Home and School Organisation
We are organised! We are ready!
Home and School Organisation
We are organised! We are ready!
Our You Can Do It program supports your child with developing their confidence, resilience, persistence, organisation and getting along skills. Starting school is a big transition, not only for your child but the whole family. Everything is new or different including, routines, friends and adults, five days of learning, managing belongings, regulating emotions. There can be a whole lot of navigating and negotiating for your child and this can be exhausting. You can support your child at home by establishing long term healthy habits like:
Home Reading
Home reading should be a fun and rewarding experience for all involved, so if it is becoming a battle or a source of frustration, take a break and try again later. It is fine to read a book with your child (eg. a page each) or to read to your child before they read the book to you. Aim for 15 mins at the most as children may lose concentration after that point and they have had a full day of learning school.
During Term 1 we encourage you to share a wide range of texts with your child. At the beginning of Term 2 your child will begin to borrow decodable reading books.
Maths
Some ideas for consolidating the Maths learning happening in class could be: