Dariq Chase of Oakes Field Primary School (first from left), Anfernee Rolle of Bahamas Academy (second from left) and Trinity Brooks of Palmdale Primary (third from left) won prizes for their ability to compute and solve mental math problems quickly and accurately at the 12th Primary Mathematics Students’ Workshop. The students placed first, second and third respectively (Photo by Edgar Arnette).
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Nassau, Bahamas - For the twelfth year, in order to support the commitment of the
Ministry of Education, Science and Technology to raise the level of
numeracy skills, the Primary Curriculum Section of the Department of
Education hosted the Primary Mathematics Students’ Workshop on
Wednesday, 7th January, 2015 at the Learning Resources Section. The
objective of the workshop was to strengthen the capacity of students at
the primary school level in Mathematics content, strategies and mental
computation.
Sixth-grade students were selected to attend
the Workshop based on their above average ability in Mathematics. This
year, in addition to students from government primary schools, students
from Jordan Prince William School, New Providence Classical School and
Bahamas Academy attended. Throughout the day, students received tokens
for each correct answer given.
Dariq Chase of Oakes
Field Primary School emerged as the winner of the first place prize. He
said that he thought the workshop was fun and educational and should
continue. Dariq explained that he discovered he could use mental math
instead of a calculator, enabling him to solve problems quickly and have
more time to check his work.
Anfernee Rolle of Bahamas
Academy was second. Anfernee said the workshop was a learning experience
for him. He made a friend while finding out that mental math can help
him to get 100% on the GLAT. Trinity Brooks of Palmdale Primary placed
third. She concluded that the workshop was a fun experience. Like
Anfernee, Trinity also made a friend, Talia Burrows from Bahamas
Academy. Together they completed a crossword puzzle. Trinity was happy
to learn how to use mental math to multiply two-digit numbers.
Mrs.
Felicity Civil, a teacher at Stephen Dillett Primary School, has been a
facilitator at the Mathematics Workshop for five years. She stated that
during that time she has seen a growth in attendance and interest. Mrs.
Civil said that she believes that the students who attend benefit from
the strategies taught because they can be applied to improve their GLAT
performance. She said that attending the workshop boosts students’
confidence in their mathematical abilities. Mrs. LeAnna Deveaux-Miller
of T.G. Glover Primary School and Ms. Antonia Bain of Gambier Primary
School were also facilitators.
Mrs. Felicity Civil assists Gabriella Stubbs of New Providence Classical School during the construction of the Outstanding Math Guide (OMG) take home activity at the Primary Mathematics Students’ Workshop (Photo by Edgar Arnette).
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