Homework
Homework
Homework at Bottesford Junior School
A guide for Parents – Years 3, 4 and 5
Our homework approach is designed to support learning without creating unnecessary pressure. Homework helps children practice and consolidate learning they have already completed in class.
Weekly Homework
· Homework is based on work already taught in class, so children should be able to complete it independently.
· Homework is optional
· Homework sheets are sent home every Friday.
· Homework can be handed in Monday to Thursday the following week.
· The design of our homework sheet matches the layout used by Bottesford Infants; this will therefore be familiar to our current pupils and support the transition of our future pupils.
Reading at Home
· Children are encouraged to read to an adult at least three times a week.
· Reading should be recorded in the reading record.
· Reading records are handed in weekly.
Times Tables
· Times table heat maps are sent home each half term.
· These show which tables your child is secure in and which they are still learning.
· This helps families focus practice at home.
Year 6 Homework
How to fill out a reading record book
When a child reads a book to you, please can you complete their reading record book with the following things:
- Date that they read
- Title of the book or pages that they read
- Who heard them read
- How they read
In the comments section, you may wish to add extra comments about any sounds or words that they may have struggled with. Feel free to add positive comments or symbols (e.g. stars or smiley faces) 
If your child is in Year 3 or 4 they will usually be reading to an adult so it would normally be filled in by them. If your child is older, Year 5 or 6, and sometimes reads to themselves, then they can also add their own comment next to their name.
There is a space for unfamiliar words on every double page in the reading records – children can add words they do not know and then find out their meaning.
Here you can find the termly spellings that your child will be taught in class. Teachers follow planning, which matches the National Curriculum, over the course of each term and teach a wide range of spelling patterns and sounds.
These spelling lists are for Years 3 and 4, and Years 5 and 6 and are derived from the National Curriculum. We have regular spelling lessons in school and children are tested weekly on the spellings that are send home. We will also be checking that they spell the words correctly in their own writing.