Primary Mathematics Challenge

Amazing news today! We extended our break from Mathletics, and have been looking more at 'problem-solving' and applying maths to real-life situations. We started off using the Schofield and Sims books that Madi was familiar with from her time at school.

She was much more engaged with this than she has been with maths for some time, and encouraged, I tried a couple a couple of past papers from the Primary Mathematics Challenge and although it is aimed at ' aimed at the top 60% of pupils in Years 5 and 6 England and Wales' she did well and we decided to give it a try and signed up to join the Home Educator's group to enter.


Unfortunately the paper had to be taken in a quite difficult week when she already had Clarinet and Piano exams to sit, so I was overjoyed when we received the results and she had been awarded a silver certificate!

Madi, typically, thought she should have done better! Maybe next year...