There are many ways to support your child at home.

• Share books with your child.
  • Younger children will bring home one or two books that they can practice reading to you. Please find time to do this every day, even with children who have become fluent. Reading aloud is an important skill that benefit children of all ages.
  • Older children should also be encouraged to read every day and to read books from a variety of different genres. Reading is one of the best ways for children to improve their vocabulary and helps them to gain an understanding of how texts are structured.
  • When reading together, talk about the story, the characters and the plot. Ask your child why characters act in a particular way or encourage them to predict what happens next and to give reasons for their opinions. All of this will help them to become confident in explaining their thinking and will help them with reading comprehensions in school. 
• Discuss your child's home learning projects with them. Talk about the tasks that have been offered and how they link to classroom learning. Encourage them to complete the tasks to the best of their ability. Homework should be your child's own work as far as possible. It may be useful to break down tasks into smaller more manageable 'chunks' rather than try to complete a project all in one go. This is especially the case with younger children.

Please also see individual Class Pages for more information.

Useful links to support your child:

Kidsmart: Useful information about E-safety for parents

Thinkuknow: Another excellent E-safety resource

BBC education: Games and activities from across the curriculum for all ages

Topmarks: An excellent educational activity search engine

ICT games: A wide variety of Literacy and Numeracy games - well worth exploring!