Mathematics

At Blessed Mother Teresa’s Catholic Primary School we want every child to be happy and enthusiastic learners of mathematics, and to be eager to achieve their very best in order to fulfil their God-given talents. We firmly believe that the recipe for success is high quality first-wave teaching in mathematics, which is central to the life of our happy, caring school.

Mathematics curriculum statement

BMT Maths curriculum statement primary subjects.pdf

Maths Overview and Progression of Skills

Maths link to National Curriculum

Maths Calculation Policy

Maths at Blessed Mother Teresa's

Pupil voice...

Year 1 - Maths is the best subject because I love numbers.

Year 2 - I really enjoy using different objects to help me understand.

Year 3 - Morning maths has really helped me to become quicker with my mental maths.

Year 4 - I like using base ten and place value counters to help me.

Year 4 - I like to push myself to complete the challenge questions.

Year 5 - I really enjoy problem solving and I am getting better at explaining the methods I have used to solve a problem.

Year 5 - I enjoy using concrete objects to help me explore the question in the 'Discover' part of the lesson.

Year 6 - Maths is really fun and challenging. I particularly enjoy arithmetic and I try to apply this knowledge to other areas of maths.

Year 6 - I like all the opportunities we get to apply our learning.

Best of the best!

Pythagoras is one of histories greatest mathematicians. His theory links to the sides of a right- angled triangle. Read below his biography and basic understanding of the Pythagorean theory.

Pythagoras

Pythagoras' Theory