Numeracy
Solving Real World Problems
St Martin of Tours Primary School believes that Mathematics encourages children to develop critical thinking skills and solve problems in the real world.
Numeracy
The Mathematics Program provides students with access to important mathematical ideas, knowledge and skills that they will draw on in their personal and work lives.
Our teaching of Mathematics demonstrates an understanding that all children are diverse and on their own learning journey. The use of student data ensures that the Mathematics program is tailored to meet every student’s specific needs.
At St. Martin of Tours, our Maths lessons include:
- A short warm-ups or tools sessions that focuses on number and the many ways that it can be represented
Whole class/small group/ individual activities that include concrete materials, for example dice, unifix cubes, cards etc. - Exposure and continued use of the language that is used in relation to a mathematical concept.
- Consolidation of understanding through open-ended tasks that pose real-life situations – this allows children to work at their own level and investigate problems they can relate to
- Use of digital technologies to complement the Victorian Curriculum.
Mathematics at St. Martin of Tours follows the updated Victorian Curriculum 2.0 and includes the following areas:
- Number and Algebra
- Measurement and Geometry
- Statistics and probability.
Mathematics is brought to life in our STEM program and in our Digital Technologies program through ‘coding’.
The Mathematics leader collaborates with teachers to create data-driven lessons as well as provide professional development to ensure St. Martin of Tours is using current best practice, which is an explicit teaching approach.
At St Martin of Tours, we aim to foster a positive attitude and growth mindset toward mathematics. Empowering our students with the belief we are all capable of learning and improving our mathematical understanding.
Remember Maths is fun and with us everyday!
It’s not the curriculum that we offer that sets us apart...
Jesus taught us to love others as we love ourselves, St. Martin’s provides an environment where individuals are valued unconditionally and have respect for self and others.
St Martin’s school provides an inclusive, differentiated curriculum empowering all members of the community to be curious, self motivated learners and critical thinkers in an ever changing world.
St. Martin’s provides a challenging and safe environment where individuals work together as active members of the community, fostering respect, equity and empathy for all.
The success we attain is not only evidenced by the assessment data – but it’s seen through the smiles and joy we see on our student’s faces as a concept is grasped. This is the indefinable element that drives us as teachers to produce and grow our own teaching skills year in, year out.
Curriculum that Inspires
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