Shirehampton Weekly and termly home learning (homework)
At Shirehampton Primary School we recognise that pupils who have spent a busy structured day at school need time to relax and unwind at home and have an opportunity to play. We believe that home learning activities should be set but should not promote resentment, friction and conflict. Home learning should be meaningful used to effectively consolidate and/or extend what is learned in school.
We hope that children will feel a sense of personal satisfaction in a task completed well and that their efforts will be recognised and praised both at home and at school. We appreciate parental support with this.
This approach aims to support children’s growing perception about their ability to complete a task outside the school environment. It also fosters the skills of independent learning necessary for future life.
You can view our Home Learning policy here.
Reading
We ask that all children read at least 4 times a week at home and return their reading records to school every Friday. Children should be bringing home a levelled library book every night.
Each child now also has access to an online library called 'MyOn'. Usernames and passwords are the same as TTRS. Reading on MyOn should still be recorded in reading records. This will be checked on the system by class teachers to ensure it is accurate.
SpellinGs
We set new spellings each week on a Friday that the children will be tested on in school in the following Friday. Please support your children at home with their spellings by accessing spelling shed. If you do not know your child's username or password, please do not hesitate to ask.
MAths
Each week, we want children to be accessing TTRockstars to support their maths knowledge and improve their speed of times tables.
Each child in Year 5 has been given their username and password details. If you need to be given these again, please do not hesitate to ask.