Homework
is encouraged as a link between home and school. New guidelines for Queensland
State Schools about levels of student homework emphasize a need for balance
between family life and consolidating classroom learning. Prescribed levels of homework for different
age groups are as follows.
| Prep | Generally
students will not be set homework. |
| Years 1, 2
& 3 | Could be up to but generally not
more than an hour a week. |
| Years 4
and 5 | Could be up to but generally not
more than 2 to 3 hours a week. |
Classes at
Glenore Grove offer homework which focusses on reading and sight words as well
as the practising of number facts in accordance with the above guidelines.
At Glenore Grove State School, we believe
learning to read is a priority for every student.
Teachers work hard at school to teach reading
and your support at home would make a
difference in student achievements. We ask that all students read each night for
about 20 minutes. Reading can be to a child,
with a child or by a child depending on the
day and child’s ability. Children from Prep to Year 2 can bring in a document wallet and
take home books each Monday to read each
night that week. They can read and re read
these books as many times as necessary to build fluency. Books sent home are at
students’ independent levels. Students in Years 3 to 6 or other higher level readers
should be borrowing books from the library to
take home and read each night.
Fill out your reading diary each time you read
for 20 mins and colour in one owl. After you
have 50, 100, 150 & 200 reading events &
owls coloured in you can show your teacher
and you will be rewarded with an owl brag tags
on assembly.
We run a Homework
Centre 3 afternoons a week. Monday, Tuesday and Thursday straight
after school until 3:45pm. Please contact the office for an application
form or complete the attached form. Enrolment is dependent on current student enrolments.