Waltham St Lawrence Primary School

Mathematics

Mathematics is all around us underpins our daily life and is critical in our children’s future. At Waltham St Lawrence Primary School we believe that it is vital for our pupils to be mathematically literate and mathematically confident as we aim to educate them for their future lives. By developing the ability to calculate, to reason and to solve problems and an awareness of a whole network of concepts and relationships we are able to make sense of the world around us. Armed with these skills and the language to express them our pupils will be able to take their place confidently in a numerate society.

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Our Aims and Objectives

To promote enjoyment and enthusiasm for learning through practical activity, exploration and discussion.
To promote confidence and competence and have a positive attitude to maths.
To give children a breadth of mathematical understanding and the appropriate mathematical vocabulary to express their ideas clearly.
To develop logical thinking and reasoning skills through a problem solving and an investigative approach.
To develop the ability to calculate mentally using a variety of methods.
To teach children ways of recording mathematically which consolidate their understanding and equip them to deal with larger numbers.
To develop their recognition and use of symbolic and graphical representation to express relationships;
To develop a practical understanding of the ways in which information is gathered, interpreted and presented and to understand, estimate and use probabilities;
To explore features of shape and space, and develop measuring skills in a range of contexts.
To develop their ability to use and apply their mathematical knowledge and understand the importance of mathematical skills in everyday life.

Daily Maths Lessons

Children enjoy a daily lesson of mathematics which will focus on developing a mental mathematical method and then specific mathematical skill or concept. These areas of foci are taken from the New National Curriculum 2014 and are differentiated to meet the individual needs of the pupils.

Information on the National Curriculum programmes of study for each year group can be found below:

Children are taught a range of calculation strategies throughout the school. These are linked to the mental methods we use and are designed to promote a smooth progression for pupils to develop a good understanding of efficient methods of calculating using all four rules.

PRIMARY National Curriculum – Mathematics

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