INFANTS

In these early stages, time spent talking with your children, supporting interests and exploring the world around them is invaluable in improving their vocabulary, knowledge and understanding and aids their social and emotional development.
Homework that may be set at the infants may include:

Reading
Children will get the most benefit from their reading book when their reading is supported by an older person in a comfortable setting. Reading with your child every day will help develop their reading skills and in turn their writing skills. We suggest you read with your child for about 10 minutes every day – a number of short sessions are better than fewer longer ones. 
Your child's reading diary will show a record of their reading journey and is a valuable means of sharing information between school and home.
As well as their weekly reading book, children may take home a borrowed book, however encouraging children to read anything anywhere will be of tremendous value.

Our phonics programme is 'Little Wandle Letters and Sounds'. Have a look at the parents section on the link below for help videos and information about what your child will be learning and when. 

https://www.littlewandlelettersandsounds.org.uk/resources/for-parents/

You could also use the Phonics Play website to play a wide variety of games which will support your child's phonics learning at home. We use Phonics Play so your child will be familiar with some of the games. 

https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/ 

Username: fernwoodinf1
Password: woodfern

 

Please see below the link for the KS1 Phonics Evening Presentation - 24th April 2024.

 
Spelling
We encourage children to use the Look, Cover, Write, Check method for learning their weekly spellings. Children will bring spelling lists home regularly. 

Other
Sometimes children will be asked to carry out a challenge, research, bring in items to support a topic or maybe extend a subject with an activity designed by their class teacher.
Details will be sent home with your child, please remember to look in their book bag. This type of homework is optional. Please look at the year Group pages on the Our School tab to find details of any latest homework.

 

JUNIORS

Homework is important and will consolidate and extend learning concepts we are teaching at school.

Reading
Children will make the most progress in their reading when their reading is supported by an adult in a comfortable setting. Reading with your child every day will help develop their reading skills and in turn their writing skills. 

The guidance for Year 3&4 and Year 5&6 is listed below and can be found in your child’s organiser:                                                  

Wonderful readers make wonderful writers!

A note on how best to support your child with their reading at home:

• Please hear your child for between 5-15 minutes per night depending on their age/ ability

• More fluent readers can read independently, then read to you to check comprehension and discuss the text – refer to notes on p20-21 as well the coloured phonics and top tips pages in your child’s personal organiser

• Please log this in your child’s personal organiser each day                                                   

Wonderful readers make wonderful writers!

A note on how best to support your child with their reading at home:

• Please hear your child for between 10-20 minutes per night depending on their age/ ability

• More fluent readers can read independently, then read to you to check comprehension and discuss the text – refer to notes on p15-18 of your child’s personal organiser

• Please log this in your child’s personal organiser each day

Your child's personal organiser will record their reading and is a valuable means of sharing information between school and home. This should be completed daily.
As well as their weekly reading book, we encourage children to read a range of other texts (comics, reference books, magazines etc) to extend their learning and joy of reading whilst putting it into a meaningful context.

Spelling
Spellings will be set weekly. We encourage children to use the Look, Cover, Write, Check method for learning their weekly spellings.

Class homework
This will be set weekly by your child’s class teacher and will cover a range of curriculum areas. Occasionally more long term enrichment projects may take place. Please look at the year group pages to find the latest homework.

Maths homework
This will be set weekly by your child’s teacher. In addition, we advise regular revision of times tables and related division facts at home.