DD's maths book looks sparse, even allowing for Christmas production and end of term fun. Several pages are filled with photos ( of other children) saying "today we worked together on shapes" or " we were learning about fractions" with no evidence of what DD did. For last week there is no work in her book. She says they spent the week working in groups collating data and turning it into a graph. There's no graph in her book.
Previously she was "top table". Now it is mixed ability groups with the children accessing work appropriate to their needs- choosing bronze silver or gold work from a work sheet. Not much evidence of the challenging sophisticated questions I read about in the Maths Mastery document.
To me the pace seems slow. She is capable of more. She says it is the same work as she did in year 4.
Can anyone tell me what good practice for more able children in maths looks like? Is this group work normal? Any hints what to say to teacher to pick the pace up or provide more challenging work? she's coasting which surely is not what Maths Mastery is supposed to be?
Thanks for any tips
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citykat · 23/01/2017 14:10
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