Homework

Homework is an ongoing issue for teachers and parents - so we have a system in Room 1 based around
== [|Ian Lillico's Homework Grid]. This sets out some tasks which are seen as traditional e.g. reading and spelling but also includes tasks that encourage responsibility and self management. As many of us also have activities outside of school that we are involved in these are also acknowledged as homework tasks. ==

On __Monday – Thursday__ we bring home a class reader to share. These books should be at or below our instructional level, and will usually have been read previously in class. The name of the book will be written into the notebook. Parents please sign this to show that we have shared it with you and feel free to make a comment about our reading. On __Wednesday__ we have an alphabet activity. Please help us to find or draw pictures of things that begin with the letter-sound being studied. Each __Friday__ we have a poem. Please read this __with__ your child. Have fun going back over old poems too!

__Spelling__:
Each week there will be a small selection of words for us to learn. These are our focus words. They can be copied onto card as flashcards or made up from magnetic letters and displayed on the fridge. Ask us to read them to you from time to time, or to practise writing them, or maybe to rearrange magnetic letters to spell the word. Help us to write a simple sentence using our spelling words.