• Daily Attached reading with your child or encouraging an older child to read independently.  It is important that children read books at their level to develop fluency and also enjoy books read by an adult for pleasure.  Please find attached a list (to come) of comprehension questions to ask your child while reading with them.  Please record all reading in your child's reading record and work with them on the Reading Challenge to achieve their certificates and prizes. 

• Spelling - Attached (to come) are each year groups spelling list. It is important to ensure that children are able to first read these words and then spell them. You can play spelling games such as hangman, use flashcards and do the look-cover-write-check approach, as well as fun quizzes. Some children may need to go over the words from the previous year before moving on.

• Times tables are essential for children to progress in their maths learning. A statutory test in Year Four has also now been introduced and it is expected that all children will know their times tables up to 12x12. Each child in the school has a log in for Times tables Rockstars to practise weekly or you can play your own times tables games, ensuring that children can say them out of order and quickly.

Year group expectations for times tables:

Y1: count in 2, 5, 10 (all doubles to 10 and halves)

Y2: 2, 5, 10, 3 (rapid recall in any order e.g. 2 x 5, 5 x 10, 4 x 3)

Y3: 2, 5, 10, 3, 4, 8

Y4: All up to 12 x 12

Y5: All up to 12 x 12

Y6: All up to 12 x 12                                              

Doing these three things frequently will help your child in their learning immensely and increase their confidence in school.

There may be additional tasks set by teachers to further support your child’s learning, this will be at the discretion of the teacher. 

If you have any further questions about home learning, please do not hesitate to talk to your child’s class teacher or Mrs Cook.