S1: BODMAS – Went over the homework then started a worksheet testing our BODMAS skills.

2M2: POWERS & ROOTS – [Cam7] Page 28, N1.4 – ques. 10, 11.  [Cam8] Page 5, N1.2 – ques. 5, 6, 8 and 2, 4.

3M5: BENEFITS – Started Page 159, Prep for Assess – ques. 1 to 7.

4M1: ANGLE PROPERTIES – Page 224, Ex21B – ques. 1, 3, 5, 6, 7, 8 (sketch all the diagrams).  Homework for Tuesday 11^th of September: Nat5 Homework sheet (see Google Classroom).

S1: BODMAS – We completed the Tarsia puzzle.  Worked through a BODMAS sheet (to be completed for tomorrow – see Google Classroom).  We also did some KenKen puzzles.

2M2: POWERS & ROOTS – [Cam7] Page 28, N1.4 – ques. 7, 8.

3M5: BENEFITS – Page 159, Ex13.6B – ques. 1, 2.

NAT5: FACTORISING (Difference of Two Squares) – Page 54, Ex5 – ques. 1, 3(a, b, e, f, i, j, m), 4.

2M2: POWERS – [CfE4] Page 40, Ex4A – ques. 1, 2, 3.

3M5: BENEFITS – Page 158, Ex13.6A – ques. 1, 2, 3.

4M1: ANGLE PROPERTIES – Page 219, Ex21A – ques. 1, 2 (sketch all the diagrams).

NAT5: FACTORISING (Common) – Page 52, Ex3 – ques. 1.  Page 53, Ex4 – ques. 1, 4.  (Difference of Two Squares) Page 54, Ex5 – ques. 1.

S1: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.

2M2: ALGEBRA – Expanding brackets (perfect squares): Page 89, Ex5A – ques. 1(i, m, q, u), 2.

3M5: WAGES – We completed Page 156, Ex13.5B – ques. 1, 2 and started discussing Benefits”.

4M1: 3D COORDINATES – Page 214, Ex20D – ques. 1(a,b), 2, 3, 4, 5.

NAT5: ALGEBRA – Made a Tarsia of quadratics.

S1: BODMAS – We tried to complete out Tarsia puzzles.

2M2: ALGEBRA – Page 187, Ex4A – ques. 5 (using F.O.I.L.).

3M5: WAGES – We worked through the Budgeting task on www.MyMaths.co.uk (to be completed for tomorrow).

4M1: 3D PYTHAGORAS – Page 211, Ex20C – ques. 1a, 2, 3, 4.

NAT5: ALGEBRA – Pairs of brackets (F.O.I.L.).  Page 50, Ex2 – ques. 3(i to t), 4, 5.  Homework for Thursday 6^th September: National 5 Surds, Indices, Volumes and Brackets sheet (see Google classroom).

S1: BODMAS – We did some BODMAS questions from the board then started a Tarsia puzzle.

2M2: 2M2: ALGEBRA – Pairs of brackets (two lines of working, using F.O.I.L.).  Page 87, Ex4A – ques. 1(e,f,g,h), 3(e,f,g,h), 4(e,f,g,h).

3M5: WAGES – Take Home Pay.  Page 156, Ex13.5A – ques. 1, 2, 3, 4.

4M1: PYTHAGORAS –  We proved that Pythagoras works for any, and all, right-angled triangle.  Page 206, Ex20A – ques. 2, 4. Converse: Page 208, Ex20B – ques. 1(a,b,d,e), 2b, 3, 5.

S1: BODMAS – We discussed the need for doing operations in the correct order and tried some questions from the board.  We looked at how we use brackets and powers in arithmetic.

2M2: 2M2: ALGEBRA – Pairs of brackets.  Page 87, Ex4A – ques. 1(a,b,c), 3(a,b,c), 4(a,b,c).  Homework for Tuesday 11th September: brackets.

3M5: WAGES – Commission: Page 153, Ex13.4A – ques. 3, 5.  Page 154, Ex13.4B – ques. 2, 4.

NAT5: ALGEBRA – Pairs of brackets.  Page 50, Ex2 – ques. 3(a to h).  Homework for Wednesday 6th September: brackets.

2M2: ALGEBRA – We started to look at multiplying out pairs of brackets e.g (n + 2)(n + 5) = n(n + 5) + 2 (n + 5) = n² + 5n + 2n + 10 = n² + 7n + 10.

3M5: WAGES – Piecework: Page 151, Ex13.3A – ques. 2, 4, 5; Ex13.3B – ques. 1a.  Commission: Page 153, Ex13.4A – ques. 1.

4M1: QUADRATICS – Sat an assessment (Relationships 1.3).  Started to discuss the Converse of the Theorem of Pythagoras.

NAT5: ALGEBRA & VOLUMES – We started to fill in our notes for Indices, Surds and Volumes.

S1: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.  We added some Maths websites to our bookmarks.

2M2: 2M2: ALGEBRA – We completed a Challenge on www.SumDog.com.

3M5: WAGES – Page 150, Ex13.2B – ques. 1, 2.  Page 151, Ex13.3A – ques. 1, 2.

4M1: QUADRATICS – Go to www.mathsworkout.co.uk.  Scroll down to the “Algebra & Problem Solving” section.  Click on “21. Quadratics 1” then “Target 5” and then use the slider to work through page 7.  Click on “22. Quadratics 2” then: (a) “Target 2” and then use the slider to work through pages 3 and 5  (b) “Target 3” and then use the slider to work through page 2  (c) “Target 5” and then use the slider to work through page 2.

NAT5: ALGEBRA & VOLUMES – Some pupils were doing a worksheet.  Most of the class worked through Page 47, Starting Points – ques. 1, 2, 3; Page 48, Ex1 – ques. 4(a to k), 5(a to h), 6.

S1: ARITHMETIC – Division and long multiplication questions from the board.  Discussed “powers”.

2M2: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.  Homework for Tuesday 4^th September: Single brackets from www.MyMaths.co.uk.

3M5: IMPROVEMENT – We tried to get as many questions correct for the skills that were set on www.SumDog.com.  Homework for Tuesday 4^th September: Budgeting from www.MyMaths.co.uk.

4M1: QUADRATIC PROBLEMS – Page 193, Ex19F – ques. 2(b, a, c, e).

NAT5: ALGEBRA & VOLUMES – Some pupils were working on a worksheet.  Most of the class worked through three MyMaths tasks: Simplifying 2, Single brackets and Volume of cylinders.