Lordship Lane Primary School
A Love of Learning and the Perseverance to Succeed
Homework
Homework at Lordship Lane
The table below outlines what the homework is for each year group and the expectation for how long it will take.
Please speak to your child's teacher if you have any questions.
Who? | Type of home learning | How is it set? | Where is it recorded? | Time spent | Frequency | Marking | If not completed? |
Nursery | Reading | Children take home a book to read at home with an adult | Parents have to sign in their reading record | 10 minutes | Once a week |
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Funky Fingers | Children are given a resource to practice their fine motor skills on | No response from parents required
| 10 minutes | Once a week |
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Reception | Phonics | Children receive a QR code, which is then linked to the sound of the week | No response from parents required | 10 minutes | Once a Week |
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Reading | Children get two new books a week with their reading record. | Parents have to sign in their reading record daily to confirm what they have read. | 10 minutes daily | Daily | Every fortnight the teacher checks the reading when reading 1:1 with each child. The TA changes the books weekly.
| Teacher to speak to the parents and ensure additional reading is done in school. | |
Years 1 and 2 | Spellings | Spellings are given on their spelling sheet each week. | Look, Say Cover, Write Check Sheet | 10 minutes daily practise | Every week (Fridays generally) | Tested throughout the week. |
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Reading | Children get three books a week with their reading record. | Parents have to sign in their reading record daily to confirm what they have read. | 10 minutes daily | Daily | Every week the teacher checks the child’s reading record. | Teacher to speak to the parents and ensure additional reading is done in school. | |
Maths | Class teacher sets Maths activity which is appropriate for each child’s ability | Maths sheet | 10 minutes a week | Weekly | Teacher marks the work. | Anyone who has not completed has to attend home learning club.
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Years 3, 4 and 5 | Reading | Books are changed according to the needs of the children. | Children write a comment about what they have read each evening in their reading record. | 20 minutes daily | Daily | Reading champions check the reading records every morning. Teacher monitors the reading champions. | Teacher to speak to the parents and ensure additional reading is done in school. |
Spellings | Spellings are given on their spelling sheet each week. | Look, Say Cover, Write Check Sheet | 10 minutes daily practise | Every week | Tested throughout the week. |
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TT rockstars | Class teacher set s as session on TT rockstars for the child to complete. | TT rockstars | 10 minutes a day | daily | Teacher monitors online who has completed the task set. | Anyone who has not completed has to attend home learning club. | |
Year 6 | Reading | Children get two new books a week with their reading record. | Children need to write which vocabulary or phrases have inspired them in their reading record or complete a reading bingo challenge | 10 minutes daily | Daily | Every fortnight the teacher checks the reading when reading 1:1 with each child. The TA changes the books fortnightly. | Children need to complete 10 minutes of reading during home learning club once a week if not done. |
Reasoning CGP Maths | One Reasoning maths pafe in the CGP | CGP book | 15 minutes a week | Weekly | Teacher marks it with the children | Anyone who has not completed has to attend home learning club. | |
Magic Maths (Year 6 only | Children complete 5 questions in a booklet daily. | In a Magic Maths booklet | 15 minutes daily | Daily | The teacher goes through it in memory 4 Maths every day. | Anyone who has not completed has to attend home learning club. | |
Spellings | Spellings are given on their spelling sheet each week. | Look, Say Cover, Write Check Sheet | 10 minutes daily practise | Every week | Teachers should mark the spellings with the class |
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Who? | Type of home learning | How is it set? | Where is it recorded? | Time spent | Frequency | Marking | If not completed? |
Nursery | Reading | Children take home a book to read at home with an adult | Parents have to sign in their reading record | 10 minutes | Once a week |
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Funky Fingers | Children are given a resource to practice their fine motor skills on | No response from parents required
| 10 minutes | Once a week |
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Reception | Phonics | Children receive a QR code, which is then linked to the sound of the week | No response from parents required | 10 minutes | Once a Week |
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Reading | Children get two new books a week with their reading record. | Parents have to sign in their reading record daily to confirm what they have read. | 10 minutes daily | Daily | Every fortnight the teacher checks the reading when reading 1:1 with each child. The TA changes the books weekly.
| Teacher to speak to the parents and ensure additional reading is done in school. | |
Years 1 and 2 | Spellings | Spellings are given on their spelling sheet each week. | Look, Say Cover, Write Check Sheet | 10 minutes daily practise | Every week (Fridays generally) | Tested throughout the week. |
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Reading | Children get three books a week with their reading record. | Parents have to sign in their reading record daily to confirm what they have read. | 10 minutes daily | Daily | Every week the teacher checks the child’s reading record. | Teacher to speak to the parents and ensure additional reading is done in school. | |
Maths | Class teacher sets Maths activity which is appropriate for each child’s ability | Maths sheet | 10 minutes a week | Weekly | Teacher marks the work. | Anyone who has not completed has to attend home learning club.
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Years 3, 4 and 5 | Reading | Books are changed according to the needs of the children. | Children write a comment about what they have read each evening in their reading record. | 20 minutes daily | Daily | Reading champions check the reading records every morning. Teacher monitors the reading champions. | Teacher to speak to the parents and ensure additional reading is done in school. |
Spellings | Spellings are given on their spelling sheet each week. | Look, Say Cover, Write Check Sheet | 10 minutes daily practise | Every week | Tested throughout the week. |
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TT rockstars | Class teacher set s as session on TT rockstars for the child to complete. | TT rockstars | 10 minutes a day | daily | Teacher monitors online who has completed the task set. | Anyone who has not completed has to attend home learning club. | |
Year 6 | Reading | Children get two new books a week with their reading record. | Children need to write which vocabulary or phrases have inspired them in their reading record or complete a reading bingo challenge | 10 minutes daily | Daily | Every fortnight the teacher checks the reading when reading 1:1 with each child. The TA changes the books fortnightly. | Children need to complete 10 minutes of reading during home learning club once a week if not done. |
Reasoning CGP Maths | One Reasoning maths pafe in the CGP | CGP book | 15 minutes a week | Weekly | Teacher marks it with the children | Anyone who has not completed has to attend home learning club. | |
Magic Maths (Year 6 only | Children complete 5 questions in a booklet daily. | In a Magic Maths booklet | 15 minutes daily | Daily | The teacher goes through it in memory 4 Maths every day. | Anyone who has not completed has to attend home learning club. | |
Spellings | Spellings are given on their spelling sheet each week. | Look, Say Cover, Write Check Sheet | 10 minutes daily practise | Every week | Teachers should mark the spellings with the class |
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