Family Learning courses

Family Learning KS1 Numeracy

(Age 5-7)

Fridays 9.15am -11.15am

Starts Friday 27th February 2009 for 6 weeks

Free

Childcare available at the Firs Hill Crèche (by arrangement)

A short course for parents and carers who want to support their child in KS1 Numeracy. Learn to understand the power of numbers! Learn how KS1 numeracy is taught in school and learn with practical solutions how to support your child with their Maths.

Venue: St Catherine’s Primary School, Firshill Crescent, Sheffield S4 7BX.

Contact Gaby Spinks on (0114) 242 1177 for more information or Email: gspinks@st-catherines.sheffield.sch.uk

Helping Your Child With Numeracy In Nursery & Reception

Wednesdays 9.15am – 11.15am

Starts 7th January 2009 to 11th February 2009 for 6 weeks

Free

Help your child at home using games, activities and crafts you can make. Simple addition, subtraction, numbers, songs, rhymes and shapes are all part of early maths skills.

For more information, contact: Firs Hill Community Primary School, Orphanage Road, Sheffield S3 9AX. Tel: (0114) 242 0109 or Email: khobson@firshill.sheffield.sch.uk

Helping Your Child With Literacy In Nursery & Reception

Wednesdays 9.15am – 11.15am

Starts 25th February 2009 to 11th April 2009 (6 weeks)

Free

Help your child at home using stories, reading, writing and punctuation. Learn what questions to ask when listening to your child read and get the most out of books.

For more information, contact: Firs Hill Community Primary School, Orphanage Road, Sheffield S3 9AX. Tel: (0114) 242 0109 or Email: khobson@firshill.sheffield.sch.uk

Family Theatre

Wednesdays 5pm – 7pm

Starts 14th January 2009 for 10 weeks

Free

Join in the fun! Have a go at acting and performing as a family. Have fun getting involved in new productions and make new friends. No experience required.

Contact Firth Park Community Arts College, Fircroft Avenue, Sheffield, S5 0SD. Telephone (0114) 257 4027.

Family Learning Using IT

Thursdays 9.15am – 1.15pm

Starts in February 2009 for 10 weeks

Date to be confirmed

Free

Help your child at home using activities created using basic IT software. Understand what your children learn in school and brush up your own skills to enable you to help them achieve better.

For more information, contact: Firs Hill Community Primary School, Orphanage Road, Sheffield S3 9AX. Tel: (0114) 242 0109 or Email: khobson@firshill.sheffield.sch.uk

Babies And Toddlers Love Books

Starts in April 2009 (Day and time to be confirmed)

Duration 10 weeks

Free

Enables parents to feel confident about sharing books with young children and to learn more about nursery rhymes and songs. Includes making a book and reviewing others.

Venue: St Catherine’s Primary School, Firshill Crescent, Sheffield S4 7BX. Contact Gaby Spinks on (0114) 242 1177 for more information or Email: gspinks@st-catherines.sheffield.sch.uk

Count Me In

Starts in June 2009

(Day and time to be confirmed)

Duration 10 weeks

Free

Follows on from Babies & Toddlers Love Books. This course identifies opportunities for developing an understanding of Maths with very young children through books, rhymes and songs. Includes making a number sack.

Venue: St Catherine’s Primary School, Firshill Crescent, Sheffield S4 7BX. Contact Gaby Spinks on (0114) 242 1177 for more information or Email: gspinks@st-catherines.sheffield.sch.uk

Family Learning KS1 Literacy

(Age 5 – 7)

Fridays 9.15am -11.15am

Starts 9th January 2009 for 6 weeks

Free

Childcare available at the Firs Hill Crèche (by arrangement)

A short course for parents and carers who want to support their child in KS1 Literacy (Reading & Writing). Learn to understand the skills and processes it takes to write a good story, looking at different story books and making a story box to take home.

Venue: St Catherine’s Primary School, Firshill Crescent, Sheffield S4 7BX. Contact Gaby Spinks on (0114) 242 1177 for more information or Email: gspinks@st-catherines.sheffield.sch.uk

This document was last modified on 2009-01-06 00:54:48.