Home learning is set to consolidate learning in school or to fire up their imaginations through research and creative tasks. Home Learning also gives children a chance to practise and build upon skills and commit knowledge to long-term memory e.g. spelling and times tables.
Reading is an important home learning activity which we expect children to do on a daily basis. We suggest having a set time to share a story together, perhaps reading a page each to encourage your child. We emphasise reading for pleasure together to encourage a life-long love of books and reading.
Children in school receive weekly home learning tasks set at the end of the week. Children will be set home learning tasks on Google Classroom, Times Tables Rockstars and Education City (for links see How to Help Your Child). Please ensure your child completes their home learning on time. Your support and encouragement can make all the difference.
Early Years Foundation Stage and Key Stage 1 home learning will generally need to be completed with the guidance of a parent or carer, but as the child gets older the tasks begin to change and the work should be completed more independently. By the time the child has reached Year 6, they should have developed significant independent learning skills that will greatly benefit and prepare them for the demands of the homework as they move on to Secondary School.
Children will need access to a computer/laptop or ipad and the internet to complete their home learning. Please contact the school if you need help here.
To help your child complete their home learning:
- Provide a safe, quiet environment with a table or desk space for children (Note: if they are using a computing device, make sure you can see the screen too for internet safety)
- Set a time limit for the home learning session – 30 minutes for KS1 and 45 minutes or KS2 children should be more than enough time to complete a task
- Have a routine and set a day, or time each day, for doing the home learning (try not to leave it to the day before it’s due in)
- Complete the home learning diary e.g. let us know if your child struggled, if it took too long or if they need further help
Covid-19 Home Learning
During lockdown, all the children were given packs of work to complete at home including a summer home learning maths workbook from Power Maths, an English workbook and work set by their class teacher. Teachers also posted work online through Google Classroom covering a broad range of curriculum subjects.
Moving forwards, every child is expected to attend school from September 2020. However, if schooling is disrupted e.g. individuals or groups need to self-isolate or pupils are required to remain at home due to a local lockdown, the school’s remote education plans will come into effect lead by our Remote Education Lead, Assistant Headteacher, Ms Jukes. Please make use of the following website to support learning at home:
