Homework Update 11 February Week 3

Last Friday we had our Basic Facts and Spelling Testing, the first of the year.

Basic Facts

After last week's test your child should know whether they are working on the first form E/CA or the second AC/EA (unless they were away). The goal with basic facts is to learn the facts for the sheet they are working on, so they can move to the next level. There is no requirement to learn all the facts on every sheet off by heart before the end of term or even the end of the year. However, there should be progress, as knowing these facts make it easier to learn strategies to work out number problems quickly. At this level, sometimes the challenge is to write the answer even though they know the answer. So practice a few a week at a pace your child feels comfortable with.

Spelling 

For spelling testing the children were tested on their 'sound of the week' words and some words from the Essential Word Lists they are working on. They did really great and I can tell they are working hard on their homework. Well done! Spelling took us quite a while, so this week I will only test them on the 5  'sound of the week' words as this is done in their groups (consonants, vowels, digraphs, blends). In week 6 I will test the class on their Essential Word List because I am sure some children will be on the next list. How exciting!