Homework
Year 6 Homework
Homework is set on a Friday and is to be returned by the following Wednesday.
Children will be set homework in both paper and electronic form.
Children will receive a Maths and English activity to complete as homework each week.
Electronic homework will be set on Maths Flex, Times Table Rock Stars and/or Purple Mash. Plkease check these regularly to ensure that your child is completing activities to a good standard.
Daily reading of 20-30 minutes is part of homework. This reading is in addition to reading completed in class. It can be their reading book set by the school, reading for pleasure book or research books linked to our topics.
Children will also be set spellings each week which are to be practised as part of their weekly homework. The spellings will be matched to our RWI spelling work in class, with a spelling pattern to learn in Week A and words from the Y5/6 National Curriculum list set in Week B (the children may refer to these as orange words).
Year 6 are given homework to support learning in school. Good homework habits and being organised now will help you when you start high school.
You have been given a book to keep your homework in. Always glue the homework into the book after it has been marked and returned to you. Please try your best on your homework tasks and always complete it neatly.
HOMEWORK GUIDELINES FOR YEAR 5/YEAR 6
The quantity of homework in Upper Key Stage Two builds on what has been set in Lower Key Stage
Two and begins to prepare the children for their transition to high school.
Homework focus | Day set | Day due |
In Year 6 sometimes additional revision homework may be set to help children prepare for their Key Stage 2 SATS | ||
Reading: Pupils need regular reading sessions. Encourage your child to: decode unfamiliar words themselves; use expression and ask them questions about their reading. Parents are encouraged to comment in the child’s reading record book, shared by all adults involved. It is also useful to read books to your children - modelling expression and asking questions about the book. Your child may also be given reading comprehension questions – these are most important and they help them with inference and deduction – an area of reading that a lot of KS2 children can struggle. Century Tech English nuggets are also set for completion each week by the class teacher | Daily | Next Day |
English One task (Grammar/Punctuation/Comprehension sheet) will be sent every week to be shared with parent. This may be split into two smaller tasks. Century Tech English nuggets are also set for completion each week by the class teacher | Friday | Wednesday |
Spellings 15-20 current words will be set by your child’s teacher. The spellings will be tested in class. At home, you may wish to spend time with your child individually learning and testing the spellings. | Friday | Wednesday |
Maths One task will be sent home. TIMES TABLES: Each week children in year 5/6 are expected to learn or revise their tables. They should revise how their times tables can support their knowledge of other facts e.g. 40 x 60 and 0.5 x 7. A maths flex task is set for completion each week by the class teacher | Friday | Wednesday |
Research and/or preparation Teachers may ask children to find information or items to bring into class. Children may also be encouraged to ask parents questions or discuss issues with parents. Additional or different Homework Individuals such as SEND pupils may be given a different specific tasks to practise with parents. Where this happens, parents and the SENDCO must be consulted and informed. | Occasionally- to be returned following teacher guidance | |
If you do not understand the task, please ask for more help in class.
Please remember to read your reading book every night too; record your reading in your reading diary. You should be reading for at least 20-30 minutes each day to improve your reading fluency and stamina.