Boclair Academy Maths Dept.

Welcome to the Twitter account of @BoclairAcademy's Maths Department!

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Today our S1 classes completed some Rangoli designs and learned about Diwali as the festival has been celebrated over the last few days. Some of our S1 shared lovely stories with their peers! @BoclairAcademy

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S1 celebrating Black History Month by learning to play the traditional counting game, Mancala! #BlackHistoryMonth @BoclairAcademy

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S1 celebrating Black History Month by learning to play the traditional counting game Mancala! #BlackHistoryMonth @BoclairAcademy

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Next up is Miss Richy!📚🍎 @BoclairAcademy

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The first Maths teacher of this week is Mr Johnston!📚✏️ @BoclairAcademy

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S2 participating in Maths Week Scotland! #mathsweekscotland @BoclairAcademy 🍎✏️

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A roundup of the amazing MathsZines made by our second years this week for #MathsWeekScot @BoclairAcademy 📚🍎

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Meet our S6 Maths Ambassadors, ready to help out in S1 classes!📚🍎@BoclairAcademy

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Next up we have Mrs Graham!✏️🍎@BoclairAcademy

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Our next member of the Maths Department is Miss Maxwell!📚🍎 @BoclairAcademy

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Next up we have Mrs Hamilton! #mathsweekscotland @BoclairAcademy

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Our parents & carers use maths as: a seamstress to calculate blind sizes, calculate profit & order fabric, a nurse to calculate the dosage of medicines & calculate patient fluid input & output, an electrical engineer to design electric switchgears
#showyourworking #boclairacademy

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To mark the beginning of #mathsweekscotland , we thought we should introduce the maths department! Up first we have our Principal Teacher, Mrs Thompson.🍎📚@BoclairAcademy

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Here are some industries that use maths everyday from across our Boclair community! @BoclairAcademy @mathsweekscot #showyourworking

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We're asking how do you use Maths in your industry. Here are some responses so far #showyourworking
Student Finance Officer: To work out how much money a university student is entitled to
Legal Accountant: calculating financial positions of companies
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We are looking forward to celebrating Maths Week Scotland next week! We are already hearing about how Maths is used in lots of different industries from our S1 parents and carers. #showyourworking #BoclairAcademy @BoclairAcademy

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S4 practicing change the subject with a game of Traitors!🤫🏰 @BoclairMaths @BoclairAcademy

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The Eras Tour (Miss Richy’s Version) for our S2 and S3 pupils💜✨ @BoclairAcademy @taylornation13 @taylorswift13

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S1 pupils teaching their very own lessons! Some great ideas and innovative activities📚 @BoclairAcademy

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S1 classes were utilising the fantastic outdoor learning spaces at the school today by applying the skills gained in Maths to solve real-life problems. A fun start to @BoclairAcademy's Outdoor Learning Fortnight!