Learning Specialists
Kyra Ives and Candice Skinner
At school, we are well and truly back into the swing of daily literacy and numeracy lessons. A reminder about some Apps at home that can assist you to support your child/ren with their education:
- Reading Eggs - Phonics, sight words, spelling, vocabulary and comprehension
- Epic! - Digital reading platform
- PuppetPals2 - Create animated cartoons
- Subitise Flashcards - Numbers presented in different ways
- ScratchJr - Coding, directions, locations
- Hopscotch - Programming and coding games
- Years 3-6: Minecraft: Education Edition - Creativity, collaboration and problem solving
HOMEWORK POLICY READING ROUTINES
In addition to this, we appreciate your support with maintaining daily reading routines at home. This consists of:
Early Years (Foundation – Year 2) – 5-10 minutes per night recommended. Reading to, with and by parents.
Middle Years (Years 3– 4) – 10-20 minutes of independent reading per night recommended.
Senior Years (Years 5– 6) – 20-30 minutes of independent reading per night recommended.