homework over the summer holidays ?

[sitdownpleasegeorge]

Ds has made excellent progress during reception, reads well and can write fairly legibly and do the odd sum or two.

The summer holidays are looming and I was wondering if schools give out work to keep the children ticking over and not regressing or forgetting too much stuff. We've always had a simple homework task set each holiday since Christmas so far and reading books are issued in double quantities to cover the break but realistically does anyone do that much with their primary school children over the 6 week break ?

Our school give homework during the other holidays, which I don't personally agree with, but not in the summer holidays.

Not for reception children.

none here so far.

No-thank goodness! They are generally swapping teachers anyway.
I would keep on with the reading. Visit the library once a week, ours has a section where books are grouped into levels of difficulty. Play lots of games-board games, card games-very good for Maths. Let them work out money for shopping. Baking or cooking helps with Maths.If you really want to go mad, and DS is willing,make a holiday scrap book and stick in photos,tickets etc and write a sentence.

None here though the teachers make a big deal out of using the local library over the summer. The libraries do a reading schemme so the children get prizes as they read books and answer some questions/do a review. The teachers also emphasise that 8 weeks is a long time and ideally all the recpetion children should read for 5 minutes a day is possible.

We didn't get any homework over last year's summer holidays (between reception and year 1). Have had reading and a written ask over other holidays. I wouldn't expect any - can imagine it is a pain coordinating it with different year teachers, etc.

I would imagine children of these age are learning all the time in the holidays anyway. You can keep them reading easy enough - librarys and ebay or charity shops have lots of early reader books. And you can incorporate reading, writing and maths into most every day games and activities.

Ah yes, I hadn't thought about the change over in teachers.

We already do the library run once a month and get the maximum amount of books each time, perhaps I'll step it up to once a fortnight in the Summer Hols.