We introduced Times Table Rockstars into our teaching strategies for Maths this year and we are delighted with the impact this has had on our pupils.
Many children have told me they’ve found it easier to practice and learn new times tables due to it being more fun now and pupils who already knew their tables have reached new levels of speed and confidence. The costumes and outfits the pupils wore to school on Tuesday were absolutely magnificent and really underline our attitude to Maths; it should be fun, effective and memorable. The children competed in their classes to find a class champion for times tables and the certificates and trophies related to this will be given out early next week.
At the same time, we also competed in the London-wide competition ‘London Rocks.’ This allowed schools all over London to show their talent with times tables. We have 11 engaging experiences that we want every child to enjoy while at our school and these experiences have been selected for their character-building potential. I am hugely proud to say that every child has now represented our school in Maths and we have done very well in the contest. Many of the schools that finished ahead of us are secondary schools or schools that only allowed their older pupils to participate, so a huge well done must be said to all our pupils. Every child should be proud of their contribution and many children went home to answer more questions so we could get the best possible score but I also have to celebrate the breath-taking achievement of Muhammad in 6M. 64,360 pupils participated in the contest across London and Muhammad was the 8th highest scoring child in the whole city! He has very kindly allowed us to share a video of him answering questions on our school Facebook page and it is quite a sight to behold. He practices for 10 minutes every day and should be an inspiration to our community on what can be achieved with dedication and perseverance. the pupils wore to school on Tuesday were absolutely magnificent and really underline our attitude to Maths; it should be fun, effective and memorable. The children competed in their classes to find a class champion for times tables and the certificates and trophies related to this will be given out early next week.
Mr Marbe