P2/1 have had a great time during Maths Week. We have been learning about 2d shapes. We made them inside with lollipop sticks, and even got to draw the shapes on the table! Some of us drew shape pictures.
We have loved exploring 2d shapes in the tuff tray and have made some beautiful pictures with them.
We also made shapes outside and had a great time working together to find, count and record numbers with our partners.
Article 28: We have the right to learn.
This week has been maths week.
P2/1 were lucky to have three visitors!
Abby’s Mum is the owner of Abby J cakes and she told us how she uses maths in her job.
We had great fun learning about using money to buy the ingredients to make a cake, counting the ingredients into the bowl, turning the oven on, and lastly, making sure we shared the cake equally with all our friends! We came up with some fantastic flavours too!
Nola’s Mum worked as an environmental scientist. She told us all about ‘data’ and the numbers she looked at to make sure the water was clean. We loved her diagram to show how it worked and used our mental maths to see if our water would pass the test! If our number was too big, then the water wasn’t clean enough. We had good fun playing the game.
Norma visited us from the library. She told us how she used numbers in her work-spending money for the library and telling the time. We loved the story she read to us too.
We have had lots of fun learning maths outside. We learned about counting items and showing the numbers in different ways. Our favourite was the maths trail. We worked with partners to find the clues.
This week we have been trying hard to improve our work with money. We used games on the iPad, coins in class, a class shop and challenge cards.
I am learning the value of coins.
We are playing shops to check we can lay out the correct coins to buy something.
We are playing games on the iPad to show we know how to use coins to pay for things.
A mysterious box was left in our classroom this morning. We tried to think what might be. When we opened it, it was filled with triangles. We looked at them and discussed what was the same and what was different. Then we heard a story about triangles. Next we split into groups and took part in different activities.
At Base 1 we were using 2d shapes to create a picture and then tried to name all the shapes we had used.
At Base 2 we were using construction to build 3d shapes. We then thought where we might see them in the world.
At Base 3 we were working on our money by setting up a shop and buying different items.
At Base 4 we logged onto our Sumdog accounts and worked on our Maths online.
P4/3M have been developing their problem solving skills through a range of different activities. We answered questions to discover the secret code which led to unlocking the treasure. We also played sumdog to challenge our numeracy skills.
P1 have been enjoying maths week!
Today was also Roald Dahl day and we had fun sorting ‘The Enormous Crocodile’ from shortest to longest.
We made crocodiles by colouring, cutting and sticking.
Posting the correct number of straws into the envelopes. 
We liked playing the subitising game together.
‘I liked practising the number 3 in the foam’ Chloe
We are learning the number 3 and 4 and the letters t and i over this week and next.
Article 28: We have the right to go to school.
