Dronfield Junior School

Dronfield Junior School
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Spotlight on Maths

Our latest Maths Challenge

Look out for next Maths Challenge coming soon ...

Our last Maths Challenge was a Maths and Wellbeing Challenge with the deadline 6th November 2024.

maths and wellbeing challenge october 2024.pdf

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Maths Stars

Our Maths Stars for the week commencing 25th November 2024 were:

Class Maths Star(s)
Palm (Y3) Kasper
Ash (Y3) Nancy and Sidney
Oak (Y3) Scarlett
Aspen (Y4) Henry
Elm (Y4) Enzie
Pine (Y4) Alfred
Laurel (Y5) Jamie and Benjamin
Birch (Y5) Eden
Maple (Y5) Callum
Acacia (Y6) Lucy B
Juniper (Y6) Teddy
Cedar (Y6) Henry and George

Our Maths Stars for the week commencing 18th November 2024 were:

Class Maths Star(s)
Palm (Y3) Emily and Arthur
Ash (Y3) Sidney
Oak (Y3) Maggie
Aspen (Y4) Zack S
Elm (Y4) Archie T
Pine (Y4) Nieve and Anson
Laurel (Y5) Kathryn
Birch (Y5) Grace
Maple (Y5) Trudy
Acacia (Y6) Isla T
Juniper (Y6) Olivia
Cedar (Y6) Isla T

Our Maths Stars for the week commencing 11th November 2024 were:

Class Maths Star(s)
Palm (Y3) Harley
Ash (Y3) Ayda
Oak (Y3) Iris & Kady
Aspen (Y4) Leo B
Elm (Y4) Enzie
Pine (Y4) Annabelle J & Max
Laurel (Y5) Arabella
Birch (Y5) Eden
Maple (Y5) Felicity
Acacia (Y6) Sofia
Juniper (Y6) Oscar
Cedar (Y6) Harrison

Our Maths Stars for the week commencing 4th November 2024 were:

Class Star(s) of the week
Palm (Y3) Eva H
Ash (Y3) Pennie
Oak (Y4) Oscar N
Aspen (Y4) Nate
Elm (Y4) Phoebe
Pine (Y4) Olivia T
Laurel (Y5) Olivia
Birch (Y5) Ela
Maple (Y5) Sophie B
Acacia (Y6) Charlotte
Juniper (Y6) Emily
Cedar (Y6) Orla

Our Maths Stars for the week commencing 14th October 2024 were:

Class Maths Star(s)
Palm (Y3) Kasper
Ash (Y3) Finn
Oak (Y3) Kady
Aspen (Y4) Emmie
Elm (Y4) Carter-Jay
Pine (Y4) Grace
Laurel (Y5) Luell
Birch (Y5) Stan
Maple (Y5) Martha
Acacia (Y6) Lily
Juniper (Y6) Ella
Cedar (Y6) Darby and Evelyn

Our Maths Stars for the week commencing 7th October 2024 were:

Class Maths Star(s)
Palm (Y3) Edward
Ash (Y3) Oliver
Oak (Y3) Liz
Aspen (Y4) Joseph
Elm (Y4) Indie
Pine (Y4) Matas
Laurel (Y5) Rudy
Birch (Y5) Stanley
Maple (Y5) Florence
Acacia (Y6) Dylan
Juniper (Y6) Emily
Cedar (Y6)  Isaac

Our Maths Stars for the week commencing 30th September 2024 were:

Class Maths Star(s)
Palm (Y3) Dougie
Ash (Y3) Henry
Oak (Y3) Maggie
Aspen (Y4) Billy
Elm (Y4) Henry
Pine (Y4) Freddie
Laurel (Y5) Melissa
Birch (Y5) Michael
Maple (Y5) Eva
Acacia (Y6)

Raegan

Juniper (Y6)

Teddy

Cedar (Y6)

Chloe

Our Maths Stars for the week commencing 23rd September 2024 were:

Class  Maths Star(s)
Palm (Y3) Ali
Ash (Y3) Pennie
Oak (Y3) Connie
Aspen (Y4) Diana
Elm (Y4) Advik
Pine (Y4) Austin
Laurel (Y5) Thomas
Birch (Y5) Fletcher
Maple (Y5) Teddy
Acacia (Y6) Connor
Juniper (Y6) Ava B
Cedar (Y6) Parker

Our Maths Stars for the week commencing 16th September 2024 were:

Class Maths Star(s)
Palm (Y3) Alfie
Ash (Y3) Jacob
Oak (Y3) William
Aspen (Y4) Ralphie
Elm (Y4) Esmae
Pine (Y4) Alexa
Laurel (Y5) George
Birch (Y5) Katy
Maple (Y5) Henry
Acacia (Y6) Nancy
Juniper (Y6) Matty
Cedar (Y6) Georgiana

Our Maths Stars for the week commencing 9th September 2024 were:

Class Maths Star(s)
Palm (Y3) Harriet
Ash (Y3) Solomon
Oak (Y3) Alfie O
Aspen (Y4) Oliver
Elm (Y4) Carter
Pine (Y4) Eva
Laurel (Y5) Rudy
Birch (Y5) Zane
Maple (Y5) Narayan
Acacia (Y6) Will
Juniper (Y6) Olivia
Cedar (Y6) Hugo and Emily

Reasoning and Problem Solving

Week commencing 7th October 2024 - spotlight on reasoning and problem solving is in Year 6 ...

Week commencing 23th September 2024 - spotlight on reasoning and problem solving is in Year 4 ...

 

 

Week commencing 9th September 2024 - spotlight on reasoning and problem solving is in Year 6 ...

Maths Websites for parent support Maths learning

There are some great websites for parents to support their children learning Maths.

National Numeracy Parent Toolkit has a wealth of tips and advice

https://www.familymathstoolkit.org.uk/

Oxford Owl includes a range of activities, top tips and eBooks to help your child with their Maths at home.

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/maths-owl/maths

Maths 4 Mums and Dads explains some of the milestones children make between the ages 3 and 11 years old

http://www.maths4mumsanddada.co.uk/index.php

Nrich – a range of Maths games, problems and articles on all areas of Maths.  Parents of Key Stage 2 children should select ‘stage 2’

https://nrich.maths.org/frontpage

 

Maths websites for children:

http://amathsdictionaryforkids.com/

www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/

www.topmaths.co.uk

https://primarygames.co.uk/

www.multiplication.com

http://mathszone.co.uk

www.mathsisfun.com/index.html

www.ictgames.com/resources.html

Pop Maths Competition 2024 at Sheffield Hallam University

We won the Pop Maths competition at Sheffield Hallam University. Having held the trophy since 2019 when the competition was last run, we are thrilled that we are lifting the title again. This mathematical competition saw us pitched against 28 other schools, including Sheffield independent schools. It was so exciting when we realised we had won. Thank you very much to the pupils and parents who gave up their Saturday to compete or support.

We will be looking at the Year 5s now to complete in March 2025!

Pop Maths Competition 2024 at Sheffield Hallam University

Pitching our Maths brains against Y6s from other schools in Derbyshire and South Yorkshire

Summer Term 2024

Our latest Maths Challenge

This maths challenge starts on Wednesday 22nd May 2024 and will run for the remainder of the week and the first week after half term. It is linked to the capacities of the football grounds being used for the Euros starting next month with is a focus on mathematical vocabulary e.g. ascending, rounding, mean and range. There is a sheet with tasks linked to the capacities for each year group and children will complete the tasks in break and lunch time.  Good luck!

Reasoning and Problem Solving

Week commencing 10th June 2024 - This week's spotlight on reasoning and problem solving is in Year 6 ...

Week commencing 3rd June 2024 - This week's spotlight on reasoning and problem solving is in Year 3 ...

 

Week commencing 20th May 2024 - This week's spotlight on reasoning and problem solving is in Year 4 ...

 

Week commencing 13th May 2024 - This week's spotlight on reasoning and problem solving is in Year 5 ...

Maths Reasoning and Problem Solving in Year 5