Evidence-based research has informed our decision that homework at Heatley SS is not compulsory.
Heatley State School does not formally set homework.
We do however, encourage every child to read, every day. You can start with 5 mins a day in Prep and build up 20 minutes a day as your child gets older. Keep it light. Reading could include the following things:
Reading a comic book, magazine article or newspaper article about topics they
may enjoy like fishing, footy, dance, culture etc.
Take it in turns to read a page of a library book.
Finding a read-a-long on YouTube for a book they enjoy
Finding a book of short stories and reading a short story a day (Paul Jennings
and Morris Gleitzman are fantastic at this)
Turning on subtitles as students watch TV.
Reading articles or websites online about things they enjoy.
Children visit the school library at least once per week. If your child is in Prep to Year 2, they will need a library bag if they would like to borrow books and take them home.
2026: Library is every Monday – PA, PB 1/2A, 1/2B and every Tuesday – 2/3K, P1/K, 1/2C, 1/2D
We do offer an opt-in home reading program - this is especially encouraged in Prep, year 1 and year 2 when students are in the learning to read phase. Please advise your student's class teacher if you wish to participate. Notes will be sent home with students in P-2.
Books/texts sent home for home reading are intended to practice the decoding concepts taught in the classroom and be read independently to encourage enjoyment and building confidence with their reading.
