At Southill, we believe that Home Learning is an important way for children to practise key skills that they need to progress well in school. It is also an excellent way for parents to keep up with what their child is learning in the classroom and to see the progress they are making week by week.

Home Learning is set weekly and can be found within Year Groups on our website, this will include a set of spellings and number facts to learn. Both the spellings and the number facts (6x table, for instance) are tested in school on Fridays. All tasks are appropriate to your child and relevant to what they have been learning at school.

Parents have asked that we set no home learning over holidays – and so we don’t! All we ask is that children read as much as possible over the break, with some of that time spent reading to an adult. Reading really is the most important (and enjoyable!) activity that a child can do at home.

Please remember… home learning should be a fun time together – if it becomes a struggle, please don’t force it.  Step back, and try again another day.  Our purpose is to encourage a love of learning in a more general sense. Your class teacher will always be happy to advise and to help.