Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th February 2020 - A Leicestershire Outdoor and Residential Learning Service - Danemill ...

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  Leicestershire Outdoor and Residential Learning Service

Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th February 2020

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Residential Experience
     Every Child Matters to Us!
Be Healthy
Stay Safe
Enjoy and Achieve
Make a Positive Contribution
Achieve Economic Well-Being

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            Arrival

•Meet and greet off the coach
•Escorted to a base room or cabins
•Booking in procedures explained
•Group settles in

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•Problem Solving

•Safety

•Teamwork

•Life skills

•Knowledge

•Achievement

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Orienteering

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Evening activities

      •Cellars – Hide and Seek

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                Kit for activities
•   Tracksuit bottoms
•   T-shirts / shorts
•   Sweatshirt/ fleece
•   Waterproof jacket
•   Hat
•   Old trainers
•   Wellies

    The centre will provide personal protective equipment.

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                  Residential kit
•   Sleeping bag
•   Pillow
•   Toiletries
•   Towel
•   Nightwear
•   Underwear
•   Torch
•   Indoor shoes
•   Sun cream
•   Plastic bags!!!

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Mealtimes
      Breakfast:
       •Cereals
        •Toast
        •Juice
         •fruit

       Lunch:
       •Sandwich
        •Cake
         •Fruit
        •Juice

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            Mealtimes
•Evening meal
  •Sausages/ veggie
  •Pizza
  •Tomato pasta
  •Jacket potatoes
  •Salad bar
  •Quiche
  •Ice cream/cookies/choc
  sponge

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Security
•Cabin doors: internal alarms
         •Fire doors
         •Windows
•Private Site: Boundary fenced
        •Locked gate

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Learning Outside of the Classroom
          experiences

             • Play
             • Investigation
             • Exploration
             • Journeying
             • Adventure
             • Residential

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                      Cost
• The total cost is £84.90 (through parent pay).
• A deposit of £34.90 needs paying by 17th
  January.
• There are then two instalments of £25.00 to be
  paid (24th and 31st January).
• There is a discount for those eligible for Pupil
  Premium.

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The 2020 Multiplication
    Tables Check

        Year 4

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      Why are times tables important?
Times tables are the essential foundation of
understanding for many different areas of maths,
including division, fractions, area and algebra.

Children who do not have a secure understanding of
times tables find it extremely difficult to access more
complex areas of maths, in Years five and six and
beyond.

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   The importance of building fluency with times
                     tables.
The working memory has a finite capacity – if children have not
committed their times tables to their long-term memory, they will be
unable to apply these skills to other areas of maths. They simply
won’t have enough space in their working memory to process their
thoughts.

To successfully apply these skills, times tables need to be
automatic, freeing up the working memory to process and
solve more complex problems.

The times tables that you are asking the children to apply in
other areas of maths therefore need to be easier than those
you are developing in arithmetic lessons.

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 The 2020 MTC Check: Why do we need it?

“Just as the phonics screening check helps children
who are learning to read, the multiplication tables
check will help teachers identify those pupils who
require extra support. This will ensure that all pupils
leave primary school knowing their times tables by
heart and able to start secondary school with a secure
grasp of fundamental arithmetic as a foundation for
mathematics”

                                Nick Gibb, school
                                standards minister

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             How will the children be tested?
Children will be tested using an on-screen check (on a
computer or a tablet), where they will have to answer
multiplication questions against the clock.

This will be the first time that the DfE has used computerised
tests in primary schools. Calculators and wall displays that
could provide children with answers will be removed from the
room the MTC is taking place in.

Between 8th and 26th June, your child will take a short online
test to make sure their times tables knowledge is at the
expected level.

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          How will the children be tested?

The test will last no longer than 5 minutes and is similar
to other tests already used by primary schools. Their
answers will be marked instantly.

Children will have 6 seconds to answer each question in
a series of 25. Each question will be worth one mark and
be presented to the child in this format
                       3 x 4 = ____

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          How will the children be tested?

Questions will be selected from the 121 number facts
that make up the multiplication tables from 2 to 12, with
a particular focus on the 6, 7, 8, 9 and 12 times tables
as they are considered to be the most challenging.

 Each question will only appear once in any 25-
question series, and children won't be asked to answer
reversals of a question as part of the check (so if
they've already answered 3 x 4 they won't be asked
about 4 x 3).

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          How will the children be tested?
Once the child has inputted their answer on the
computer / device they are using, there will be a three-
second pause before the next question appears.
Children will be given the opportunity to practise
answering questions in this format before the official
check begins.

The six-second time limit per question has been decided
on by the DfE because it should allow children enough
time to demonstrate their recall of times tables without
giving them the time to work out the answers to each
question.

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    WHAT IF A CHILD DOESN'T DO WELL IN THE
            MULTIPLICATION CHECK?

 There will be no "pass mark" (expected standard
threshold) and no child will "fail" the test.

Multiplication facts will be the only things tested (there
will be no testing of children's knowledge of division
facts or problem-solving in the check).

The DfE says the purpose of the check is to help
teachers identify which children are falling behind and
target areas where they’re not being given a chance to
succeed.

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   HOW CAN YOU HELP YOUR CHILD PRACTISE
                THEIR TIMES TABLES?
Practising times tables by rote.

Asking your child multiplication questions out of order –
such as ‘What’s 11 x 12 ? What’s 5 x 6 ?’

Asking your child the related division facts: ‘What’s 8
divided by 4? What’s 9 divided by 6?’

Using arrays to help your child memorise times tables –
you can use fun objects like Smarties or Lego bricks to
make it more entertaining.

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 HOW CAN YOU HELP YOUR CHILD PRACTISE THEIR TIMES
                    TABLES?
Giving your child word problems to test their
skills, like ‘If Peter has 800ml of orange juice and
needs to share it between four friends, how much
can they each have?’

Using apps and games like Times Table
Rockstars multiplication games to build
speed.

 Oxford Owl’ website also offers useful tips
https://blog.oxfordowl.co.uk/what-is-the-year-4-
multiplication-tables-check/

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Other websites:

 Please ensure your child/children complete the times
          table books weekly for homework.

                  Any other questions.
Thank you for listening and for your continued support.