Homework/Remote Education

At Stourfield Infant School, we believe that learning at home plays a vital role in supporting the progress children make in school. Home learning provides an opportunity for children to practise and reinforce the skills they are developing in class, as well as to share their learning with you. We have made some small amendments to Home Learning, they are as follows: 

Home Learning Tasks: 

Home learning tasks will be set each Friday and will alternate weekly — one week focusing on a Maths task, followed by a Comprehension task the next. This approach ensures that children have regular opportunities to build confidence across different areas of the curriculum. 

We ask that completed home learning is returned to school by Wednesday each week. This allows teachers time to review and celebrate the children’s work before setting new tasks. 

Spellings: 

Children will continue to have weekly spellings, as regular practice is important for building fluency and confidence. Each week, children will receive a new set of spellings, and we encourage you to spend a few minutes each day practising these together at home. Some of the spellings will be familiar, while others will be new, helping to make sure that previous learning is reinforced and no spellings are forgotten. Our weekly spelling quizzes will take place every Wednesday, giving children a chance to celebrate their progress and demonstrate their learning. 

Our spellings are based on High-Frequency Words (HFW) — the words children come across most often in their reading and writing, such as the, said, come, and was. By learning to read and spell these words accurately, children develop a strong foundation for fluent reading and confident writing. Some of these words can be sounded out using phonics, while others are “tricky words” that need to be remembered by sight. 

NumBots:  

All children also have a NumBots login, which can be used at home to help develop their fluency and confidence with number facts. We encourage children to use NumBots for a few minutes each day — short, regular practice makes a real difference! 

Reading: 

Each week, children bring home three types of books: