Dear parents/carers,
Today your child has come home with a reading diary and reading book. The book is linked to your child’s phonics group and is similar to the book they are reading in school. Please try to listen to your child read as much as possible, and record what they have read in their diary. Encourage them to sound out and blend unfamiliar words, and ask them questions about what is happening in the book.
The ‘Reading Gems’ that are stuck in the front of the diary are the same as the ones we use in school and link to the different skills that the children will be using.
The books will be changed every Tuesday and Friday, but children need to have their book and diary in school every day.
Children will have spellings stuck into their reading diary every Friday. They need to practise these at home and will be tested on the spellings of these words the following Friday in school. Each week, the spellings will also be added to the school website on the year group page.
Children will be set Maths homework every Friday. This will usually be on MyMaths online. If the Maths homework is in a different format, details will be posted on the school website. Your child’s login details for MyMaths are stuck in the back of their reading diary.
Many thanks for your continued support,
The Year 1 Team
