Maths revision...

Hi everyone,


Well done for today with the reading paper- two down, 3 more to go!


Tomorrow is Maths Paper 1 (arithmetic) and Maths Paper 2 (reasoning). We've done some revision today- going over elements for both papers.


Things that we discussed:
* The importance of accuracy- making sure your times tables or miscalculating 'carries' doesn't let you down.
* Fractions- making sure you always turn mixed numbers to improper fractions before you start calculating.
* Written methods for multiplication and division- these are worth 2 marks as opposed to just 1- make them count!
* Multiplying or dividing by a decimal... Make it easy for yourself- calculate with whole numbers and convert back to a decimal afterwards, e.g. 2.6 x 312 = 26 x 312 /10


One thing that came up this afternoon was averages: mean, median, mode, range etc. Having covered it less than some other topics, some of us were a little sketchy on this, so please find a couple of links below to help you go over these things:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/data/mode_median_mean_range/read/1/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gB_033ID7i8


Another request we had was for some measure and conversion work. So, below, there is another link to help you go over this:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/ks2/maths/shape_space/measures/read/1/


If there's anything else you want, leave a comment or message me via Class Dojo and I'll do what I can.
Otherwise, get some rest and do something nice to unwind- you've worked hard; you've earned it!


See you tomorrow,


Miss Barrell x