You might be aware that the Mathematics syllabus that is designed by NESA (New South Wales Education Authority) has undergone a reform in the past few years. This means that the current syllabus has a significant focus on building strong foundations for future learning and supporting a continuous development of skills. As a result, the language your child might be using at home to refer to math strategies or particular ways of working out might be slightly different to those learnt when you were at school. The NSW Mathematics Syllabus is free to be viewed by anyone and can be accessed via the link below if you are curious to learn more about the official documents teachers use.

https://curriculum.nsw.edu.au/learning-areas/mathematics/mathematics-k-10-2022/overview 

Math Vocab Spotlight:

Partitioning: In the early years it commonly refers to treating whole numbers as made up of two parts (number bonds), for example 10 is 8 and 2. 

In later years it refers to dividing quantities into their place value or into other amounts that total the whole number.

This skill is very important when students engage in addition and subtraction problems. See below how this skill is used in action!

Miss Maryanne Bulfon

Junior Years Numeracy Coordinator