MATHEMATICS

It has been a busy term in Maths! Our Year 7 and 8 classes have completed their On-Demand Mid Tests on Number and Algebra, allowing students to see the growth they have made in their knowledge this term. Our Year 7 and 8 students have also been diligently completing their weekly homework, setting up productive work habits for the future. 

Year 9 classes have been busy working on their Index Laws and further developing their Algebra skills – simplifying, expanding and factorising expressions. Our Year 10 students have completed their first CAT, a test on Algebra and Linear Graphs. 

A reminder that there is help available at Club 3/4 for students that would benefit from extra assistance. Senior (Year 11 – 12) Club 34 runs in the Study Centre on Tuesday and Thursday afternoons, with Year 7-10 students attending in the Wellbeing Centre. 

Spotlight on Year 8 Maths 

This term our Year 8 students have been busy developing their number skills. They have worked on using positive and negative numbers, percentages and their use in financial calculations and more recently ratios and rates. 

During their recent lesson on rates, students were tasked with the challenge of recording how many basketball shots they could make per minute and calculating the rolling speed of an item from their pencil case. Students showed excellent resilience and teamwork whilst working together to collect data and solve problems. 

Let’s hear from our Year 8 students! 

 What has been one of your favourite activities in Maths this term? 

“I enjoyed the group basketball game where it was sort of like a trivia and each person could shoot for points.” – Syeda 

“When we bought things and then sold them for a profit to our class.” – Hollie 

“When we had to answer questions to put a domino up and it was really funny because the dominos kept falling down.” – Kiara 

“I have enjoyed working in groups, when doing work.” – Jordyn 

What topics have you felt most confident with this term? 

What is your goal for the remainder of the semester? 

“To try and practice the working out for all the topics we’ve learnt so that I don’t forget how to do them.” – Milly 

“To work on finding the percentage of a number.” – Thomas 

“To remember how to convert percentages, decimals and fractions.” – Syeda 

“To ask for help when I need it and improve with working with people for tasks and games.” – Pimnara 

Kara Salmon 

MATHEMATICS KEY LEARNING HEAD