Homework
We believe that homework should be another way to support our vision that every child will become a ‘lifelong learner’. It should consolidate previous learning and/or support new learning.
From Year One onwards, the children receive homework on Google Classroom.
What homework looks like in our school:
EYFS: (weekly homework on Tapestry)
Reading: Each child is expected to read every day. Parents are encouraged to listen to their child read, read with them and discuss the book.
Optional Activity: there are additional activities set on Tapestry to reinforce and build upon learning from the previous week, or help to prepare children for the following week. These activities will be practical and fun, and are not compulsory.
Phonics: Parents will be informed each week of the new sounds and Tricky Words learned in Phonics, and should help their child to learn them at home.
KS1:
Reading: Each child is expected to read every day. Parents are encouraged to listen to their child read, read with them and discuss the book.
Books from the reading scheme (until they become a ‘free reader’) are sent home weekly plus children have access to library books.
Phonics/Spelling: High frequency word lists and sound mats are sent home at the start of the year. Parents will also be informed each week of the new sounds and Tricky Words learned in Phonics, and should help their child to learn them at home.
Over the term the focus spellings for each week are sent home to practise.
NB If a longer piece of English work, such as a reading comprehension, is set, spellings may not be sent that week to ensure there is no overload.
English: Sometimes the children are given an English activity instead of spelling that will help them with their current or future learning. We strongly encourage these to be completed.
Maths: Children are set one piece of maths homework per week to consolidate and extend learning. We strongly encourage these to be completed.
Part way through the year, Yr 2 also have access to Times Table Rockstars which they are recommended to play for 15 min a week to develop their multiplication and division facts recall.
Topic: The children may be given a task for one of the foundation subjects e.g. collecting resources for Art/DT.
KS2:
Reading: Each child is expected to read every day. Parents are encouraged to listen to their child read, read with them and discuss the book.
Books are selected from a range of genres and themes and should include fiction, non fiction and poetry. Some children will be issued books weekly if they are on the reading scheme.
Spelling: The children will receive spelling homework each week. So that the children learn to use and spell these words in context they will be assessed on their learning through different means eg online quizzes, dictation.
Maths: Children receive weekly maths homework. They should also use Times Tables Rockstars.
Year 3/4 Half-term Homework: Weekly, Year 3/4 are set a piece of work to either consolidate learning from the week, to prepare for upcoming work or linking to the various events throughout the year such as World Book Day, Anti-Bullying Week, E-Safety Day etc In the Summer Term, the 3/4s in the Summer Term of each academic year.
Year 5/6 Half-term Homework: The topics that we choose at Foulds are designed to engage and inspire our children and we know that, with their interests piqued, they want to go on to find out more. We love this curiosity and want to feed it.