St Anne's Catholic Primary School

This year, we are introducing the Maths – No Problem! scheme of work.  The syllabus is based on the model developed in Singapore, which has been tested and refined over the last 30 years.

• Founded on ideas developed by theorists such as Piaget and Bruner
• Co-authored by a world-renowned Singapore maths expert
• Fully aligned to the 2014 English national curriculum
• Uses the spiral approach that builds up mathematical concepts, developing a deep, long-term and adaptable understanding of maths, which means teachers don’t need to revisit topics
• Provides mathematical fluency without the need for rote learning
• The only textbook on the DfE’s list of recommended textbooks for schools on the mastery programme

Maths – No Problem! believes that every child can master maths. The Department for Education’s (DfE) expert panel judged that the Maths – No Problem! textbooks met the core criteria for a high-quality textbook to support teaching for mastery. In fact, it is currently the only textbook on the DfE’s list of recommended textbooks for schools on the mastery programme.

https://www.youtube.com/user/MathsNoProblem

A fish tank has 30 Litres of water. The tank is 3/5 full. How much more water is needed to fill the tank?

Mo and his four friends eat a meal.

They each pay for part of the meal.

Mo pays £5.20.

Each of his friends pay £3.80.

How much did the meal cost in total?

There are 360 people watching a film.

There are 197 adults watching the film.

How many more adults than children are watching the film?

Josh is using a calculator to find the difference between two numbers.

8000-3807=

However, the zero button on the calculator is faulty.

Suggest two ways he can find the answer without using the zero button.

Explain you answer.

In year 4 we have been learning how to subtract using the column method. We need to remember to rename the next column when we are taking from the next value.