Katie had a pack of twenty cards numbered from 1 to 20.

She arranged the cards into six unequal piles.

The numbers on the cards in each pile added to the same total.

Can you calculate the numbers in each pile?

Success in math does not depend on how many answers you know, but by what you do when you don't know the answer.

The whole point of learning maths is to be able to solve problems.

Anon

St Joseph’s RC Primary School

20, 151, 2, 3, 4, 5, 9, 1118, 1710, 13, 1219, 166, 7, 8, 14

20,151, 14, 11, 910, 19, 63, 4, 12, 1617, 13, 52, 7, 8, 18

20, 10, 515, 1, 196, 13, 163, 12, 2, 188, 7, 9, 1117, 4, 14

20, 1519, 9, 718, 1716, 13, 5, 114, 12, 6, 311, 10, 8, 4, 2

17, 1819, 1620, 10, 54, 7, 15, 6, 312, 9, 1413, 11, 2, 1, 8

17, 13, 59, 15, 111, 4, 12, 186, 8, 7, 1419, 162, 10, 20, 3

Solution

1-20 added together = 210 210÷ 6 = 35

Each pile therefore must total 35

• Why is maths important?

• What developments have been made to the maths curriculum?

• What will your child's learning look like?

• What methods are being used in school to support your child?

• What can you do at home to help?

Aims

“Maths is essential to everyday life, critical to science, technology and engineering, and necessary for financial literacy and most forms of employment. A high-quality mathematics education therefore provides a foundation for understanding the world, the ability to reason mathematically, an appreciation of the beauty and power of mathematics, and a sense of enjoyment and curiosity about the subject.”

National curriculum for mathematics. DFE 2013

Why is maths important?

No longer do we have data handling instead we now teach statistics• Shape and space has become Geometry• Y3: Formal written methods for addition and

subtraction• Y3: Compare, order, add and subtract easy fractions• Y3: Vocabulary of angles and lines• Y3: Time including 12/24hour clock and Roman

numerals• Y4: Recognise equivalent fractions/decimals• Y4: Solve fractions and decimal problems• Y4: Perimeter/area of compound shapes• Y4: Know multiplication tables to 12 x 12

Developments to the curriculum

• Y5: Use decimals to 3decimal places, including problems

• Y5: Use standard multiplication and division methods

• Y5: Add/subtract fractions with same denominator

• Y5: Multiply fractions by whole numbers• Y6: Long division• Y6: Calculate decimal equivalent of fractions • Y6: Use formula for area and volume of shapes• Y6: Calculate area of triangles and

parallelograms• Y6: Introductory algebra and equation-solving

No more probability and calculator skills

Higher expectations

Year by year progression of learning

Current Year 6 pupils will be the first to sit the new style of papers.

What developments have been made to the maths curriculum?

• There will be 3 papers

• An arithmetic paper. Questions will be context free. They will assess number, calculations and fractions.

• And 2 papers that will require children to problem solve and reason.

End of KS2 testing

Children will:

• Become more efficient at mental methods

• Learn to apply their skills in a range of contexts

• Have a reduced dependency upon calculators

• Develop their problem solving and reasoning skills.

What will your child's learning look like?

What methods are being used in school to support your child?

What methods are being used in school to support your child?

What methods are being used in school to support your child?

• Our calculation policy is used to ensure a consistent approach to children's learning. This document also allows you to see the different methods used and taught from Early Years to Year 6.

• All staff teach from this policy which means no matter who is teaching your child, Teacher or Teaching Assistant, they will be working on the appropriate strategy.

What methods are being used in school to support your child?

• ensure children know timetables up to 12x12 by the end of year four

• Counting in multiples forwards and backwards in steps of 10 up to 100,000

• Add and subtract mentally – number bonds

What can you do at home to help?

• Written calculations – working towards standard methods

• Allow you child to teach you - let them become the experts by explaining.

• Recognise maths in every day situations

• Ask open questions

What can you do at home to help?

Recognise maths in every day situations-