Homework

To enhance Sycamore's learning, they will be given weekly homework. Their homework will be set every Monday and due in the following Monday, except for Spellings - these will be due on a Friday as they will be tested then. Please read the information below regarding homework:

Spellings (due Friday)

• Sycamore will be given 10-15 spellings to practise a week. 
• Each week's spellings will focus on a different phoneme (sound) e.g. "count", "loudly" and "allowed" all share the ow phoneme. The way that this sound is written is called a grapheme (e.g 'ow' and 'ou').
• Assignments will be set on Spelling Shed so please practice spellings on the website where possible. There will be print outs available for children who prefer paper copies. 
• Every year, pupils are expected to learn common exception words (tricky spellings that don't fit a spelling pattern). These spelling words will be covered in Sycamore's weekly homework, however, please continue to practise the 'Year 5 Common Exception Words' (CEW) at home. As well as year 5 CEW, year 3 and 4 CEW are also attached, in case your child needs to practise these too. 
• Login for Spelling Shed:
• Username: school email         Password: Sycamore

• Spelling Shed 

• Methods For Practising Spellings

• Year 5 and 6 Common Exception Words (Tricky Spellings)

• Year 3 and 4 Common Exception Words (Tricky Spellings)

Times Tables Rock Stars 

• By the end of year 4, in line with the national Multiplications Tables Check, children are expected to be able to recall times table facts up to 12 x 12 within 6 seconds. 
• To be able to automatically recall times tables, please play TT Rockstars daily (at least 1 game). You will also score points!
• If you would prefer to practise on paper, please use the times table chart (attached below) to help you. There is also a range of times tables activities in the 'Learning Help for Home' section of Google Classroom.

• Times Tables (TT) Rockstars

• Times Table Chart

General Homework (Google Classroom)

• Each week, you will receive a piece of general homework linked to the core curriculum (English, Science or Maths) or our Topic for the term (Geography/History) or other subjects where necessary. 
• This can be found on Google Classroom. If you are unsure about how to use Google Classroom, please check the illustrated step-by-step instructions below. 

• Google Classroom Instructions

Reading

• Please continue to read with your child or encourage independent reading, and show this in their reading records.
• There will be 'reading for pleasure' incentives throughout the year so the children of Sycamore Class are encouraged to keep an eye out for these and read during silent reading and/or at home daily. 
• Parents are also encouraged to listen to their children read regularly and record this in their childs reading record.