Numeracy News

Dear Parents,

During our parent information evening we looked at the NSW syllabus content points in number from Kindergarten to Year 6. Below is a snapshot of a small section of syllabus content which we discussed. Throughout the year, this content will be explicitly taught to and revisited with your child. 

In sharing this we hope to provide parents with an insight of the content which is taught in each grade throughout the year and ways which you can further support the learning experiences which your child receives at school. Over the coming weeks we will continue to share snapshots of number content and suggested activities. 

Your child's teacher will provide a variety of learning experiences which will enable your child to engage in the content and develop their number skills. At home you can support your child by making connections to 'numeracy in the real world' and supporting the development of their fluency facts. 

Some examples of this may be: 

K-2: 

• Combining and counting two different collections of objects e.g. lego, toys, household items (Kindergarten and Year 1) 
• Taking away items from a collection to model subtraction (Kindergarten and Year 1)
• Counting two different collection of objects and stating how many more e.g. there are 2 more cars in this collection.
• Introducing addition + and subtraction - symbols (Year 1 and Year 2)  
• Recalling doubles e.g. 4 is double of 2 (Year 1) 
• Grouping collections of objects e.g. lego into tens and ones to add together (Year 1 and 2) 
• Count on to calculate how many more to the nearest multiple e.g. 17 + 5 ... 3 more to get to 20, then add 2 more  (Year 1 and 2) 

Years 3-6: 

• Adding and subtracting numbers together within real world contexts focusing on efficient mental strategies e.g. asking how can we quickly and easily solve this?
   
• Identifying the place value of numbers and partitioning to add efficiently 
  e.g 134 + 242 = 376
  100 + 200 = 300
  30 + 40 = 70
  4 + 2 = 6
   
• Calculating how many more to the nearest 10, 100, or 1000 to a number (within the identified number range) when adding. 

Your child's termly parent communication link outlines the units which are taught each term. If you would like further information regarding the specific content being taught within each unit or further information regarding your child's progress please contact info@stpsutherland.catholic.edu.au and we can share further information with you. 

Thank you for supporting your child's learning in Numeracy! 

Kind regards, 

Ellen Dorrough 

Instructional Specialist