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.
29 January 2016
This week’s Practice Makes Perfect homework focuses on fractions work and is due on Wednesday 03 February.
To be able to work with fractions.
There is a booklet inside homework books this week that requires the children to practise the many skills required to confidently work with fractions. All of these skills have been used in our Maths lessons this week and will be used again next week. There is an explanation or example for each skill to help the children to work independently.
29 January 2016
This week’s Creative homework is due on Wednesday 03 February.
To be able to show what I know about life in the ocean.
Our Life topic will focus on life in the oceans next week as this is where all life began. Think about what you know already about the world’s ocean and the life it holds today, or has held in the past, and present this creatively.
Here are a few ideas to get you started:
- Information poster
- Draw and label diagrams
- Present the different types of animals you find in the ocean
- Create a quiz
- Create a ‘lift the flaps’ info page
22 January 2016
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 27 January.
What is your favourite animal and why?