Home Learning Programme - Primary School

ISB Home-Learning Philosophy

We believe in a balanced-lifestyle approach to learning. Home learning tasks must be relevant and interesting, and be able to be completed easily by the student. It is a consolidation of learning done at school, with an emphasis on developing work habits and a connection between home and school.

If you are finding that home learning is too challenging, not relevant, inappropriate for your child or too frustrating to complete, please schedule a time to speak with the teacher. Home learning can be differentiated according to student and family needs.

Guidelines for home learning times are as follows:

Grades 1 and 2- 20 minutes per day maximum

Grades 3 and 4- 30 minutes per day maximum

Grade 5- 45 minutes per day maximum

If the homework is taking longer than this, please inform the class teacher so it can be adjusted. We rely on your feedback to make the home learning programme successful.

If for any reason, your child cannot fulfill their home learning expectations, please contact the teacher. We are flexible with our approach.

Attendance Expectations

If your child is not going to attend school, please contact the teacher or the Primary School office as soon as possible. Students who are late (after 8:15am) must report to the Primary School office before joining the class.

If you know your child is going to be absent ahead of time please notify the teacher as soon as possible. In these situations, your child will have access to the various class websites and the home learning tasks, however they will not receive work to complete during their absence.

Absence and Tardiness

Parents are asked to ensure that their children begin classes from the first day of school and attend regularly. We urge parents to exercise discretion and avoid absences during regularly scheduled school days or on days adjacent to weekends and school holidays. Parents should be aware that a written note, email, or phone call to the school does not excuse their child from the attendance requirement. Any absence that is not of an acceptable nature will be declared as unauthorized.

Excessive Absences

Students are expected to attend school each day. Students who are absent from school for an excessive number of days, regardless of the reason, may be placed on a conditional enrolment. In the Primary School, this will be dealt with on a case-by-case basis.

In the case of planned extended absence, the teacher is not expected to provide additional work for the student to complete, however the student will be able to access the online learning platform of Seesaw and other web-based resources.