On Monday 16th January a trip to Bletchley Park sparked Years 7 & 8’s curiosity about how their maths skills could be practically applied. They used their mathematical thinking and problem solving skills to crack a number of code breaking tasks, decipher messages and solve puzzles. They also learned about the invaluable role of code…
On Tuesday we took two maths teams to compete in the Littlegarth Maths Challenge. It was a fierce field comprising 16 other local prep schools, which was nearly double the number of entrants since it was last run in 2019. Our Year 5 team comprised Hannah, Huck, Oscar A and Oscar B and our Year…
Standing at the edge of the classroom at the beginning of the maths lesson was a rather oversized box. In fact, it was taking on the role of an oversized money box, overflowing with oversized coins, which were larger than life! Excitement heightened in the Year Two classrooms as the children selected individual coins and…
Huge congratulations to ten of our pupils who entered the UK Mathematics Trust Under 13 Maths Challenge, run by the University of Leeds. All pupils in Year 5-8 sat internal qualifying papers and ten pupils were chosen to represent Holmwood in the competition. All of them were placed in the top 40% of participants from across…
Year 8 have been learning about the Loci (marking the area which satisfies certain conditions). We took their learning outside and made the theory come to life by solving the real-world examples on the field and in the yard using a measuring tape and chalk. Here is one of the questions they had to solve:…
On Thursday, teams from Years 5,6,7 and 8 entered the UK Mathematics Trust U13 Junior Maths Challenge. Here are how some of the competitors found it: It was quite surprising and exhilarating and I was a bit nervous, but it was a good feeling to do it. Hugh I thought the Maths Challenge was very fun…
Year 4 have been investigating symmetry in maths this week. They have made their own symmetrical patterns to illustrate their understanding with super results.
In maths this week, the Year 2 children have been hard at work learning about 2D shapes. We have been counting sides and vertices, looking for symmetry, sorting and making patterns. Everyone has been so enthusiastic and enjoyed all the practical activities.
Year 4 have been investigating perimeter and area. They created shapes and pictures using a geo board and calculated the area or perimeter of their shapes. The children demonstrated super learning and some wonderful creativity.
Year 3 had a fantastic combined English and Maths lesson this morning. They weighed and measure ingredients, read and followed instructions and made the most delicious looking fairy cakes or victoria sandwiches. Master-chefs in the making!
