Welcome to Peake class!  We love to hear of the children’s achievements at home, so please do share these with us on Tapestry. 

How to help at home

Reading

Please try to read the school phonics books with your child every day and note it in their reading record when you do. This does not need to be the whole book each time, even 5 minutes will help. Books are changed one coloured group per day. Books will only be changed once they have been read at least 3 times. Read stories with your children often, it helps them develop their voccabulary, language and comprehension. You could ask them to spot any of their tricky words, or a sound we have been working on in school.

 Writing

Try to encourage your child to practise their letter formation at home. Help them to understand the purpose and importance of writing by drawing their attention to when you are writing and showing them what you are doing – shopping lists, notes, thank you cards, etc.

Maths

Maths packs will be sent home to keep for the year, with a home learning suggestion each week. Involve your child in everyday counting (how many socks are in the laundry pile?; how many biscuits are on the plate?), estimating (how many pieces of fruit do you think there are in the fruit bowl?) and counting out objects from a larger group (can you get four spoons from the cutlery drawer for pudding?). Play board games to reinforce recognition of dice numbers. Draw your child’s attention to number, shape and patterns in the environment.