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Home Learning


Home learning can play a valuable part in the learning process to ensure each student achieves to his/her potential.

At Calwell we believe that homework is important to:
• practise skills taught in the classroom,
• develop study habits and organisational skills,
• develop responsibility,
• involve parents in the learning process,
• pursue extra or special activities.

The level of proficiency in the skills that students bring to a home learning task varies.  As a result, the length of time to be spent on home learning and its frequency may vary between individuals and /or units.  The requirements of each unit will be established at the beginning of the school year.  The approximate time for home learning tasks will gradually increase as the maturity of the student increases, commencing with 10 – 15 minutes per night for Kindergarten

The school will provide parents/carers with ‘home hints’ throughout the year on the types of tasks and activities that may assist parents.  This will include guidance for the daily reading/sharing of books.  It may also include activities such as language work, problem solving, visiting the public library, seeking resources, gathering information, making models, experiments, shared games, designing pieces of technology and the like.  .

Important points to consider
• Students spend six hours a day at school.
• Many students are involved in extra curricular activities that take up out of school hours.
• Some children attend a Care facility and do not arrive home until early evening.
• There is a diversity of home situations.
• Some of the best learning occurs in everyday family life. For example, helping in the kitchen or garden, shopping, talking, listening, playing games and sharing interests with siblings and parents.
• Children have different learning styles.
• Research indicates that student outcomes are enhanced when family activity supports the learning process at home.

Further details and a copy of the school’s Home Learning Policy are available from the office.