Thank you for your support as we all settle into this new school year. The children are working hard and settling into their routines well. It has been wonderful to see so much Explore work coming in from the Autumn 1 RKE sheets; these will be celebrated in assembly on Thursday 9th October.
We have now set up all the children’s various online accounts and would like to share the login details with you so that the children can access their accounts at home as needed.
Class Blog
You can view regular updates at anytime via the Red Kites Blog on the school website.
https://www.fernhurstprimary.chimat.uk/blog/?pid=136&nid=5
Spellings:
Are tested every Monday with a new 5 spellings being given every week. All the spellings for the term are available to view on the class blog. There are suggested methods for practicing on the sheet, please do speak to either of us if you need an extra ideas. As the children get 5 new spellings a week, as a general rule we would expect children to be achieving at least 20/25 on their
Maths infinity:
You do not need to login to White Rose to access https://infinity.whiteroseeducation.com
Just enter the school code QYS SHJ followed by the relevant code for whichever recap quiz you are practicing. The class blog has all the codes for the Autumn Term.
Times tables:
From after the October half term children will continue work on learning times-tables by heart. To support this, all children will be sent home with a multiplication grid to keep at home. Please stick this up at home somewhere visible and encourage children to look at it when they practice counting in steps of 3, 4, 6 or 8, when you ask them times-tables questions or when they complete home learning tasks on Century Learning or play Hit The Button. Looking is Learning, so the more frequently children look at the grid, the more quickly they will be able to recall the facts. By the summer of Year 4 children are expected to know all times tables to 12x12 by heart so it is vital that they are supported to start this process now.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Boom reader
Children do not need to ask to change their reading book. There are a wealth of books available at anytime from our class library. Children have been allocated a reading book colour and they are free to choose any book of interest from within this colour range. It is expected that you will record on Boom Reader when your child reads. This should take place at least 3 times every week, which means by this point in the term at least 15 reads should have been logged. As children become more confident with their reading, they may be starting to read to themselves and tell you about what they have read. This is very appropriate, but should still be recorded. Remember that you can log more than one read at a time by editing the date. Going forward we will be checking Boom Reader on a Monday to ensure that at least 3 reads have been recorded for the previous week. The school code for Boom Reader is 87952.
https://www.boomreader.co.uk/
Accelerated Reader or Big Cat Library
This online platform is used in school for reading assessments, however children are also encouraged to login at home and complete quizzes about the books they read. This website can only be accessed via the unique web address and not via a search engine.
https://global-zone61.renaissance-go.com/welcomeportal/1954439
Some children will continue to have access to the Big Cat library of books to support their developing phonics awareness. This online library has access to all the phonics-reading books we have in school and can be used as a free e-reader. https://www.collinshub.co.uk/login/
Century Learning
This online tool can be accessed via https://app.century.tech/login/
Children can access assignments that we have set (by clicking on the pen) or following their suggested path by following the directions on the home screen. Any ‘nuggets’ that are completed are an excellent top up to school learning, so please don’t worry about doing the right task, just log in and have a go.
Google classroom and Canva
You are only likely to need access to Google Classroom in the event of a school closure. However the tools such as Google Docs and Canva are routinely used in school for children to present their work. For future RKE projects children are welcome to use their online accounts to create presentations and projects.
All your child’s login details will be sent in an individual email.
If you have any questions or would like support accessing any of these sites please do not hesitate to reach out to us via the school office.
