Welcome Wednesday - open day for pre-schoolers and their families.

Here are some of our future pupils checking out school today - They thought it looked pretty good!

And here are the clever Welcome Wednesday Guides who take them around!
They did such a great job!

Great blog link for parents.

Ten steps to help teach your child how to read.

50's and 60's Celebration of Learning

Lots of dancing ... lots of fun.
Thanks to the Ashburton Rock and Roll Club for all your help!

Welcome Wednesday Guides practising!

These people will show our visitors around our school - they can't wait!

Things we believe about Maths

Positive Norms to Encourage in

Maths Class Jo Boaler

1. Everyone Can Learn Maths to the Highest Levels.
Encourage students to believe in themselves. There is no such thing as a “maths” person. Everyone can reach the highest levels they want to, with hard work.


2. Mistakes are valuable
Mistakes grow your brain! It is good to struggle and make mistakes.


3. Questions are Really Important
Always ask questions, always answer questions. Ask yourself: why does that make sense?


4. Maths is about Creativity and Making Sense.
Maths is a very creative subject that is, at its core,
about visualizing patterns and creating solution paths that others can see, discuss and critique.


5. Maths is about Connections and Communicating
Maths is a connected subject, and a form of communication. Represent math in different forms eg words, a picture, a graph, an equation, and link them. Color code!


6. Depth is much more important than speed.
Top mathematicians, such as Laurent Schwartz, think slowly and deeply.


7. Maths Class is about Learning not Performing
Maths is a growth subject, it takes time to learn and it is all about effort.

Busy solving Maths Problems

Our School has had huge professional development with Miss Carol Efford during 2017 and 2018 and our practice has radically changed within every room as a result. 

Here are children working to collaboratively solve a rich problem and explain their thinking using "Talk Moves".

Here is a problem for you to try at home... just search the Story Title on Youtube

Room 10's Assembly!

We loved your assembly Room 10. Thanks for all your hard work organising it.