Regents Review Autumn 2023

The Regents Review Autumn 2023

DEPARTMENTAL NEWS

Top 5 Year 9

Nelly

Numeracy Across the Curriculum This half term, teachers across the school were given the challenge of writing the date in a mathematical way. On 1st December, the PE department displayed the following: “Netball team players – volleyball team players / √ 144 / MMXXIII” On 29th November, Mrs McCarthy’s class had the following date in their books:

Victoria Georgia-Rose Vincent Kundai Mariam Year 11 Fatimah Adarsh Eren Year 10 Hanna Gayathri Stanley Kinga MyMaths Masters

This year we have introduced MyMaths as the main homework app for KS3. Currently Year 7 and 8 are using it for their homework. This will be extended to Year 9 in the 2024/25 academic year. Topics covered will support in class learning. The following students are being recognised for their effort using MyMaths this half term:

Year 7 Adam

Year 8 Bruce

Other ways teachers across the school have been promoting numeracy, is through the use of the ‘Numeracy Challenge Question of the Fortnight’ posters. Each department have their own subject specific challenge questions for students to solve. For example, humanities had the following problem displayed last half term: “ Queen Victoria became queen in 1837 at the age of 18. In which year did she turn 40 years old?” MathsWatch Masters MathsWatch is the main app we use for setting homework in KS4 maths. Homework is set weekly, based on the topics the students are studying in class. Students completing homework benefit from being able to practice the skills they have learned in class, which is all part of the retrieval practice skills they are mastering. Year 11 have been using MathsWatch as part of their reflection on their mock exams.

Alexandrea Alexander

Mohammad

Tilly

Rosie Abdul Keira Abby James Becky

Tofunmi

Freya

George

Sofia

Zahrah Vaneeza

Khushjeet Poppy

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