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Aitken Creek
Primary School
51-81 Grevillea Street
PO Box 293
Craigieburn, Victoria 3064
Ph: 03 8338 3700
aitken.creek.ps@education.vic.gov.au
ACPS Home Learning
Prep to Year 2
In the early years, the objective of homework should be to practise and consolidate the concepts that have been introduced during class time.
Homework will consist of:
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reading activities to, with, or by parents/carer or older siblings (suggested timing of 10-15 minutes each night)
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Literacy Goal practise, which may consist of correct letter formation, spelling of focus words and writing simple sentences (suggested timing of 10 minutes, twice a week)
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Maths Fluency Goal practise, which will focus on building speed, accuracy and confidence with key number skills (suggested timing of 10 minutes, twice a week)
Students are generally not expected to complete more than 30 minutes of homework per day.
To access the home learning website, please click on the above link which corresponds to your child's year level.
Year 3 to Year 6
In the upper year levels, the objective of homework is to build on the concepts of self-discipline, responsibility and initiative to prepare students for secondary school.
Homework will consist of:
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independent reading on a daily basis (suggested timing of 20 minutes each night)
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assigned tasks on the Essential Assessment platform My Literacy (suggested timing of 10 minutes, twice a week)
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assigned tasks on the Essential Assessment platform My Numeracy (suggested timing of 10 minutes, twice a week)
Students are generally not expected to spend more than 40 minutes per day on homework. It is acceptable for teachers to assign unfinished classroom activities as additional homework tasks.
