Hi all!

Just an update on our maths so far!

We have a strong focus on place value to 1000 at the moment.  Children are demonstrating their understanding of three digit numbers by comparing, ordering, building numbers with dienes equipment (the hundreds, tens and ones blocks) and finding the difference between two numbers.  Some children have started adding with hundreds, tens and ones using simple column addition and subtraction.  We have been shopkeepers and bought items using £1, 10p and 1p coins to represent the hundreds tens and units.

On Tuesday, we will be creating large and small 3 digit numbers from 3 number cards, deciding which is the biggest and smallest and finding the difference between the 2 numbers.   On Wednesday we continue with Fast Maths and times tables work in our breaks before/after swimming.  On Thursday we are becoming estate agents and deciding which 5 houses are the most cost effective and will give them the most change from £999.  Don’t you wish you could buy a house for under £1000?! 🙂  On Friday we will be in charge of celebrity payslips and deciding which celebrities have the greatest wages!

We have been using the greater than and less than symbols;

greater than >

less than <

Also, a massive thank you for such kind donations so far for our Wonka sweet treats day.  We hope to raise lots of money so we can subsidise our trip to the aquarium in Autumn 2 and use the data to support further learning in maths using hundreds, tens and ones.

What a wonderful start to the week!

Mrs Toms x