Home Learning
At Bloxham CE Primary, we use Home learning to effectively reinforce and/or extend what is learned in school. We hope that children will feel a sense of personal satisfaction in a task completed well and that their efforts will be recognised and praised both at home and at school.
Where pupils do not have the capacity to complete learning at home, time will be given within school to enable these tasks to be completed, however this may be during a non-teaching session such as lunchtime.
The school believes that a regular pattern is important and establishing a familiar routine. Our Home Learning is based on purposeful practice.
Parents/carers are encouraged to do the following, dependent on year group:
| Year Group | Reading and Spellings | Maths |
|---|---|---|
| Foundation Stage |
To share reading books with their children at home. To spend 10 minutes each evening reading their Phonics book with phonemes to practice (read 3 times to develop confidence and fluency). To practise keywords and sounds daily (sent home in Book Bag) Click here to enter Parent Portal for Phonics videos to support this. |
To provide regular support in Maths by practising counting and number bonds. To complete set Maths activities online via School Jam. |
| Year 1 |
To hear children read for 10-15 minutes daily and to record this in their reading record. Children will bring home a book matched closely with their phonics phase (read 3 times to develop confidence and fluency) and a book to share together. To practise key sounds (sent home in Book Bag) Click here to enter Parent Portal for Phonics videos to support this. To practise Spellings daily using the look, cover, write, check method with additional activities assigned via Spelling Shed. |
To provide regular support in Maths by practising number bonds. To complete set Maths activities online via School Jam. |
| Year 2 |
To hear children read for 10-15 minutes daily and to record this in their reading record. Children will bring home a book matched closely with their phonics phase (read 3 times to develop confidence and fluency) and a book to share together. To practise key sounds (sent home in Book Bag) Click here to enter Parent Portal for Phonics videos to support this. To practise Spellings daily using the look, cover, write, check method with additional activities assigned via Spelling Shed. |
To provide regular support in Maths by practising number bonds and times tables. To complete set Maths activities online via School Jam. To practise times tables using TT Rockstars. |
| Year 3 |
To hear children read for 10-20 minutes daily and to record this in their reading record. To practise Spellings daily using the look, cover, write, check method with additional activities assigned via Spelling Shed. |
To complete set Maths activities online via Maths Flex. To practise times tables using TT Rockstars. |
| Year 4 |
To encourage children to read for 10-20 minutes daily and to record this in their reading record. To practise Spellings daily using the look, cover, write, check method with additional activities assigned via Spelling Shed. |
To complete set Maths activities online via Maths Flex. To practise times tables using TT Rockstars. |
| Year 5 |
To encourage children to read for 20 minutes daily and encourage independent reading in addition to this. To practise Spellings daily using the look, cover, write, check method with additional activities assigned via Spelling Shed. |
To complete set Maths activities online via Maths Flex. To practise times tables using TT Rockstars. |
| Year 6 |
To encourage children to read for 20 minutes daily and encourage independent reading in addition to this. To practise Spellings daily using the look, cover, write, check method with additional activities assigned via Spelling Shed. |
To complete set Maths activities online via Maths Flex. To practise times tables using TT Rockstars. |
In addition, there may be an occasional piece of homework to support in-class studies for example a mini topic linked to Science. Students also have the opportunity to review Knowledge organisers and key vocabulary to reinforce sticky knowledge.
In Year 6, children may have extra tasks to do linked with their Statutory Assessment Tests and sometimes may be asked to complete additional work to support in-class studies.
