Drillham State Schools Homework Policy (PDF, 729 KB) has been approved by the P&C. Homework is set Monday to Thursday.
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Prep students have early literacy awareness activities including shared reader, nursery rhymes, alphabet awareness and modelled writing.
- Year 1 - 6 students have nightly reading, number facts, spelling & sentences.
- Sight words from Prep term 4, until 1000 are learnt (typically term 4 year 2)
Students are encouraged to read every night. This may include being read to, shared reading or reading alone.
Homework should take no more than 20 minutes per night. Drillham's Homework Centre runs Monday to Thursday 3pm to 3:45pm. All Drillham students are welcome to attend on a regular or ad hoc basis. Please contact the principal for more information.
Reading Rewards
To support student's reading, the school conducts a term by term reading challenge as part of student's homework. Students are rewarded based on the amount of reading they regularly complete. Nightly reading also contributes to the annual Premier reading challenge.