National Maths Week at Western
9 - 14 November 2020
National Maths Week
To celebrate Maths Week England, we at Western will join schools across the UK in raising the profile of mathematics. This will be a great opportunity for children to have fun, practise their maths skills and build confidence in their own abilities. The aims of this week are to change the conversation and make maths more positive, encourage children to develop a love of learning and to ensure that all children and families see that maths is accessible and enjoyable for all.
Alongside our daily, exciting Maths sessions, we will be celebrating maths with challenging puzzles, enrichment activities and open ended investigations. Children in KS2 will participate in an interactive, live class online and work collaboratively with each other to solve a range of mathematical problems. In KS1, we will be taking Maths to the outdoors where children will complete an outdoor object hunt. They will then use the objects they have found to sort, compare and create patterns.
All pupils will have the opportunity to take part in a nationwide battle of the bands on Timetable Rockstars with prizes up for grabs.
Maths Mastery
When taught to master maths, children develop their mathematical fluency without resorting to rote learning and are able to solve non-routine maths problems without having to memorise procedures.
Ordering Numicon
Autumnal Messy Maths Tray
Sorting Playing Cards
Times Tables
Importance of Learning Multiplication – Times Tables
- Builds confidence in Mathematics
- An essential skill for long Multiplication and Division
- Builds the basic mathematical blocks and supports more complex tasks
- Promotes number sense
- Improved problem-solving abilities
Maths Games
How To Get Involved At Home
Check out the numerous events and activities you can get involved in at home such as Bubble Geometry and Origami!
Western Community Primary School
Email: western.office@ntlp.org.uk
Website: westerncommunityprimary.org.uk
Location: Rutland Road, Wallsend, UK
Phone: 0191 263 0202
Twitter: @westernprimary