At Newton Primary School we have three forms of homework:

• Reading 
• Times Tables and maths fluency
• Spellings

Reading 

Children are expected to read on a daily basis as an essential part of their homework. In Reception and Key Stage 1, children bring home decodable books each week that correlate with the GPCs they have learnt. 

Once fluent in their reading, children will move onto 'Accelerated Reader'. They will pick a book at an appropriate level for them and read it at their own pace. When finished, they will take a short quiz to check their comprehension of the book. 

We ask parents to read to their child regularly as well as hear them read, even when their child has become an independent reader. Young children also benefit from having stories read to them that they cannot read themselves. In Reception and Key Stage 1, children will bring home a 'reading for pleasure' book each week. If the children enjoy their book, they can recommend it to a friend the week after. 

Times Tables

Our children start to learn their times tables in KS1 with the expectation that they will be fluent by Year 4. Staff dedicate time to practise times tables weekly but without support from home, it is difficult to make these stick. Any work you can do to support your children to learn their times tables is greatly appreciated.
Below is a link to the app we use in school. It is set out like the official test which year 4 children take in June.

https://urbrainy.com/mtc

Spellings 

From Year 2 the children use No Nonsense spelling. This teaches the children about spelling patterns. Each week there will be spellings sent home which mirror the spellings the children have been learning in their groups.

Teachers may occasionally put an optional quiz, such as a Science vocabulary quiz, on Seesaw. There may also be some pre-learning tasks for our enquiry sessions on here.