Hanslope Primary School Home Learning Guidance
At Hanslope Primary School we recognise and acknowledge the important role that parents and carers play in a pupil’s education and the positive impact that learning outside of the classroom can have on child development and progress. For this reason, all pupils at the school are expected to undertake regular home learning activities.
For all pupils this includes daily reading. Reading books are selected from levelled phonics book boxes. KS2 pupils will choose the appropriate level of book as directed by their class teacher. Pupils in EYFS and KS1 select books which are at the appropriate level for their phonics ability. Regular assessment by the class teacher ensures that pupils move through the book levels in line with the phonics taught in class.
Home-School Books include pages where reading activities can be logged and commented upon by the parent/carer and these should be completed daily.
More formal homework is also set and this varies across the year groups.
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EYFS |
Daily Reading and keywords. Phonics practice (5 minutes).
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Year 1 |
Daily Reading books and phonics bookmark practice (10 minutes). Tricky words spellings from bookmarks in home-school book. |
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Year 2 |
Daily Reading and phonics Practice (10 minutes) Spelling words. |
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Year 3 and 4 |
Daily Banded reading book. Timetable Rockstars (minimum 5 Garage games a week) Spelling practice |
Occasional topic/core subject related tasks. |
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Year 5 |
Daily reading. Daily spelling practice 5 Garage games a week on Times Table Rock Stars. |
One piece of Maths/English Homework will be set on a Monday and due in the following Monday. |
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Year 6 |
Daily reading. Daily spelling practice 5 Garage games a week on Times Table Rock Stars.
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One piece of Maths One piece of English Homework will be set on a Monday and due in the following Monday. |
How can I support my child at home?
Some parents may wish to support their pupils by helping with research and directing pupils to resources that can be used. Parents can also give support by providing a work space for pupils at home and ensuring they manage their time well by working on their home learning for the appropriate time each week. The home learning tasks set need to represent the pupils own work, so parents should provide support and encouragement, but not do the work for the child.
The best and most important way to support your child’s education is to read with them every day. This means not just hearing them read but sharing stories and reading to them.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to speak to your child’s class teacher.
Helpful Websites
For Times Tables Rock Stars:
For Hit the Button:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
Top Marks is generally good for a variety of maths games:
Maths Frame is also good for a range of different games:
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular