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Dinosaur/ Math themed Parental Engagement - Yr 2

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Dinosaur/ Math themed Parental Engagement - Yr 2

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We invited our parents in for a game of 'dinosaurs and ladders' with multiplication sums. It was great because not only did we create our own board games but parents and students went head on head solving multiplication sums.

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Solving the ancient tangram puzzle by using shapes to create animal Art - Yr2

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Solving the ancient tangram puzzle by using shapes to create animal Art - Yr2

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We have been learning about 2D and 3D shapes and the different ways to describe these using key vocabulary. For fun, we created different animals in line with our topic using the different shapes within a tangram puzzle.

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The children designed a holiday including flights, accommodation and activities. They had to add multiple amounts using column addition involving carrying.

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Year 5 1.1 Place Value - Olympic Scoring Investigations

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Year 5 1.1 Place Value - Olympic Scoring Investigations

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In these investigation, we explored how the medal table from the Paris 2024 Olympics, in-line with our current topic of Ancient Greece, is ranked; and how we can use our knowledge of Place Value to investigate whether this current system is fair. We also investigated the physical representation of Olympic events on numbers-lines, to two decimal places.

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W4L2&3 - Place Value Olympic Investigations

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Celebrating maths in our fun filled annual Crazy Hair Day Math event. We solved puzzles and problems in groups and rocked it out on Times Tables Rockstars competing against our class mates.

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Investigating multiplication and division through arrays - Yr2

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Investigating multiplication and division through arrays - Yr2

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We created arrays using different math tools in the classroom. We then linked these with their multiplication sums using our knowledge of skip counting to help us solve these.

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Cross-curricular: Maths/Humanities

We used our knowledge of money/value to complete a trading activity.

The activity included buying cocoa beans, paying farmers, selling cocoa beans to factory managers, paying staff and selling chocolate bars to the shops - A lot of buying, selling and trading!!

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Year 5 1.1 Addition and Subtraction - Olympic mission to space 

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Year 5 1.1 Addition and Subtraction - Olympic mission to space 

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The aim of this lesson is to explore addition and subtraction strategies that

enhance students' understanding and application of these fundamental mathematical operations.

The children will Students will be tasked with planning a mission to space, incorporating Olympic athletes as space explorers. Their challenge is to manage the budget, calculate distances, and handle cargo, all while using addition and subtraction skills.

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W4L2&3 - Place Value Olympic Investigations

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3D Identifying parallel and perpendicular lines

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3D Identifying parallel and perpendicular lines

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Maths 3D identifying parallel and perpendicular lines

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We invited parents in to class on the morning of Monday 21st January to engage with some money problem solving questions with their children. There was the opportunity to physically represent this calculations with replica coinage and to also convert the balances between British and Emirati currencies!

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Year 4, 5 & 6 Parental Engagement - January 2025

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Finding symmetry in nature and creating our own symmetrical art - Yr2

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Finding symmetry in nature and creating our own symmetrical art - Yr2

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We had fun observing symmetry in our environment and in the nature that surrounds us. We then applied this understanding in an art project where we created our very own symmetrical butterflies.

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Today, we used our knowledge of place value to represent numbers to 10,000 in a variety of ways.

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Safari Rangers Theme Day/ Parental Engagement - Yr1

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Safari Rangers Theme Day/ Parental Engagement - Yr1

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Our Year 1 had a roarsome start to their ‘Safari Rangers’ theme day, working with their families on a maths challenge, where they used shapes to create animal tangrams! They not only had to opportunity to showcase their creativity and maths skills but also shared their knowledge of these animals and their habitats.

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Investigating multiplication by making equal groups - Yr2

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Investigating multiplication by making equal groups - Yr2

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We went hunting in our classroom to find everyday objects that we could use to represent our multiplication sums. We drew groups and used our skip counting to solve the sums.

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Estimating on Number lines Investigation - Yr2

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Estimating on Number lines Investigation - Yr2

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Oh no.. all these number lines with missing numbers. How will we find the missing numbers? We collaborated and used our understanding of tens and ones to find the missing numbers.

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We are using our base tens to explore place value.

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We had fun taking part in lots of exciting activities on Math day like online quizzes and shape investigations.

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We found that our class number puzzle had fallen apart and some of the numbers went missing. It was our challenge to work these out using our knowledge of +10/-10 and +1/-1.

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Having fun practicing Mental math facts using technology - Yr2

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Having fun practicing Mental math facts using technology - Yr2

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We love using 'Hit the button' to secure our rapid recall of important number facts.

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We are using base tens to help us partition numbers. We are 'taking a risk' by using flexible partitioning to find multiple ways to partition the same number.

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We have been learning about shapes and have been making important connections to the real world using our linking skills. We found lots of 3D shapes to help us explore the number of faces, vertices and edges.

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Anglo Saxon Problem Solving. The children used their multiplication and division skills so solve a range of problems linked to their Anglo Saxon topic.

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Teddy Bears Picnic and Finding Fractions - Yr2

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Teddy Bears Picnic and Finding Fractions - Yr2

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Our teacher organised a teddy bears picnic but all the food portions were incorrect. We used our knowledge of finding fractions of shapes and amounts to correct the menu.

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Representing data as graphs in Science - Yr3

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Representing data as graphs in Science - Yr3

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Cross-curricular Dinosaur themed Assembly - Yr1

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Cross-curricular Dinosaur themed Assembly - Yr1

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We showcased all our learning to our parents, teachers and other students in the year group. In line, with our theme topic on Monsters, we jumped into our math skills and shared our addition and subtraction knowledge.

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Learning about Place Value and playing games - Yr1

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Learning about Place Value and playing games - Yr1

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In small groups, our learning assistant is testing our students' knowledge on place value by playing interactive learning games like 'throw the bean bag'.

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We had fun going off plan and having fun completing lots of math challenges. We also battled it out on TTRS against other classes and other year groups.

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Investigating Doubles and Halves using math tools - Yr2

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Investigating Doubles and Halves using math tools - Yr2

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We had a fun filled lesson today playing all sorts of math games like dominoes, snakes and ladders, memory and lots more. Maths is everywhere and we love it!

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Our partnerships with KenKen, provide external enrichment opportunities for our students at WIS. Arjun and Arav both represented WIS at the championships and came 4th and 8th in the national rounds.

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Representing numbers using math tools - Yr3

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Representing numbers using math tools - Yr3

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Collaborating and investigating Perimeter - Yr4

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Collaborating and investigating Perimeter - Yr4

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Securing their knowledge on perimeter and measuring lengths, students were given a series of clues to create a range of perimeters to the correct measurements.

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📊🌍 Year 5 had an exciting International Day math lesson with Miss Horkan, exploring comparison graphs between their home countries and the rest of the world! They analysed data from the year they were born and another year of their choice, showcasing their creativity in graph presentations. The results? Some fantastic and insightful International Day graphs! 👏📈 #InternationalDay #MathInAction #BeAmazing@WIS

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Year 6 Parental Engagement - January 2025 (003)

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International Maths day - 2E Completed towers!

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International Maths day - 2E Completed towers!

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Students had fun engaging in a range of collaborative activities from solving puzzles to creating towers almost as tall as the Burj Khalifa.

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3E - Finding right angles around the classroom

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3E - Finding right angles around the classroom

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We had a great maths day using logic and problem-solving skills to win at various games. The children could explain their thinking and predict what might happen next in their game.

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Using a range of tools to help us learn maths in 3H.

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Using a range of tools to help us learn maths in 3H.

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In Year 2, we made rockets using our base tens and carefully counted these with our friends. We completed different challenges, like making a rocket from the number 65 to making a rocket with only 8 base ten peices.

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In Year 5, we had our first lesson on prime numbers! We explored what makes a number prime and linked this to our previous learning on factors and multiples. The students really enjoyed playing the Prime Number 21 game (identify the prime numbers to stay in—make a mistake and you’re out!) and taking part in the true or false activity about prime numbers.