MATHS IN ACTION

SCC Cllr, Dr Zully Grant-Duff attending
Furzefield Primary School

6^th February saw a frenetic day of activity at Furzefield Primary School when three year groups, Years 4, 5 and 6, took part in SATRO’s Fun Maths workshop.  Working in pairs or threes, the pupils were presented with a range of mathematical puzzles to solve within a time limit.  The variety and graded levels of the puzzles enabled pupils of all abilities to participate, including some special needs children.  Comments received from the pupils included:

“It made me feel better about maths” “It has made me more excited to go to my lessons in maths!” 

The teachers were equally impressed with the new skills learnt by their pupils: teamwork, co-operation, perseverance, problem-solving, following instructions and reading a question carefully! The children learnt “how to think outside the box” was one of the teacher’s comments.

SCC Councillor Zully Grant-Duff very kindly donated funding towards these workshops.  The school was delighted to welcome Dr Grant-Duff for a short visit to see the Year 6 pupils applying their mathematical skills in a practical way.