Homework
Reading
At Stoke Heath, we value the importance of family learning and are committed to supporting parents and carers to become involved in their own child’s learning both at school and at home. One of the best ways to do this is by simply talking with your child about their school day and their learning experiences.
Reading is of the utmost importance to us at Stoke Heath. Children must be able to read well to access the full curriculum, and we are uncompromising in our quest to ensure every child is a reader. If you hear your child read, please fill in their planner with the date, a short comment about their reading and a signature. Older children can fill these details themselves if you are unable to hear them every day. We require children from Year 1 upwards to be reading at least five times per week at home and reward them for this.
Homework Expectations
Reception
Children will bring a phonics reading practice book home, please read with your child daily at home (10 minutes) and record in their reading diaries when you do so. The children need to read every day to help them increase their phonic knowledge and broaden their vocabulary.
The children will also be bringing home a reading for pleasure book. This is a book for you to enjoy sharing with your child. Your child may like to have this book read to them as this isn’t their daily reading book. They will have chosen this book from our school library, and it will be changed weekly.
Year 1
Reading
Children will bring a phonics reading practice book home, please read with your child daily at home (10 minutes) and record in their reading diaries when you do so. The children need to read every day to help them increase their phonic knowledge and broaden their vocabulary.
The children will also be bringing home a reading for pleasure book. This is a book for you to enjoy sharing with your child. Your child may like to have this book read to them as this isn’t their daily reading book. They will have chosen this book from our school library, and it will be changed weekly.
Maths
Numbots (at least 10 minutes) Participation will be reviewed on Fridays.
Year 2, 3 and 4
Reading
Children will bring reading scheme book home, please read with your child at home daily (at least 10 minutes) and record in their reading diaries when you do so. The children need to read every day to help increase their reading fluency and broaden their vocabulary.
The children will also be bringing home a reading for pleasure book. This is a book for you to enjoy sharing with your child. Your child may like to have this book read to them as this isn’t their daily reading book. They will have chosen this book from our school library, and it will be changed weekly.
Spellings
Children will have new spellings to practice weekly, there will be a test each week in class. Please see ideas below to help your child learn and practice spellings at home.
Maths
Year 2 – Numbots (at least 10 minutes) Participation will be reviewed on Fridays.
Years 3 and 4 – Times Table Rockstars (at least 20 minutes) Participation will be reviewed on Fridays.
Years 5 and 6
Reading
Children will bring a book appropriate for their independent reading at home. Please make sure that your child is reading every night for at least 15 minutes. If your child is a confident reader, please still ask them about what they are reading, such as about the characters or the plot. Encourage your child to read some non-fiction too - a magazine, the football pages or an information book linked with our topics or their interests.
Spellings
Children will have new spellings to practice weekly, there will be a test each week in class. Please see ideas below to help your child learn and practice spellings at home.
Maths
A maths worksheet is given out on a Friday and is expected back in on the following Wednesday.