📚 READING BOOKS

In Class Kusama, we love exploring stories and books every day!

• Story Time: Every day, children enjoy story time with a special book chosen by the teacher.

• Reading Books: These come home at the end of each week for children to have a go at reading independently and share with their family.

• Each week, children select a library book of their choice to take home. These books are not matched to their reading level, and may not be fully readable by the child, but they are perfect for sharing with family. The main goal is to develop a love of books and spark curiosity, allowing children to explore stories, pictures, and ideas in a fun and engaging way.
  
  

Book change days:

• 📖 Reading books: Friday

• 📚 Library books: Wednesday

✨ Don’t forget to read at home and talk about what you have read.

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🤸 PE Days

Our PE sessions are every Tuesdays

Important reminders:

• Come to school in your PE kit on PE day (Black joggers or leggings, white t - shirt or polo shirt and trainers)

• No earrings or jewellery on PE days.

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🏠 Homework Challenges

Homework helps us practice what we learn at school:

• Homework books are collected on Monday and new work goes home every Friday.

• Each week, children get a Homework Challenge or worksheet to complete mostly on their own, with some help from adults.

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✅ Things to Remember

• Bring your bookbag to school every day.

• Read your reading practice books at home.

• Library books are changed every Wednesday.

• Check the class blog every week to see what exciting things we have been doing!
  
  

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  ✨ USEFUL SITES

• Little Wandle – Letters & Sounds Revised: This website explains the phonics programme, offers support for parents (including videos) and gives guidance on supporting children’s early reading. Letters and Sounds+3Letters and Sounds+3Letters and Sounds+3

• Parent‑friendly phonics video:

       This is a helpful video showing sounds taught in Phase 2. YouTube

 This is a helpful video showing sounds taught in Phase 3 and explains the digraphs and trigraphs children learn at this stage. youtube.com

• Additional reading support: Check the “Support for reading” section of Little Wandle for home use guidance. Letters and Sounds

• Oxford Owl – Free eBook Library - A large library of free eBooks (ages 3‑11) to read at home. oxfordowl.co.uk+1
  Good for sharing with children, reading together, and exploring books you may not have at home.

• National Literacy Trust – Free Literacy & Reading Activities
  Offers free resources, activity ideas and supports parents in helping early reading and literacy. National Literacy Trust

• Early years counting games (ages 3‑5) Topmarks+1

• Mathsframe – fun maths games at home. Mathsframe
• ICT Games – Free UK Educational Games - early years topic games (both maths and English). ictgames.c