Dear Parents,
Each week your child will bring homework activities to share with you. These homework activities have been specifically designed for parents and children to share together rather than being a solitary task.
If homework is to really help your child and fully advance their learning, then it needs to fulfill two purposes:
- The activity should involve your child in explaining something they have learned at school.
- The activity should be one which draws upon the situation and resources of the home. This means that school-learning is transferred to real-life contexts.
When parents and children share an activity in which the child has to explain aspects of maths, English or any other subject learned at school, the child thereby strengthens this learning. These gains are further enhanced if these concepts or skills are transferred to real-life contexts rather than remaining as classroom activities.
Homework is the one time in the week when your child can share with you some of his/her learning. Please participate in their homework by following this simple advice:
- Do pick a good time to do the homework – when not in a rush and not when their favourite TV programme is on.
- Allow your child to take the lead, only assisting if they are unsure or need some explaining to be done or reading to be shared.
- Praise is a very effective stimulus to hard work and good learning rather than criticism.
- Homework is sent home every Friday and expected to be returned the following Friday or per the date indicated on the homework page.
- Please ensure to return library books every Wednesday.
Many thanks,
The P2 Team
