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At St Wilfrid’s, we believe that homework should focus on three key areas: Reading, Spelling, and Number Practice. These skills form the foundation for success across the curriculum, and regular practice at home makes a real difference to children’s progress.
It is important that these areas are revisited throughout the week. Below, we have outlined our homework expectations for each phase of the school to help you support your child effectively.
Children are encouraged to supplement their learning at home and we provide some useful software to facilitate this, as well as access to quality texts to practise reading. We ask for parents to support their children's learning by reading with them regularly and using the online learning platforms which each child has a login for.
Each child has a reading book to take home which supports their acquisition of the letters and sounds they have been working on in their daily phonics lessons. In addition to this, they have a library book that they read for pleasure. We ask that parents spend to 10-15 minutes reading these texts with their children each day.
To help children with their key number skills, each child has a login for the Numbots app https://numbots.com/ which supports their daily numeracy lessons.
To support children in their understanding of Science, History and Geography, knowledge organisers for these subjects are shared with parents via Class Dojo.
Each week, teachers introduce a new spelling rule and share it with parents via Class Dojo. These words can be practised at home, and children are encouraged to revisit previous rules regularly.
Research shows that weekly spelling tests often have little impact on long-term spelling ability, as they remove words from their natural context. For this reason:
In Years 3 and 4, teachers do not conduct weekly spelling tests. Instead, children practise words daily in class.
In Years 5 and 6, spellings are tested weekly to help pupils become familiar with the format used in the Year 6 SATs spelling test.
Children have access to a wide range of books from both the classroom and the school library. We ask parents to spend 10–15 minutes each day listening to their child read, as this is one of the most effective ways to support progress in reading.
To strengthen multiplication skills, all children have a login for Times Table Rockstars (ttrockstars.com). Just 10 minutes a day can make a significant difference to their confidence and progress in maths.
Every child also has access to Century Tech, an AI-powered learning platform used in school to assess understanding and tailor teaching. Children can log in at home anytime to work on their personalised learning pathway. We recommend using Century Tech once a week to reinforce classroom learning.
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