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Homework

Homework is a vital part of education and assists your child to achieve his/her full potential.

Undoubtedly children who are supported at home by parents who find time to assist their children
are at a clear advantage.

By reinforcing and extending work done at school, with homework, which is part of a planned and
monitored curriculum we can, together, help to raise your child’s level of achievement. Some
homework tasks are provided from Reception and throughout Lower School. These activities include
reading, some writing, collecting materials for a project, spellings and tables.

From Reception the children will have some Maths and English work each week which may consist of
written tasks or research activities. They will also have a longer project to work on, possibly over a
half term or term. In addition to these activities the children should read their reading book every
evening and practise their spellings and times tables.

Homework is designed to support and extend work done in class. The children should be encouraged
to follow a regular routine for homework, settling down to complete it in a quiet room away from the
distractions of the television.

Each child in school has a ‘Pupil Planner’. Parents are asked to check these regularly to see what your
child has been asked to do. Parents are asked to support us in seeing that homework is handed in on
time. Please help us to help your child by filling in this planner and reading regularly with your child.