The Regents Review - Winter 2015

The Regents Review Winter 2015

Departmental News

Welcome Year 7s The Mathematics Department would like to welcome our Year 7s to the school. They have been working hard, carrying out data handling tasks where they have drawn and interpreted graphs and found averages and range. They are now well underway extending their numeracy skills and recording their progress on their numeracy passport. This is a chance for them to learn and consolidate their multiplication tables in a fun way whilst earning VIVO points when they complete each level. Multiplication tables are useful throughout many areas in Mathematics and so we would ask that you encourage them each step of the way in learning their tables from 1 to 12. ‘We use our passports to the world; this keeps track of which times tables we learn and use. When you complete these you move on to square numbers and square roots. When you complete each country you move on to the next. After completing each section you will also receive VIVO points. Personally I think that times tables are very useful because you can use them in all different types of Mathematics such as long multiplication, division and later, area and volume.’ By Hannah McArthur, Branson TC

Key Stage 3 Maths Clinic A new Key Stage 3 Maths Clinic has opened on Wednesdays from 2.45 pm in Room 34. This is an opportunity for your child to ‘drop in’ for maths advice on topics where they would like a little extra help or to ask questions about their homework.

Year 11 Mathematics Revision Breakfast Club From 7.45am on Thursdays you could

smell hot chocolate and hear the sound of ‘Maths Talk’ in the lower corridor of South Block! We ran a successful 8-week revision programme for

Year 11 to support them in their preparation for their first mock examination – which took place in October – and whole school mock examinations in December. All participants showed an improvement in their October mock examination results compared to the June examination. We will resume this programme in the Spring term when the mornings are lighter; new members welcome!

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