Dear parent/carer,
Wednesday 22 May is National Numeracy Day – the UK’s only day dedicated to everyday maths. It’s a day that celebrates the importance of numbers for children and adults alike, building brighter futures through confidence with numbers and inspiring everyone to improve their numeracy skills.
We’re encouraging children and staff to come in dressed up in the theme of Number Heroes. From well-known mathematicians or inventors, to transforming into our favourite shapes or maths tools, or simply wearing an item of clothing with numbers on it – however you choose to interpret the theme, it’ll be a great way to celebrate all things numbers and maths. There will be no cost if children would like to dress up.
The charity National Numeracy has teamed up with celebrities and experts to create fun and engaging activities that will get children feeling good about numbers so together, we can dance, bake and rap our way to number confidence!
We have lots of free, fun activities planned for your children to take part in at school, as well as resources they can use at home. National Numeracy Day Live on 22 May: We’ll be starting the day in style by taking part in a nationwide livestreamed event from 9:30am.
There will be 30 minutes of space-themed number fun, with celebrities and CBeebies Numberblocks! Number Heroes Competition: We’ll be sparking imagination and conversations about using numbers and maths in our future dream jobs or hobbies by creating our entries for the Number Heroes Competition. The lucky winners will receive a £50 voucher for themselves, as well as a £1,000 prize bundle for their school.
One of the best ways to support children to feel positive about numbers is to feel confident yourself. National Numeracy has lots of free resources to help adults, so you can support your children with numbers and maths, and boost your own numeracy skills too! https://www.nationalnumeracy.org.uk/numeracyday?utm_source=signupsupport
You can access a range of free resources for adults on the National Numeracy Day website. Together, we can get the whole nation feeling good about numbers!
Thank you for your support,
Mr Baker
