American International School of Mozambique

Essential Agreement Home Learning

Introduction
AISM is an IB PYP school. PYP is considered to be a constructivist curriculum. In
short, this means that children construct meaning from central ideas around
over-riding themes. In the primary school we use teacher-guided inquiry in
order to build the important skills and concepts needed for life-long learning.

Home learning in a PYP school aims to be constructivist in its format in order to
support the on-going learning that happens within the school walls. It should
also be differentiated in regard to each students abilities and needs.

Purpose
To foster lifelong learners by:
Promoting an understanding of the school programme through activities
that develop, enhance, extend or practise classroom skills and concepts.
Promoting and developing independent learning and study skills.
Allowing time to reflect and develop reflection skills.
Encouraging and developing self-initiated inquiry and action.

Time frame
Home work will be assigned only on Monday through Thursday. Over weekends
students are required to read.
Expectations for each grade (excepting ELC) are calculated using the formula
Age x 5 minutes. Therefore allocated time-frames are as follows:
ELC - 10 minutes
K 25 minutes
G1 30 minutes
G2 35 minutes
Grade 3 40 minutes
Grade 4 45 minutes
Grade 5 50 minutes

Parents role
Provide a quiet area for your child to complete their home learning.
Parents have a supportive role. Clarification, discussion and extension of
students wonderings are all part of this role. Teaching and reteaching are
the realms of teachers. Should an activity be deemed too difficult, the
student should stop. The parents may then communicate directly with the
classroom teacher so that reteaching may take place.
Be involved with recreational reading tasks. Remember instructional
reading happens at school. Books should be readable and meaningful for all
students.
Make sure your child is thorough and careful when completing work.