Primary 6 have enjoyed tackling some maths challenges this week as part of Maths Week Scotland. We have had some tricky challenges in the mornings to get our mathematical brains in gear and have taken part in the Sumdog Maths Week Scotland Contest. We are very proud of Amen for reaching 203rdplace on the leader board out of over 70, 000 students!
As part of our Jacobites topic, we have been working on chronology and timelines through making our own timelines of the Jacobite Rebellions. We also applied our addition skills to work out how many soldiers fought in some of the battles.
We are continuing with our focus on addition in Maths Talk. Here is a brief explanation of the different mental addition strategies we use in class to help you support your child at home:
