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At Colebrook Infant Academy, we consider homework to be anything that children do outside the normal school day that contributes to their learning in response to guidance from school.
We believe that homework builds a link between home and school with teachers and parents working together to move children’s learning forward. Homework develops skills of independent learning and curiosity and contributes significantly to our children’s rate of progress. Homework extends learning beyond the classroom and helps to develop research skills and open up areas of new interest. We expect parents to take an active role, particularly in developing and practising basic skills.
Homework does not necessarily mean written work. It is any task that a child is asked to complete at home, which will reinforce and/or extend what is learnt in school. Regular set homework is outlined below and is supported by activities provided by teachers via our online learning platform, DB Primary.
Class teachers will normally be responsible for setting homework. The regular patterns are set out below:
Foundation Stage 2
Book bags are taken home every day with a book (initially wordless) that should be shared with a parent at least 5 times a week. The book will be changed after it has been read at least twice and the child is ready to progress. We would also strongly encourage parents to read stories to their child as often as possible to promote a love of reading.
Children will have the opportunity to visit the school library each term to look at and borrow books which they can take home to share.
Each child will have an Oxford Owl login which gives them access to a library of additional reading material suitable for their age and stage.
DB Primary, an online learning platform, provides pupils with access to additional learning materials. Links to videos on the Read Write Inc portal are regularly added. This enables children supported by their parents to revisit each week's Phonics learning at home to help embed sound recognition and blending skills. There are also links to support them with letter formation and other curriculum areas such as maths.
We expect children to be spending around 10 minutes each night on their homework. This includes reading activities.
Key Stage 1
Book bags are taken home every day and children should be reading daily with an adult. Parents and carers are encouraged to comment in their child’s reading record book each time they have read with their child. Every term, topic activities will be suggested in the termly class information communication from your child's teacher. Additional activities will be assigned via DB Primary.
The children may also be asked to undertake a small project which links to the topic being taught in school.
Parents will be informed of the Year 1 and Year 2 Common Exception Words at the beginning of each academic year and these are also available to view on the school website.
Parents and carers will be encouraged to support their children by:
We expect these children to be spending around 20 minutes each night on their homework. This includes reading activities.
Part of the whole school evaluation process will be to consult with parents about homework and the effectiveness of the home-school partnership.
We appreciate the value of extra-curricular activities such as sport, music, drama, dancing and other hobbies. Achievements in these areas will also be celebrated in school during Celebration assembly. We believe that a well-balanced child should be encouraged to develop their particular interests in some of these activities in their own time.
All parents and carers will be encouraged to support their children by: