Homework at Friars

Year 1

What to expect:

Any homework will be given out on a Friday and collected in on Wednesday.

Year 2

What to expect:

Spellings - 10 words given each week (Tested on Friday).
Key Words – Certificates awarded for learning each set
Tricky Words – Words to learn which cannot be decoded. Certificates awarded for learning each set of words
Online maths games: Numbots and Hit the Button
A whole school project every term – autumn, spring, summer

Year 3 & 4

What to expect:

Year 5

What to expect:

Spellings - given out on a Monday and tested the following Monday
Reading/Reading Eggspress
Online maths games: Times Tables and TT Rockstars and/or ‘Maths with a Mouse’
A piece of either GPS or maths homework - given out on a Friday and collected in on the following Friday.
A whole school project every term – autumn, spring, summer

Year 6

What to expect:

Spellings - given out on a Monday and tested the following Monday
Reading/Reading Eggspress
Online maths games: Times Tables and TT Rockstars and/or ‘Maths with a Mouse’
A piece of GPS and maths homework. The GPS homework will be from your child’s CGP book - given out on a Friday and collected in on the following Friday
A whole school project every term – autumn, spring, summer

How you can support your child at home

Read regularly! Reading is one of the most important things we can do to be a great learner. Ask your child questions about what they are reading to check their comprehension.
In our younger year groups, help your child to practise sounds and letter formation
Help you child to learn word lists or spelling lists that are sent home
As children move through Key Stage 1 (KS1) and into Key Stage 2 (KS2), practise times tables. TT Rockstars is really great and we have regular Battle of the Bands between classes in KS2. Please support your child to take part.
Encourage your child to be curious about the world around them.

More homework?

Parents and carers often have different views on the amount of homework children should be given. Some might think that children should have no homework whereas others might want a lot. We believe we have a sensible approach to homework that will make a difference to children’s learning. Please do support us with homework.
Should you want to give your child more homework, then please look at our curriculum webpages and our weekly newsletters to see what the children are currently learning. Of course, you can also ask your child’s teacher about topic coverage by emailing the year group email address.
If you are looking for practice exercise books, we recommend CGP. Follow the link for books English, maths and other subject