Our students participate in daily mathematics workshops aligned with the DET Numeracy Toolkit and the Victorian Curriculum. There are four mathematical proficiencies that are fundamental to learning and working mathematically. These proficiencies are developed across all three strands of mathematics; Number and Algebra, Measurement and Geometry, and Statistic and Probability.
In Number, we focus on supporting our students understanding of the “Big Ideas”, this includes ‘trusting the count’, ‘place-value’, ‘multiplicative thinking’ and ‘partitioning’, with problem solving strategies being explicitly taught through ‘rich’ and ‘open-ended’ learning tasks to appropriately challenge and extend their thinking.
During Mathematic sessions, students will use manipulatives and concrete materials to ensure concepts are not abstract and they can make important connections to support their learning to enable them to become proficient and effective mathematicians in a global world.
