Home learning at Wheatley covers the things that children do outside of normal school hours that contribute to their learning, in response to guidance from the school. Home learning encompasses a whole range of activities instigated by teachers and parents to support children's learning and development.
The key focus at every age is on the core skills with a supplementary home learning project each term. There are specific home learning procedures for reading and writing.
| Age Group | Reading Activities/Tasks |
| Reception | A minimum of 5 reads recorded on class dojo each week Parent observations linked to an area of learning recorded on Tapestry. |
| Years 1 and 2 | A minimum of 5 reads recorded on class dojo each week Completion of a weekly online reading challenge for Year 1/2 |
| Years 3 and 4 | A minimum of 5 reads. Completion of a weekly online SPaG task for Year 3/4 |
| Years 5 and 6 | A minimum of 5 reads. Completion of a weekly online SPaG task for Year 5/6 Supplementary reading comprehension activities for SATs practice |
Children develop their writing skills through the termly topic activities that are sent home. As part of these, they may be required to produce a poster, write a letter or create a presentation, with the aim of giving children the opportunity to write for a real purpose.
Home learning also offers children the opportunity to practise their spelling, punctuation and grammar through their extended writing and as a result of discrete activities.
Year Group | Writing, Spelling, Punctuation and Grammar Activities |
Reception | Busy book activities sent home termly |
| Years 1 and 2 | Year 1 and 2 target word lists for practise Additional writing and grammar activities where appropriate |
| Years 3 and 4 | Spelling lists and spelling activities for practise. SPAG online home learning set weekly |
| Years 5 and 6 | SPAG online home learning set weekly Targeted activities for end of key stage assessments (Year 6 only) |