Maths

4th October 2022M Hanratty

At Marsden Primary School, we aim to deliver a challenging an engaging mathematics curriculum which will prepare our children for the future and foster a positive ‘can do’ attitude towards the subject. Maths is essential to understanding the world around us and coping with everyday life. With this in mind, the purpose of the maths curriculum at Marsden is to ensure that all pupils become fluent in key mathematical concepts and calculation methods and develop an ability to reason, solve problems, think logically and work systematically. All children are encouraged to excel in maths and teachers plan and teach for secure and deep understanding of mathematical concepts through manageable steps.

To find out more about our maths curriculum, please click on the documents below:

Year 3 Money

6th May 2026Amy Robinson

This morning, Year 3 started our money topic in Maths by investigating the different notes and coins that we can use in England. We then used our addition knowledge to work out different amounts of money in pounds and pence 💷🪙

 

Using Protractors Y5

27th April 2026M Hanratty

Today Y5 were introduced to protractors to help measure angles. We taped up the desks and used our protractors to measure the angles between the tape.
it was very tricky to line up the protractor and use the correct scale but they made excellent progress for their first lesson.
If you have one at home, why not measure some angles around the house!

Year 3 Investigating Perimeter

19th February 2026Amy Robinson

In Year 3 our maths topic has been length and perimeter. This week we have been focusing on perimeter, which needs all of our previous knowledge on measuring so we can work out the total length of the edges of a 2D shape. We have been outside measuring the perimeter of the yard and have been allowed to draw 2D shapes on our tables and find their perimeters.

Celebrating Katherine Johnson – Y5

28th January 2026M Hanratty

Today, Y5 took part in a zoom event celebrating the achievements of Katherine Johnson who was a phenomenal mathematician. She was instrumental in helping to achieve space travel and was considered a “human calculator”.

Inspired by the session, Y5 created their own symmetrical patterns based on the activities in the zoom meeting.

Pumpkin Investigation

24th October 2025S Stothard

This week in Year 2 we have been investigating a pumpkin. We estimated how many seeds would be in the pumpkin and had to find out the best way to count them. It was great fun!

We found there was 450 seeds in our pumpkin and we counted them in groups of ten!

The Tiny Family Have Arrived!

17th October 2025M Hanratty

Thank you to Mrs Marshall’s mam for making every class in school some terrific Tiny turtles to match with our maths work. We know every single Tiny will be cherished and impressed with the magical mathematicians in each class.

Place Value Game Y5

19th September 2025M Hanratty

In maths this week, we have been ordering and comparing numbers to 1,000,000!

To help us get started, we played a game where we rolled the dice to make a 4 digit number and then had to work out where it would go on the number line. We tried different number lines out to make it trickier as we first had to work out what the intervals were going up in.