S1 - S6 Working from home
In the current situation with the COVID-19 outbreak the maths department have google classrooms set up to provide lessons and allow learning and teaching to continue during this time.
New S2 Pupils
Before the spring break
Our mixed ability classes were working on Block C of the S1 course. They used textbook 3a below to work through the following chapters to ensure they continued their learning at home. There are lessons which link in with this on the S1 google classroom.
Chapter 8: Perimeter & Area
Chapter 12: Volume
April & May
Our mixed ability classes are now working on finishing Block C of the S1 course. They should use the materials and lessons on the google classroom to work through the following topics to ensure they continue their learning at home.
Statistics
Fractions & Percentages
They will then progress onto Block D of the S2 course
New S3 Pupils
The pupils have been added to a new S3 google classroom either working on
4th level skills to prepare them for N5
or
working on improving 2nd & 3rd level skills in the topics of
Length
Time
Scale Drawing
using some of the textbooks below
New S4 Pupils
National 5
Classes taught by Mrs Hay, Mrs Gallacher, Mrs Whiteford & Mr Somers
They have finished working on non-right angled trigonometry from unit 3 of the National 5 course and are now starting Statistics. All lessons and materials are on the Nat 5 home learning google classroom
National 4
The classes taught by Mr Gray, Mr Brown & Miss Johnston
have completed working on National 4 Numeracy and should be ready to sit the assessment on this on return to school (after some revision time). They have now begun to look at the expressions and formulae unit of work. All lessons and materials are on the Nat 4 home learning google classroom
National 3
The class taught by Mr Mitchell & Mrs Govan
are currently working on National 3 Numeracy. They should aim to use the booklet below to ensure they continue their learning at home and practice their numeracy skills. Answers are at the end of the booklet. All lessons and materials are on the Nat 3 home learning google classroom
New S5&6 Pupils
Advanced Higher
They have started revision of factorising in preparation for Partial Fractions. All lessons and materials are on the Intro to Advanced Higher home learning google classroom
Higher
They have started the Straight Line topic from the Higher course. All lessons and materials are on the Intro to Higher home learning google classroom
National 5 Maths
They have started Statistics from the National 5 course. All lessons and materials are on the Nat 5 home learning google classroom
National 5 Applications of Maths
They have started Numeracy from the National 5 Applications of Maths course. All lessons and materials are on the Intro to Nat 5 Applications of Maths home learning google classroom
SCQF level 4/5 Personal Finance Award
Each Monday for the next 8 weeks Mr Brown will post a topic with a short explanation. The pupils will then have 3 days to research the topic online. Each Thursday there will be a quiz posted on the topic asking questions which are relevant to the knowledge they need going forward. Mr Brown will check on a Friday to see who has completed the quiz and answer any questions they may have.