SUPPORTING YOUR YOUNGSTER IN MATHEMATICS IN THE SENIOR PHASE INTERNALLY ASSESSED MATHEMATICS AWARDS:

N4 MATHEMATICS

SUPPORTING YOUR YOUNGSTER

Q. How do you know what is going on and when it is happening?

Q. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHEN?

A. Maths Wikispace

• The course overview: approximate timings for content and assessment.

• Appropriate revision material for core assessments (units)

• Revision and Practice Papers for Numeracy and Added Value Unit.

Q. HOW DO YOU KNOW WHAT IS GOING ON AND WHEN?

Show My Homework:

• Will give accurate details of assessment timings.

• The homework or link to the homework.

School Assessment Calendar

HOW IS YOUR YOUNGSTER DOING?

You can find out from:

Homework: comments / mark /grade.

Next steps sheets from assessments and prelims.

Reports

Parents Nights

School communication is initiated following outcome failures, lack of homework, sustained lack of quality homework, poor prelim, teacher concern.

YOUR CHILD IS STRUGGLING, WHAT HELP IS AVAILABLE?

• Class teacher

• Study support on Monday – Wednesday lunchtimes.

Bring specific questions.

• Extra work at home.

YOUR CHILD IS STRUGGLING, WHAT HELP IS AVAILABLE?

• Use their next steps sheets / assessment profiles to direct attention to areas of weakness.

• Web resources • BBC Bitesize • www.mathsrevision.com

ACCESSING WIKISPACES

• Go to: www.wikispaces.com

• Click on the 'Sign in' tab in the top right hand corner.

• Enter username ‘phsmathematics' and password 'phsmathematics' .

• Click on the 'My Wikis' tab in the top right hand corner.

• A 'peeblesmaths' tab will appear. Click on it.

• Choose your year group/course from the right hand menu.