NUMERACY

This term in Maths, students will continue to develop their understanding of Number and Place Value. Students will also partake in daily retrieval to strengthen their understanding of maths concepts. 

In Numeracy, students will be learning to: 

Year 3:

• Identify, explain and use the properties of odd and even numbers
• Recognise, represent and order natural numbers using naming and writing conventions for numerals beyond 10 000 
• Add and subtract two- and three-digit numbers using place value to partition, rearrange and regroup numbers to assist in calculations without a calculator
• Recognise and explain the connection between addition and subtraction as inverse operations, apply to partition numbers and find unknown values in number sentences
• Extend and apply knowledge of addition and subtraction facts to 20 to develop efficient mental strategies for computation with larger numbers without a calculator 

Year 4:

• Recognise and extend the application of place value to tenths and hundredths and use the conventions of decimal notation to name and represent decimals 
• Investigate number sequences involving multiples of 3, 4, 6, 7, 8 and 9
• Develop efficient mental and written strategies and use appropriate digital tools for solving problems involving addition and subtraction, and multiplication and division where there is no remainder 
• Choose and use estimation and rounding to check and explain the reasonableness of calculations, including the results of financial transactions 
• Find unknown values in numerical equations involving addition and subtraction, using the properties of numbers and operations 

The other applied Maths units that students will be exploring include Data and Time.