Drinks and snacks – Please can your child bring in a named water bottle to drink throughout the day. These will be fully accessible in the classroom at all times. It can feel a long time between breakfast and lunch so we encourage the children to bring in a fruit snack to have during their morning break time.

Reading – Reading is such an important skill and it opens up a whole new world for your children. We will hear your child read in groups or individually as often as we can. To support your child, we ask that you listen to them read as often as possible at home and question them on the text. Please record every time you listen to your child read, or they read to themselves, in their reading record. This really does make a huge difference and we are so grateful for your support in this way.

Homework – Each term your child will be sent home with an optional topic related homework task. This will help develop their independent working skills as well as support the work we do in class. Spelling homework will be sent home on a Monday and these will be tested on Friday. Maths homework will be in the form of times tables which should be practised for a minimum of 25 minutes per week.