CATHEDRAL SCHOOL NEWS

Edition No. 23
12th March 2012. Dear Parents, A numeric brick wall: multiplication tables We often hear parents and adults in all walks of life say how they were taught multiplication tables (also known as times tables) at school: chanting by rote one times two is two, two times two is four... and so on. We also often hear of adults saying how they didnt like Maths at school because they didnt know their times tables, or that they found learning their times tables difficult. These views, although warranted, often have a detrimental impact on a childs learning as they will feel that they too cannot be good at Numeracy because they find their multiplication tables difficult. There can be no doubt that having a solid knowledge of multiplication tables, and understanding the concept behind them, can be a springboard to finding other areas of Numeracy much, much easier. Multiplication tables are, at the core, number patterns. So much in the Numeracy world is based on finding the pattern within the concept, and being able to link that pattern to other areas of Numeracy. This is why knowing the multiplication facts is such a key skill. So how can you help? Never fear! Help is here! There are so many resources and practical ways of supporting your child when learning their multiplication tables. The good thing is, that once a child is able to add and subtract the same number in a repeating fashion, then multiplication is the next logical step, so it is never too early to get started! By the time a child leaves Year 2, the national expectation is that they will know their 2, 5 and 10 multiplication table well enough to apply them in other situations and be able to solve these multiplication problems quickly, without having to do a lot of working out. Therefore, children in Key Stage One (Years 1 and 2) should be focusing on these multiplication tables in particular: 2 x table 5 x table 10 x table 0x2=0 0x5=0 0 x 10 = 0 1x2=2 1x5=5 1 x 10 = 10 2x2=4 2 x 5 = 10 2 x 10 = 20 3x2=6 3 x 5 = 15 3 x 10 = 30 4x2=8 4 x 5 = 20 4 x 10 = 40 5 x 2 = 10 5 x 5 = 25 5 x 10 = 50 6 x 2 = 12 6 x 5 = 30 6 x 10 = 60 7 x 2 = 14 7 x 5 = 35 7 x 10 = 70 8 x 2 = 16 8 x 5 = 40 8 x 10 = 80 9 x 2 = 18 9 x 5 = 45 9 x 10 = 90 10 x 2 = 20 10 x 5 = 50 10 x 10 = 100 11 x 2 = 22 11 x 5 = 55 11 x 10 = 110 12 x 2 = 24 12 x 5 = 60 12 x 2 = 120

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Games that can help children learn these tables include memory, where the times tables are written on one side of small pieces of paper and the answers are on the other side and the child has to match up the correct number sentence and answer; quick fire questioning, and online games from websites such as... www.mathszone.co.uk www.multiplication.com/games www.familylearning.org.uk/multiplication_games.html ...as well as many more, easily accessible sites that can be used with adult support and supervision. In Key Stage 2 (Years 3-6), children will learn to apply the skills they have acquired when learning the early multiplication tables to securing knowledge of higher multiplication tables, which are on included in this Newsletter. Practicing times tables daily has been proven to boost childrens confidence and success in Numeracy lessons, and is something that can be done easily and quickly either each evening, or on the way to school. I practice my times tables every night with my brother. I have a poster of them on my wall. Now I can understand more in my lessons- Year 3 child. When we used to have times tables tests in Year 5 I would spend the evenings before going over them. Knowing them is so helpful in different parts of Maths-Year 6 child. If you would like a list of further websites that are useful for this, and other areas of Maths, please do not hesitate to ask your childs class teacher. I hope you enjoy working with your child in making connections with multiplication. RM Maths and Mathletics UPDATE! Following feedback for parents and children, we are looking into the possibility of bringing back the use of Mathletics to Cathedral Primary, as well as ensuring that RM Maths is used in school to support those children who will benefit most from it. Keep your eyes peeled for more details! Yours sincerely Miss Murray Maths Subject Leader MULTIPLICATION TABLES FOR KEY STAGE TWO 3 x table 4 x table 6 x table 0x3=0 0x4=0 0x6=0 1x3=3 1x4=4 1x6=6 2x3=6 2x4=8 2 x 6 = 12 3x3=9 3 x 4 = 12 3 x 6 = 18 4 x 3 = 12 4 x 4 = 16 4 x 6 = 24 5 x 3 = 15 5 x 4 = 20 5 x 6 = 30 6 x 3 = 18 6 x 4 = 24 6 x 6 = 36 7 x 3 = 21 7 x 4 = 28 7 x 6 = 42 8 x 3 = 24 8 x 4 = 32 8 x 6 = 48 9 x 3 = 27 9 x 4 = 36 9 x 6 = 54 10 x 3 = 30 10 x 4 = 40 10 x 6 = 60 11 x 3 = 33 11 x 4 = 44 11 x 6 = 77 12 x 3 = 36 12 x 4 = 48 12 x 6 = 72

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7 x table 0x7=0 1x7=7 2 x 7 = 14 3 x 7 = 21 4 x 7 = 28 5 x 7 = 35 6 x 7 = 42 7 x 7 = 49 8 x 7 = 56 9 x 7 = 63 10 x 7 = 70 11 x 7 = 77 12 x 7 = 84 11 x table 0 x 11 = 0 1 x 11 = 11 2 x 11 = 22 3 x 11 = 33 4 x 11 = 44 5 x 11 = 55 6 x 11 = 66 7 x 11 = 77 8 x 11 = 88 9 x 11 = 99 10 x 11 = 110 11 x 11 = 121 12 x 11 = 132

8 x table 0x 8 = 0 1x8=8 2 x 8 = 16 3 x 8 = 24 4 x 8 = 32 5 x 8 = 40 6 x 8 = 48 7 x 8 = 56 8 x 8 = 64 9 x 8 = 72 10 x 8 = 80 11 x 8 = 88 12 x 8 = 96 12 x table 0 x 12 = 0 1 x 12 = 12 2 x 12 = 24 3 x 12 = 36 4 x 12 = 48 5 x 12 = 60 6 x 12 = 72 7 x 12 = 84 8 x 12 = 96 9 x 12 = 108 10 x 12 = 120 11 x 12 = 132 12 x 12 = 144

9 x table 0x9=0 1x9=9 2 x 9 = 18 3 x 9 = 27 4 x 9 = 36 5 x 9 = 45 6 x 9 = 54 7 x 9 = 63 8 x 9 = 72 9 x 9 = 81 10 x 9 = 90 11 x 9 = 99 12 x 9 = 108

Parent Forum next meeting Change of venue Parent Forum Meeting The next Parent Forum Meeting will be on Monday 12th March and it will be between 6-7pm in the school hall All welcome

Class Assembly Dates Please note that all class assemblies begin at 8.55am prompt. No one can be permitted to enter the hall after this time. We ask that if you are in the hall that you do not go to the gate to let late comers in as this not only could pose a security risk but is also very off putting for the pupils participating in the assembly. Also, as class assemblies are an act of collective worship please could you refrain from taking photographs. Nursery 13th March Class 6 23rd March Easter Service at Southwark Cathedral, 9.30am All welcome

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Nursery Both Blubelle Curtis and Heidi Thwaites enjoy looking through the books we have in Nursery, and are able to retell a story using the pictures to help them. They are also beginning to use their phonic knowledge to sound out simple words! Reception Mrinali Arya and Benjamin Kosky. Both children are trying really hard with their reading this term and have grown in confidence. They concentrate well when trying to sound out words and enjoy talking about events and characters in the story. Well done! Year 1 Olashayo Babarinde and Callie Eaton have been working hard on improving their reading skills this term. They are able to sound out tricky words and then reread the sentence to make sure they understand what they have read. They are also regular readers at home with their families Year 2 Hawa Sillah and Theo Jeans-Cunard are reading super stars! Hawa reads with great understanding and she makes interesting comments about what she finds out. Theo uses non-fiction books to find information and he can use the contents page and index confidently. Year 3 Naliah Campbell-Choudhry and Musa Cessay show such determination to improve in their reading every week. They both read at home every night and make progress every week when reading with the adults. Naliah is becoming an expert at silently and speedily sounding out words that are unfamiliar to her and ensuring she understands what is happening in the stories she reads. Musa uses wonderful expression in his reading and loves chatting about what he notices in the story Year 4 Kristel Sutherland-Henry really makes the books come to life by wonderful use of expression and character voices. It is always a pleasure to listen to you read. Marjaan Muhammad has made great improvements in her reading. She can answer questions about the text read to show excellent comprehension skills Year 5 Georgia Wilson and Mia Larsen have made fantastic progress with their reading targets this year. They have focused on different areas of reading and are using ideas from their reading to help develop their writing. How could an author describe when someone is feeling happy without using words such as happy, delighted or ecstatic Year 6 Mya Beattie and Thomas Crickmar. Both children have enjoyed reading this year and have read a variety of genres. Their comprehension answers are improving too, as seen from our GM Food and Jamie Oliver texts Class Attendance Nursery 86% Year 3 98%J Reception 100%JJ Year 1 96% Year 4 99%J Year 5 98% J Year 2 97%J Year 6 100%JJ

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