Hello Maths Before the multiplication lessons for Year 7, I was able to go over some of the ideas with the AL and WC teachers in a Thursday afternoon session. I was asked at the time if we would have the same for the division lessons. Unfortunately we haven't had that opportunity, and so in … Continue reading Friday 25th November
Bluecoat Primary
The teachers and children at Bluecoat Primary love their Maths lessons. Over the past year, the teachers there have been developing the use of the Maths No Problem schemes which is based on the Singapore model for teaching mathematics. The links below explain about the Maths No Problem approach: What is Singapore Maths? Teaching Maths … Continue reading Bluecoat Primary
Friday 18th November
Dear Maths I'd like to start with a huge thank you to everyone for inputting all the data over the last two weeks. In particular, the turnaround for the GCSE mock was fantastic. This means that Joel, Louise, Nick and myself are able to spend the afternoon analysing data and putting our intervention plans into … Continue reading Friday 18th November
Friday 11th November
Hi Maths The Friday bulletin on a Friday! What a treat. It has been a crazy week with the year 11 mock exams. Over here at BBA we have been delighted with how they have gone. The perseverance of some of our students on a very difficult paper (Higher paper 2) was amazing. I sat … Continue reading Friday 11th November
Friday Bulletin 04/11/16
Hello Maths I hope you all had a great holiday and a good first week back. A few deadlines are coming up over the next couple of weeks. Please can you make sure that all data is in Go 4 Schools by the dates below. Thank you to those of you who have put theirs … Continue reading Friday Bulletin 04/11/16
Friday Bulletin 14/10/16
Hello Maths, The Friday bulletin seems to be becoming a Saturday Bulletin as the term moves on! This week will be assessment week for lots of your classes. Time to see if our little lovelies have learnt what we had intended them to. Year 7 and 8 (and 9 at BBA) Christa at BBA has decided … Continue reading Friday Bulletin 14/10/16
Friday Bulletin 7/10/16
Hello Maths I hope you've all had a great week! I've really enjoyed teaching the negative number lessons to year 7 this week. We've spent far longer than I intended on the lessons, but it really feels like the students are really understanding what is going on. Negative numbers was one of the topics that … Continue reading Friday Bulletin 7/10/16
Friday Bulletin 30/9/16
Hello Maths, I'd like to start today's bulletin by saying goodbye to Katie and wishing her a fantastic maternity leave. Katie has been working hard over the past few weeks creating homeworks to accompany the year 7 and 8 schemes of work. Time to put your feet up now - see you soon! It was … Continue reading Friday Bulletin 30/9/16
Friday Bulletin 23/9/16
Hello Maths, The end of week 3! It’s seemed a very long one this week, possibly because of the recent open evenings. I hope you aren’t all too tired and are looking forward to a relaxing weekend. I’ve managed to pop into a few more classrooms again this week. Thank you for making me feel … Continue reading Friday Bulletin 23/9/16
Friday Bulletin 16/9/16
Hello Maths, Thank you to everyone who has uploaded their year 7 intervention data. Your DoLs will let you know next steps for students on the list and will explain their plans for intervention. It will differ from campus to campus. All intervention will continue until the progress check at the end of half term. … Continue reading Friday Bulletin 16/9/16
