By Mr. Setchell on Thursday, March 28, 2019 in Computing, Maths, Science, STEM. No Comments
We are so proud and thrilled when we see a former pupil go on to achieve even greater things. Well done Maya (who left us in 2017) for gaining recognition in the prestigious national STEM competition Talent2030. Maya’s use of RaspberryPi to create an infra-red spectrometer to detect allergens in food samples wowed the judges […]
By Gary Evans on Friday, September 21, 2018 in English, Maths. No Comments
See below for the slides for the workshops.
By Gary Evans on Friday, September 21, 2018 in Maths. No Comments
We are really proud of our bronze medal winners. These year 4 children took part in a maths competition at KEHS. They showed excellent team work and resilience and won a bronze medal!
By Mr. Setchell on Friday, September 14, 2018 in Maths, Year 4. 1 Comment
Well done to yet another BJS maths team coming home with well-earned bronze medals following a hotly contested primary maths challenge event at King Edward’s School, Edgbaston. Once again, magnificent teamwork was evident and commented on by teachers from other schools. Warming up with a tricky puzzle. Collecting our medals from Mr Coates.
By Mr. Setchell on Thursday, July 19, 2018 in Maths, Year 3, Year 6. No Comments
In the school hall this morning, you couldn’t move for all the maths! Year 6 were showcasing their superb maths games to the year 3 children. The younger mathematicians gave wonderful feedback about what worked well and how the games might be improved. What are your favourite maths games, and why? I love Square It […]
By Mr. Setchell on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 in Community, Maths, Year 5. No Comments
On Wednesday 11th July, members of our year 5 mathematics team returned victorious from a United Kingdom Mathematics Trust Primary Challenge held at Kings Norton Girls School. The organisers reported how impressed they were with the children’s willingness to listen and respond to each other’s ideas, and how they were prepared to persevere with the […]
By Mr. Setchell on Sunday, April 29, 2018 in Community, Maths, Year 6. No Comments
A team of tenacious year 6 mathematicians competed against 19 other teams in the UK Mathematics Trust Primary Tournament held at King Edward VI Camp Hill School for Boys this week. Thanks to exemplary teamwork and persistence with some tricky questions, they finished in 5th place. How would you answer this question about the sum […]
By Mr. Setchell on Monday, March 19, 2018 in Calculations policy, Community, Maths, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6. No Comments
For any parents that couldn’t make the multiplication fact fluency workshops on Friday, here is a link to the presentation (with notes) along with copies of all the other resources distributed. goo.gl/cTciQp
By Mr. Setchell on Friday, March 2, 2018 in Maths, Year 3, Year 4, Year 5, Year 6. No Comments
Here are some ideas to keep your maths going on this very cold day and any other day of the year for that matter! Corbett Maths has a fabulous collection of free activities (with answers) suitable for everyone from year 3 to year 6 Take a look and choose your challenge . . . 5-a-day […]
By Gary Evans on Thursday, March 1, 2018 in Computing, Maths. No Comments
Try Gabby and Holly’s maths game Here’s Oliver and Lucy’s number bond game
