Mathematics

A Marvellous Maths Family Morning!

Wow, what a morning! A huge thank you to all families that participated in our Maths Family Morning. The children were thrilled to have you learning alongside them in the classroom.

We hope the day gave you an insight into the contemporary ways we teach mathematics at St James; emphasising learning mathematics with deep understanding rather than remembering rules and procedures which may not ‘make sense’.

A warm thank you to those that left comments about the day; we were pleased with the amount of positive feedback received. Thank you to those that left their curiosities; it will drive our future sessions on parent and family engagement.

What was one new learning you had about Mathematics at St James?

It's collaborative
Learning counting by playing rich games
The fact that the school’s focus is seeded in evidence-based learning
The approach is a real contrast to 30 years ago and is very safe and collaborative
It can be fun with lots of games
That there are so many different and fun ways to learn
Kids' learning grows by making mistakes
Interactive, varied, and fun
Learning is very collaborative
How the peer interaction/moderation helped the learning and student engagement
Learning maths is fun!

Any other comments?

Great fun. So glad the kids are having fun in maths.
Thank you!! Well organised!
Absolutely fantastic morning. A credit to all of you!!!!!!
Excellent event and great to be let into their world.
Great morning very informative - many thanks.
A great way to see how they are learning. I enjoyed the morning.
It was great to come and see the kids learning and their sense of pride. Thank you.
Thank you for organising this session. It was great! Well done!
Great morning Loved seeing learning in action in the classrooms.
Great session. Great to see what the kids are actually learning and how they learn.
Very grateful for the school organising such a great engagement activity with parents.
It was fantastic to understand how the school teaches Maths. So good to be back at school again as a parent.
It was so wonderful to see and experience the learning spaces in action!

On behalf of the staff, we would like to thank you for your continued partnership and look forward to continuing the learning journey with you and your family.

“...when schools, families, and communities work together to support learning, children do better in school, stay in school longer, and like school more.” (Henderson & Mapp, 2002)

Rich Maths Game of the Week

Belinda Mihalicek

Mathematics Leader

bmihalicek@stjamesbrighton.catholic.edu.au