--- title: "Learning at Home" url: "https://meadowbankprimary.com/learning-at-home" school: "Meadowbank Primary School" --- Is your child starting Nursery or Reception in Sept 2027? If so, why not come and take a look around! Wed 18th Nov, 9.30am or 1.30pm. Also Mon 23rd Nov at 4pm. Please call the school office to book a place 0161 428 6286 # Learning at Home ### Home Learning [![](https://files.schudio.com/meadowbank-primary-school/images/gallery/home-learning/GW_3(1).JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/meadowbank-primary-school/images/gallery/home-learning/GW_3(1).JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/meadowbank-primary-school/images/gallery/home-learning/IMG_8787(1)(1).JPG)](https://files.schudio.com/meadowbank-primary-school/images/gallery/home-learning/IMG_8787(1)(1).JPG) [![](https://files.schudio.com/meadowbank-primary-school/imagecache/720x720s/gallery/home-learning/IMG_6721(1).jpeg)](https://files.schudio.com/meadowbank-primary-school/images/gallery/home-learning/IMG_6721(1).jpeg) Home Learning **Learning at home should be enjoyable, valuable adding aspiration and excitement for new knowledge.** Home learning is anything children do outside the school day that contributes to their progress. For example, parents who spend time reading stories to their children before bedtime, talking with them at the dinner table or takes them to a museum are helping with their learning at home. At Meadowbank Primary School we see home learning as an important aspect of the partnership between teachers and parents. One of the aims of our teaching is for children to develop as independent learners and we believe that learning outside of school, along with class based work is a key way in which children can achieve this. Developing a **love of reading**, building **spelling skills**, practicing **number facts** and **oracy** development are essential for all learners and children need time invested in each of these aspects alongside **following their individual personal interests** to achieve their potential. What does home learning look like for Meadowbank families? **Foundation Stage** Reading Children are given a reading book and library book to take home and read with their parents each night as soon as teacher’s feel that they are ready for them. Parents are invited to a reading workshop where we give guidance to parents on achieving the maximum benefit from this time spent reading with their child. Spelling Learning key words when they are sent home Number facts Parents are asked to do daily counting activities with children using numbers up to 10 – for example, counting the knives and forks when setting the table. Oracy Talk, Talk Talk! Engage regularly in conversations with your children about their interests and curiosities. Build in time to talk with children each day, to model listening skills, to build vocabulary and language skills. **Years One and Two** Reading Children are given a reading book and a library book to take home and read with their parents each night and are expected to read for **10 to 15 minutes** per day. Spelling Children are given weekly spellings to learn well – in mixed lists and in sentences. Spellings should be thoroughly learned and used within writing rather than learning a list by rote. Number facts Children are expected to know the 2x, 5x and 10x division facts & multiplication number facts thoroughly when they leave Year Two. Practice regularly at home so that they can be recalled at speed and used to solve problems. Oracy Talk, Talk Talk! Engage regularly in conversations with your children about their interests and curiosities. Build in time to talk with children each day, to model listening skills, to build vocabulary and language skills. Use these conversations to challenge and extend their vocabulary. **Years Three and Four** Reading Children are given a reading book and a library book to take home and read with their parents each night for **15 to 20 minutes** per day. Spelling Children are given weekly spellings to learn well – in mixed lists and in sentences. Spellings should be thoroughly learned and used within writing rather than learning a list by rote. Number Facts Children are expected to know all of the division facts &multiplication number facts thoroughly when they leave Year Four. Learn and over learn the multiplication fact. Practice regularly at home so that they can be recalled at speed and used to solve problems. Oracy Talk, Talk Talk! Engage regularly in conversations with your children about their interests and curiosities. Build in time to talk with children each day, to model listening skills, to build vocabulary and language skills. **Years Five and Six** Complete occasional unfinished work from class that may be sent home Reading Children are given a reading book and a library book to take home and read with their parents each night for **25-30 minutes** per day. Spelling Children are given weekly spellings to learn well – in mixed lists and in sentences. Spellings should be thoroughly learned and used within writing rather than learning a list by rote. Number facts Children should be using their embedded knowledge of number facts (multiplication and division up to 12x table) to solve more complex mathematical problems. Practice regularly at home so that they can be recalled at speed and used to solve problems. Oracy Talk, Talk Talk! Engage regularly in conversations with your children about their interests and curiosities. Build in time to talk with children each day, to model listening skills, to build vocabulary and language skills. **In addition a number of high quality website links are shared with parents that can be accessed at home to move learning forward.** **Advice on reading with your child each night** School expects children to build a growing resilience to reading and to read for longer periods of time as they progress through school. School believes that it is vital that children read every day and are supported to develop a love of reading, as this is a proved route to academic success. We ask that parents support their children in reading daily and record their reading material in school diaries regularly. We will always ensure that reading remains high profile within our curriculum so home and school’s partnership will ensure an emersion in books and literature. Each child will have a school reading book and a library book however; all reading materials are valued. Therefore, we encourage children to have a varied diet of reading that extends beyond school issued books. Examples of other reading materials that children should enjoy: - - Books linked to children’s hobbies - Favourite stories and books shared by adults and older siblings - Stories from around the world, different cultures, faiths and world history - Comics - First News (Children’s newspaper) - Recipe books - Poetry - Plays - Joke books - Traditional stories and classics - Different genres – e.g. science fiction (experience of stories in genres that they would not usually choose) - Visits to libraries **Advice on following your child’s interests in learning** Our children have many ideas about how else they would like to follow their interests whilst learning at home Our children say: (this list is not exhaustive) - Do my own research about my interests - Read thick books - Go out somewhere fun - Go swimming, gymnastics, horse riding - Learn to cook, cook with my mum - Play with my brothers and sisters - Help my mum do jobs - Exercise, walk my dog - Go to my Dad’s - Go to Brownies - Learn about the Egyptians - Write poems - Practice dancing - Play the piano - Ride my bike in the park - See my cousins or go to Grandma’s - Learn to knit - Write in my journal - Play with Mum and Dad - Make a comic - Go to clubs - Do my tutors homework - Go for sleepovers and spend time with my friends ### Our Curriculum - [Our Curriculum Intent](https://meadowbankprimary.com/our-curriculum) - [ELT Curriculum Principles](https://meadowbankprimary.com/elt-curriculum-principles) - [Early Years Foundation Stage](https://meadowbankprimary.com/our-curriculum/early-years-foundation-stage) - [Curriculum Letters ](https://meadowbankprimary.com/parents/newsletters) - [Year Group Long Term Planning](https://meadowbankprimary.com/our-curriculum/curriculum-maps) - [Foundation Subject Long Term Planning](https://meadowbankprimary.com/our-curriculum/curriculum-maps/foundation-subject-long-term-planning) - [Medium Term Planning ](https://meadowbankprimary.com/medium-term-planning) - [English Writing Approach](https://meadowbankprimary.com/our-curriculum/english-approach/handwriting-approach) - [English Reading and Phonics Approach](https://meadowbankprimary.com/our-curriculum/english-approach/reading-approach) - [Reading Culture](https://meadowbankprimary.com/our-curriculum/english-approach) - [Mathematics Approach](https://meadowbankprimary.com/our-curriculum/mathematics) - [Foundation Subjects Approach and Progression](https://meadowbankprimary.com/our-curriculum/curriculum-subject-approach) - [Learning at Home](https://meadowbankprimary.com/learning-at-home) - [British Values](https://meadowbankprimary.com/british-values) - [Protected Characterisitics](https://meadowbankprimary.com/protected-characteristics) - [Children's Leadership Teams](https://meadowbankprimary.com/our-school/pupils-leading-the-school) ![Meadowbank Primary School ](https://files.schudio.com/meadowbank-primary-school/images/logo/Meadowbank-white-circle-logo.png) #### Meadowbank Primary School Councillor Lane Cheadle Cheshire SK8 2LE 0161 428 6286 #### Useful Links - [Easy Fundraising](https://www.easyfundraising.org.uk/) - [Cool Milk](http://www.coolmilk.com/) - [ParentMail](https://www.parentmail.co.uk/) - [Lead Inspector](https://meadowbankprimary.com/lead-inspector) [![](https://meadowbankprimary.com/images/elt-footer-logo.png)](https://educationlearningtrust.com/) Company Number: 09142319 (England & Wales) Registered Address: Hawthorn Road, Gatley, Cheadle, Cheshire, SK8 4NB © Copyright 2019–2026 Meadowbank Primary School School & Trust Websites by [ ![Schudio logo](https://meadowbankprimary.com/img/logo/light.png) ](https://www.schudio.com/)