Home Learning
Purposes of Home Learning
At Silverstream School, we want a home learning system that…
At each level of the school, home learning should be age appropriate and build on key Literacy and Numeracy skills, and Key Competencies, that are being taught in the classroom. Home learning at each level will include the following:
We want our home learning system to provide a sense of personal accountability for learning while also meeting the needs of individual learners, (rather than being a ‘one size fits all’ approach). For this reason, increasing responsibility will be placed on students to make appropriate choices in home learning as they get older.
At Silverstream School, we want a home learning system that…
- Supports life-long learning
- Is based on individual learning needs
- Encourages positive family dynamics
- Acknowledges all the great learning experiences that happen beyond the school gates
- Is aligned to the New Zealand Curriculum
- Is aligned to our vision, values and beliefs
- Reflects best practice and research
- Supports the key competencies
- Supports key Literacy and Numeracy knowledge
At each level of the school, home learning should be age appropriate and build on key Literacy and Numeracy skills, and Key Competencies, that are being taught in the classroom. Home learning at each level will include the following:
- Year 1 – daily reading and various word and basic facts activities throughout the year
- Years 2-4 - daily reading, spelling based on the Essential Lists (for students who haven’t yet achieved all 7 lists), basic facts
- Years 5 and 6 – home learning tasks selected by students to support their current learning targets
We want our home learning system to provide a sense of personal accountability for learning while also meeting the needs of individual learners, (rather than being a ‘one size fits all’ approach). For this reason, increasing responsibility will be placed on students to make appropriate choices in home learning as they get older.
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Year 3-6 have the option of choosing to do a series of home learning achievement challenges. It been has been developed after researching home learning and its effectiveness and is based on a model developed by Windsor School in Christchurch. Students are set a variety of challenges with a family, social, personal or community focus. They are to organise their own time-management in order achieve these challenges, with the aim that they have completed a certain number by the end of the year.
The home learning challenges do not replace other elements of home learning, particularly reading and basic facts. Participation is encouraged, but optional.
Final Homework Challenges for this year will be due on TBC.
The home learning challenges do not replace other elements of home learning, particularly reading and basic facts. Participation is encouraged, but optional.
Final Homework Challenges for this year will be due on TBC.