HOMEWORK GUIDANCE

Homework is not statutory here at Haslington; however, we do encourage our children to complete small tasks at home with you. The homework is given so that children can consolidate their learning, practise vital skills, try new challenges and discover more about the topics they are investigating. The positive impact homework has for children in school is amazing – children make more progress. Hearing your child read, practising multiplication tables and spelings, learning bonds to 10 makes a huge difference.

READING – is the most important thing you can do with your child – it opens your child up to a whole world of learning new knowledge, helps them to write and develops their language skills. Just 10 minutes per night makes the world of difference. We encourage children to read every night to build stamina and a love of reading – read our tips on reading.

SPELLING – can be tricky; however, learning spellings for 5 minutes every night using our spelling book will help your child to become a competent and confident speller and make a huge difference to their learning.

MATHS – there are 2 to 4 sums sent home each night for your child to complete. These reinforce the skills the children have learnt throughout the week and in previous weeks. By revising the strategies all the time and revisiting topics; learning becomes embedded and this helps the children’s self-esteem when completing maths. Here at Haslington; we feel this system is impacting more on maths than having one single piece of homework each week. As the children move through school; the children may have more e.g. SATs revision papers. The teachers will speak to you to support you with helping your child at home.

5 minutes reading + 5 minutes spelling + 5 minutes times tables + 5 minutes maths = 20 minutes each per night to give your child the gift of lifelong learning and skills.

When completing homework try to find a quiet place away from distractions such as TVs, phones, computers and tablet type devices. Let your child have complete the task independently first, and if they need help, offer ideas – don’t do it for them. Homework should never feel like a battle or take excessive time to complete. If you have any problems with your child completing their homework, please contact the class teacher.