Newdale have invested in a new Number Facts initiative called NumBots for Reception, Year 1 and Year 2. NumBots adopts the best teaching practises to take children from counting on their fingers, to adding and subtracting two digit numbers. NumBots equips each pupil with the set of core maths skills they require by building their knowledge from the ground up – starting at the very beginning with subitising(recognising the amount without having to count it out) . NumBots’ gets progressively harder to ensure that children are exposed to new learning as well as recapping previous objectives. The Story Mode is designed to develop pupils’ understanding of the relationship between different numbers and concepts.

The programme compliments what your child is learning in school and focusses on securing any gaps in their knowledge, before moving them onto the next challenge. This self-paced journey improves children’s confidence and means they are fully prepared to tackle each new topic. NumBots recommends playing for at least 3 minutes a day, 4 or 5 days a week. NumBots is available to play via our website or mobile app, so your child will be able to learn maths at home or on-the-go, whenever suits your family.

If you would like anymore information on how to use NumBots please watch this short video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mjCou2P3aQ4

Your child’s username and password will be stuck in their reading diary.  If your child is in Year 2, your child is able to use their Times Table Rockstar’s log in to access NumBots.

Yours sincerely,

Miss Clay and Mrs Evans

Maths Co-ordinators

As part of our commitment to safeguarding children, it is vitally important that you let the school office know if someone other than the person who usually collects your child will be collecting them after school.

Our staff are directed to carry out checks if they do not know who the person who is collecting. Your child will be kept safe in school whilst we try to contact you to find out if you give permission for them to be released to this person. As you can imagine, this may take some time in order that we get your permission for your child to be released

To ensure that this is avoided, you need to let school know if there is a change. The best way of contacting school to tell us about this through either a note in the home / school communication book if you know in advance or a call into school on 01952 387720.

Thank you in advance for your continuing support.