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This year has seen the introduction of an additional period a cycle in Mathematics dedicated to students participating in workshops related to the unit they are focusing on in class.

In term 1 students complete a unit on Computation with Integers looking at number properties and developing their skills and knowledge in applying the four operations to negative integers, along with a unit on Angle Relationships and Properties of Geometrical Figures.

Thus far, the year 8’s have enjoyed a few workshops this term completing a ‘Murder at the Movies’ mystery where they solved mathematical clues to find the culprit of the crime. They have worked on some hands-on activities to develop their ability to identify angles within parallel lines cut by a transversal and give a justification for their answer. They have also enjoyed some online skill building activities through Transum which allow students to work at their own level and challenge themselves as they are ready.

It has been fantastic to see such high levels of engagement from all students during our workshops and their confidence in Mathematics increase. I have particularly enjoyed seeing students have more opportunities for group work and the way they are supporting one another with their understanding.

- Ms Nandy Awadalla

Some of our students in 8C have shared their experiences in the Maths Workshops:

“In our maths workshop, we learned about the Euclidean division algorithm and how to use it. We also worked on a crime-themed booklet where a mystery happened in a cinema, and we had to solve maths equations to find clues and figure out what happened. It was really fun because it felt like being a detective while doing maths. We also did pages where we had to find angles, which helped us understand geometry better. The workshop was really interesting and made learning maths more exciting. We all had fun, and it was a great learning experience”
Dany, 8C

“Year eight math workshop is a hands on experience where me and my peers have the privilege to work together and utilise our problem solving skills. This introduces a new way to learn math that is both intuitive and informative, I believe that in modern schools this is an essential learning tool because it has helped me understand the importance of collaboration with my peers, and to understand that our schools provide us with many opportunities and resources and using them increases my knowledge not only on math skills but also the skill of communication and creativity in my learning.”
Ayah, 8C