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Isle Of Wight Primary Pupils Become Times Tables Rock Stars

Pupils at Lanesend Primary School spent a day taking part in maths activities dressed as rock stars, to mark the launch of the Times Tables Rock Stars app within school.

On Friday, 7 May, which marks NSPCC fundraiser Number Day, students came dressed ready to rock and spent the day taking part in number-based activities — with a particular focus on careers which require maths skills.

Graham Andre, Lanesend Primary School Maths Lead, said: 

“As a school, one of our targets is to raise the profile of maths in school and home. Often parents will have a far from positive experience with maths at school (I know I did) and this negativity towards it can impact on their children.

"We have started a fortnightly maths newsletter and invested in the ‘TT Rocks Stars’ app for the whole school. We contacted the creators of the app who said it would be a good idea to launch on #Numberday and dress up as rock stars! 

"We had a day full of maths activities with a focus on careers that require maths. The app has already been a hit with the children and adults and we hope that it helps foster a love of maths not just in our school but at home as well.”

 

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