KIMBERS CLASS 20202021 WELCOME KIMBERS CLASS STAFF Mrs

KIMBERS CLASS 20202021 WELCOME

KIMBERS CLASS STAFF Mrs France (Mrs Arturi from 5 th October)- Monday and Tuesday. Mrs Mc. Alpine - Wednesday, Thursday and Friday. Miss Mc. Clusky is also in class during morning sessions and covers the class during each teachers PPA (Planning, preparation and assessment time).

Routines • Children to please bring their orange book and reading books to school each day. • PE days are on Mondays and Thursdayschildren to come dressed in their kit for the full day. • Pencil cases can be left in school. • Please bring a water bottle each day. • We will be regularly washing our hands throughout the day. Children can bring their own hand sanitizer if they would like to.

v Reading - Minimum of 4 reads per week, recorded in orange reading, spelling and vocabulary journal. v Superhero times tables – tested on Fridays. v My Maths – Set on a Friday to be completed by the following Friday. v Handwriting- All children have a ‘letter-join log in’. Regular practice can really help support your child with their handwriting. https: //www. letterjoin. co. uk/ v Phonics- If your child is in Year 2 we would recommend that they spend some time playing phonics games or looking through flashcards. There are lots of free resources and

v. Spelling lists will be sent home each week in your child’s orange book (Monday or Tuesday at the latest). v. Please look through your child’s spelling list with them and practise them together. v. We will assess the spellings on the following Monday through an informal dictation session. We will read sentences which include the spellings (to give them a context). The children then write the sentences and have a chance to then assess and mark their own work. v. Spelling homework suggestions: Create some sentences with your child that include some of the spellings. They can be as imaginative as you would like This will help them with the dictated sentences in class. There are some more suggestions on Kimbers’ class page for spelling practice and online games: https: //longsutton. hants. sch. uk/parents/class-pages/kimbers

KIMBERS TIMETABLE

ASSESSMENT v Reading 1: 1 benchmarking to assess whether children are ready to move up to the next level. v Ongoing informal assessment against milestones v O- Track- a document which allows us to regularly assess whether children are meeting the milestones. This will be shared with you at key points across the year. v More details to follow on how parent/teacher updates will take place this year.

Ways to help v Name everything v Try to make doctors/dentist/optician appointments after school or in the holidays where possible. v Unfortunately it is not currently possible to invite parents into class to help however there are lots of ways that you can help support your child at home by firstly encouraging them with their homework and providing lots of opportunities for them to increase their reading stamina through regular reading. Playing games can also really help with their number fluency.

Communication v The weekly newsletter is a valuable source of information and updates of dates and news so please do take the time to read it each week. v Although times are very different at the present we would like to reassure you that we are still very much contactable. Please do contact us if you have any questions or worries (however small they may seem). We are always happy to help. v The best way to contact us is via email or telephone in the first instance. However, there is a possibility of face to face meetings can be held if appropriate.

SELF ISOLATION HELP v. If you need to self isolate then please see the Kimbers’ class page for home learning resources and details: https: //longsutton. hants. sch. uk/parents/class-pages/kimbers