Learning

Home Learning

Home learning is an essential part of a child’s learning and development. It influences their thoughts, feelings and experiences of the world. When parents/carers/adults support and encourage their child’s learning both at home and at school, it will have a positive effect on their development. It is important that school adults work with families to support their child, please let us know if you need any help with this. We want to work with you to ensure your child is the best they can be.  

To support this, all children are given fridge guides with QR codes that link to the relevant online learning, and which contain all of their individual logins and passwords. Where families have no access to a device, other than a mobile phone, Beacon View operated a device loan service with the aim of supporting as many families as possible. If you have a child in the school and would benefit from this loan system, please contact the main office, who will take some details and we will see if we can help.  

EYFS and Year 1

Reading

Phonics books

Pupils are expected to read at least 3 times a week. They always have two phonics books at the correct stage. It is important to re-read books to build fluency and word recognition. There are questions at the back of the books to help you discuss the book. Please record when you hear your child read in their Reading Record. 

Reading for Pleasure

Pupils choose a book from their book corner to bring home and read for enjoyment. This book may not be aligned with their reading ability so you may like to read it with them at bedtime. Children can also access Bug Club – an online library. 

Bug Club

Maths

Numbots – To support number recognition. Pupils are expected to access the Numbots app 3 times a week (for at least 10 minutes). 

Numbots

Year 2
Reading 

Phonics books

Pupils are expected to read at least 3 times a week. They always have 2 phonics books at the correct stage. It is important to re-read books to build fluency and word recognition. There are questions at the back of the books to help you discuss the book. Please record when you hear your child read in their Reading Record.  

Reading for Pleasure

Pupils choose a book from their book corner to bring home and read for enjoyment. This book may not be aligned with their reading ability so you may like to read it with them at bedtime. Children can also access Bug Club – an online library. 

Bug Club

Maths 

Times Tables – Children in Year 2 are expected to know their 2, 5 and 10 times tables. These are taught in school from the Spring Term. Pupils are expected to practise this at home using Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) for 30 minutes per week.

Year 3 and 4
Reading

Reading books

Pupils are expected to read at least 3 times a week. This could be their phonics book or another banded book from school. Children can also access Bug Club – an online library. Please record when you hear your child read in their Reading Record. 

Reading for Pleasure

Pupils choose a book from their book corner to bring home and read for enjoyment. This book may not be aligned with their reading ability so you may like to enjoy it together.

Bug Club

Maths 

Times Tables

Children are expected to know all of the times tables up to 12x12 by the end of Year 4 . Pupils are expected to practise this at home using Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) for 20 minutes per week.

TT Rock Stars

Conquer Maths

An online learning platform for children to consolidate what they have been learning in class. Children can access videos and quizzes. Tasks will be set weekly and take around 20 minutes. Conquermaths

Vocabulary 

Bedrock – An online learning platform for children to build their vocabulary to help make their writing even stronger. Children have access to a range of texts to support their understanding of fiction and non-fiction and mini quizzes to test their knowledge on what they have read.  Blocks will be assigned to pupils and will be 2 lots of 20 minutes.  

https://app.bedrocklearning.org/ 

Year 5 and 6

Reading

Reading Books

Pupils are expected to read at least 3 times a week. This could be their phonics book or another banded book from school. Children can also access Bug Club – an online library. Please record when you hear your child read in their Reading Record. 

Reading for Pleasure

Pupils choose a book from their book corner to bring home and read for enjoyment. This book may not be aligned with their reading ability so you may like to enjoy it together.

Bug Club

Maths 

Times Tables – Children are expected to know all of the times tables up to 12x12 by the end of Year 4 and this is a skill that continues to be vital to many aspects of the maths curriculum. Pupils are expected to practise this at home using Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS) for 20 minutes per week.

TT Rock Star

Conquer Maths– An online learning platform for children to consolidate what they have been learning in class. Children can access videos and quizzes. Tasks will be set weekly and take around 45 minutes.

Conquermaths

Vocabulary 

Bedrock – An online learning platform for children to build their vocabulary to help make their writing even stronger. Children have access to a range of texts to support their understanding of fiction and non-fiction and mini quizzes to test their knowledge on what they have read.  Blocks will be assigned to pupils and will be 2 lots of 30 minutes.  

Bedrock Learning 

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