08 November 2013
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect.
This week’s learning in maths has been all about counting and recognising numbers. It’s really important that your child knows the value of each digit in a number eg they need to know that a 16 is actually a 10 and a 6, one ten and six units. While they are doing their homework, talk to them about the numbers they are writing and make sure they are writing them the right way round.
This homework needs to be handed in by Wednesday 13 November.
08 November 2013
This week our homework is practice makes perfect.
I can tell the time.
We have been learning how to tell the time this week. All of the children have completed similar tasks in lesson but a bit of extra practice will make sure we’re ready to take on a challenge next week. Give them every opportunity to be telling the time throughout the day too, especially for o’ clock, half past and quarter past.
This homework is due on Wednesday 13 November.
Have fun, you marvellous mathematicians!
08 November 2013
The homework this week is practice makes perfect and it’s due in on Wednesday 13 November.
To plan a narrative (story) from any genre using ‘OBDER’.
This homework fits in with our literacy learning this week. We have been learning about the types (genre) of story and talking about which ones we prefer. Here’s a list of some of our favourite genres of story:
- scary/horror
- fantasy
- adventure
- love
- familiar setting
- fairy tale
- humorous
This week, children have to plan a story from a genre of their choice. They have to use OBDER to plan the story. Your child should be able to tell you what OBDER is and how they should plan their story. However, just in case…
We use OBDER to sequence the events in the story:
- O is for opening
- B is for build-up
- D is for dilemma
- E is for events
- R is for resolution
We have taught the children to start the plan with the dilemma so that they know where the story is heading. Once they have decided the dilemma, they can then go back to the opening and work through the rest of the sections in order. Remember, the children aren’t expected to write the story, they are just planning it so each section should just have the main ideas about what will happen and possibly some ambitious vocabulary they want to use in each section or how the character is feeling. We also use DAD to help us when we are planning stories – ask your child about DAD!
It’s half-term…
…so no specific homework, spellings or tables this week. It’s a good time to relax and enjoy some time with your children – have you visited the free exhibition of Anthony Browne pictures at Leeds City Museum, for example?
25 October 2013
There will be no homework or spellings over the half term but if you want to do some work with your child, here are some suggestions.
- Read every day, asking questions about what is happening and how they feel about the book.
- Whenever you use numbers (cooking, shopping, temperature etc…) discuss them with your child. What do they know about that number? How much is it? How much change do I need? Is it colder or warmer?
- Encourage them to write. Maybe they could keep a diary for one day of the holidays and we can stick it into our class diary so that everybody could read it.
18 October 2013
This week’s homework is creative homework.
I can show a healthy balanced diet.
Here are some ideas to get you going:
- cook something healthy and take photos
- design a healthy eating poster
- collage of favourite foods using lots of different materials or paper
- a healthy food quiz
We’re looking forward to looking at your healthy ideas – might just take some of your ideas for some healthy eating in the half-term holiday!
18 October 2013
The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 23 October.
I can solve division problems.
We’ve been learning about division all week so the children have some problems to solve. Ask your child to show you what method they have been taught to use to solve the problems.
18 October 2013
It’s time to get your creative juices flowing again for this week’s creative homework.
I can show a healthy balanced meal.
It’s entirely up to you how you do this, make is as creative as possible! Maybe you could…
- Cook a meal at home that has a balanced amount of each food group.
- Take pictures of your work.
- Create a meal on a paper plate using dried food.
- Think about both sweet and savoury food.
Don’t forget about: Donny Dairy, Colin Carbohydrate, Victor Vitamin, Freddy Fat and Peter Protein.
11 October 2013
This week’s homework is talk time.
There has been lots of learning going on in art this week. There are so many artists who have drawn and painted faces. Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted faces using images of fruit. Here is one of them:
How does it make you feel?
Do you like it? Why?
What does it make you think of?
These are just some questions to help you talk about the painting.
We are looking forward to hearing your views when we discuss this on Wednesday 16 October.
04 October 2013
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect.
Handwriting is very important and the sooner we get it right the better!
This week’s homework is practising round and back to form letters like a and c. If you are not sure about the handwriting scheme, please take a look at the website so that you are able to support your child – there is a very useful guide which goes through the basic rules that we follow.