Targets

Today your child has a small target arrow in his folder. This is a personal objective for him/her to work towards. Each week (or possibly every 2 weeks as we get closer to Christmas) your child will be "tested" to see if he has achieved the objective. Sometimes this will be done by a game on the tablet, sometimes on a white board or sometimes a rapid recall test against the clock.
If your child achieves the target, his/her name will be moved to the next colour (see photo below)  When they each the yellow bullseye in the middle they will receive a certificate and a new target. 

Each child needs to achieve the same target correctly twice to get a certificate. The targets consist of the most important objectives in maths - writing numbers to 20 (and later to 100) counting to 20/100, counting back, basic addition & subtraction, knowing 2d & 3d shape, knowing number bonds. Much later it will include counting in 2s 5s and 10s and multiplying.  It is not a race and children may do targets in a different order to their friends. Within a week there will be some children in yellow, some in green and some on purple, so the children will be unable to see who is doing well or who is struggling.

Most children have started with the objective of knowing number bonds to 10 (rapid recall) 
6+?=10 etc. We have started with one that many children feel confident with to encourage them.  If your child does not yet have that one, then please work on their current target, but you can attempt number bonds to 10 aswell if you wish.