Mathematics

Throughout Term Four, learners will continue to deepen their understanding of Mathematical concepts by applying their personalised SURF goals through collaborative, hands-on and independent learning tasks, reflecting on how it deepened their understanding of concepts at the conclusion of each lesson. Students will be exploring deeply into different forms of vocabulary associated with these subject areas, and how they can be transferred into real-life scenarios. The topics we are covering this term are:

• Chance and Probability 
• Shapes- 3D objects/ 2D shapes/ nets
• Length, Perimeter and Area 
• Angles
• Patterns and Algebra.

You can support this learning at home in the following ways: 

• Play chance games with cards, dice or spinners or play chance games such as ‘Rock Paper Scissors’ and discuss the probability outcomes together.
• Encourage your child to describe the probability of every day events using chance language.
• Ask your child to estimate the size of angles around the house.
• Your child could assist you in recipes and estimate the % of each ingredient required.
• Go on a ‘treasure hunt’ to find 2D shapes and 3D objects around the home.
• Discuss how angles and shapes area a part of architecture and design in everyday life.
• Encourage your child to build towers/structures out of blocks, cardboard boxes or cylinders.
• Present your child with the net of an empty cardboard box e.g. tissue or cereal box and ask them to fold it back together.