14 June 2013
This week’s homework is talk time. It’s due in on Wednesday 19 June 2013.
Why do some farmers prefer to make their farms organic?
07 June 2013
Homework this week is creative. It’s the third of three homework tasks this school year when we invite children to respond to something from a cultural or spiritual perspective (we’ve timed these so they fall close to religious festivals, from Eid to Easter).
I can respond to a piece of art.
This week, we’d like children to present their responses about a piece of art. Your child might think about the colours used in the artwork or the line or shapes. They may discuss the mood of the piece and decide if they like or dislike it.
However, your child might prefer to do the following:
I can show how I celebrate an occasion.
We invite children to respond to the sentence above – they might include a recount (like a diary entry), a report, draw pictures or use photographs to show how they celebrate an occasion.
It’s the half-term break…
…so there’s no homework or spellings this week. Enjoy the holiday, whatever you get up to.
17 May 2013
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect. Your child will have to complete the number sequences on the sheet in their book. It is due in on Wednesday 22 May 2013.
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