At Aboyne Primary School, we recognise that parents are the most influential people in a child’s life and as such play a central role in their children's learning. We strive to work with parents as partners to support their child’s learning. To do this we aim to work with parents in a number of ways. One way in which parents can support their children is in the following ways.
Literacy
How you can help
Listen to your child reading when they get a new book, if they are stuck on a word, help them sound it out or tell them the word. Help them with homework activities – you do not need to do the set task, choose an activity that suits you and your child. Look for common words & phonemes around your home.
Mathematics
How you can help
Ask your child some mental maths questions and play games that encourage mental maths. Some super games are Dude Dice, Shut the Box, Pass the Pigs, Trilema, Yahtzee and Head full of Numbers which can all be ordered on Amazon. Or play any board game that involves counting. All children have logins for Sumdog which is an online platform for the children to enhance their numeracy skills through games.
Literacy
How you can help
Listen to your child reading when they get a new book, if they are stuck on a word, help them sound it out or tell them the word. Help them with homework activities – you do not need to do the set task, choose an activity that suits you and your child. Look for common words & phonemes around your home.
Mathematics
How you can help
Help with learning times tables - we are trying to get all children fluent to 12x12, which is a big ask and only possible if they are supported at home. Ask your child some mental maths questions and play games that encourage mental maths. Some super games are Dude Dice, Shut the Box, Pass the Pigs, Trilema, Yahtzee and Head full of Numbers which can all be ordered on Amazon. Or play any board game that involves counting.