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• March Maths Challenge

  Thu 26 Feb 2015

  Key Stage 1

  Three birds laid some eggs. Each bird laid an odd number of eggs. Altogether they laid 19 eggs. How many eggs did each bird lay? Find 2 different ways to do it.

   

  Lower Key Stage 2

  Imagine rolling one dice.The score is the total number of dots you can see. You score 17. Which number is face down? How did you work out your answer? Imagine rolling two dice. The dice do not touch each other. The score is the total number of dots you can see. Which numbers are face down to score 30?

   

  Upper Key Stage 2

  This is what food costs at Franco’s café. 1 curry and 1 tea cost £4. 2 curries and 2 puddings cost £9. 1 pudding and 2 teas cost £2. What do you have to pay in total for 1 curry, 1 pudding and 1 tea? What does each item cost on its own?

• Home Learning Project

  Thu 12 Feb 2015

  Each year we have a short period where our Literacy home learning is project based and this will be starting after half term. We are letting you know before half term in case you are planning to visit somewhere that children may want their project to be about. As last year, children can choose the subject of their project – something they are interested in, somewhere they have visited, someone they find interesting, something form their topics at school – and present it to us in a style of their choice. In Year 1 and Year 2 this will predominantly be using images/models but we would expect there to be some writing (anything from sentences in Year 1, to a side of A4 in Year 2). In Key Stage 2 the work may be presented using models, ICT presentations, posters of information with images and writing. We do expect the quantity and quality of writing to be consistent with the equivalent amount of literacy homework (e.g. equivalent to 2 sides of A4 in Year 3 and 4, or 3 / 4 sides of A4 in Year 5 and 6). We have had some amazing work created over the years and always look forward to seeing the creativity these projects inspire. At the end of the project work, each child does a short verbal presentation to their class. We can’t wait to hear about and display the amazing work we know this will produce.

• February Maths Challenge

  Wed 04 Feb 2015

  Key Stage 1

  There are three baskets, a brown one, a red one and a pink one, holding a total of ten eggs. The Brown basket has one more egg in it than the Red basket.

  The Red basket has three eggs less than the Pink basket.

  How many eggs are in each basket?

   

  Lower Key Stage 2

  Use a calculator to work out these ‘words’ by doing the calculations and turning your calculator upside down to see the answer (e.g.  0.7734 = hello)

   1. 39459 ÷ 7                        2. 15469 x 5

  3. The square root (√) of 59876644

  4. 10000 – 9393                  . 1792202 x 3

  There are loads more words you can make up. Try them for yourself. Can you make a five letter word? Can you work out a question to give the answers ‘giggles’ and ‘globe’?

   

  Upper Key Stage 2

  At the school sports day, the children had a long jump competition. Adeel jumped 4.54m. Zain jumped ½ m further than Kasper. Jala jumped 15cm further than Adeel. Jannath jumped 0.6m further than Malak. Mahmud jumped 23cm further than Jala. Amina jumped ¾ m further than the 2^nd place child.  Shakeem jumped ¼ m less than Mahmud. Shada jumped 0.8m further than Shakeem. Kasper jumped 0.15m less than Jannath.

  Malak jumped 40mm less than Shada.

  Can you use the clues to write down the finishing positions? What was the average length of jump?