Homework

Homework Expectations:

Welcome to Year 6! We have some exciting learning opportunities planned for your child this year. To support their progress, we have structured the homework as follows:

Maths: Every Friday, your child will receive a mini maths for the following week. The children have 5 maths fluency questions that they answer daily. They are marked in class the following day. This will help reinforce the concepts taught in class and enhance their mathematical skills.

Literacy: On Fridays, we will provide engaging literacy exercises for your child to complete online using the Century Tech platform. The children will be given login information for this. These tasks will strengthen their reading and grammar abilities while expanding their vocabulary and comprehension skills.

Spellings: Also on Fridays, we will hand out a list of spellings for your child to practice. Regular spelling practice will enhance their written communication and literacy proficiency. One week, the children will be tested on words from the Year 5/6 word list and the following week, the children will be tested on words from the RWI Year 6 spelling programme. This pattern will continue throughout the term. 

Reading: Reading is a fundamental skill, so we encourage your child to read daily for at least 20 minutes. Whether it's fiction, non-fiction, or any other genre they enjoy, this practice will foster a love for reading and enrich their knowledge.

Mathematical Fluency with Times Tables Rockstars and Arithmagicians: To boost their mathematical fluency, we recommend that your child regularly engages with Times Tables Rockstars and Arithmagicians. These fun online platforms will support their mastery of multiplication and division, making their in-class work even more successful. There will also be in-school rewards linking to their successes with these. 

R.E. projects: The children will be given a range of R.E. projects to pick from, each half term, linking to that term's catholic social teachings and catholic values. They need to complete three of these projects and hand them in before the end of the half term. Completing their projects like this will allow them to have the time to create something they are truly proud of. 

Additional Supportive Materials: From time to time, we may provide extra materials or assignments outside the regular homework schedule to support the topics covered in class. These supplementary tasks will reinforce their understanding and offer additional opportunities for learning.