At Abbey Road we believe that children’s learning is strongly influenced by the home. Your interest and involvement in your child’s learning and education is more important than anything else in helping your child fulfil their potential. In order to support you with this we have included some helpful links to websites that will support your child’s learning at home.
Reading
Books allow people to experience the pleasure of reading, opening up a world of fun, enjoyment and learning for children, young people and adults. At Abbey Road we know that reading is one of the most powerful tools of learning both in school and in the wider world. Regular reading, both reading to ourselves, and being read to, has many benefits. Listening to your child is an important part of supporting their learning. All children at Abbey Road have access to a range of age-appropriate books. To help you support your child further please see the documents and links below:
Reading-Guidance for Parents
Reading Questions
Phonics
There are lots of free games on this website which link to the phonic teaching in school.
https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/resources
As a rough guide:
EYFS – Phase 1 and 2
Year 1 – Revision of phase 1 and 2 and phases 3, 4 and 5
Year 2 – Revision of all phases
Spelling
Details of weekly spellings should be in your child’s diary. All of the children from Year 2 upwards have an Edshed login that they should be using on a daily basis or as regularly as possible. Follow the link below:
edshed.com/en-gb/login
For other ways to support your child please see the document below:
Spelling
Maths
Times tables
Fast and accurate recall of all times tables is crucial when tackling multiplication and division. All of the children have an Times Tables Rockstars login that they should be using on a daily basis or as regularly as possible. Follow the link below:
Times Tables Rock Stars: Play (ttrockstars.com)
Homework Policy
We recognise that children also need time to pursue their own interests and homework shouldn’t get in the way of or replace the many activities that children enjoy doing after school. We fully realise that we have some exceptionally busy children here at Abbey Road who gain so much from the varied activities they participate in.