HOMEWORK GUIDELINES

It is recommended that parents remain aware of their children's homework, coursework and research commitments. Helping to ensure that time is set aside and that there is a quiet place to study is of particular assistance in establishing good study habits.

YEAR 1

Recommended guidelines

• Nightly shared reading with parents • Practise of sight words • Teacher initiated tasks related to Reading, Mathematics, UOI • Weekly spelling as appropriate

YEAR 2

• Nightly shared reading with parents • Practise of sight words • Teacher initiated tasks related to Reading, Mathematics, UOI • Weekly spelling as appropriate

YEAR 3

• 15 minutes of sustained independent reading each night • 5 minutes of shared reading • PYP-based homework spread over the week • Consolidation of Mathematics concepts • Weekly spelling as appropriate

YEAR 4

40 minutes per week 20 minutes per week 30 minutes per week 10 minutes per week

40 minutes per week 20 minutes per week 40 minutes per week 20 minutes per week

60 minutes per week 20 minutes per week 30 minutes per week 20 minutes per week 20 minutes per week

• 20 minutes of sustained independent reading each night • PYP-based homework spread over the week • Consolidation of Mathematics concepts • Weekly spelling

YEAR 5

• 25 minutes of sustained independent reading each night • PYP-based homework spread over the week • Consolidation of Mathematics concepts • Weekly spelling

YEAR 6

80 minutes per week 40 minutes per week 30 minutes per week 20 minutes per week

100 minutes per week 40 minutes per week 30 minutes per week 20 minutes per week

• 30 minutes sustained independent reading each night • PYP- based homework spread over the week • Consolidation of Mathematics concepts

120 minutes per week 50 minutes per week 30 minutes per week • Weekly spelling 20 minutes per week Appropriate online learning (Reading Eggs, Mathletics) to support in-class programmes can be assigned as an ongoing task.