Home Learning

We want you to know why we think regular home learning is important. In doing so we hope that you will be able to support your child and know that you are making a valuable difference to their education.

Half termly home learning for summer 1

The purpose:

Independence – Children often work on their own in lessons. Children have the responsibility to understand their homework and complete it. Home learning prepares children to be self-motivated when it comes to learning.
Collaborate – Learning is often completed through teamwork in the classroom. Completing ‘projects’ with the help of family members helps children to communicate effectively.
Reinforce – Overlearning is important to help children feel really confident in what they have learnt in the classroom.
Research – Being inquisitive and finding information out around a topic makes it more meaningful to children as it becomes more individual.

Types of home learning – these change depending on the age and ability of your child:

Spellings – to reinforce learning in the classroom
Reading – to adults, independently and comprehensions
Maths – mental maths for fluency, number to reinforce understanding and problem solving to build resilience
Science/History/Geography: Finding out about the world. This may be research based or a mini-project. It often results in communicating in some form eg sharing a talk, delivering a presentation or presenting a poster, model or written presentation.

You can help your child by monitoring the amount and quality of home learning they are completing. If you think the home learning is too difficult or is taking too long please communicate with your child’s class teacher. We know that children take part in other activities outside of school and it is very important they continue with these to enrich their lives and keep them healthy. Regular home learning really can make a difference to your child’s learning. If you have any questions about home learning please speak to the Year Leader.