Mathematics at Woodhall

‘Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes’ Mickey Mouse

The National Curriculum for mathematics intends to ensure that all pupils:

Become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics, including through varied and frequent practice with increasingly complex problems over time, so that pupils develop conceptual understanding and the ability to recall and apply knowledge rapidly and accurately;
Reason mathematically by following a line of enquiry, conjecturing relationships and generalisations, and developing an argument, justification or proof using mathematical language;
Solve problems by applying their mathematics to a variety of routine and non-routine problems with increasing sophistication, including breaking down problems into a series of simpler steps and persevering in seeking solutions.

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: BBC Key Stage 2

: Here are some of our amazing Home Learning Projects!

: We really enjoyed making Christmas cards for the elderly residents of Hertfordshire.

: We really enjoyed making Christmas cards for the elderly residents of Hertfordshire.

: Year 2 are developing a growth mindset.

: We “tweet” about things we have achieved that we feel proud of.

: In history, we have been learning about significant historical events.

: In Science we have been finding out about the life cycle of a butterfly.

: We have been looking at Portraits in Art and have we sketched our self-portraits.

: We have been learning the 2, 5 and 10 times tables. Some of us have been busy solving word problems.

: We have been looking at List Poems and wrote our own versions of the Magic Box by Kit Wright.

: We have made Christmas cards for elderly residents through HILS, an independent living support service. We thought of the smiles on the faces of Irene, Sarajit, Mollie and the others when they open their envelopes!

: In English we’ve been reading the books and stories of author Allan Ahlberg. It might take us a while- he’s written more than 180 books and he hasn’t stopped yet! We’ve been inspired to write our own stories full of exciting old- fashioned action, dialogue, illustration and silliness!

: As part of our Project on life in the Stone Age, with help from some parents, we spent an afternoon outside building a Stone Age camp! We made a shelter, made racks for drying the fish we caught and the meat from hunting, built a fire, made stone tools, prepared animal skins, made baskets and went gathering food in the woods. We had a wild time!

: As part of our Project on life in the Stone Age, with help from some parents, we spent an afternoon outside building a Stone Age camp! We made a shelter, made racks for drying the fish we caught and the meat from hunting, built a fire, made stone tools, prepared animal skins, made baskets and went gathering food in the woods. We had a wild time!

: As part of our Project on life in the Stone Age, with help from some parents, we spent an afternoon outside building a Stone Age camp! We made a shelter, made racks for drying the fish we caught and the meat from hunting, built a fire, made stone tools, prepared animal skins, made baskets and went gathering food in the woods. We had a wild time!

: As part of our Science topic on Light, we researched and made super lighthouses for our creative homework project. The magnificent effort and support from our parents and carers is amazing!

: In Year 5, we have been learning about the Water Cycle. We made collages to show the different stages.

: Another one of our homework projects was to design a vehicle that will move?

: As part of our creative homework, we made models of buildings in South Oxhey. Can you guess what they are?

: Here is an example of a journal task from our new maths scheme. Look at the beautiful presentation.

: In English, we are reading the book ‘Holes’. We began by describing the setting, Camp Green Lake.

: In Year 6, we love to up-level our writing! We created a useful Synonym display to support us.

: In English, we have to master the spelling of many tricky words. We wrote ‘homophone riddles’ to help us remember these.

: In English, we are reading the book ‘Holes’. We began by describing the setting, Camp Green Lake.

: In Year 6, we have been completing creative homework projects. One student even brought in her snakes to accompany her presentation on animals!

: In Science, Year 6 have been studying Evolution and Inheritance. Some of us made fossils from salt dough and Plaster of Paris. Many of us baked delicious fossil cakes too!

The teaching of mathematics at Woodhall Primary School is planned to provide a bespoke curriculum that caters for the individual and specific needs of all children, whatever their starting point; so that, as a result, all children develop to become fluent in the fundamentals of mathematics. We aim to ensure that our children are confident mathematicians who are not afraid to take risks, have inquisitive minds and have an interest in self-development and self-improvement.

Through the curriculum, we ensure that our children will be able to use numbers and mathematical concepts confidently. We support children who see maths as confusing or a mystery to break down ideas into simple steps using concrete, pictorial and then abstract thinking. We aim for children to develop into independent learners with the resilience that enables them to use their knowledge and understanding to reason and problem solve with increased confidence.

To learn more about the intent, implementation and impact of our Mathematics Curriculum and see a detailed breakdown of the knowledge and skills children learn year on year, check out our Mathematics Statement and each year group’s Maths Curriculum on a Page below.