27 June 2014
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect.
Understanding what we read is essential and that is what we were thinking about in our English lesson today. All of the children have a text in their homework books with some questions. Read the text with your child and then look at the questions and see if they can find the answers in the text. Sometimes the questions are multiple choice – they choose the correct answer; sometimes there is space for a written answer.
Please encourage your child to go back to the text and find the answers rather than just guess.
Homework is due to be handed in by Wednesday 02 July 2014.
20 June 2014
This weeks’ whole school homework is Talk Time and also involves completing the pupil health questionnaire sent home with your child.
I can share my views about health.
Emotional health and obesity are our two main health targets to further our healthy schools status and the questions are linked to these areas. They include:
- Are you happy at school?
- What do you enjoy most about playtimes and lunchtimes?
Please support your child to complete the health questionnaire in order to find out their views on some of our key health issues at school. This should be returned to your class teacher by Wednesday 25 June.
13 June 2014
This week’s homework is an investigative task. Earlier in the week the children were investigating arrays, a picture showing multiplication. This homework supports their learning, seeing maths in everyday life.
I can find examples of real life arrays.
An example of a real life array would be an egg box:
- 2 rows of 3 = 6 (2 x 3 = 6)
- 3 rows of 2 = 6 (3 x 2 = 6)
(Don’t forget the link to division, too!)
12 June 2014
This week’s homework is creative (combined with maths).
I can fin the perimeter of a shape.
We have looked at how to work out the perimeter of shapes this week by adding the length of all sides together. Here are some different ways you could practice doing this at home.
- Draw some shapes and measure their sides. Add them together to work out perimeter.
- Find actual objects to measure eg a table and work out its perimeter.
- Imagine how large a football pitch would be and work out its perimeter.
- Create a game that requires you to measure perimeter.
06 June 2014
This week’s homework is creative.
What was the seaside like in the past?
Choose any way to show what you know about what the seaside was like in the past. Why don’t you…
- create an information leaflet.
- draw a picture and label it.
- pretend you’re a child in the past and write a diary about your trip to the seaside.
06 June 2014
This week’s homework is creative. Please make sure it is handed in by Wednesday 11 June.
What was the seaside like in the past?
Remember, you can be as creative as you like:
- a picture detailing what the seaside might have looked like in the past
- a collage of pictures that you find on the internet
- a poster advertising “Punch and Judy”
- a timeline showing how the seaside might have changed
- a mirror image – one side showing the seaside today and the other showing the seaside in the past
We are looking forward to seeing what you have learnt about how the seaside has changed.
6 June 2014
This week’s homework is creative(ish) and is due Wednesday 11 June.
I can research a cyclist from the Tour de France.
The homework requires your child to complete a mini-research project on a well-known cyclist from the Tour de France. Your child has been given a booklet with certain information they must find out. Encourage your child to look in newspapers, magazines or online to investigate the life of their chosen cyclist.
The research your child uncovers will help inform next week’s Literacy lessons.
23 May 2014
There will be no homework or spellings this week. Have a lovely holiday.
16 May 2014
This week’s homework is talk time.
Why is it always important to tell the truth?
This will be discussed as part of our SEAL lessons next week. If you have this conversation at home then it will give the children chance to think about it in advance.
16 May 2014
Spellings and times tables.
I am not giving out new spellings or times tables this week as they have not been tested. This is because we’ve had lots of tests this week, one of which was spelling so we’ll test these spellings and times tables on Friday 23 May.