Homework

Homework is given out on a Friday. 

Homework comprises of Grammar, Mathematics and Spellings, as well as reading regularly at home.

Spellings will be tested the following Thursday. 

Each week's homework has additional activities you may wish to complete with your child. These activities are: Maths Challenge, Cursive Handwriting and Spellings Word Search. 

Reading Journals are seen every Friday in Explorers.

At the bottom of this page, you will find the Year 6 Zone with material focused on the Year 6 SATS, 11+ exams and a host of useful websites for use at home.  

Year 5 Homework

Spelling Lists

Grammar Homework (Autumn 1)

Maths Homework (Autumn Term)

Arithmetic Papers

Mathematics Problem of the Day (2020 and 2019)

Mathematics Challenge (Problem Solving and Reasoning)

Year 6 Zone

Here you will find: 

SATS Revision

Useful Websites to help at home 

11+ Material

SATS Revision

Parents' Survival Guides

Anxious about SATS? 

Here are some things to help... 

Don't forget to also look at the Wellbeing and Mindfulness section for other materials to help too!

Grammar and Punctuation

Spelling

Reading

Mathematics: Arithmetic 

Mathematics: Reasoning

Be the teacher - SATS paper misconceptions

Useful Websites

Below you may find some useful websites and information to continue your learning. 

IXL have separate pages of skills linked to individual Year group.  The Y6 page has links to practise both English and Maths skills.  Pages are then split into skills of which has a practise question for the children to think about.

https://uk.ixl.com/promo?partner=google&campaign=1187&adGroup=Key+Stage+2&gclid=CPPa8teS_8kCFQbnwgodgOIB6A

BBC Education have produced a whole host of materials for KS2.  Follow the KS2 link and then select either Maths or English.   Each area usually has an information section for reading, plus an activity and then quiz which is marked online.  Some aspects require a subscription.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/education

A site with both Maths and English based quizzes which are marked as you go along.

http://www.educationquizzes.com/ks2/maths/

A site with a range of information and questions – great for revision purposes!

http://www.icteachers.co.uk/children/children_sats.htm

A revision site based upon the old Key Stage 2 Tests but still contains lots of useful information for both Maths and English.

http://resources.woodlands-junior.kent.sch.uk/revision/

A site with links to  old style Key Stage 2 Maths Papers, Maths Tutorials as well as Maths Games.  Some of these games are linked to Memory and would therefore help pupils to retain key information.

http://www.online-maths-tutor.com/

A site with links to Maths and English revision materials, including worksheets to look at online or to print off and practise with.

http://sats.highamstjohns.com/

These are “old style” Key Stage 2 test papers but are still useful for practise, and in particular, creating discussion around questions and strategies to answer.  View on screen or print off for free.  Best used

http://www.emaths.co.uk/index.php/student-resources/past-papers/key-stage-2-ks2-sat-past-papers

Click on “For Kids” to access some fun games to practise speed of recall of times tables.

http://www.mad4maths.com/

This site has loads of Maths games which help to practise a range of skills.

http://www.mathplayground.com/games.html

Loads of Maths games on a range of Mathematical concepts.

https://www.sheppardsoftware.com/math.htm

A range of English games and activities.

http://www.crickweb.co.uk/ks2literacy.html

Activities to reinforce and practise a range of spelling rules.

http://www.keystage2literacy.co.uk/spellings-menu.html

A range of activities and games to practise a range of spelling rules and patterns.

http://www.spellzone.com/games/index.cfm?wordlist=2255

11+

Below are a collection of documents taken from both practice and actual exam papers.