Maths Workshop for First and Second Year Parents

On the 11th and 12th of November over 140 first year and second year parents attended two online Maths Workshops through our virtual platform of Office 365. The aim of this workshop hosted by Ms Aoife O’ Mahony, was to support and inform parents while guiding their child around Maths and their homework.   

Maths teaching has evolved in a very positive way in such a short time, with students now taking part in active and student-centred Maths lessons, in the place of rote learning. Parents were made aware of strategies and questions that they may find useful when supporting their child when doing his/her homework. Parents were also given access to many resources such as notes and videos that they can use at home to help support their child’s learning as it is so important to teachers in KCS that a positive culture is created around homework.  

Parents were given the opportunity to experience life in KCS when they took on the role of student and enthusiastically engaged in a Maths lesson. The topics of Natural Numbers, Integers, Fractions and Applied Measure were revised using the methods and best practice the first and second year teachers are implementing in class.   

It was lovely to see a great turnout and after receiving such positive feedback, another Maths workshop for both First and Second Year Parents will be held in the coming school term.