Homework

Homework is considered to be a valuable element of the learning process.

At SS. John and Monica’s school we believe that homework should be set:

to involve parents in their children’s learning;
to help parents keep abreast of what their child can and cannot do;
to take advantage of the home context to apply learning;
to encourage children to talk about their work to their parents and explain what they are doing and how;
to extend the time for learning, thus enabling children to practise and consolidate their skills and knowledge and strategies;
to prepare children for secondary school experiences of homework;
to view learning as a lifelong process and not just restricted to school hours.

The schools agreed practice for homework is that homework is set on a regular basis, for all years, in line with our homework policy.

Year group	Guideline Amount	Tasks/activities
Reception		Children will read daily (two books weekly) Spellings/sounds will be set weekly
Year 1	I hour weekly	Children will read daily (two books weekly) Spellings/sounds will be set weekly English Task/Maths task weekly
Year 2	I hour weekly	Children will read daily (two books weekly) Spellings will be set weekly English Task/Maths task weekly
Year 3	I ½ hours weekly	Children will read daily Spellings will be set weekly English Task/Maths task weekly *This alternates between written homework using homework booklets and online activities such as readingeggs and mathletics
Year 4	I ½ hours weekly	Children will read daily Spellings will be set weekly English Task/Maths task weekly *This alternates between written homework using homework booklets and online activities such as readingeggs and mathletics
Year 5	25-35 minutes daily	Children will read daily Spellings will be set weekly English Task/Maths task weekly both online (reading eggs/mathletics) and written (homework booklets) Home learning projects to be completed throughout the term
Year 6	30-60 minutes daily	Children will read daily Spellings will be set weekly English Task/Maths task weekly both online (reading eggs/mathletics) and written (homework booklets) Home learning projects to be completed throughout the term In preparation for the demands of secondary school, Year 6 may also be given further homework daily in the spring and summer term to ensure that they are ‘secondary ready.’

Homework

HOMEWORK

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