Maths week year 1 and 2

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For Maths week year 1 and 2 focused on money and what it means in our daily lives. We spent our lessons learning about adding and subtracting money and how to calculate change in our transactions. We went to Watney market and decided which offers were best for our class to take advantage of. After we went to Iceland and bought the best deals for our snack time. After using the self-checkout and calculating how much change we need we made our way to school and enjoyed all the fruits we purchased.

Who wants to be a millionaire in Year 3 and 4?

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The Who wants to be a Millionaire Quiz  was a great way to get all children motivated to learn their times tables. The game was designed to inspire and challenge children to learn their times tables off by heart

For Maths Week, year 3 and 4  entered the quiz (Who Wants to be a Millionaire?) on times tables. Throughout the week they learnt their 7 times table and on Friday, children were divided in their house groups and  worked with their teams to answer multiple choice questions for points. Answering all the question correctly, the winners won 1million house points for their house team!

Pizza fractions in Year 5 and 6

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This week our Year 5&6 students were investigating how much profit they could make from different types of pizzas using their fraction knowledge. They had to price each type of pizza a different price for example, a pizza cut into 5 slices were priced £59p each and a pizza cut into 12 slices priced 34p each.

The children had to work out which pizza made more/ less profit.

The children had to choose their toppings and make their pizza. They then enjoyed eating their pizzas at the end of the day!

In Maths week, the children in Year 5 and 6 have been learning about fractions

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In Maths week, the children in Year 5 and 6 have been learning about fractions. As part of their maths investigation, they planned to make pizzas and investigate Fraction related questions. Some children had the opportunity to go shopping and buy the ingredients for the pizzas. While shopping, they had to use their maths skills of money, quantity, weight, addition and subtraction. They had a budget of £25 pounds and had to think about how to stay within budget by searching for good deals. We are glad to say they did stay within budget and bought some yummy toppings for the pizzas!

Maths hat at Buttercup Primary!

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We celebrated the end of Maths week with a bang! The children were invited to take part in a Maths hat competition to     design and make their own hats` inspired by the Maths topics they have been learning in school. We saw shape hats, number hats, time hats, weighing hats amongst others. We were really impressed with the creativity and enthusiasm that was put into the designs. A very well done to all the children who entered the competition!