Homework

17 May 2013

The homework this week is talk time and also a little bit of creative and is due in on Wednesday 22 May.

I know that I’m special and others are special too.

The theme for this half-term’s learning on developing children’s social, emotional and behavioural skills is ‘Good to be me’. We are exploring how children can motivate themselves in their learning and across the school. This week, we have been finding out what is special about us and what is special about our classmates.

In your child’s homework book there is an activity to complete. This activity doesn’t necessarily need to be done with a parent. It can be done with any adult that your child has a close relationship with.

The activity doesn’t have to be stuck in the books. In fact, it might be something you wish to keep. However, it is important that your child comes prepared to speak about their homework.

17 May 2013

We’ve started our Big Topic about farms! In only two weeks, children have already learnt about how butter is made, where corn is grown and in which country people eat mielies.

Our homework is Creative:

I can show what I know about a farm.

Here are some suggestions:

• poster
• poem
• picture
• map with information on
• photographs of the animals on a farm with captions or labels
• build a model
• research different types of farms

Homework is due on Wednesday 22 May 2013.

10 May 2013

This week’s homework is talk time. It is due in on Wednesday 15 May 2013.

I can talk about why it is ‘good to be me’.

This homework links in with our SEAL theme for this term.

10 May 2013

The homework this week is creative and is due in Wednesday 15 May.

To complete the five-a-day challenge.

This week, your child has been set a challenge. Are they able to eat five portions of fruit or vegetables for five days? We want your child to keep a log of all the fruit and vegetables they eat on each day from Saturday until Wednesday. Your child should make a note of the fruit and veg they eat, in anyway they want. Here are some ideas:

• a daily diary of all the fruit and veg they’ve managed to consume
• a video diary of each day of the week
• a podcast detailing all the fruit and veg they’ve eaten
• a picture story of all your different portions of fruit and veg
• a chart or table which details what they’ve eaten

We’ll be sharing our successes next Wednesday and talking about how challenging it was to eat so healthily – or if it was just business as usual.

Finally, no cheating! Check the packaging to find out how much of a fruit or veg counts as a whole portion. One grape does not mean you’ve eaten one portion of fruit or veg, and lots of fruity snacks don’t have enough fruit in them to count as a portion.

Good luck!

10 May 2013

This week’s homework is talk time. It is due in on Wednesday 15 May 2013.

Why do we need farms? What is the best place for a farm?

03 May 2013

The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 08 May 2013:

I know about push and pull forces.

We’ve finished with our mini-topic for science. We thought it would be good to see what children know about push and pull forces.

Some ideas:

• a poem
• a poster
• some facts
• do an investigation
• research using ICT
• photos
• or your own idea

03 May 2013

The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 08 May.

I can rotate shapes using the correct mathematical vocabulary.

The children all have a sheet in their books which they need to rotate according to the instructions. The vocabulary they need to use and understand is in the following table.

03 May 2013

The homework this week is Creative and is due in on Wednesday 08 May.

I can create a persuasive poster that encourages children to eat healthily.

This week sees the start of our Big Topic, ‘Food, glorious food!’ We’re also learning about writing persuasively in literacy. This is a great opportunity for you to put your persuasive writing skills to the test and use them to persuade children to eat healthily. Here are the R2s (remember to) for writing persuasively:

• emotive language
• connectives (usually adding or reason and result – ask your child, they’ll know what they are!)
• exaggeration
• rhetorical question
• addressing the reader (using words like you)

03 May 2013

This week’s homework is practice makes perfect. Your child will have one of two sheets about length. It’s due in on Wednesday 08 May 2013.

03 May 2013

Your homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 08 May 2013.

I can invent and make a page of a study book to show people how to… (you need to fill in your own idea here!)

Think of the following:

• How the page should look so it looks like a study book or important bits book.
• How you are going to make it creative and interesting to read.
• What information will you include to help your reader learn about your chosen subject?
• What tips will you give to your reader?