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St Joseph's Catholic Primary School
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Homework
Our thoughts on homework and parental engagement:
- We believe parents are the first and best teachers of their children.
- We want parents to feel informed about what their child is learning in school – homework is one way of achieving that.
- We aim to give parents the tools they need to support and enrich learning at home.
- We know that children do better in school if their parents are engaged.
- We believe homework is really important: it consolidates learning.
This table helps to explain our weekly routines of homework. We appreciate that there is never a 'one-size fits all' solution: some families prefer to do a minimal amount of homework and maximise their precious time together, others relish the opportunity to engage in home learning and would prefer as much of this as possible. Our approach aims to make a reasonable effort to satisfy all families.
| Compulsory | Optional | |
Reception (10 mins daily) | Story Reading (4 x per week minimum) Phonics Task Harder to Read and Spell words recognition Maths Task | Topic Enrichment Tasks Reading Challenges
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Year 1 (15 mins daily) | English Reading (4 x per week minimum) Phonics Task Maths Task Speedy Maths (after October Half Term) | Topic Enrichment Tasks Reading Challenges
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Year 2 (15 mins daily) | English Reading (4 x per week minimum) Phonics or SPaG task Maths Task Speedy Maths | Topic Enrichment Tasks Reading Challenges
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Year 3 (20 mins daily) | English Reading (4 x per week minimum) English Spelling Maths Arithmetic Times Table Rockstars | Topic Enrichment Tasks Reading Challenges
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Year 4 (20 mins daily) | English Reading (4 x per week minimum) English Spelling Maths Arithmetic Times Table Rockstars/grids | RE Enrichment Tasks Science Enrichment Tasks Topic Enrichment Tasks Reading Challenges |
Year 5 (30 mins daily) | English Reading (4 x per week minimum) English Grammar English Spelling Maths Arithmetic Times Table Rockstars Foundation subject task | |
Year 6 (30 mins daily) | English Reading (4 x per week minimum) English Grammar English Spelling Maths Arithmetic Times Table Rockstars Foundation subject task |
You can view our school's Homework & Parental Engagement Policy here: