13 September 2013
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due on Wednesday 18th September.
How does it feel to do something new?
Below are the guidance notes taken from the school’s Homework Policy for Talk Time homework:
Talk Time
Teachers have noticed that, in some instances, a lot of time has been taken on the presentation of the Talk Time homework. Children are welcome to do this although it is not necessary. The purpose of Talk Time homework is to encourage a conversation around their current learning. Any notes made in their homework book should simply be there to aid them as a prompt when it is discussed in class the following week. For this reason, teachers tend to give verbal feedback during their talk time session in class. We want our children to be expert talkers, using a variety of sentences and expressions, and able to back up their points or disagree with others in a polite way – this is more important than written notes for Talk Time. Simply: it’s hard to be a good writer if you’re not a good speaker, so Talk Times using ambitious words, useful phrases, interesting sentences is the best way to support your child.
Make a note in your child’s homework book that you have discussed this question with them.
Top Tips
We have discussed the homework as a class and have decided that the best way to answer this question is to all try something new ourselves (whether that be a new food, a new experience or a new route to a familiar place) and discuss how that felt.
13 September 2013
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect – writing numbers correctly.
Please make sure that it is handed in by Wednesday 18 September.
If you looked in our handwriting books you would see that we have been practising writing numbers. Even though we start letters on the line, numbers are like capital letters: we have to start at the top. It’s important that we get this right.
Make sure you check our handwriting policy on the website if you are not sure or come and ask for a copy.
06 September 2013
The first piece of homework in Year 2 is creative homework. Just to remind everyone, this means that the homework can be presented in a variety of different ways – it’s up to you and your child! The only rule is that you can only use one page of the homework book (but you can come up with your own sneaky ways of enlarging the space if you need to!).
Homework needs to be handed in on Wednesday 11 September 2013.
I can explain how five different materials change when you heat and cool them.
It’s up to you how you do this but if you’re stuck here are some suggestions;
- Conduct your own experiment
- Take pictures of your findings
- Create and information page / booklet
- Draw labelled diagrams
I’m looking forward to seeing what all our Year 2 professors find out.
Happy experimenting!
06 September 2013
The home work this week is Talk Time and is due in on Wednesday 11 September.
I can talk about what I’m going to do at home and at school to make sure I have a successful year.
Below are the guidance notes taken from the school’s Homework Policy for Talk Time homework:
Talk Time
Teachers have noticed that, in some instances, a lot of time has been taken on the presentation of the Talk Time homework. Children are welcome to do this although it is not necessary. The purpose of Talk Time homework is to encourage a conversation around their current learning. Any notes made in their homework book should simply be there to aid them as a prompt when it is discussed in class the following week. For this reason, teachers tend to give verbal feedback during their talk time session in class. We want our children to be expert talkers, using a variety of sentences and expressions, and able to back up their points or disagree with others in a polite way – this is more important than written notes for Talk Time. Simply: it’s hard to be a good writer if you’re not a good speaker, so Talk Times using ambitious words, useful phrases, interesting sentences is the best way to support your child.
06 September 2013
The first piece of homework in Year 1 is creative homework. This means that the homework can be presented in a variety of different ways – it’s up to you and your child! The only rule is that you can only use one page of the homework book (but flaps and fold-outs are sneaky ways to enlarge the space if needed!).
Homework needs to be handed in on Wednesday 11 September 2013.
“I can show what things are made of in my house.”
This homework is linked to a mini topic that we are doing on “Materials”. We have had a couple of lessons about materials so this is your child’s chance to think about what they have learnt so far. Here are some suggestions of things he / she could do:
- photos of different materials in the home
- groups of objects all made of the same material – photos or drawings
- rubbings / examples of different materials
- lists of things made of certain materials
Let’s be material detectives!
05 July 2013
This week, your child has been taking part in a variety of activities as part of our Community Themed Week. One of these activities involved learning facts about different countries.
This week’s homework is creative. It is due in on Wednesday 10 July 2013.
I can show what I know about a country I have a connection with.
They could:
- produce a spider diagram of information
- draw pictures with labels
- write a fact file
- create a promotional leaflet for a tourism brochure
- design a homepage for a website about the country
…or think of another creative way of presenting their information.
This homework can be about any country of their choice, but it would be ideal if there is some sort of connection. This could be where your child was born, or where their family originate from; it could be where they have visited on holiday or even where they plan to visit in the future – any sort of connection would be good!
28 June 2013
This week’s whole school homework is a Talk Time one, and it also involves completing the pupil health questionnaire sent home with your child today.
I can give my opinions on health issues.
Emotional health and obesity are the two main health targets we are focussing on 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.
Completed questionnaires to be returned by Wednesday 03 July.
21 June 2013
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect. It is to be handed in by Wednesday 26 June 2013.
Your child will have a worksheet to complete. In this worksheet, your child will remember how to use labels and practise writing sentences.
21 June 2013
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect. It is to be handed in by Wednesday 26 June 2013.
We have been learning about time this week; some of the children are finding some aspects really hard so please remember to point out different times while you are out and about (particularly looking at the difference between analogue and digital). If you are waiting for a bus, think about how long you are waiting or if you are watching something, how long does the programme last?
21 June 2013
This week’s homework is to complete the Growing up in Leeds survey diary.
I can complete my Growing up in Leeds survey diary.
As described in the recent letter and following the lesson with Mrs Freeman this afternoon, Year 5 will be completing the Growing up in Leeds survey over the next few weeks. This confidential online survey, available to all schools in Leeds, addresses pupil perception of health, safety, enjoyment, achievement and participation.
Data from the survey will be used to inform change across aspects of health in school and provide evidence for our Healthy Schools status.
The diary should be completed as fully as possible over the next week and returned to school by next Friday 28 June. It will support the children with completing the survey and help to provide the most accurate results.
If you have any questions about the diary or the survey please contact me through the school office.