Reading is the key to being successful. The more reading material they are exposed to, the greater their use of language in developing their writing will be.
We expect your child to read daily to a grown up, at home, for at least 10 minutes a day and sign their reading diary every time as evidence of this. All children will choose a reading for pleasure book weekly. When your child starts the phonics programme, they will receive a phonics book, this may be a sound blending book, ditty sheet or colour book. The expectation is that your child reads their phonics book a minimum of 3x a week and their reading for pleasure book a minimum of 2x a week at home. These must be returned, in order to exchange for a new one.
Your child should not only be reading the words on the page, but they must be able to understand what they have read. Encourage your child to talk freely about their book and ask them lots of questions. Remember, you can also read books from home and record this in your child’s reading diary.
Reading wallets need to be in school everyday so they can read once a week with an adult in school. Reading books will be changed every week, only on a Friday, so the children have a new reading for pleasure and phonics book for the following week. Weekly stickers will be in diaries so reading can be recorded and tracked.
Children who complete their weekly reading and read a certain amount of reads at home (in line with the reading appendix), will receive a token to buy a book from the vending machine.
Your child may also come home with a story map and a model text for them to learn at home. This is the learning they have been doing in class and we would love them to tell the story to you!
Your child will be given a set of high frequency words to learn each half term (stuck in your child’s reading diary).
The expectation is for your child to be able to recognise these words and to be able to read them.
Please sign your child’s reading diary every time your child has read them as evidence of this.
When your child is ready to start their handwriting activities, they will receive an activity sheet to complete the formation of the writing, with a modelled example, showing where the letter starts. It is important they use their phonics to form their letters.
Please support your child to complete their letter formation and return to school.
Remember to use the pincer grip!
Every child will receive a Numbots log in.
The expectation is that throughout the week, at home, they access this via the app for a minimum of 20 minutes per week. This will be recorded on the app and will notify the teacher when your child has reached their target.
You are welcome to record this in your child’s diary if you wish. The activities are sequenced like a game, and children have to work their way through the story and levels to move on.
As always, you can do additional activities at home.
