The Winchcombe School Improving As One HOME OUR COMMUNITY INFORMATION CURRICULUM CLASSES PARENTS CONTACT US Junior Librarian Home»Parents»Remote Learning/ Homework Remote Learning/ Homework SPECIAL NOTICE: We are using our online platform, 'DB Primary' for remote learning during the Covid-19 Pandemic Please read our Remote Learning Policy which has been put in place to provide information about the provision of education during the Covid-19 pandemic At The Winchcombe School, we believe that learning should be a partnership between school and home. Homework is a chance to extend learning beyond the classroom and offers children the opportunity to: become independent learners practise and apply skills learned in the classroom prepare children for secondary school Reading Phonics/ Spellings/ Common Exception Words Maths Foundation Reading - Please support your child by listening to them read regularly and completing the Reading Record. Year 1 and 2 Reading - Please support your child by listening to them read regularly and completing the Reading Record. Spelling/Phonics - Children complete weekly spelling sheets and will be tested in class. Year 3 and 4 Maths – children complete Times Tables Rock Stars tasks online set by the class teacher. These are monitored weekly however it is more beneficial for children to complete these tasks on a daily basis for a short amount of time. For example, just 5 minutes daily is more beneficial than 30 minutes a week. Reading – Please support your child by listening to them read regularly and completing the Reading Record. Spelling – Children complete weekly spelling sheets and will be tested in class.. Year 5 and 6 Year 5 Maths or English – Children will complete 1 piece of Maths or English homework weekly. This is handed out on a Friday and due in the following Thursday. The work will relate to the lessons they are currently having. Additionally, the children are all encouraged to play on TT Rock Stars to help with their knowledge of the times tables. Reading – Please support your child by listening to them read regularly and completing the Reading Record. Spelling – Children will be given spellings weekly. Year 6 Maths – Children will complete 1 piece of Maths homework weekly. This is handed out on a Friday and due in the following Wednesday. The work will relate to the lessons they are currently having. Additionally, the children are all encouraged to play on TT Rock Stars to help with their knowledge of the times tables. Reading – Please support your child by listening to them read regularly and completing the Reading Record. The children will also receive 1 piece of Reading homework weekly. This is handed out on a Friday and due in the following Wednesday. English – Children will receive 1 piece of English homework weekly. This is handed out on a Friday and due in the following Wednesday. This work will usually relate to the grammar, punctuation and spelling learning that we have been doing in school. ACORNS HOME LEARNING NEWSLETTER 19.03.20 In this section THE SCHOOL DAY NEWSLETTERS, LETTERS & SCHOOL DIARY TERM DATES UNIFORM SCHOOL MEALS USEFUL FORMS REMOTE LEARNING/ HOMEWORK JUNIOR LIBRARIAN AT HOME DB PRIMARY CHILDREN, YOUNG PEOPLE AND FAMILIES SERVICE LATEST NEWS Maple Crescent, Newbury West Berkshire, RG14 1LN Tel: 01635 232780 office@winchcombe.w-berks.sch.uk © 2021 The Winchcombe School Website design by e4education High Visibility Version Privacy Policy|View Sitemap Cookie Policy This site uses cookies to store information on your computer. Click here for more informationAllow CookiesCookie Settings