Homework

We have high expectations of children within the school and during the day they will be asked to work hard in all activities.  Initially when children start at our school they will be expected to take reading books home daily and should where possible spend 10 – 15 minutes reading or being read to at home each evening.  We also send home sound books for you to follow up the phonic work taking place at school.  As children progress through the school they will receive increasing amounts of homework.   This will include spellings, maths tasks that reinforce work taking place in class, including the learning of tables, work related to literacy as well as areas for research to enhance the children’s skills in this area.  Throughout their time at our school children will be expected to read
regularly at home.  

When practising spellings with your children please encourage the following process:

• Look at the word
• Say it
• Cover it
• Write it and then check it

 
The amount of time given to homework is less important than the quality of the tasks given, but the school will follow the Government guidelines, which are as follows:

• Key Stage 1 - an average of 1 hour per week, on reading, spellings and other literacy and number work.

• Years 3 and 4 - an average of 1½ hours per week on English and maths with occasional assignments in other subjects.
• Years 5 and 6 - an average of around 2½ hours per week, with a continued emphasis on English and Maths, but also ranging widely over the curriculum. 
• Regular reading is an essential part of this and should always be encouraged. We want children to read widely and read for enjoyment. Even if your child is a reader, they should still be encouraged to read to you. Fluency in reading is essential and contributes directly to success as children move on through our school and on to secondary education.