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  • General
    IMPORTANT - YOUR CHILD SHOULD HAVE THEIR READING BOOK AND READING DIARY IN SCHOOL EVERY DAY!
  • Hedgehogs
    Homework folder & phonetically decodable book to be returned to school every ThursdayA new homework folder & phonetically decodable book will then be issued to your child every Friday. Library book swap day is on a Friday - if your child does not return their book from the previous week they will not be able to swap for another.
  • Badgers
    Homework folder & phonetically decodable book to be returned to school every ThursdayA new homework folder & phonetically decodable book will then be issued to your child every Friday. In addition to the homework folder some children in Year 1 have been issued with a red home spelling book. This also needs to be back on a Thursday to come home on a Friday. Library swap day is on a Thursday - if your child does not return their book from the previous week they will not be able to swap for another.
  • Owls
    Homework folder and red Home Spelling book (if they have been issued with one) to be returned to school every Thursday, ready for the issue of new spellings and homework on a Friday. Your child's phonetically decodable book should be in their bag every day and will be changed every two weeks. Library swap day is on a Friday - if your child does not return their book from the previous week they will not be able to swap for another.
  • Otters
    Homework folder and red Home Spelling book to be returned to school every Thursday, ready for the issue of new spellings and homework on a Friday. Your child's phonetically decodable book should be in their bag every day and will be changed every two weeks. Library swap day is on a Friday - if your child does not return their book from the previous week they will not be able to swap for another.
  • Overview
    Children will bring home reading books every day. Please ensure these are returned when requested. In addition, children will be given tasks to support learning in English and numeracy lessons, and occasionally to extend learning in other subject areas.
  • Year 3,4,5 & 6
    Homework tasks will depend on the age and ability of children, but in general terms the following can be expected: Daily reading books will be changed as appropriate. Children have access to other books and can change these when they want to as well as a weekly Library book. Weekly differentiated spellings based on common exception words and taught spelling rules for each year group. These will be set on Friday and tested the following week on Friday. A weekly English task, which can be related to reading comprehension, grammar and punctuation and questions related to a text. A weekly mental Maths worksheet or tasks related to Maths topic work. Times Table Rockstars (computer based tasks for times tables) Spelling Shed (computer based tasks to improve spellings) As children progress towards Year 6 they may often be given additional activities including SATs revision. Parents should encourage greater independence as children move into upper Key Stage 2.
  • Returning Homework
    All homework will be sent home with your child in a folder on Friday and should be returned in the same folder on Wednesday
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