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Welcome to maths
Welcome to maths
Moving to a new school means exciting changes and new skills to learn - this is no different in Maths!
On this page you can find out about what Maths will be like in Year 7 and beyond. Have a look around and if you have a question please ask, but check our frequently asked questions link to see whether it has already been answered first!
Maths lessons
Maths lessons
Maths is taught across the school, by a team of specialist Maths teachers. You can meet our team using the slides below to find out a bit more about them.
Mrs Patrick is Year 7 Maths Co-ordinator and will be able to answer any questions you have about your Maths lessons.
In the JLV, Maths is taught in Explore. On the right, you can see some pictures of the spaces your lessons will be in. We make use of the spaces, with special activities planned to use the break out spaces available.
You can have a look at what we be learning in half term one using the s-plan below. It shows all of the topics we will study, as well as where this knowledge will lead in future.
We also make great use of the fantastic resources we have available - including a floor projector, Chromebooks and manipulative Maths tools.
We follow a mastery curriculum, just like your primary school (ours is called Mathematics Mastery). This means that you will recognise some of our methods, like bar modelling, and the way you are asked to think as deeply as possible when looking at problems. There are bound to be some things that you will find different - here are what our year 7 students said about lessons in Maths (click down arrow to view).
What students say about maths in year 7
What students say about maths in year 7
“I think the work is challenging, but I bond well with the people in my class and can ask them for help as well as the teacher.”
“That there are lots of new, different things to learn, which are challenging, but at my level.”
“Maths in the JLV shows lots of specific mathematical terms.”
“I worried when i came to the JLV that I couldn't do Maths, then my teacher said that I could do it and when I did it I was very proud of myself!”
“It is different because we learn new ways to work things out.”
“There is a lot more to Maths then just doing a simple method ,we try all the ways we can.”
“The JLV has made me confident about Maths.”
“It has taken what I knew at primary school, then added extra things in it to make it more challenging.”
“Maths in the JLV is visual because they have lots of equipment like the Geo boards and bead strings.”
“We now do some work on our chromebooks, which we didn't have in primary school.”
Gold Standard work
Gold Standard work
At CLV, we believe that everyone is capable of success in Maths and that how hard you work determines how well you do.
We are keen to get you talking about Maths - there are lots of opportunities for discussion in class and explanations are key features of our work.
We also believe it is vital for students to show their work carefully, keeping their books as tools for future use. You can see some examples of Gold Standard book work from our students, demonstrating their Mathematical communication.
Homework
Homework
Students in CLV get one piece of homework in Maths each week. This can be paper based or an online task. We often use https://vle.mathswatch.co.uk/vle/
Homework is recorded in planners as well as online to help you keep track.
Transition work
Transition work
We have set you some work on investigating different number systems to have a look at over the summer. You can also download this using the link to the right.
MathsBooklet25.pdfExplaining the Maths Transition Task.mp4Explaining the transition work
Explaining the transition work
Here's a video explaining what we'd like you to do.
This work will lead into the work we do in the first few weeks at school. Your Maths teacher would love you to bring the postcard and any other work to your first lesson at the school.
A Brief History of Numerical Systems
A Brief History of Numerical Systems
This TED Ed video gives a really interesting perspective on the history of number systems and how we got to the number system we use today - have a look to find out more.
There's also some videos you can watch if you need more help understanding the work we have set:
VID_20200606_154950.mp4Roman Numerals
Roman Numerals
VID_20200606_155316.mp4Mesopotamian Numbers
Mesopotamian Numbers
VID_20200606_155741.mp4Ancient Egyptian Numbers
Ancient Egyptian Numbers
You can use the answers below to check your work:
answers1.pdfRoman Answers
answers2.pdfMesopotamia Answers
answers3.pdfEgyptian Answers
answers4.jpgResearch Answers
We're really excited to welcome you to the Cramlington Learning Village Maths department and to get going with the next stage of your Mathematical journey - see you soon!
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