General Information & Reminders

Welcome back everyone! We hope you had a great break and are ready for a busy and action packed Term 2!

Homework

Homework will commence in Week 2 commenced with a new Term 2 Homework Grid. Please remember to also continue with the following:

• Daily independent reading to promote enjoyment and interest. When you have your child read aloud to you, here are a few questions you can ask to help with comprehension:  Begin with, Can you tell me about what you just read?. Then: What do you think the story is about? Why do you think they made that choice? Was it a good choice? Why did that happen? What do you think will happen next? What was your favourite part of the story so far? Why?
• Gaining fluency in the recall of multiplication facts - 2x, 3x, 5x, and 10x and beyond, depending on understanding and ability. Here are a few tips to help with quick mental calculations: 

2 x is doubling (2 x 4 = 8, double 4 is 8).

3 x is doubling plus one group more (3 x 4 = 12, double 4 is 8 plus 4 more is 12).

5 x is 10 x halved (5 x 4 = 20, 10 times 4 is 40, half of 40 is 20) - this can be tricky for some and many still prefer skip counting at this stage.

10 x is the number you are x 10 by in the tens place and a zero in the ones place (10 x 4 = 40, 4 is in the tens place and zero is in the ones place).

Homework will go home on a Wednesday and is due back on a Tuesday.

Diaries

As part of our Homework routine, students are required to record their weekly reading and read aloud to a parent/guardian. Parents are asked to sign the school diaries at least once per week to indicate that they have heard their child read. Teachers will check the diaries on the allocated day - that has been discussed with each class already.