Year 1 and Year 2How can I help my child

at home?

Reading

Reading book – practising a range of reading skillsretelling the storyasking questionsPredictionLibrary book – a sharing experience

Spelling

Spelling

Letters and Sounds44 different sounds to learncvc words – catccvc – ship cvcc – golfword families – ai ay a-eLearning the sound (phoneme) and the letter patterns (grapheme)Applying this knowledge to other words

Maths

KIRFS – one area to work on each half termUsing practical apparatus to support the learning of these facts

Year 1 – all number bonds for 5Year 2 – all number bonds for 20

Games such as Ping PongUse of IT – Save the Whale Funky Mummy

Practical activities involving measure

lengthweightcapacitytime

*money*

Research

May be literacy based, topic based or skills based, May often link to Espresso

Big talk/Big Write

After reviewing this and following much discussion we have decided that Big Talk/Big Write will take place in classes this yearWe are preparing to launch a new form of talk homework.More later…………..!!

“If a child can’t SAY it a child can’t write it.”

“Writing is formed through thought, and thinking is interpreted through an inner voice in our brain. This voice talks to us and the voice we are hearing in our brain is most usually our own voice. It can only use the language that we own.”

Ros Wilson

Talk homework

New formatAllowing for ongoing discussion over a longer period of timeInvolving the whole schoolInvolving the parish/community

Community Chat

How will it work?Half-termly to begin withTopic for the chat will be announced on a FridayChildren will have a talk buddyThere will be time in school during the following week to talk about the topic and share their ideasDisplay wall in the hallRecap at the end of the week

The future……

Talk lunchesInvolve Fr Bede and the parish/community