11 March 2016
The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 16 March.
Should people eat animals or should we all be herbivores?
Recently, we have learnt about what animals eat. We learnt that some animals are carnivores (eat only meat), some are herbivores (eat only plants) and some are omnivores (eat plants and meat). We’ve been looking at food chains and know that animals need to eat to survive.
But should we, as humans, eat meat? This is a huge topic and we don’t expect you to find any answer as such, but rather enjoy the discussion and reasoning it creates. You could find information from the internet, from books or from other people. Encourage your child to seek a balance of opinions and try not to steer their opinion one way. Here are some question prompts to get your conversations started:
Why do people eat meat?
Why do people choose not to eat meat?
Is it a healthy choice?
Is it cruel to the animals?
Are there some animals we shouldn’t eat?
Which religions abstain from eating certain meats, and why?
As it is talk time homework, your child is not required to record anything in their homework books although they can if they wish. However, please remember to sign it or write a short comment so we know that your child has engaged in a discussion. Many thanks.
11 March 2016
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due of Wednesday 16 March.
Should animals be kept in zoos?
You might want to discuss whether…
- conservation is a reason to keep them there
- animals are happy being kept in enclosed spaces
- animals deserve to have a choice over where they live
- zoos exists to make money or to make a difference
We will use your responses to these questions in our end of topic review.
11 March 2016
One of this week’s homework is Talk Time.
Is it OK to take a life?
Children need to think about this moral question from a wide-range of viewpoints. It’s pretty deep for a Y5 class! In class, we’ll have a debate but they must be prepared to debate for and against this question. They must make notes to help when debating.
11 March 2016
This week’s Practice Makes Perfect homework is due on Wednesday 16 March.
Each child has been assigned three task on Mathletics to be completed at home. They link to the subtraction and addition we’ve been working on for the last week so all of the children should be confident with their working out.
If you cannot access the activities for any reason, let me know on Monday so that the homework can be completed by Wednesday. Thank you.
11 March 2016
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 16 March.
I can design a flowerbed.
We’ve been asked to take part in a competition to design a flowerbed as part of ‘Leeds in Bloom’. The competition is open to all children in Leeds and the winner will have their design planted into reality somewhere in the city centre.
The guidance advises that children’s designs are a pattern or collage rather than a garden scene or picture.
04 March 2016
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due on Wednesday 09 March.
I can suggest ways of becoming or remaining calm.
As part of our ‘Getting On’ SEAL theme, we’ll look at different ways to keep calm in a range of situations. Discuss how we feel in difficult situations and note down some things you can do to become calm again.
26 February 2016
The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 02 March.
Write a book review for a fiction book you have read. Come prepared to talk to the class about the book.
Don’t feel restricted to the boxes! If you feel like you want to write more, you can do it in your homework book.
I’m looking forward to discussing books with you!
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.