Maths

"Mathematics may not teach us to add love or subtract hate, but it gives us hope that every problem has a solution."

What we say about maths at Coxhoe Primary School

Our Maths lead, Mrs Storey, says...

Leading Maths in our school is an absolute pleasure! I love to see how much the children and teachers enjoy their Maths lessons every single day. From using concrete manipulative to solving complex, abstract problems, we love it all! Every Maths lesson includes some time to recap learning, time for new learning and most importantly, times to keep active. Maths may not be everyone's favourite subject, but is my aim to ensure everyone leaves Coxhoe Primary School as a confident mathematician who is ready for life after primary school. Please make sure you visit me with your amazing maths work - it brightens up my day!

Our Year 6 Maths Ambassadors say...

Hi, we are the Maths Ambassadors. Maths in our school is taught in a fun and active way and we love it! Whenever we aren't sure of anything, our teachers will help us to understand the problem and improve on it. It's important to learn Maths because our mathematical skills are crucial in larger community.

Children from across school say...

"I like paired maths because when we are doing it, the younger children always have a smile on their face,"

"Active Maths is my favourite, I love playing the different games."

“In maths there are lots of challenges and it helps me to be resilient.”

“I really like doing active maths.”

“I enjoy the questions in maths because they are based on real life things.”

“I really like those (base 10) because you can stack the ones up to make a 10 and it helps you count in tens.”

“I like how it helps me to do things when I’m older so things won’t be difficult.”

“Bigger people could help us in paired maths and I liked it.”

Curriculum Intent

At Coxhoe Primary School, we view mathematics as a journey: a journey that is accessible to all and will maximise children’s mathematical concepts, skills and thinking strategies to be successful in our modern world. We intend that this is achieved through exploration, clarification, practice and application over time.

To read our full intent, implementation and impact, click the link:

Maths Policy

Enrichment Opportunities

Durham University

Dickens Class had the opportunity to visit Durham University and work the the Maths students. They took part in a wide range of enriching activities as well as being able to experience university.

Paired Maths

Year 1 - 6 all have the opportunity to take part in paired Maths. This is where older classes plan some activities and support the younger class to complete these. We enjoy working together and helping each other out. Hargreaves & Rowling Maths Class. Our paired classes are below

Hargreaves & Morpurgo Maths Class

Rosen & Murphy Maths Class

Dahl & Dickens

Milne & Tolkien

Walliams & Downstairs Shakespeare

Rowling & Upstairs Shakespeare

TT Rockstars Battle

Our Key Stage 2 children took part in the 'England Rocks' battle on TT Rockstars. They have the change to compete against other schools all around England.

Progress Awards

Each term, progress awards are held where one child from every class is awarded an award for overall maths sand one for recall of known facts.

Long Term Plan

Below you will find an overview of our long term plan. This is then broken down further in the next document.

Maths Long Term

Maths Long Term Planning Overview

Useful Websites

Websites

https://login.mathletics.com/

https://play.ttrockstars.com/auth/school/student/13226

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

https://www.transum.org/Software/

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/585/HTML5

https://www.mathplayground.com/games.html

https://whiteroseeducation.com/parent-pupil-resources/maths/maths-with-michael

Apps

White Rose One Minute Maths

In school, we also use a lot resources to support our learning, some of which we can share with you at home. As well as concrete resources such as base 10, counters and bead strings, we also rely on a lot of paper based resources to support our written methods. If you would like any resources such as hundred squares, place value grids or number lines to support your child at home, please do not hesitate to get in touch with Mrs Storey.

Supporting parents to support their children with Maths

We understand that many parents feel like maths has changed and that it’s sometimes difficult to keep up to date with modern teaching methods. Please don't worry as there are lots of resources out there to help and staff are always willing to chat through any questions or concerns.

Guides

To support parents, we have added some links below which guide you through methods for the different areas of Maths.

Video Tutorials

You can also click here to access a range of support videos which talk you through each method step by step.

Maths Dictionary

Here you can find A guide to the mathematical terms used in Primary School and what they mean.