Ash (Reception)

Home Reading

All children will bring home a sharing book for you to share and read to them. This is an opportunity to foster the love for reading.  Please ensure you make this a quiet, special time such as bedtime. This is a perfect opportunity for them to hear how stories are read, engage with book and talk about the characters and events which are happening.

Later in the term your child will also bring home a school reading book.  This book is matched to their phonic ability and one that they can read independently.  On occasions they may need some support but please encourage them to read it independently and Fred talk any words they are unsure about.

Please make sure that your child reads at least 3 times a week and complete the reading record with any comments about your child’s engagement with the story and independent reading. We change reading books once a week on a friday, however your child’s reading record book needs to be in everyday as they are checked daily. Reading champion certificates are awarded for every 10 reads.

Reading Rockets 

A little later in the term all children will have receive a Reading Rocket. These are words that the children have to learn by sight. The children will progress up the rockets  once they can confidently read all the words on each rocket. There are Ten rockets to get. Can you get them all?

Maths Passports

Again, later in the term all children have a math’s passport.  This is to encourage families to work together on the challenges and you can see the end of reception expectations.  Please encourage your child to  practice a challenge at a time, for 5 minutes at least 3 times a week.  This will develop good number fluency.