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With temperatures dropping this month Clare Joy – an NHS school nurse working locally – explains in this short video some top tips on keeping winter bugs at bay and using the Healthier Together app for advice.

 

You can watch on the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS YouTube channel.

 

Download Healthier Together for advice with common childhood illnesses  

 

It can sometimes be hard for parents to know the best way to help children recover from winter bugs.

 

Healthier Together has been developed by local clinicians and gives simple advice on how to help them get better at home.

 

The app will also help you to spot the signs if it is something more serious and guide you to the right help.

 

Visit what0-18.nhs.uk, download from the App Store or get it on Google Play.

 

The UK Health Security Agency have also published helpful advice on spotting the signs of when to keep children home. You can visit the Hampshire and Isle of Wight NHS winter wellness web page for more advice on keeping warm and well this winter.

You will have seen the news regarding the rise in cases of measles in London and the large outbreaks in the West Midlands.

 

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has now declared a national incident in order to focus actions to limit the spread. Further outbreaks of measles will spread to other towns and cities unless urgent action is taken to increase Measles, Mumps and Rubella (MMR) vaccination uptake in areas at greatest risk. Children who get measles can be very poorly and some will suffer life changing complications.

 

 

To support this incident the Department of Education (DfE) has published: What to do if you think your child has measles and when to keep them off school guidance for parents and for schools. 

 

 

The diary dates have been updated for both schools and are available to view on our DIary Dates Page.

 

Paper copies are available from the reception areas of both schools.

To view the curriculum your child will be covering this term please go to our Curriculum Page

Dear Parents

 

You may be aware, that in June 2024, there is a check for year 4 children called the “Multiplication Tables Check” introduced by the DfE. On our website is an ‘Information for Parents’ booklet and here is what you need to know:

 

Under the national curriculum, primary school children are expected to know all of their times tables up to 12 x12 by the end of Year 4.  We have been preparing students to know their times tables by the end of year 4 for quite some time now.  However, any additional practice at home will, of course, benefit your child.

 The check itself

• Will take place between 3rd June and 14th June.
• Is done online, in school, using a computer or tablet.
• Can be done one student at a time, in groups or as a class.
• Will feature 25 questions and children will have 6 seconds to answer each question.
• There is no problem solving or division - just simple “3 x 4 = ?” type questions.

 

Practice at home

Because maths is such a big subject, and we will of course continue to teach the full curriculum, we will need your continued support to help practise the times tables with your children. Some easy ways to do this include:

• Asking questions such as “What’s 7 x 8?”
• Reciting times tables by rote (4 times 1 is 4, 4 times 2 is 8, etc).
• Using apps and games.  All children have access to MathsShed (by using their Spelling Shed login) and MathsFrame via the South View Junior School Apps page.  There are activities on these sites that almost exactly mirror the 'Multiplication Tables Check'.
• Singing times tables songs - there are plenty available online.

 

Why do we learn the times tables?

Times tables are a vital life skill.  In primary school, times tables knowledge is important for quick mental maths calculations and problem solving, as well as for many of the topics children learn in years 5 and 6 (division, fractions, percentages etc).

If you have any further questions about the multiplication tables check then please do not hesitate to contact me.

 

Yours sincerely

 

Mrs K Young

Maths Manager

 

The information booklet is located at Parents/Letters/Junior School Letters/2024