Homework at Sacred Heart
 We have compulsory Homework which focuses primarily on Literacy and Numeracy. Research has shown that Reading and Basic Facts when worked on at home do have an effect on student's progress and achievement.

At times there may be some Religious Education homework. In Years 5-8 , compulsory homework also might include research for Inquiry work at school. Otherwise NO other homework is set.

Year 1 & 2
The focus of Homework in these early years is to support literacy and numeracy. Reading should be happening every night. The children in Tui and Ruru class will bring home a home reader every night and will also be working on learning their basic sight words. Ruru class may also bring home some simple basic facts.

Kea class will focus on Reading and Basic Facts and all Year 2 children have the option of participating in and completing our Junior RISE Challenge. This is preparing them for participation in the RISE Challenge when they reach Year 3. Al the tasks in the Junior RISE Challenge are based on the key Competencies and have been developed to encourage children to become more independent.

Years 3-8
The Homework focus in Years 3-8 will be on Reading and Basic Facts. We expect children to read every night and log their Reading mileage in the Homework Diary provided. Mileage is what all children need to succeed in Reading. They need to read a variety of books from many different genres- both fiction and non-fiction titles. If your child is not a member of the Public Library it is free and very easy to join and this will give them access to a wide variety of books. Some children in Year 3 & 4 will still be bringing reading books home from school.

Basic Facts/ Numeracy homework will be provided by the class teacher and this will be marked as part of our school Numeracy programme. Year 4-8 students will use the IXL Maths programme as their Numeracy homework.

Please ensure that your child/children complete their compulsory homework each week and that you sign their Homework Diary to acknowledge the completion of the weekly tasks.