1. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best 19 February 2010

2. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Content / Syllabus Whole Numbers - 4 operations - Mental calculation - Ordinal numbers

3. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Content / Syllabus Measurement -Length and mass -Time -Money

4. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Content / Syllabus Geometry -Shapes -Patterns Data Analysis -Picture Graphs

5. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Mathematical Skills  Comparison and Sequencing  Identifying and Looking for Patterns and Relationships  Analysing Parts and Whole – model drawing  4 operations and Problem Solving

6. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Formative Assessments Activity-based assessments to assess pupils’ competency level for the topics and mathematical skills Feedback : checklist / rubrics / one to one. Hands-on activity: ‘Fun With Stickers’

7. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Formal Assessments SA 1 ---- 30 % Paper 1 – Mental Sums : 10 marks Open-Ended : 50 marks Paper 2 – Multiple-choice : 20 marks Problem Sums : 20 marks

8. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Formal Assessments CA 2 ---- 20 % Activity-based assessment Pen and pencil test – mental sum multiple-choice open-ended problem sums

9. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Formal Assessments SA 2 ---- 50 % Paper 1 – Mental Sums : 10 marks Open-Ended : 50 marks Paper 2 – Multiple-choice : 20 marks Problem Sums : 20 marks

10. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Learning of Math Thinking and understanding

11. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Learning of Math - concrete to pictorial

12. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Learning of Math - Pictorial to abstract _______ + 32 = 60 24 is _______ less than 34 24 is 10 more than _____ ______ is 10 more than 34

13. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Learning of Math - Working as a team

14. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Learning of Math - Math in real life

15. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Learning of Math - Creating their own story sums with pictures given

16. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Learning of Math - Creating their own story sums with pictures given

17. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Learning of Math - Creating their own story sums without pictures

18. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Learning of Math Outdoor Math Hot on a Trail @ RV

19. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best How to help our students ? Remedial lessons : Who : Based on SA 1 results, pupils who do not do well will be required to come for extra lesson in Semester 2 When : On Tuesdays from 10.30 am to 11.30 am.

20. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Parent-Support - Exposure to number bonds and 4 operations : Eg. Playing card games, use real objects to show 4 operations, articulate objects instead of abstract numbers for 4 operations, count in steps of 2, 3 and other multiplication tables

21. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Parent-Support -Increase awareness of Math in real life : Eg. At the supermarket, help children be aware of prices and change received, mass of canned food, drinks, estimated mass and length of objects, etc. Be aware of the shapes and patterns of things around them.

22. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best Partnership with parents Math Workshop for P1 Parents : Day : Friday, 30 April 2010 Time : 4.00 pm to 6.30 pm Venue : School AVA Room 1 Price : $3

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24. River Valley Primary School – Strive for the Best