Room 10 Home Learning

Welcome back to Term 1 2017
Room 10 - Term 1 2017
Dear Parents/Caregivers
We are slowly getting back into our home learning schedule. Here is some clarifying  information:
  • Homework is due in on Fridays - Home learning books will be checked.
  • Homework will be reading, spelling and maths.
Reading:

Students have been taking books home from our home boxes.
  • Book bags are required before a book can be taken.
  • New books cannot be taken if the old book has not been returned.
  • The readers are at a level lower than the level that students are taught at so if your child is struggling to read the books, it is important to talk to me about it.
  • Ring words will be given to the students who still need to develop their high frequency knowledge and should be practised daily
  • Reading should be done daily and logged into their homework books.
Spelling

This programme will be based on the needs of your child and can include spelling rules, letter/sound practise activities or the learning of word lists based on words often used in writing.

  • This will start in a few weeks.
Useful Websites for home learning:

  • We have and will be adding usernames and passwords for websites that we will use, at the back of the home learning book.
  • It is important that the home learning book stays in the book bag so that these password cards can be used at school and at home.
  • Please do not share these usernames and passwords with other family members or friends.
  • We will be learning and practising a variety of math skills through our home learning programme. We will use for example mathletics and study ladder to develop our skills further.


If you have any questions please come and see me or send me an email: jeade@clevedonschool.co.nz

You can also check updates on our school blog.







Here are some amazing websites to help you with your maths:

http://numeracy-atcoam.weebly.com/ - Choose the stage you are at

 Writing:

 http://www.scholastic.com/teachers/story-starters/ - Here is a fun website to help with some story ideas!! Get writing in the holidays :)

 Hi Room 15..... Home learning books will be coming home this Friday. Please sit down with your child and read through all expectations in their home learning books. I will also be posting useful websites to support and extend student's learning. Please read this whole page for all of the information. 

 Thank you! 
Mrs Eade

Pohutukawa Home Learning
New home learning will be sent home each Friday and assessments will be completed on the following Thursday or Friday. Home learning books and reading logs should be returned on a daily basis inside the book bags.

Each student will receive the following weekly home learning .  

Reading
  • practising ring words to develop fluency (not all students will be required to do ring words)
  • daily reading and discussing of a text
  • daily completion of the reading logbook

Writing
  • practise writing, spelling and using the essential words in sentences

Maths

  • practise basic facts/times tables as set by classroom teacher


How can you help at home?

Help your child to develop numeracy skills


Home Learning

We encourage the learning of basic facts with numbers to 20 and later also the times tables so that the answers to these sums can be recalled instantly. The learning of these facts will support strategy development. Teachers will identify each student’s specific needs through assessment and will set the home learning accordingly. Help your child to learn these off by heart. Please see your child’s teacher should you have any questions.


Here are some simple ways in which you can encourage your child in his/her numeracy learning:
  • Discuss what everyday numbers mean
  • Write numerals correctly ( Use the guidelines in the Home Learning book)
  • Play mathematical games together
  • Work together on problems around the home
  • Take an interest in how your child figures things out
  • Help your child to manage time and money
  • Explore numeracy websites together (www.nzmaths.co.nz)
When solving problems:
There is usually more than one way to solve a problem. If your child has a strategy that works, praise them. If your strategy is different, that’s quite okay. Discuss the differences and similarities or try to solve the problem using each other’s strategies.
Your child will be learning to:
  • Enjoy working with numbers (counting, writing the number, reading the number names and numerals, ordering the numbers from largest to smallest or the other way around, etc.)
  • Make sense of numbers – how big they are, how they relate to other numbers, and how they behave
  • Solve mathematical problems – whether real life or imaginary
  • Calculate in their head whenever possible, rather than using a calculator or pen and paper
  • Show that they understand maths, using equipment, diagrams and pictures
  • Explain and record the strategies they use to work out problems
  • Accept challenges and work at levels that stretch them
  • Work with others and by themselves
  • Discuss how they tackle mathematical problems – with other students, their teacher, and you!
How important is equipment? When children encounter new mathematical ideas for the first time, it is essential that they explore those ideas using equipment. (“Equipment” can mean anything from fingers and clothes pegs to calculators.) Once they understand an idea they should try and use it without the support of the equipment. To make progress, children need to understand what they are doing and be able to work with numbers quickly and confidently.

How you can help your child with reading
Home Learning
Your child will bring a book home every day. Short texts should be completed on the day but chapter books might take longer to complete. That is fine. Return the book in the book bag on a daily basis as we cannot send books home if there is no book bag.
Practise the ring words (if any) every day. We are looking for quick recognition. Reading should be completed and recorded in the logbook on a daily basis. Please read together, talking about the meaning of the story, etc. Complete the log together and decide which facial expression will best fit the story. Later on you can also encourage your child to complete the log independently as the writing skills improve.

Here are some simple ways in which you can encourage your child to read:
  • Find a quiet space to read together. Make sure it’s a place where you both feel comfortable.
  • Choose a time that suits both of you. After a meal is better than before it, as it’s hard for a hungry child to concentrate.
  • Visit the library together and choose books of interest, both fiction and non-fiction.
  • Look at and discuss the book. What can we learn from the cover? Who is the author? Change the ending and ask questions about the text.
  • Read a variety of text such as newspapers, articles in magazines and online, etc.
  • Look for and read words wherever you find them. Some examples are shop signs, labels, shopping lists, instructions, tickets and name tags. Read favourite books  again and again! Let your child see you reading.

What to do if your child isn’t sure of a word?
Wait a few seconds. Give that young mind time to think. Often your child will work it out by themselves. If they still don’t know the word, try the following steps:
  • Look together at the beginning of the word and help your child to work out the first sound.
  • Talk about possible words that would make sense in the sentences.
  • Suggest that your child look for clues in the pictures.
  • Ask your child to go back to the beginning of the sentence or to read on to the end of the sentence.
  • If they still don’t know the word, tell them. Then encourage your child to read the sentence again. Praise your child.
 
What to do when if your child doesn’t understand the meaning of what they are reading:
  • Relate what happens in the story to your child’s experiences.
  • Use the pictures to help you talk about the story.
                 




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