Summer Issue2001 |
Maths Department |
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Front Page Award for School |
Bronze, Saver and Gold for
Maths Challengers
Pupils at Theale Green Community School recently entered the UK IntermediateMathematical Challenge with some really excellent results. Out of over 137,000 entries from year 10 and 11 pupils nationwide, there were particularly outstanding performances from eight Theale Green School year 10 pupils. Richard Husbands achieved a silver award, and Tom Penley achieved a gold award for his performance, which was the best in the school and in the top 6 % of the whole country. The following pupils achieved bronze certificates Simon Barras, Pru Bamberger, Lucy Rice, Gareth Thomas, Graham Hargreaves and Craig Nesbitt. On May 1st pupils from year 8 will be entering the UK Junior Mathematical Challenge. It is hoped that their work with the National Numeracy Strategy will boost their performance. The Maths department at Theale Green Community School successfully launched the Numeracy Strategy in September 2000, with some excellent developments; pupils in years 7, 8 and 9 are benefiting from and enjoying interactive lessons, which focus on mental maths.
National Numeracy Strategy By Miss Richards The Government launched the National Numeracy Strategy in schools with primary-age pupils in September 1999. All pupils in Key Stages 1 and 2 have been taught a daily Mathematics lesson, with a high concentration on mental and oral work. Since September 2000 the National Numeracy Strategy has been introduced and developed at Theale Green Community School. The staff in the Mathematics department and throughout the school have received Numeracy training, |
to become familiar with
the main aspects of the strategy and the different types of mental
written calculation skills. Pupils in Key Stage 3 are making good
progress in more interactive lessons, which emphasise Numeracy skills,
and we hope to see even further progress next year with the introduction
of new strategies within the department and across the curriculum.
The Mathematics department agrees that the National Numeracy Strategy is having a positive effect on all of Key Stages 3 and 4, and it is hoped that the improvement in pupils' Numeracy skills will benefit their work in other subjects. We hope that staff, pupils, parents and the community will take an active interest. For more information about Theale Green Community School's work with the National Numeracy Strategy, e-mail your questions to Miss Richards at srichards@thealegreen.berks.sch.uk or visit the Numeracy web pages
Important Dates for your diary
May 2nd - Year 11 Set 9 Graduated Assessment Exam May 2nd - Year 8 enter the UK Junior Maths Challenge - Good Luck!!! May 9th - Year 9 Maths SAT's June 5th - Year 12 AS level P1 Exam June 6th - GCSE Mathematics non-calculator paper June 7th - Year 12 AS level M1 Exam June 12th - GCSE Mathematics calculator exam June 12th - Year 12 AS level S1 Exam
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