School website and announcements
School-wide news, calendar access, and closure notices.
Forms, handbook, and transportation documents
Bus schedules and registration, family forms, and volunteer information.
Breakfast Club and hot lunch
Program details and ordering guidance. The school offers breakfast or a lunch supplement to students who need it.
Munchalunch ordering
Check your child’s teacher and division before ordering.
Out-of-school care
After-school care information for Kindergarten–Grade 6.
Small, positive routines can help children grow in confidence and independence. Encourage patience, responsibility, and kindness—including kindness toward ourselves when learning is difficult.
Make room for regular reading. Let your child choose appealing, age-appropriate books, including fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and graphic novels. Read independently, take turns, or read aloud together—even confident readers benefit from hearing more complex language. Choose a short, manageable routine that fits your family.
Talk about meaning. Ask an occasional open question: “What makes you think that?” or “What is the main idea?” Discuss unfamiliar vocabulary and connect reading with experiences and interests. Keep it a conversation rather than a quiz. Stories also offer opportunities to reflect on compassion, fairness, and the choices people make.
Support accurate word reading. If your child gets stuck, give them time to use letter sounds and familiar word parts. Help with the word when needed, then reread the sentence for meaning; avoid encouraging guesses from pictures or the first letter. For fluency, model a short passage and invite a comfortable reread with expression.
Build language beyond books. Talk, tell stories, visit the library, and write for real purposes—such as a thank-you note or a family recipe. Conversation and reading in your family’s home language are welcome, too.
Notice maths in everyday life. Estimate a shopping total, compare prices, measure for a recipe, work out journey times, or discuss fractions when sharing food. For example: “We need three-quarters of a cup. How much would we need to double the recipe?”
Ask your child to explain. Try “How did you work that out?” and “Can you show it another way?” Use objects, sketches, or a number line, then connect these to numbers and symbols. Ask whether an answer is reasonable and calmly work together to correct errors.
Combine understanding with short, regular practice. Revisit number facts and strategies being learned in class. Dice and card games can provide enjoyable practice. Value accuracy, flexible thinking, and growing fluency without making speed or comparison with others the goal.
Support independence. Let your child attempt a problem before offering a small hint. Notice specific progress—“That diagram helped you explain your thinking”—and model “Let’s work it out.” If a school method is unfamiliar, ask your child to demonstrate it or contact me for guidance.
These are optional family routines, not extra assignments. Adapt them to your child’s needs and energy. If reading or maths is repeatedly difficult or upsetting, please contact me so we can agree on targeted support. More practice alone may not address an underlying difficulty.
Reading Rockets: Literacy at Home — family guidance on reading, vocabulary, and comprehension.
Reading Rockets: Reading Basics — how accurate word reading and language understanding work together.
University of Cambridge NRICH: Primary Parents — mathematical games and problems to explore together; choose a suitable level.
Education Endowment Foundation: Supporting Parents — evidence-informed guidance underpinning the home–school approach.
EEF: Improving Mathematics — guidance on understanding, representations, and problem-solving.