Homework Policy
The purposes of homework.
We hope that our approach to homework will:

• help develop the partnership between school and parents
• provide opportunities for skills and learning to be consolidated and reinforced, in particular in literacy and numeracy
• lead children to use other resources for learning ( at home, in the community and in libraries)
• encourage children to extend the work they do at school, in particular through additional reading
• encourage children to develop the confidence and self discipline to study on their own
• help prepare children for the requirements of secondary school.

Key Stage 1       1 hour per week
Reception:
Reading every night, learning of letter sounds and names and then reading key words. Occasionally we may send home an activity to support work in the classroom or where extra practise is necessary.
Year 1 and 2
Reading every night and a continuation of learning to read and write key words.
Each week the children will be given either English or maths homework which is designed to support or extend work being done in class. Spellings will be sent home when appropriate.
At this stage it is important that children are encouraged to talk about their chosen book, what they like about it, their favourite character etc.
Parents can read aloud, share, listen, discuss.

Keystage 2        
Years 3 and 4:  Two hours per week.

Years 5 & 6:    Two and a half hours per week (An average of 30 minutes a day)

Daily reading / discussing book with parents.
Weekly mathematics - number bonds, tables, mental arithmetic.
Occasional long term projects, lasting a half term (but not every half term)    
Revision for SATs  (Year 6)
Written homework on a regular basis - 
English  on Mondays  (to be brought back the next day)        
Maths on Wednesdays  (to be brought back the next day)

Teachers give activities for the children to do at home, as extensions of their school work.  Spellings and number facts (including tables) are sent home regularly for the children to learn. On occasions a particular skill may need some extra attention. From time to time “open” challenges are given, to provide particularly the more able children with opportunities to research topics of personal interest or practise skills they have learnt (i.e. in a holiday diary).