Greenleys Junior School – Homework Protocols.
At Greenleys Junior School we feel that homework is an essential part of learning. It is used as a tool by the teachers to assess how a child is achieving within a particular topic and it helps encourage independent learning, a vital skill in adult life.
Year 3
At the start of each half term, a child in Year 3 will bring home a ‘learning log menu’. On this menu will be a selection of 8-10 homework activities.
Each week Year 3 children will:
The expectation is that each piece of homework should take a maximum of 30 minutes to complete.
Year 4
At the start of each half term, a child in Year 4 will bring home a ‘learning log menu’. On this menu will be a selection of 8-10 homework activities.
Each week Year 4 children will:
The expectation is that each piece of homework should take a maximum of 40 minutes to complete.
Year 5
At the start of each half term, a child in Year 5 will bring home a ‘learning log menu’. On this menu will be a selection of 8-10 homework activities.
Each week Year 5 children will:
The expectation is that each piece of homework should take a maximum of 50 minutes to complete.
Year 6
Each week a child in Year 6 will bring home:
The expectation is that each piece of homework should take a maximum of 60 minutes to complete.
Reading at Home
Every child should be given the opportunity to read widely and often. We expect children to continue reading at home. Every child should read a variety of books at home and we monitor this in school weekly. There is a certificate waiting in each class each week for the child that reads the most out of school. We would like to see children read at least 3 times per week. This should be with an adult (or, for older children, at least overseen by an adult) and should be signed off in the Reading Record that each child has been given.
Helping your child (information for parents)
Here are some suggestions of how you can support your child at home with their homework: