Bug Club

Here is a blog post about our new reading feature for Year 2 this term. We have set up an online reading program for all our students to use both at school and at home. 

We first saw it in Halswell School and used it last year in Year 2. We loved it so much we have decided to set it up again this year. Year 1 are also launching their Bug club this term. At the end of this post there is a short video from BugClub to explain how it works for students, parents and teachers. 

How do you log on? 

Each student has an individual login which will be stuck in their notebooks this week. As well as their password there will be a QR code that will take them to the login page - you can also click on the Bug above or on the Bug on the right hand side of our blog to get to the login page. 

What books will I be able to read?

Each student will have an allocation of digital texts based on their guided reading group in class. This will change as the students move between their groups. 

When shall we read the books?

You can read any book allocated, at any time, on any internet connected device. We will give each student some time each week to read in class using the ipads and once a week this will be their take home reading as part of their normal home reading program. So each student will take home three books a week plus one BugClub book to read at home. For example one student could bring home a book on Monday, Tuesday and Thursday and spend Wednesday reading a bug club book. Parents can sign in the notebook that this has been done. 

How does this fit into the Daily 5? 

The component of the Daily 5 called 'Listen to Reading' matches the Bug club text as each book has a read aloud feature. We will encourage students to listen in school on earphones so they get to hear fluent readers reading out loud. However the BugClub is designed to be totally flexible to the reader so the read aloud function can be turned off if desired. 

Anything else?

Yes, there are many features within each text. See the video below for some clues, but it is more fun exploring the texts at home with your child to see how the BugClub can work for you!