YEAR 3 HOMEWORK GRID

AUTUMN TERM 2017

Week

Maths

(In maths

homework

book)

Poin

ts /

com

plet

ed

Writing/Other

(In writing

homework book) Poin

ts /

com

plet

ed

Reading

3 times a week

including questioning

about the plot,

characters, setting

etc.

Poin

ts /

com

plet

ed

X tables

Quick fire times table

and division facts 3

times a week

Poin

ts /

com

plet

ed HFW

Reading, spelling and

using the words in

context – 3 times a

week

Poin

ts /

com

plet

ed

1

4.9.17

Set by your

child’s maths

teacher each

week.

Set each

Thursday, due

in the following

Wednesday.

5 Writing 5 Reading at least three

times a week for at

least 15 minutes.

Your child should also

write their own

comment about their

book at least once a

week, using the

sentence starter

prompt sheet in the

front of their reading

diary, in addition to

any parent comments

5 Practise target times

table and division

facts each week, as

well as revising

previously learnt table

facts.

5 Using the high

frequency spelling

booklet, children must

practise reading,

spelling and using the

words in context at

least three times a

week.

5

2

11.9.17

5 Other 5 5 5 5

3

18.9.17

5 Writing 5 5 5 5

4

25.9.17

5 Other 5 5 5 5

5

2.10.17

5 Writing 5 5 5 5

6

9.10.17

5 Other 5 5 5 5

7

16.10.17

5 Writing 5 5 5 5

HALF TERM

8

30.10.17

Children and

parents to

leave a

comment in the

book explaining

how they got on

with the task.

5 Other 5 Please initial the grid

in your child’s home

contact diary to say

that your child has

completed this task

each week.

5 Please initial the grid

in your child’s home

contact diary to say

that your child has

completed this task

each week.

5 Please initial the grid

in your child’s home

contact diary to say

that your child has

completed this task

each week.

5

9

6.11.17

5 Writing 5 5 5 5

10

13.11.17

5 Other 5 5 5 5

11

20.11.17

5 Writing 5 5 5 5

12

27.11.17

5 Other 5 5 5 5

Year 3 Homework Guidance – Autumn Term 2017

1 piece of Maths and 1 piece of Writing/Other homework will be set each week.

Times tables and spellings need to be practised 3 times each week.

Reading at home needs to take place at least 3 times each week for at least 15 minutes. This also needs to include

questioning and discussion about the book.

The maximum amount of points per week is 25.

Writing or Other homework will be set on a Tuesday and is due in the following Monday. Writing and Other homework should be

completed in the Writing Homework Book unless otherwise stated.

Maths homework will be set on a Thursday and due in the following Wednesday. Maths homework should be completed in the

Maths Homework Book.

If a child is away for a week, they can still achieve the points if they catch up on the tasks missed.

Maximum points will only be awarded for good quality work completed to the best of your child’s abilities.

Homework is not set in the last week of term to allow time for points to be collated.

At the end of each term, children will be given an award to recognise their homework achievements. Margins are as follows:

Bronze – 125 points

Silver – 175 points

Gold – 245 points

Platinum – 300 points As a guideline, children should spend around 30 minutes on each maths, writing and other task. If a child has spent this amount

of time on a task and it is decided that they have done enough work in this time, they should hand in what has been completed.

Children may log into Espresso online to make use of a range of resources to help with their homework at www.espresso.com.

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Below is a visual timetable demonstrating how homework setting will take place. Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday

Week A Other HW due

in.

Writing HW

set.

Maths HW due

in.

Maths HW set. Reading,

spelling and

xtables HW

checked

Week B Writing HW

due in.

Other HW set. Maths HW due

in.

Maths HW set. Reading,

spelling and

xtables HW

checked

Questions to ask when reading with your child

- Who are the characters in the story?

- What has happened so far in the story?

- What do you think is going to happen next?

- Who is you favourite character and why?

- Where is the story set?

- What do you think the book might be about?

- Did you enjoy the book? What was your favourite part?

- Is this a fiction or non-fiction book?

- What information did you learn?

- Does the book have a contents page or index?

- What did you learn that you didn’t know before?

- Why did the main character laugh/ cry/ sing/dance?

- How are you similar to the main character?

- Why did the author write this book?

- What type of job does the character have? Why do you know this?

- Describe your character? What in the text supports this description?

- What relationship do the two characters have in the text? Why do you feel this way?

- What do you predict may happen next in the book?