Sapphire Class
Homework Expectations In Year 4
Children in Sapphire Class are given a homework diary at the start of the academic year.
They are also given a Reading Record Diary, in which they keep a log of reading activity at home. All children are expected to read at night a minimum of 3 times per week.
In year 4 parents and carers may do the recording, and teachers expect regular adult signatures to appear. Reading Record Diaries are checked regularly by the class teacher.
All children are given weekly spelling words to learn for their homework and are tested on them weekly.
Times tables learning and practice is another regular expectation. The class teachers will specify which table is to be practised currently and children are given the opportunity to work towards achievement certificates in school.
As well as all of the above, in year 4 the children are given 2 specific weekly tasks to complete. These include reinforcement work in Maths and English, as well as topic / science work, including research.
Holiday homework may be set for the Christmas and Easter breaks. This could well be linked to forthcoming topic work, or it may be reinforcement of that term’s learning. Teachers may also ask children to complete a task during the longer summer break, in preparation for their new classes.