HOMEWORK

Why do we give homework?

The children's days are filled with ample, quality learning opportunities at St Michael's.  Therefore, when children go home, we would like them to be active and have time to play in the garden/park, participate in sport and socialise with friends (and preferably not via a video game or mobile phone!)  However, it is also important that children develop skills in using their time wisely and extend their learning beyond the school gate.  Home learning improves children’s thinking, memory and study skills which will serve them well in secondary school and throughout their life.

What homework do we give?

In addition to daily reading and termly projects, here are the weekly home learning expectations that we have at St Michael’s:

• Reception: Phonic sounds strings, Maths learn its
• Year 1: Phonic sound mats, Maths learn its, weekly spelling test, Mathletics
• Year 2: Phonic sounds strings, Maths learn its, weekly spelling test, Mathletics,  reciting their times tables (x10; x5; x2)
• Year 3: Weekly spelling test, Mathletics, reciting their times tables (x3; x4; x8)
• Year 4: Weekly spelling test, Mathletics,  reading comprehensions fortnightly, reciting their times tables (x6; x11; x12)
• Year 5: Weekly spelling test, Mathletics, reading comprehensions fortnightly; reciting their times tables (all)
• Year 6: Weekly spelling test, Mathletics,  weekly mental maths, weekly reading comprehensions, reciting their times tables (all); SATS practice.

Please remember to sign your child’s reading log at least three times a week in Key Stage 1 and once a week in Key Stage 2 as a record that they are reading at home.