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Did you know- Did you know-
Children spend less than 15% Children spend less than 15% of their waking hours in schoolof their waking hours in school
Pupil-Parent ResponsibilityPupil-Parent Responsibility
Children should arrive in Children should arrive in timetime
Attendance at school – Attendance at school – 85%85%
Complete work to the Complete work to the best of their abilitybest of their ability
Doing corrections is a Doing corrections is a vital part of learningvital part of learning
Homework diaries are Homework diaries are checked every nightchecked every night
What your child needs -What your child needs - 30 cm ruler30 cm ruler Colouring pencilsColouring pencils ScissorsScissors Pritt StickPritt Stick Blue or black Blue or black
Berol penBerol pen DictionaryDictionary SharpenerSharpener Red or green penRed or green pen
HomeworkHomework AllAll homework must be homework must be
signed – written, Homework signed – written, Homework diary (Thur)diary (Thur)
Homework is an extension Homework is an extension of classwork, which helps to of classwork, which helps to reinforce and consolidate reinforce and consolidate knowledge and skillsknowledge and skills
Encourage children to take Encourage children to take responsibility for bringing responsibility for bringing the appropriate books, P.E. the appropriate books, P.E. kits and equipment to kits and equipment to schoolschool
Homework each nightHomework each night consists consists of-of- Set reading from Set reading from
reading bookreading book Spellings – practice Spellings – practice
bookbook Tables or a Tables or a
Learning ExerciseLearning Exercise Maths, English or Maths, English or
WAU written workWAU written work Sometimes a game Sometimes a game
or investigation or investigation
Helping with homeworkHelping with homework
Don’t rush in to help when your child Don’t rush in to help when your child struggles with an activity – encourage struggles with an activity – encourage them to keep tryingthem to keep trying
Break tasks into smaller chunks that Break tasks into smaller chunks that can be tackled one at a timecan be tackled one at a time
Help children understand mistakes are Help children understand mistakes are alright provided we learn from themalright provided we learn from them
TURN CAN’T INTO CANTURN CAN’T INTO CAN
Did you know….Did you know….
That your attitude That your attitude to learning is the to learning is the strongest influence strongest influence on how successful on how successful a learner your child a learner your child becomes……becomes……
LiteracyLiteracy
• Take your child to the library, Take your child to the library, books, audio tapes. books, audio tapes. magazines e.g. Young magazines e.g. Young Scientist etcScientist etc
• Listen to your child preparing Listen to your child preparing their class reading. Check their class reading. Check that they can pronounce that they can pronounce words correctly. words correctly.
• Encourage them to read all Encourage them to read all forms of reading e.g. fiction, forms of reading e.g. fiction, non-fiction, poetry, comics, non-fiction, poetry, comics, plays etcplays etc
• Have conversations with your child, Have conversations with your child, discuss newspaper headlines, current discuss newspaper headlines, current affairs affairs
• Encourage your child to watch Encourage your child to watch “Newsround”“Newsround”
• Play games – Scrabble, Taboo, Play games – Scrabble, Taboo, Crosswords, Wordsearches to extend Crosswords, Wordsearches to extend and enhance vocabularyand enhance vocabulary
• If a reluctant or struggling reader- use If a reluctant or struggling reader- use audio tapes or read to them – the audio tapes or read to them – the secret is discussing what you have secret is discussing what you have read e.g. how were different feelings read e.g. how were different feelings conveyed? conveyed?
NumeracyNumeracy Addition and subtraction facts Addition and subtraction facts
alongside multiplication and alongside multiplication and division tables must be division tables must be known-they are the basis of known-they are the basis of all Maths functionsall Maths functions
Mathematical facts are Mathematical facts are equally as important (e.g. equally as important (e.g. time, weight, capacity, time, weight, capacity, volume, area etc)volume, area etc)
Children must always show Children must always show their working outtheir working out
Encourage mental arithmetic by Encourage mental arithmetic by getting child to work out change getting child to work out change from £5.00, if sale goods have 20% from £5.00, if sale goods have 20% off etcoff etc
Play games with them e.g. Uno, Play games with them e.g. Uno, Battleships, Connect 4. YahzteeBattleships, Connect 4. Yahztee
Investigations/games from school Investigations/games from school are equally as important as written are equally as important as written or learning homeworkor learning homework
Did you know….Did you know…. If your child has low If your child has low
confidence or self-confidence or self-esteem it’s like esteem it’s like driving through life driving through life with the handbrake with the handbrake on?on?
Transfer ProcedureTransfer Procedure
New format AQENew format AQE Meeting in January/February to Meeting in January/February to
discuss procedurediscuss procedure We will discuss with individual We will discuss with individual
parents in February/March parent parents in February/March parent meetingsmeetings
Don’t stress out now!!Don’t stress out now!!