Home Learning

Our home learning model is focussed on the core skills of learning– reading, number facts and spellings. It is these skills which all children need to practise, apply and master by the time they leave us in order for them to be successful. These skills are the essential building blocks of learning and a continual focus on these will ensure that learning from home directly impacts on learning in school.  

Each term will begin with our ‘core’ Home School Values Challenge. This is an opportunity for families to explore and reflect upon our Christian value of the term. Our Christian values lie at the heart of all that we do at CCH and form a significant part of our work on children’s personal and wider development. All children should complete this core home learning task as it is an important aspect of our church school distinctiveness and provides us with a starting point for discussion and learning during our worship and assembly times.  

Each week, we will expect all pupils to complete our three ‘core’ learning activities. 

Reading– in EYFS and KS1, this will be focussed on phonics, using the books that are sent home each week. Regular practice of key sounds and blending these to read words is vital in supporting your child to read. Research shows that children who are learning to read should read each book at least 3 times in order to develop fluency. In KS2, children may still need to read aloud to you in order to develop their fluency and accuracy with reading. Older children may wish to read to themselves and then have a reading conversation with you about what they have read. 

Our expectation is that all children read at least 5 times per week. This must be documented in your child’s reading record. Children should bring their reading book and reading record to school each day so that adults in school can listen to them read and check the reading records.  

Maths– in EYFS (from later in the year) and KS1, this will consist of online learning in the form of Numbots. This will focus on recall of key number bonds and facts that are essential in enabling children to access other mathematical concepts. In KS2, the online learning will be delivered through Times Tables Rock Stars. This is aimed at developing children’s ability to practise and, recall at speed, their table facts. Being fluent in their recall of multiplication facts makes a huge difference to mathematical agility as children move through the school. 

Our expectation is that all children engage with Numbots or Times Tables Rock Stars at least 3 times per week. Regular, short practice is shown to make the biggest difference to mathematical recall and fluency.  

Spelling– despite modern technology, the ability to spell accurately remains a key learning skill. In EYFS and KS1, spellings will be covered through our phonics approach. In KS2, children will be provided with a set number of weekly spellings based on the spelling pattern or rule they are learning in class. Please support your child to practise these in a variety of ways. The aim of learning any spelling is to be able to recall and apply it successfully in writing; teachers will be looking for how successfully children apply their spellings to their written work in school. Once a fortnight, there will also be a spelling quiz to see how well children can recall key spellings. To aid routine, spellings will be sent home/ shared on ClassDojo on Mondays for children in KS2 (Years 3-6). 

Our expectation is that all children practise their spelling words at least 3 times per week in order to build confidence and familiarity with the words.