MATHS STEPS S H T A M curriculum

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Curriculum Time o Regular curriculum time sessions are scheduled with the school Maths Support Teacher o Discussions are held as to maths related activities: Maths Days, Maths Trails, coteaching lessons o BENEFITS: Planning and sharing of good practices

Days o Maths Days have been organised at school over these last three scholastic years o Scholastic Year 2015 -2016 we introduced a second Maths Day for our Kinder classes Term 1 Maths Day Yrs 4 -6 Term 2 Maths Day Yrs 1 -3 Maths Day Kinder Term 3 Maths Day Kinder o BENEFITS: Doing Maths = Fun

Trails o Maths Support Teachers have introduced the concept of Maths Trails at school over these las 4 years o Scholastic Year 2015 -2016 we introduced the idea of Maths Trails in our Kinder classes Term 1 Maths Trail Yrs 5 -6 San Anton Maths Trail Yrs 4 -3 Barracca Term 3 Maths Trail Yrs 1 -2 Argotti Maths Trail Kinder School o BENEFITS: Maths is all around us

Subject Teaching o Subject teaching was introduced in scholastic year 2013 -2014 o Class teachers in Years 1&2 Subject teaching in Years 3 -6 o 6 Sessions of 40 minutes each, and a double lesson weekly in each class. Mental maths activity daily o BENEFITS: Teacher has a clear picture of what each learner knows Learners continue with the same learning style adopted

SDP o All this is recorded in the School’s SDP document o Other national initiatives that are promoted are taken up by the school X’hem. M? Oly Maths