An essential component of Mathematics is the development of students’ ability to Work Mathematically. This includes the skills of Communicating, Problem Solving, Reasoning, Understanding and Fluency. 

Students’ ability to work mathematically is developed through the achievement of outcomes and working with content of the Mathematics K-6 Syllabus. Content is organised within the following content strands: 

This term in Mathematics, Year 5 will be engaging with the following substrands:

• Number and Algebra
• Ordering fractions and decimals 
• Single digit multiplication 
• Fractions and decimals (improper fractions >1)
• Multiplications problems involving larger numbers
• Measurement, Geometry 
• Perimeter of regular and irregular shapes
• Calculating Area
• Properties of triangles 
• Statistics and Probability.
• Collecting and displaying Data