AIBU that this is a bit too much homework for the Christmas holidays

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DC1 ( year 6 ) finished school at 12.30 today and has been giving homework for the Christmas holidays

daily reading entries
daily log on to the maths app game thing

then 29 pages of work sheets from comprehension to different maths sheets for example one alone has 60 odd questions.

to be completely and handed in on return to school completed in lunch breaks.

AIBU to think this is a bit much ?

That's absolutely awful!! I would complain to the headteacher.

How do you know? Are you the teacher who set it?

My year 11 has nothing set. It’s quite nice as they’ll get 2 weeks to relax and then the plan is to start revising for mocks when they go back to school in January and then probably not stop until the real thing. Not sure their plan will happen seeing as how revision so far has been hit and miss but that’s their plan and what I’m hoping will happen too

I'd have him do a bit of maths, a bit of reading and one worksheet, then write in the homework book (or app) that you thought it was too much homework and that they need downtime and family time away from school.

The worst thing is I bet the teacher doesn't even mark it, either the kids will themselves in class when they do back or an app does it automatically. I bet they would not give so much homework if they had to take books home and mark them.

This all over. If the school has an issue with the work not being done you can tell them to take it up with yourself.

Just say no. Absolutely wouldn't give it a second thought.

Y6 teacher here and I agree that is an insane amount. Mine have gone home with spellings and a reading book - I’m not planning on doing a tonne of work in the Christmas holidays so why should I expect them to!

DD1 went to a super-selective grammar school and all homework was done in their exercise books, handed in to teachers, marked and given back.

DD2 went to a comprehensive academy, four school years later and she had twice the amount of homework DD1 would get, all on about five different apps we had to download. None of it marked by the teachers themselves.

Go figure.

I'm a teacher and would never send home such a ridiculous amount of work nor would I expect the children to spend their holidays completing so much especially when it's likely to never get marked.

I would do the reading and that's it. Everything else is unnecessary.

Me neither.
Wheres the fucking holiday there?

That's way too much and frankly, ridiculous! I say that as a teacher!

At GCSE and A-level, students should probably expect some homework for over holidays and/or to do some revision, but not in Y6!!

At my school, we don't set homework over holidays for Y7-9. My son is Y6 and hasn't had any.

I would just do a little bit and send a note back with the rest, explaining there was no time and he will not be doing it at lunch.

Where are the parents defending this amount of homework or wishing for more? I'm not seeing any posts that fall under damned if you don't. How needlessly grievous.

We regularly got extra holiday homework for DD who is dyslexic. A little bit to keep her ticking over as she would take about a week to come up to speed when she got back to school otherwise. 15-20 mins every two days at most.

That's a) far too much which you know so I would b) focus on anything where you've had feedback that he needs to improve on and c) ignore the rest and return.
If he reads other books over the hols by all means log them and include them in your return to school WTAF note.

I'd just send in a note saying they had been on holiday, which is a break from school and therefore haven't done school work.

I mean, mine would read anyway, because reading can be a pleasure for many people, but I wouldn't be spoiling that pleasure by making them log it each day, and definitely wouldn't be going near any worksheets.

I say that as a teacher as well as a parent.

Big nope from me.
We’ve never had any sort of holiday homework. DC are now years 7 and 10.
Over Christmas especially, not a chance would it have been done, we’re usually away with family. That is the answer I would give if ever asked about it, we were away.
Reading is one thing, the rest, nah.

My dc had this last year in year 6.
year 7 now and not a peace of homework to be had for holidays. It’s for sats and it’s rubbish OP.

people dont get to oxford without making the efforts etc all knowledge builds on previous and yes it may seem omg, but it all adds to those grades

Unless your dc is considerably behind their targets and really needs to work hard to catch up with their peers, then this is bloody ridiculous and I wouldn't be entertaining it at all.

As teachers, if we never set homework/don't set "enough" we do face some criticism. Not from all parents obviously, but there will usually be a few. So it can be hard to please all of the people all of the time.....

My own personal view as a parent is that most homework is pointless. Suggestions for stuff families CAN do to extend their child's learning if they want (apps, reading lists, documentary recommendations, possible research topics etc - even activity booklets, as long as they are optional) = great! Compulsory time filling worksheet shit = less great.

As others have said, OP, if I were you I would do some reading (but not necessarily the school reading book, if your DC prefers others), and maybe a bit of time on the maths app, as I tend to find kids don't mind this and some even find it fun. And it can be a useful time filler if you are stuck in traffic, waiting in a dr's surgery, something like that....

I wouldn't bother with the worksheets. Providing your DC isn't the type to get upset if they aren't completed?

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Wow that's ridiculous

Mine doesn't have any (also year 6)

Hilarious

and yet true

Just say no. And say no to the staying in at lunch breaks too.

Insane. I'm a secondary school teacher and make a point of never setting work over the holidays. Ever.