Introduction to Teaching & Learning at Badgerbrook
The curriculum at Badgerbrook is delivered through three key stages; Foundation, Key Stage 1 and Key Stage 2. We launched our new Challenge curriculum in January 2020 and you can find the Curriculum Statement of Intent on our 'Our curriculum' page.
Homework at Badgerbrook
You can find our Homework policy on the 'Policies' page of this website
Homework Tasks
Listed below are a number of example tasks and activities that may be given as homework. This is not an exhaustive list and is open to change, although many of these tasks and activities will be used on a regular basis. Homework activities will change to meet the needs of the pupils involved and activities that might be occurring in class. All homework will have a clear purpose and assist pupils in the process of their development.
Foundation Stage
- From early in the Autumn Term Foundation Stage children will be expected to practise phonics and letter formation from Read, Write, Inc. for 10 minutes daily
- Children will be encouraged to borrow books to share with adults at home
- During the Autumn term children will be given a reading book to share and will be expected to read with an adult at home
- A Maths task relevant to the children’s learning may be given weekly
- A written or practical task linked to topic may be set to encourage children to learn outside of school
Year 1 - Year 6
- Children in Year 1 – 6 will be given a homework book, most work set will be completed in this book and returned to school. All work completed will be celebrated each Friday during celebration assembly
- Maths practice relevant to children’s learning will be set
- Spellings relevant to children’s learning will be set
- Writing/grammar work may be set relevant to the children’s learning
- Children will take home a reading book and a reading diary. The children will be expected to read to an adult regularly
- Extra activities linked to topic mat be set to encourage children to learn outside of school
Books to Read in …
Follow the links for suggestions for books for your child to read at home based on year groups in school. We hope you will find the lists useful when you are in a library, browsing in a book shop/charity shop or looking on ebay! We also have copies of a selection of the books in classrooms. Most, but not all, are available from the school library.