Regents Review - Autumn 2024

The Regents Review Autumn 2024

Mathematics DEPARTMENTAL NEWS Sparx Maths Sparx Maths has got off to a flying start this year. At the time of writing, there has been a total of 5,440 hours spent on it, with a total of 397,975 questions answered correctly. Year 7 students have had amazing completion rates, closely followed by Year 10. Who will be the winners for the autumn term overall? We look forward to handing out our first round of certificates and prizes to celebrate the hard work and dedication of our RPCC mathematicians. We will share this wonderful news on our social media. New to Sparx They are continually updating and improving the platform. They have now introduced a leaderboard, to help motivate and increase engagement. Many of our students love a healthy bit of competition! However, for those who don’t, there is also an opt-out option. Independent Learning Sparx is not just for homework! Anyone can log on to Sparx and do some independent learning. We have incorporated Sparx into our reflections following our termly tests. Students identify the areas that they wish to work on to help them make progress and then simply type in the code to Sparx. This will bring up a task and supporting material to help them improve. Maths Week This year from 11th - 15th November, we hosted our first Maths Week! Students had opportunities to see how maths could be incorporated and used in all of their subjects across the week. Students had the opportunity to do some code breaking in the library, as well as taking part in competitions.

Shopping & Money We are surrounded by opportunities in everyday life to develop our numeracy skills through shopping and budgeting. • Encourage your child to look at the prices of items in the shops • Support them to find out which items offer the best value for money • Encourage them to work out how much money they will need to pay for shopping and to plan a budget • Let them look for errors in receipts and make them check the change they are given • Help them plan the budget for family trips, for example going to the cinema, swimming baths etc. • Encourage them to look at the labels on the items they buy, in order to understand their weight and capacity, and also their nutritional information • Talk through household bills, mortgage statements and bank statements with your child promoting numeracy at Regents Park? Each term, you will receive an update, detailing various ways on how you can support your child with using maths in everyday life. Here is a reminder of this term’s. Promoting Numeracy at Regents Park Have you seen Mr Faur’s newsletter on

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