Routines

• School Day |
• collective worship |
• homework

The purpose of homework for children is to give them an opportunity to practice, to develop confidence and self-discipline, to extend school learning and to develop good study skills, which will help them in their secondary school careers.

All the children bring library books home to enjoy and to extend their reading skills. The Story Sacks scheme also helps to promote literacy in an enjoyable way, involving the whole family.

In the early years the children will bring home phonic books and high frequency words to share .

Key Stage 1 children (Class 2) will take home phonic and reading activities, numeracy games or activities, spellings and tables to learn at home.

Key Stage 2 will bring a higher level range of activities. All children may be asked to do some personal research related to a topic, e.g. using information books, CD ROMs, and related websites.

Older children use Homework Diaries to prepare them for the next stage of education. Parents use this diary to share with their children feelings about their success. Written comments also provide useful feedback to the class teacher.