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Reading At Home
Tue 09 Mar 2021Dear Parents,
We are writing to you to explain how you can support your child with reading at home now that all children are back at school. Until we receive guidance from the Government regarding taking reading books home, we ask that you continue to support your child with reading at home using the online eBooks on the Oxford Owls website.
From Friday 12th March all children will bring home a ‘Home Reading Record’ containing the current book title/scheme and level written inside that your child is currently reading. Every time you listen to your child read please write inside recording the date and a comment and do include any reading already completed from today. Initially these reading records should be kept at home and returned with your child to school on Wednesday 17th March. From then on, all reading records will be returned every Wednesday and sent back with your child every Friday with any updates inside, if your child is on a new book or level.
If Reading Records are returned on Thursday then I’m afraid we won’t be able to let your child bring them back home until Monday as we have to ensure that we follow guidelines of quarantining books for 48 hours. Please continue to access these eBooks using the same ‘Class Login’ with a username and password that has already been emailed to you.
We strongly recommend reading the same book (up to Level 6) three times; once for decoding (working out the words), once for fluency (with expression) and once for comprehension (to ensure they understand what is happening).
There are helpful tips and videos on the Oxford Owl Website on how to support your child with reading at home.
Reading at Home Competition
I know you have already received information about our exciting new Reading At Home Competition but as a quick reminder, for every 25 reads marked in their Reading Record Book, your child will receive a certificate (emailed or given in school) and a raffle ticket.
All raffle tickets will be placed in their age category glass box and at the end of Term 4, four raffle tickets will be drawn from box. We have fun, age-related prizes for the winners.
All raffle tickets that are not drawn will remain in the glass box, so your child will continue to stand a chance of being recognised in the next draw in Term 5. This means the more they read, the more raffle tickets they receive, the more likely they are to win a prize!
Helpful tips
• Not all words can be sounded out – some like ‘said’ or ‘does’ have to be learned individually, so help your child to recognise these ‘tricky’ words.
• If your child is struggling to read a word, help them to break it down into sounds, then blend together to read the word. If they are still having problems, do it for them and get them to copy you.
There’s some advice on phonics on the Oxford Owl website.
• Encourage good expression when your child is reading aloud – demonstrate if necessary. They may not be able to do this whilst they are busy decoding, so will need to re-read the sentence to provide meaning.
• When they are developing in confidence, let your child read some of their book silently, then ask them to tell you about what they have read.
Above all, reading should be an enjoyable experience for you and your child so if you are having difficulties please do get in touch with your Class Teachers as they will be able to help.
Yours faithfully,
Miss Morrison
Year 1 Class Teacher
& School Phonics & Reading Co-ordinator
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School Reopening from Monday 8th March 2021
Thu 04 Mar 2021Wednesday 3rd March 2021
Dear Parents/Carers,
As advised by the Government all children are expected to return to school on Monday 8th March 2021. In the first instance we will be returning to the September full re-opening arrangements. This will include staggered start and finish times, separate break times for classes and most children having lunch in their classroom.
Start Time
Finish Time
Nursery
8:30am
3:30pm
Reception
8:55am
3:10pm
Year 1
8:50am
3:20pm
Year 2
8:40am
3:10pm
Year 3
8:50am
3:20pm
Year 4
9:00am
3:30pm
Year 5
8:40am
3:10pm
Year 6
9:00am
3:30pm
Please stick to these times to avoid congestion. If you have more than 1 child, please drop and collect at the earlier time slot.
Just a couple of reminders: -
- All adults to wear face masks on school premises
- Remain behind the red and white chain at drop off and pick-up times
- Always keep children by your side
- Children can wear trainers to school rather than purchasing school shoes
- Bring as little to school as possible – avoiding large rucksacks
- Make sure your child’s water bottle is named
- Please do not access the school office at drop off or pick-up times
- The office is available to visit between 9:30 and 2.00pm alternatively you can speak to Mrs Boulton or Mrs Hopkins by calling or sending an email
- Return Breakfast and After School Club booking requests before 3.30pm today
- Remember to book lunches by 4.00pm every Wednesday for the following week
As both staff and parents worked so well together during terms 1 and 2 to make these new arrangements work, I am not anticipating any problems next week. We are just looking forward to having all the children back in school.
As the Corinium Education Trust we are starting to consider the implications of the Country’s Roadmap to reopening and how this may affect some of the normal term 5 and 6 activities. I will update you in the newsletter as the terms progress.
Kind regards
Mrs Karen Venner
Headteacher