Sunday, February 9, 2014

Homework routines 2014

Last year homework was handled with a fortnightly package full of different literacy and numeracy activities, and while this had varying degrees of success, it was almost impossible for me to keep up with the marking and feedback cycle in addition to everything else that was going on...

This year I would like all the children to have a homework book (possibly doubling as a communication book) in which they will complete nightly activities. This is more in line with what they do at the high school, and also encourages a greater level of discipline and organisation from the children.

Parents can help their child by taking an active interest in their homework activities. Everything I give them is supposed to go into their home folder, and I have already seen at least one child who received a letter on Tuesday, and still hadn't taken it out of the home folder by Friday. There are many children who will say they don't have homework when they really do, so please, please, please be involved. Your child will be given more practise and reinforcement activities this year, and less written work, and they will need you to hear them read, or check a spelling list etc etc.

The first homework activities will go home on Monday this week.

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