Our whole school homework this week is:
Reading: please make sure your child is reading on a daily basis.
Number Fact Fluency: use Numbots or Times Tables Rock Stars in regular, short bursts.
Talk Time
Our first Talk Time homework of the year is related to Living and Learning:
I can greet someone politely.
We greet people every day. Our greetings have the power to really improve other people’s moods. Here’s an example of a friendly greeting that we encourage children to use…
‘Morning!’
‘Hi. How’re you?’
‘I’m fine, thanks. What about you?’
‘I’m ok, thanks.’
Encourage your child to greet people out of school in a similar way! Our ‘Remember 2s’ (R2s) for this are:
- greeting
- ask how someone is / answer and ask back
- thank them for asking
Talk about different ways to greet people in a polite and friendly way.
Talk about why greeting people politely helps. To help with your discussions, you might consider these questions at home…
- When and where might you greet someone? (During school time, before school, after school, at weekends…)
- How will you greet someone? (Facial expressions, body language, tone of voice…)
- What questions might you ask when greeting someone?
- Why is it important to ask questions? (What does it show? How will the other person feel?)