[OUR LADY OF LOURDES NATIONAL SCHOOL] Three Year Plan under DEIS

You are here Three Year Plan 2010 - 2013 Numeracy Year 1 (2010-2011)

Summary Plan to improve Numeracy Levels
Targets:
Dramatic improvements were achieved during the last Three Year Plan 2007 - 2010 in Numeracy and our school now ranks amongst the best in Ireland for achievement in Numeracy. We are determined to maintain this high level of success over the next three years. We will raise the number of pupils achieving above the 50th percentile on Standardised Mathematics Tests by 5%
Actions:
Measure	Target Group	Lead Responsibility	When?	Measure Undertaken
Ring fenced whole school timetable for Mathematics Mon & Wed: 10.00am - 10.40am Tues & Thurs: 11.00am - 12.10pm Friday: 9.40am - 10.20am (To ensure uninterrupted time for Maths every day) Infants: Mon - Frid: 11.00am - 11.40am	All classes	Support Team & class teachers	All year
Continuation with Team Teaching for Maths where the pupils work within their stage of development	All classes	Support Team	All year
Mental Maths Programme (Ten minutes daily)	All classes	All teachers	10 minutes each day
Use of concrete materials & increased emphasis in discovery learning	All classes	All teachers	All year
Increased emphasis on the value of rote learning - learning tables & number facts by heart	First - Sixth	All teachers	All year
Greater emphasis on problem solving (Fifth & Sixth classes)	Fifth & Sixth Classes	Fifth & Sixth class teachers	All year
Installation of Interactive Whiteboards in all classrooms & support rooms	All Classes	All teachers	All year
Continue to maintain an area in each classroom to showcase Maths ideas, understandings & language	All classes	All teachers	All year
Extend Maths rich environment into the corridors	All classes	All teachers	All year
Create Maths trails for middle & senior classes	Third - Sixth classes	Maths Co-Ordinator Mrs. Connaughton	Third term
Participation in Maths Competitions & provision of Maths Challenges (LASCO Inter School Maths Challenge & challenges & puzzles on school's website)	More Able & Talented Pupils	Mr. Roberts	All year
Extension of the Maths for Fun Programme	Two classes (First & Second, Second & Third)	HSCL Miss O'Meara	Last term
Continuation of Homework Club	Target Pupils	HSCL Miss O'Meara & B/ECCP Co-Ordinator	October - June
Provision of online support for pupils through the 'Mathletics' programme for home use and weekly/fortnightly use in the Computer Room	3rd - 6th	Miss Arrigan & Principal	Starting in February (for year)
Whole School agreement on Procedures for Problem Solving (RUDE: Read the problem at least twice, Underline clue words, Draw a picture, diagram, table or use concrete materials & Estimate the answer)	Fifth & Sixth Classes	Fifth & Sixth class teachers	April - end of June and continued next years
Maths Table Quizzes	4th - 6th classes	Class Teachers	April - end of June and continued next years