Our homework focuses on the essential skills children need to become confident and successful learners, while also helping Year 6 children develop the independence, organisation and responsibility they will need as they prepare for secondary school.
Each week, children are expected to complete:
Reading: read on at least 5 nights each week, ideally every day, recording each session in their school planner.
Times Tables Rock Stars (TTRS): complete at least 21 minutes each week. We recommend completing this in short, regular bursts rather than all at once.
Spellings: practise the weekly spellings and complete the weekly Doodle Spell assignment.
These weekly expectations are checked each Monday.
As children become increasingly fluent readers, they should develop the stamina to read independently for around 20 minutes or longer. This is a guide rather than a fixed target: what matters is that children have a meaningful reading session and become engaged with and understand what they are reading.
Please continue to talk to your child about their reading. Discussing characters, themes, vocabulary, authors' choices and their opinions of what they have read remains valuable even when children are confident independent readers.
Year 6 children will also receive additional English and maths homework in their homework books. This will usually reinforce learning taking place in class or provide additional practice of important basic skills.
Unlike the weekly homework above, English and maths homework may be set on different days throughout the week. Each piece of work is due one week from the day it is set. For example, homework set on a Tuesday will be due the following Tuesday.
Children should use their school planners to record what homework has been set and when it is due. We encourage children to take increasing responsibility for checking their planners, organising their workload and returning their homework books on the correct day.
Homework should be completed with the same care and presentation expected in school:
blue pen for writing;
pencil for maths, drawings and lines;
a ruler for straight lines;
one digit in each square for maths; and
all work presented neatly and with pride.
Children can continue to use the other Doodle programmes if they enjoy and benefit from them, but these are not compulsory homework.
Children will also be encouraged to take part in our Rainbow Challenges and Power Projects throughout the year. These provide opportunities to extend curriculum learning, undertake research and develop wider skills, experiences and independence.
Thank you for supporting your child in developing the positive homework habits and independence that will help prepare them for secondary school.
Homework Links:
Doodle Maths NB: This is optional and does not make up part of the weekly homework requirement.
Doodle English NB: This is optional and does not make up part of the weekly homework requirement.
Doodle Tables NB: This is optional and does not make up part of the weekly homework requirement.
Accelerated Reader Book Finder A useful website to check if other books are on Accelerated Reader.