the following when they're in class?
Maths, Niagara Falls

Marvellous Maths

10th October 2015

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Children are making good progress in maths lessons by consolidating methods and concepts learnt through engaging games and activities. In year 4/5 we often 'play with numbers' because maths can be fun!Estimation Station winnerHow many?Sorting quadrilaterals Drawing quadrilaterals Sorting trianglesIdentifying trianglesWhat’s my angle?Finding all possibilitiesHow much are you worth?Peg it – times tablesSymmetrical structuresMissing numbersWorking hard on symmetrical drawingsSymmetry...