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, within our Teaching and Learning Policy. 

Our Remote Learning platform is used to highlight homework and half termly research projects https://app.seesaw.me/#/login

 

Year group Guideline Amount  Tasks/activities
Reception 45 mins per week
  • Daily Reading 
  • Sounds will be set weekly
Year 1 60 mins per week
  • Daily Reading
  • Spellings/sounds will be set weekly
  • English/Maths Homework Booklets
Year 2 60 mins per week
  • Daily Reading
  • Weekly spellings/sounds 
  • English/Maths Homework Booklets
  • Online Reading/English/Maths
  • Half Termly Projects
Year 3 90 mins per week
  • Daily Reading
  • Weekly spellings/sounds 
  • English/Maths Homework Booklets
  • Online Reading/English/Maths
  • Half Termly Projects
Year 4 90 mins per week
  • Daily Reading
  • Weekly spellings/sounds 
  • English/Maths Homework Booklets
  • Online Reading/English/Maths
  • Half Termly Projects
Year 5 30 mins per day
  • Daily Reading
  • Weekly spellings/sounds 
  • English/Maths Homework Booklets
  • Online Reading/English/Maths
  • Half Termly Projects
Year 6 30 mins per day
  • Daily Reading
  • Weekly spellings/sounds 
  • English/Maths Homework Booklets
  • Online Reading/English/Maths
  • SAT's preparation homework
  • Half Termly Projects