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Welcome to Pangbourne Primary School Maths
Information Evening This is the way we do it !
Calculation Methods Used In Pangbourne School
Today
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Why helping at home is important

• Maths is one of the most important subjects that
  your child studies at school.
• Current teaching methods for maths
• Children do really benefit when
• parents take a keen interest in their
  mathematical learning.

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Adult attitude to maths

• Is this you?
• My first thoughts of mathematics are fear, not
  being able to do it and feeling inferior.

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DfEE

• Parents who are confident about Numeracy tend to
  have children who are also confident, and these
  children are ready to tackle and assimilate new
  ideas in a way that is impossible for children
  who feel uncertain about, or even fear, Numeracy.

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• Skill for life
• We all use Numeracy all day everyday!
• We look at the clock to tell the time before we
  get out of bed.
• We estimate how far it is to the floor!
• We know how many degrees to turn the tap so that
  we get enough water without getting soaked!
• We measure the cornflakes in our bowl so they
  don't spill over!
• Well you get the picture!

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4 Calculation areas
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• Addition
• Subtraction
• Multiplication
• Division

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Aims

• To look at the ways in which the teaching of
  mathematics has changed
• To look at how children calculate
• Try activities to develop calculation strategies
• To look at ways in which you as parents can help
  your children

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How has mathematics changed?

• Daily mathematics lesson
• Emphasis on mental calculations
• Interactive whole class and group teaching
• Enjoyable practical approaches
• Mathematics with understanding

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Mental calculations

• Children are encouraged to count in different
  ways and to calculate mentally.
• Number lines Bead bar / number stick /
  individual number lines / Number ladders

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Calculations

• The aim is that children will always be able to
  recognise when calculations can be done in
  their heads and choose effective and efficient
  strategies to work out the answers.

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Workshops

• Weve provided a carousel of workshops on all
  four calculation areas
• Each session will last approximately 10 minutes.
• A bell will go after 10 minutes to signal it is
  time to switch to next workshop.
• Your first session is according to the number you
  were given on arrival.
• Please wait until you are guided to your next
  session by a member of staff.

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Organisation of Workshops
PLACE CALCULATION 1st 2nd 3rd 4th
Y3 Classroom ADDITION 1 4 3 2
Y4 Classroom SUBTRACTION 2 1 4 3
Y6 Classroom DIVISION 3 2 1 4
Y5 Classroom MULTIPLICATION 4 3 2 1
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Information to take away will be available in the
reception area at the end of the
workshops.Thank you for coming to our Maths
information evening and helping us to support
your childs learning!