Home Learning

As well as reinforcing learning in the classroom, home learning helps children to develop the skills and attitudes they will need for successful independent lifelong learning.

For Reception home learning is set weekly, with tasks planned to appropriately challenge pupils. Each child has their own home learning journal in which they complete activities which alternate weekly between core skills activities i.e maths and English and our ‘home learning grid’. Home learning grids have a range of activities based on physical, musical, verbal, visual, interpersonal and mathematical from which the children choose one activity each week.

This provides an opportunity for children to think creatively and produce their own form of response, for example a model or piece of artwork, a challenge, an IT presentation, a recount following a family visit or a cooking activity. Home learning at Manor Way is fantastic and we regularly display children’s home learning in praise assembly.

These activities are either linked to your topic or give you the opportunity to do things that really matter with family and friends at home, whether it be having fun or being responsible in your house. You may present your information in any creative way that you choose. These tasks need to be completed to the best of your ability.

1. Read each night and record it in your diary.

2. Practise any of the sounds you are learning.

3. Practice and learn your number targets.

If you have any questions, please ask your teacher. Have fun!

Remember every homework is worth 2 Dojos.

Behaviour

Children are taught how to manage their behaviour from an early age so that they can make the right choices. We adopt a zero tolerance approach to bullying.

School Rules for Conduct

All the children at Manor Way are taught and follow our simple school rules for conduct:

The Manor Way

Children are aware of the consequences if they break them.

Great behaviour is promoted with Dojo points, Dojo bands, rewards, postcards, extra play, class celebrations, certificates and other incentives.

Learning Behaviours

We also have an agreed set of learning behaviours that we work hard to achieve:

ASPIRE

All children know these and the Junior Leadership Team work hard to support children to achieve these at all times.

Classroom Behaviour Chart

Our behaviour system looks like this and is displayed on the walls in all the classrooms:

First thing every morning children will all start on the ‘I am ready to learn’ section of the Dojo chart. As they work hard and demonstrate ASPIRE values and ‘The Manor Way’, they will move up the chart and collect Dojo points.

The expectation is that children will end the day at the top of the board ‘being the best that they can be’. The children are awarded dojos for being at the top of the board.

If a child forgets how to behave they will be moved down to ‘think again and make better choices’ and expected to move back up quickly as soon as the teacher sees them trying hard and improving their behaviour.

If an inappropriate behaviour happens again then children will move to a yellow card, have a conversation with the Deputy Headteacher or their phase leader and miss one play. During this play they will complete a reflection sheet with a teaching assistant. The child will be supported to reflect on what happened, the choice they made and what they would do next time.The Deputy Headteacher or the class teacher will discuss this with parents.

If another inappropriate behaviour happens then children will move to a red card and see the Headteacher, miss play and dinner and go on report until behaviour improves. The Headteacher or a member of the Senior Leadership Team will inform parents. Some behaviours e.g. fighting, swearing, spitting or breaking school property are immediate red card behaviours and mean that a child will receive a red card and go on report with a support card. Being on report is a supportive process to reflect on behaviour to reinforce and reward positive behaviours. Pupils check in with the Headtecher or Deputy Headteacher at lunchtime and the end of the day to celebrate improvements in behaviour and learning.

As soon as children improve their behaviour, they will move straight back up to ‘ready to learn’.

Some behaviours e.g. fighting, swearing, spitting or breaking school property goes straight to red card however, as behaviour is great at Manor Way, We will be going up the board and not down!

Rewards

Dojos!

The class that receives the most Dojos each week receive an extra play and the child that achieves the most dojos in a week gets to ‘dip’ in the prize box.

Pen Licence

These are awarded to those pupils whose handwriting has reached a good standard.

Reading Certificates

Pupils receive these in EYFS for every 10 ‘reads’ and in KS1 & KS2 for every 25 ‘reads’.

30/60 Challenge

Year 6 are challenged to read for 60 minutes a week for 30 weeks. If they are successful, they are awarded with a cinema trip in the last week of term.

Praise Certificates

Verbal praise

Children receive praise from all members of staff when they are seen showing great conduct and great learning behaviours.

Postcards home

These are sent from the Headteacher for a special ‘well done’.

Pad of Praise

Miss Buffery writes the names in her Pad of Praise of any children she spots being helpful, polite, kind and generally being a good role model. These children are then praised in our weekly Praise Assembly.

Stickers and Stars

As small and as simple as these might seem, the children love them to bits. It is a quick and simple way of saying well done – but means so much more than words. They may be stuck in the book or stuck on the child!

Praise certificates are awarded for good work, good presentation, extra effort, great behaviour, being a great role model etc. They are awarded at the weekly Praise Assembly, and the child is called to the front of the assembly to receive their certificate. Parents are invited to come into school for this Praise assembly.

Attendance Rewards

100% attendance is rewarded every term with a certificate for each pupil in Praise assembly. Every week the class with the highest attendance gets extra playtime.

Times Tables Rockstars

Pupils are rewarded with a sticker in ‘Praise Assembly‘ when they reach ‘Rockstar’ Status and with a gold and platinum badge in praise assembly when they become a ‘Rock Legend’ and a ‘Rock Hero’.

Gold and Silver Pencils

Pupils are awarded a silver pencil to use when they know their year group multiplication tables. When pupils know all their tables backwards, forwards, inside out and upside down then they can use a gold pencil in all lessons.