Curriculum Updates

Australian Maths Competition

There is an optional opportunity for Grade 3-6 students to participate in the Australian Maths Competition this year, which will be held from Tuesday 6th Aug – Thursday 8th August. The cost for students to participate is $8.50. The competition is run at school during class time.

The competition is run online and students will work through 30 problems that have been designed by Australia’s leading educators and academics who have a deep understanding of our national curriculum standards. The competition is in a test like format where students work through problems independently. The questions get progressively more difficult and complex. If your child would like to compete, please notify me by next Friday, July 26th and I will provide you with a consent form for the competition and payment will be via QKR. 

If you have any questions, please contact me via Email. 

Maths at Home

A number rich environment is one that encourages and supports children in engaging in mathematical thinking throughout their daily lives and routines. Incidental mathematics is the mathematics that we do as part of our daily routine and part of our lives. Numbers are all around us and involving children in incidental maths will help children with a range of concepts and in making the links between the mathematics they learn and what maths is like in different contexts.

Number Plate Maths 

When driving, spot number plates with the number zero on them. Change the number to 1 when they have spotted five car number plates with the number zero. Work their way up to the number 9. Spot number plates with digits that equal 10, 20, 55, 17 using different operations (+ – x ÷ ), perhaps even using orders of operation!