Thank you!

Thank you for a fantastic Conference and the presentation to Scholastic for 25 years service as a Gold Sponsor of NZPF.  Everyone at Scholastic feels the pride of our long time partnership with the shared goal of creating kiwi kids who are life-long readers.

We congratulate NZPF on the outstanding speakers and in particular Audrey Tan’s presentation raising concerns about the poor progress in maths achievement over the past 20 odd years.  Audrey addressed the fact that most New Zealand 10-year-olds are struggling with basic arithmetic.  She pointed out what can be done about this, with less emphasis on number strategies and more on recognising patterns and making connections, and more explicit teaching and practise.

Scholastic shares those concerns, which is why 5 years ago we introduced PR1ME Maths, a proven text-based resource with explicit teaching.  It uses place value at its base, with column addition and subtraction, and offers a clear and logical plan of attack across the whole school. PRIME is structured maths. It inspires confidence in your learners and teachers.

If you haven’t had a good look at PRIME Maths we invite you to do so – there is nothing to lose and possibly everything to gain for your school and your students.

And a reminder that Scholastic does have a starter deal of 50% discount on your first order to help out your resource budget.  Our wonderful Territory Managers would love to hear from you.

Regards

Rob and Sandie

Rob Southam                            Sandie Haddock
Scholastic Ambassador        Sales Manager