Online Support with Learning
We know that many parents value the opportunity to support learning at home and it will have a big impact on your child's learning. As a school, we have bought online subscription packages that families can access from home. Below are links to the different packages that you can access at home. Most allow children to progressively work through them, but if you need advice on where to start or how best to support your child, please ask your child's teacher.
Nessy
Nessy is a computer-based, structured phonics resource for reading and spelling.
Working independently, children progress through a series of strategy videos, games and worksheets to complete their personal targets. Progress is rewarded by completing fun game-like activities that then unlock new games, characters and magical worlds.
Nessy is most effective when used for at least 20 minutes a day for at least 4 days a week. It is compatible with most mobile devices such as Kindles and iPad Mini.
Your child has a username and password to access the program. Speak to your teacher for more information about logging on if you are not sure.
More information about the programme can be found by following the link. Please note, you do not need to pay anything. The school has paid for your subscription.
Times Tables Rockstars
Numbots
The creators of Times Tables Rock Stars have produced a platform for boosting number bond and addition and subtraction skills, called NumBots.
Big Difference
NumBots is an online game and playing little and often will significantly improve your child’s recall and understanding of number bonds and addition and subtraction facts. These are critical foundations in maths so we are excited by the impact NumBots will have.
Logging In
The children have been shown how to login with their username and password (it's the same as their TT Rockstars password). They might need some help navigating to the website and entering the details but once they’re in, they just need some quiet space to get on with the games for 5 minutes.
Please ask your child’s teacher if they are struggling to login.
Little and often
In order to get the best out of NumBots children should regularly play for short bursts so we would ask you to give them 5 minutes on Saturdays and 5 minutes on Sundays (or more!)
