At St Joseph’s we are committed to the engaging delivery of mathematics across the age ranges and curriculum. For children to access the majority of their learning in mathematics, a strong and confident grasp of the four number operations is important; using formal and informal written methods and mental strategies.
We aim to ensure that all pupils:
· become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics
· can reason mathematically
· can solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems
We use concrete apparatus such as Numicon and pictorial representations to develop deep, conceptual understanding of mathematical ideas. We use talk partners which encourages children to discuss their mathematical concepts.
The school subscribes to an online maths system, www.mymaths.co.uk. This system will enable your child's class teacher to set online homework tasks and it can also be used in lessons. It has a wealth of fun mathematical activities to engage the children with maths.
All of the children from Year 1 to Year 6 have their own personal login number and password to access My Maths at home.
There is a 'How to Guide' attached below if you should require any support accessing the activities.
We hope you enjoy using the site.
RAINBOW MATHS
RAINBOW MATHS takes place everyday in Key Stage 1. Children look forward to completing their daily challenge. The task is to complete a given amount of questions in a certain amount of time. The purpose of Rainbow maths is to improve children’s rapid recall of the four operations (+ - x ÷) when applied to basic mathematical questions.
Everyone starts at the lowest part of the scale. When a child can successfully answer all questions within the timescale with no more than the accepted number of mistakes, every day for a week, then they can move up a colour. When they get to the end of the stages they can either go on to the next group of stages or restart depending on the focus of learning (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division).
Elements stages |
Rainbow stages |
Award stages |
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Addition and subtraction |
Multiplication and division |
Division and decimals |
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Fire |
+ - |
Red |
x |
Bronze |
÷ x |
Air |
+ - |
Orange |
x |
Silver |
÷ |
Earth |
+ - |
Yellow |
x |
Gold |
÷ decimals |
Water |
+ - |
Green |
x |
Platinum |
÷ decimals |
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Blue |
x |
Kryptonite |
converting decimals |
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Indigo |
÷ |
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Violet |
÷ |
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