It is important that students reinforce what they are learning during the day, particularly if they have found an aspect of the curriculum difficult. We have tried to make home learning as purposeful as possible. In Year 4, home learning is generally set out as follows:

• We would recommend that your child reads everyday for at least 20 minutes. Home reading is free choice. We do all of the intensive learning during school time. We would like students to read at home for enjoyment. No set reading books are sent home although we of course have access to the school library each week for students to select books as required.

• Mathematics Basic facts practice and essential spelling words practice are also beneficial to reinforce and strengthen classroom learning. This can be done any way you choose. Students can bring home their individual practice sheets or you can use the many online links over on the 'Websites & Logins' page. Little and often seems to produce the best results.

• If work is not completed in class time it will be expected to be completed for homework. This will be sent home by the teacher and you will be notified.

• Often, we will set an activity for the week via Google Classroom. This could be related to a particular curriculum area or it may be an activity that spans several curriculum areas. There will be class time set aside during the week for students to complete this but we have found many students often work on these activities at home. Making sure this activity is completed would be our preference as it will mirror and reinforce the learning that is happening in the classroom and therefore has the most direct benefit.

• Take some time to explore different experiences and activities as a family and apply classroom learning to real life e.g., baking muffins to explore measurement.

• Often parents and students use our website to pick-and-choose the options that work best for them. We have a number of options available over on the 'Websites & Logins' page that provide a huge bank of home learning resources. Students know how to use these resources and they can work at their own pace through a number of curriculum-linked learning activities.

• For those that would like to explore further options for home learning, please use the links below to find learning activities for the main curriculum areas as well as links to our project-based learning activities.