Supporting Your Daughter’s Learning in Mathematics: K-6 Parent Information Session

Aspiring to be the best Primary School educators we can be requires a commitment to high-quality, sustained professional learning. This year, we have been working to develop and strengthen our teaching and learning of mathematics through our participation in the Primary Numeracy Project. This year-long professional learning opportunity, facilitated by the Association of Independent Schools of NSW (AISNSW), aims to enhance and extend teachers’ knowledge of effective strategies to further develop students’ numeracy skills through the exploration of evidence-informed research that aligns to the outcomes and content of the NSW K-6 Mathematics syllabus.

As part of this project, Henrietta Miller, AISNSW Numeracy Consultant, will be running a parent information session. This session will focus on the progression of numeracy learning from Kindergarten through to Year 6 and explore research-informed practices in mathematics teaching. The session will look at how additive and multiplicative thinking develops across Primary School and outline the mental strategies that enable students to think flexibly about numbers. Working mathematically processes such as reasoning and problem solving will also be discussed as well as practical ideas for supporting your daughter’s numeracy skill development at home.

Following this session, parents are then invited to join their daughter in her classroom for a mathematics-focused Look and Learn lesson from 10.05am-11.20am.

We look forward to seeing you on Friday 29 August!

Cristi Wilsmore
Deputy Head of Primary (Teaching and Learning)