HOMEWORK.

Our homework is predominantly reading, and it is expected that your child reads a minimum of three times a week, every week. This includes the flashcards sent home for practice, as well as the new sounds we are learning, common exception words and reading the books issued in school. The books sent home are carefully matched to your child's current phonic and reading level and it is therefore important that your child reads the school books. In school, we encourage children to read for a purpose, so may be reading in all subject areas and environmental print too. Your child may like to read signs, notices, cereal packets etc outside of school.

Reading books will be changed up to 2 times per week, unless your child has not read the book at home. Research indicates that each book should be read at least three times to enable your child to understand the text and build their fluency in reading. We find children enjoy the story more on a third, or fourth read as they are not simply sounding out the words (decoding). Book changing days are a Monday and Thursday. Please record all reading at home in the reading record book. 

Topic homework may be set during the term and this will be no more than two pieces each term.

Please read class emails regularly so you know what has been set. We will ensure that sufficient time is allocated to complete topic homework, and this is usually two weeks.

We may set a piece of maths homework for the term. These are usually practical games to play at home to support the learning we have been doing in school. 

Our PE days are Tuesday and Wednesdays. Please could children come to school in their PE kit on these days and I would suggest packing extra layers as we will be outside as much as possible. Children will also need a coat every day as we aim to be outside for playtimes and lunchtimes. We also access the Outdoor learning area most weeks, so warmer clothes are needed for these sessions. 

Children will be offered a bit of fruit every morning as a snack however if you would prefer to send your child in with a different healthy snack then please do so. Also, please ensure children have a named water bottle to bring in every day, with fresh water daily. We are a Healthy School, so please only provide fruit, raisins or crackers / cheese, rather than unhealthier options, such as biscuits / chocolate.