We will be celebrating NSPCC Number Day on Thursday 6th February! All children from Nursery to Year 6 can dress up and donate if they would like to. 

The next day - Friday 7th February - there will be a TTRS competition that children can take part in if they would like to. 

Nursery and Reception children will not be able to take part in the TTRS competition online, but Reception children will be able to play Numbots rather than take part in the TTRS competition.

As part of our commitment to make maths exciting and high profile in our school, we are taking part in a friendly competition involving schools in the United Kingdom for NSPCC Number Day. The competition runs from 07:30 to 19:30 GMT on Friday 7th February. It's all done online via play.ttrockstars.com.

Children can play in any game mode with every correct answer to a multiplication or division question, earning themselves, their class and the school a point. The Times Tables Rock Stars platform will calculate the class average (the number of correct answers per pupil in the class who play during the competition hours, subject to a 60-minute limit (see below)). Winning classes in the school and in the competition as a whole will be the ones with the highest average.

To support player well-being, there is a daily time limit of 60 minutes per player. Once the player goes beyond 60 minutes of play on that day, they will still earn coins but will no longer earn points towards the competition.

In the spirit of the competition, please don't play on their behalf but by all means, encourage and support them to the extent that it doesn't cause high stress levels or impact on family plans.

Many thanks,

Mr Baker