Welcome to Math

Mr. Steele (Skimmers) and Mr. Nguyen (Ospreys)

We are excited to nurture and empower our diverse population of students to become independent thinkers by fostering student growth through an innovative and rigorous instructional approach.

Math Tutorial: Thursday 2:30pm - 3:10pm

Tutorials must be pre-arranged by invitation from the teacher or through a request from the parent. There are no drop-ins.
Students in Aftercare should check-in at Aftercare before going to tutorial.
Tutorials run from the week of September 2nd to November 28th of 2024 & January 9th to May 1th of 2025.

The Importance of Math Fact Fluency For Students

The importance of math fact fluency for students

Math fact fluency ensures that students aren’t spending precious learning and testing time grappling with basic math facts. Students with automaticity of math facts solve problems quicker and more accurately than those who still struggle with basic facts recall. Building math fluency in kids encourages confidence and sets them up for success.

Students who are math fact fluent can accomplish:

Building math fact fluency makes higher-level math concepts easier for students

When students don’t struggle with basic addition, subtraction, multiplication, and division facts, it’s easier for them to learn more complex math problems. They don’t feel intimidated or stuck in the basic multiplication attached to multiplying fractions or solving algebraic equations.

Students make fewer mistakes when basic math facts are solid

Higher math requires students to answer a lot of math facts. Solving an algebraic equation can take 10 or more math facts. Adding fractions with unlike denominators can easily require 16 math facts. When students don’t know their basic math facts, they make more errors in basic computation. These mistakes then snowball, leading students to an incorrect final answer.

Basic math fact fluency makes timed tests easier for students

Many state math tests are timed, which can be stressful for students who are not math fact fluent. Students might get bogged down trying to solve simple math facts, which eats up precious test time. And simple mistakes cause incorrect answers. These frustrations often lead to just giving up, even though students know the overall tested concepts.

Students feel less anxious and more confident

When students know their math facts, they enjoy the challenge of solving problems and raise their hands to participate in class. Why? They feel confident and less anxious in math. They know the answers, and they’re proud of it. That confidence translates into better grades and test scores.

Students actually like math!

When students are confident and make fewer mistakes, they’re open to learning new concepts and enjoy math class. Students don’t want to rely on fingers or whiteboards to solve problems, especially as they grow older. They want to have quick recall of facts so that math class isn’t frustrating and confusing. They understand that math can be fun!

Math Facts Practice (Paper or Digital)

E-Practice Google Forms | Unlimited Practice

Recommend students to set their own timer before starting. The goal is to score 90% accuracy or higher within the given time limit per math fact operation.

Multiplication Facts (6 Minutes)

Division Facts (6 Minutes)

Subtraction Facts (4 Minutes)

Addition Facts (4 Minutes)