26 February 2016
This week’s homework is talk time and is due on Wednesday 2 March.
Our SEAL statement next week is I work co-operatively to help a group. To prepare for our circle time, you have three questions to start a discussion.
What is co-operation?
Why is co-operation important?
How can you work co-operatively at school?
As part of this discussion, you might want to search the internet to find an image that you both think represents co-operation.
26 February 2016
The homework this week is creative and is due in on 2 March.
I can show what I have learnt about 2D shapes.
In maths lessons this week, we’ve learnt the names of different shapes and how many sides and vertices (corners) they have. We’ve also learnt about symmetrical shapes and patterns. We’ve sorted shapes according to their features, drawn shapes and built animal faces using different shapes in a topic lesson.
Here are a few ideas we came up with in class:
Create a different animal using shapes. This animal could also be symmetrical.
Look at different flags and decide if they have lines of symmetry or not.
Conduct a shape hunt, finding the different 2D shapes in your house and garden.
Create your own game, where contestants have to guess the names of shapes after you have described them.
26 February 2016
This week’s Creative homework is due on Wednesday 02 March.
To be able to work with money.
We don’t often get creative with Maths but that’s our challenge for this homework. Next week’s Maths will be all about money so think about how you can work with money for your homework. There are all sorts of things you could do for this:
- Take photos of you using money in real life.
- Create your own shop at home and be the till master.
- Create a quiz or challenge for others to try in class.
- Write word problems that require you to understand money.
- Think about all of the situations where you’re required to use money.
The more creative the better and I look forward to seeing what comes in as Year 5’s homework is always great fun to look at.
26 February 2016
This week’s Practice Makes Perfect homework is due on Wednesday 02 March.
To be able to learn a poem by heart.
We started learning ‘Daffodils’ by William Wordsworth in our English lesson this week. Most of us could recite the first verse by the end of the lesson. We challenged each other to see who could recite the most and Emre impressed us all by remembering all of the first two verses!
See how much you can learn at home and we’ll have another ‘poem-off’ on Wednesday.
It’s half-term…
…so there’s no homework this week. Enjoy the break – walks to spot the first signs of Spring, restful reading huddled up at home, or whatever else you get up to!
05 February 2016
This week’s homework is creative and is due Wednesday 10 February:
I can show what I know about fractions.
Who says that maths can’t be creative? This homework gives your child the opportunity to showcase their learning of fractions creatively. There are loads of ways of showing off a knowledge of fractions, such as:
- a Little Miss or Mr Man fraction story in the style of Roger Hargreaves
- a picture where all the elements are a fraction
- a poem about fractions
- designing a classroom with all the parts indicated by a fraction
Enjoy getting creative with maths!
05 February 2016
For all children in Year 1 – Year 6, the homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 10 February.
I can prepare a speech (School Council elections).
or
I know the importance of voting.
It’s time for children to consider if they would like to stand for election for our new School Council. With two representatives from each class, chosen democratically by their peers, all children at Moortown Primary are encouraged to take an active part in pupil voice.
Elections for our new school council will take place next Thursday 11 February with our polling station and ballot boxes at the ready. Candidates will have the opportunity to give their election speech to their class on Wednesday 10 February.
What makes a good school councillor has been considered by our current school council.
- ‘Communicating with others – pupils and adults.’
- ‘Having good listening skills to know what to contribute in meetings.’
- ‘Thinking of realistic ideas to suggest in meetings.’
- ‘Considering other people’s views even if you don’t agree with them.’
Hints for your speech include:
- What skills and abilities would a good school councillor have?
- What are you particularly good at that would help you to be a great school councillor?
- What do you think would make the school better? What could you do that people would really like?
- Think of things that are realistic, maybe that you could do yourself, rather than having to ask other people to do?
Thank you to our current school councillors for all their ideas and contributions over the last year. We hope you have enjoyed this role and responsibility and you are welcome to stand again for election.
Good luck to all children who decide to stand in the elections.
If you choose not to stand in the election then you should consider the importance of voting.
05 February 2016
This week’s Practice Makes Perfect homework focusses on common spelling and punctuation errors.
To write spellings into a sentence.
Common mistakes from our English books are:
- incorrect use of their, there and they’re
- mixing where and wear
- incorrect use of the apostrophe for were and we’re
Along with this, we’d benefit from learning more about how to use its and it’s correctly and generally become more confident using apostrophes correctly.
The homework highlights these errors and provides a way of practising them.
This homework is due on Wednesday 10 February.
29 January 2016
The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 03 February.
Learn your lines for our class assembly.
Remember to practise speaking slowly, clearly and loudly.
29 January 2016
The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 03 February.
What does it mean to be alive?
This statement could be explored in a scientific or spiritual way… or both.