Student Welfare & Discipline
		Fair Discipline Code
		Schools Rules
		My Rights - My Responsibilities
	Antibullying
		Identifying Bullying
		Responsibilities
	Homework
		Homework Guidelines

Homework provides real opportunities for children to learn at home, assisted by their parents and caregivers.

Parents can greatly assist their young child’s learning by talking with them about school and by becoming involved in their homework activities. Parents can help develop their child’s reading by listening to their child read, giving praise and reading to their child.

In their early years, students may be involved in such regular homework activities as:

collecting pictures, objects, related to colour studies, etc.
phonemic awareness activities – finding pictures of the sound of the week.
language activities
maths revision
designing and making
home reading from class readers, books from the school library/local library.

Kindergarten students have no formal homework but may participate in the above activities.

Year 1 and Year 2 children should spend approximately 15 minutes 4 nights per week doing homework or approx 1 hour per week.

As students progress through primary school, they should increasingly work independently on their homework. Activities may include:

completion of class work
revision activities related to English and Mathematics.
home reading of books from the school library and local libraries.
research
observation and data collection.
practicing.
designing and making.

Year 3 to 4 children should spend approximately 20 minutes, 4 nights per week doing homework or approx 1½ hours per week including time on personal reading.

Years 5 to 6 children should spend approximately 30 minutes, 4 nights per week doing homework or approx 2 hours per week including time on personal reading.

Homework should not be set for weekends or school holidays.

When research assignments and projects have been set in Years 3 to 6, regular weekly homework should be modified to ensure time guidelines above are maintained.