Mathematics

Department Heads and Members

Mrs Lee - Neo Jie Qi, LH / Mathematics (covering HOD/MA)	Miss Eugena Ooi, LH / Mathematics	Mr Vincent Soh, ST / Mathematics
Mdm Chua Si Wei, ST / Mathematics	Mdm Hannaria Srihanum, ST / Learning Needs (Lower Primary)	Mdm Asmahwaty Binte Abdullah
Mr Patrick Chua Cherng Haur	Mdm Elaine Lee	Mdm Shannon Lim
Mdm Yap Lay Koon	Mdm Oon Saw Kim Eileen	Miss Yue Hui Xian
Mdm Aw Yong Wai Leng	Mdm Wee Siew Kuan

Department's Focus

We believe that every child wants to and can learn. We focus on children’s needs when designing learning experiences. Laying a strong foundation in our Frontierers’ numeracy skills is our priority. The Math Department aims to enable our Frontierers to:

acquire Mathematical concepts & skills for everyday use
develop thinking, reasoning, communication, application and metacognitive skills
build confidence and foster interest in Mathematics.

Key Approaches

1. Concrete to Pictorial to Abstract (C-P-A) Approach

Our teachers create opportunities and space for our Frontierer to explore and discover the joy of learning. CPA (Concrete to Pictorial to Abstract) Approach is used to develop mathematical concepts.

2. Learning Experiences to ignite joy of learning in Mathematics

Learning Experiences	Skills/ Intent
Hands-on activities	Building of conceptual understanding
Show and Say	Communication/ Reasoning skills
Pair and Share	Collaborative skills
Play and Learn	Building of conceptual understanding through exploration

3. Verbalizing Thinking through Mathematics Reasoning and Communication

To develop confident problem solvers and communicators in Frontier, students in Frontier are exposed to reasoning and communication tasks to enhance their knowledge of key mathematical concepts and competencies. Students will be given opportunities to discuss and express their thoughts and ideas in both verbal and written forms. Teachers scaffolds students’ learning through the use of mathematical language.

Through verbalising the thought processes while tackling reasoning and communication tasks, students develop the capacities to think logically, confidently, critically and creatively. This strengthens their e21CC - Critical thinking skills and Communication skills. These dispositions are important for our Frontierers to lead a productive life and be life-long learners.

Key Programmes

1. I’m a S.T.A.R. in Problem Solving
How do we help our students to facilitate the development of metacognitive skills during problem solving?

Frontier Primary school has customized the STAR Framework (Study. Think. Act. Reflect) which helps to:
• to guide students to monitor and regulate their thinking.
• enable our students to pause frequently and use the question prompts to guide them in problem solving
• create the awareness and to regulate our students’ thinking.

The STAR Framework in problem solving is explicitly taught to the students. It acts as a checklist to guide students’ actions which encourages them to take ownership of their learning as they engage in self-reflection.

2. Provision of Opportunities through Talent Management

Math Stretch Programme is conducted for selected Primary 3 to Primary 5 Frontierers who have a strong foundation in Mathematics. These enrichment programmes aim to:

To stimulate and develop Frontierers’ creative thinking and problem solving abilities.
To enhance flexibility in Frontierers’ thinking and to expand their horizon that Mathematics learning is fun, exciting and challenging through a framework of problem solving approach