Homework

=Homework =

Our expectation is that the children will do a mix of spelling, maths basic facts, and regular reading on an on-going basis. This needs to fit around your child's after school activities, so we leave it to you to manage how much and how often.

However, children's ongoing success in reading, spelling and basic facts is dependent upon their __independent and regular practice__. A little and often is more helpful than sporadic practice. As a general guide, Year 3/4's should aim for about 20 minutes a night, 4 or 5 times a week, and Year 5/6's should aim for about 30 minutes a night, 4 or 5 times a week.

We will provide an on-line environment to facilitate this learning. Children without home access to the internet will be provided with a paper copy of relevant activities. Rather than giving each child specific spelling lists or maths sheets, we will use on-line sites with activities that develop the children's skills and knowledge. Regular use will ensure that each child will be working at their independent learning level.

Each week, the children will be expected to record their homework activities on an online log on the Learning Hub wiki (see link below). Children without home access to the internet will be able to log on to a designated school computer at the start of the day.

From time to time, we will give the children an extra task (usually Topic-based) to complete within a particular time-frame. These will not be onerous and will enrich the learning taking place in the classroom.

=Spelling= Click on the picture to go to Spelling City - you will be on my (Jo Fothergill) page - scroll down the page to see the lists - the Essential lists are numbered '**NZ List _**' - if your child finds those lists too easy they can then go on to the '**De Ath**' lists. (These will be added to as the year progresses.) Please check with your child's teacher which level spelling words they should be concentrating on.

If the link doesn't work correctly copy and paste the following text into your browser window: http://www.spellingcity.com/dragonsinger57 (the last part is what will take you to the specified lists).

=Basic Facts=

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