Why do we give home learning? 

At Michael Faraday, we provide children with ample, high-quality learning opportunities during the school day. When they go home, we encourage them to stay active—playing in the garden or park, participating in sports, and socialising with friends (and hopefully not through video games!).  However, it's also important for children to develop good time management skills and extend their learning beyond the school gates.

What home learning do we give?

All the children are expected to read at home every day.  The staff will check in regularly to see if the children are reading at home. All the children have reading records.

We have a subscription for eBook through Collins.  Please see attached parent guide for the Collins Hub eBook library.

In addition to daily reading, the home learning expectations are:

Reception:

• Learning phonic sounds 
• 'Learn its' (Maths)

Key Stage 1:

• Learning phonic sounds and/or weekly spellings.

• Finding opportunities at home to explore Maths, such as:

  • Counting objects

  • Measuring ingredients when cooking

  • Reading time

  • Reading scales (e.g., weight or temperature)

• Times tables to know by the end of Year 2: x2, x5, x10

Year 3 - Year 5:

Weekly home learning sheet including:

• Times tables practice

• Spellings

• Questions linked to weekly learning in class

Timestables practice:

• Year 3: x3, x4, x8

• Year 4: x6, x11, x12 (by the end of Year 4, children should know all timestables for the Multiplication Check). Rockstars app will help with revision of timetables

• Year 5: All timestables

Year 6:

• Weekly reading comprehensions
• Weekly spellings
• Mathletics
• SPAG.com
• Preparation for end-of-year assessments.

ANTON APP

For families seeking additional extension activities, we recommend the ANTON app. This free, interactive tool provides fun and engaging opportunities to practice a wide range of subjects, including Maths and English. It's a great way to build on your child's learning in an enjoyable and productive way.