St Patrick's Primary School Newsletter

Numeracy News

Dear Parents, 

 

We warmly welcome parents to join us for a Numeracy Parent information night on Wednesday 31st July (Week 2), K-2: 5:30pm - 6:00pm followed by 3-6: 6:10pm - 6:40pm. This will be a repeat session for those who were unable to attend our first session in Term 2. There will be no new information shared at this repeat session. 

 

Please indicate your attendance by completing the following google form - https://forms.gle/AtoauGBkz3bRP2Kz5  

 

 

 

K-6 Term 3 Maths Homework Fluency

 

In 2023, St Patrick's reviewed and simplified our homework policy to ensure educationally beneficial and meets the well-being and realistic expectations of students, teachers, parents and caregivers. Our policy highlights the importance of daily reading and number practise. This practise is to further support and develop key number skills which your child has been explicitly taught at school. Please see an exert of St Patrick's Homework Policy below for each grade's homework expectations. 

 

Next term, each grade will have a fluency goal sheet embedded as part of their Term 3 homework activities. This fluency goal sheet will identifies specific number facts which your child has been taught this year. Your child is encouraged to practise this numeracy goal for 5-10 minutes each day. This practise is to be quick and simple allowing your child to develop procedural fluency and automaticity of key number facts within their area of need. 

 

We appreciate that some families and students enjoy having access to additional online resources such as Maths Online or Mathletics tasks. As a school, we pay for students subscriptions for either Maths Online or Mathletics and will continue to offer access to these online tasks as optional homework activities. Please note, we only pay for subscriptions to these two websites and any other websites which your child may choose to use at home is not subsidised by the school. 

 

Further communication regarding your child's fluency goal will be shared by classroom teachers early in Term 3 as well as communicated in our newsletter. 

 

 

Holiday Maths Fun! 

The school holidays are a perfect time for students to engage with numeracy in the 'real world'.

If you happen to complete any activities that involve numeracy skills please feel free to email some photos to use so we can share your child's awesome work on our social media or in our newsletter. 

 

Kind regards, 

Ellen Dorrough 

Instructional Specialist 

 

 

 

St Patrick's Homework Policy: 

HOMEWORK EXPECTATIONS PER GRADE

 

Kindergarten: (Students should spend a total of 10-15 minutes each night)

  • Daily Reading 
  • Daily Numeracy fluency facts
  • Optional Phonics Activity

Year 1 and Year 2:  (Students should spend a total of 15-20 minutes each night)

  • Daily Reading 
  • Daily Numeracy fluency facts and/or skills
  • Optional Phonics Activity

Year 3 and Year 4:  (Students should spend a total of 20-30 minutes each night)

  • Daily Reading 
  • Daily Numeracy fluency facts and/or skills
  • Optional Soundwaves Spelling Activity

**Throughout the year there may be assessments and/or projects that students will engage during the school day. This may also be set as an additional homework task. 

 

Year 5 and Year 6 (Students should spend a total of 25-35 minutes each night)

  • Using and managing the school diary
  • Daily Reading 
  • Daily Numeracy fluency facts and/or skills
  • Optional Soundwaves Spelling Activity

**Throughout the year there will be assessments and/or projects that students will engage during the school day. This may also be set as an additional homework task.