01 March 2013
Next Thursday 07 March is our annual school council election. This week’s homework, linked to the elections, is talk time. It’s due in on Wednesday 06 March 2013. Your child has a choice:
Either:
If your child would like to be a candidate for their class, their homework is to prepare a speech to present to their class. This should include the following:
- Why they think they can represent their class well.
- What qualities they have to make a good school councillor.
- What suggestions they have for the new school council to consider. Think of realistic ideas.
Some websites to help with this homework include http://involver.org.uk and http://www.pupilvoicewales.org.uk
Or:
If your child does not want to be a candidate in the elections, their homework is to discuss:
I understand the importance of voting.
This week, in class and assemblies, children have been learning about voting, school councils and why their vote, in the elections next week, really does count.
It’s the Spring half-term holiday next week…
It’s half-term holidays next week, so there are no specific homework tasks, times tables or spellings next week.
Of course, regular practice and learning can still happen: reading each day, swimming, tables practice, trips to the library, walks around Roundhay Park… A personal recommendation from me: take a visit to Leeds Art Gallery -the Liberty and Anarchy exhibition is great!
All will help your child have a happy and healthy holiday!
08 February 2013
The homework this week is practise makes perfect.
The children have all got a photocopy of a script in their homework books. They need to practise this so that when we go to Allerton Grange on Monday, they are ready to perform their part of the script.
08 February 2013
Our homework this week is Talk Time.
I can tell a story.
Children have been asked to plan a story (using the structure below) and then tell it to people at home. They will be asked to re-tell the story at school on Wednesday, when the homework is due in. This homework is designed to help children’s story writing, which is what we’re focusing on at the moment in class.
Suggested story structure that children are familiar with:
- Beginning or Opening (sets the scene, tells a reader where and when the story is happening and often introduces the main characters)
- Middle (how the story progresses)
- End or Resolution (how the problem is solved)
In Year 1 we call this structure the Story Mountain.
08 February 2013
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due in Wednesday 13 February.
Has there been (or is there) life on other planets? Discuss.
Following the discovery of an ‘alien egg’ right next to the school, I want you to discuss at home whether there has ever been life outside of planet earth. Why not try:
- exploring accounts of alien encounters
- researching what is required for life to exist and whether that is possible on other planets
- discussing whether it is ever possible to know for sure whether something exists in such a huge universe
We’ll be having a discussion next week, so make sure your child comes ready with some key points to make.
08 February 2013
Your homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 13 February 2013.
I can produce a piece of work for our theme parks display.
Create a piece of work about theme parks to show what you have learnt in Literacy, Geography, Art, DT, Science or Maths.
Work should not go in your homework book. It should be bright, colourful, attractive, neat, of an excellent standard in terms of presentation and ready to put up on display.
08 February 2013
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect. It is due in on Wednesday 13 February.
I can add numbers.
Your child will have some calculations in their homework book that they have to complete.
01 February 2013
The homework this week is to practise and prepare for our class assembly:
- the words to the songs (the children know the words already, so it’s a case of working on loud, clear singing)
- individual parts (practise projecting your voice!)
The performance will be on Thursday 07 February at 2.40pm
See you there!
01 February 2013
This week’s homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 06 February 2013.
Your child will have one of the following homework objectives depending on which one they are beginning to learn:
- I know the 5 times table.
- I know the 3 times table.
01 February 2013
The homework this week is Talk Time and is due in Wednesday 06 February.
I can talk about when I think time began.
Before we started our new Big Topic (Blast Off!), the children came up with some questions that they wanted to find the answer to by the end of the topic. A large proportion of the class wanted to know the answer to the following question:
“When did time begin?”
I’m sure you’ll all agree this is a fascinating question as well as being one that I would struggle to answer! Therefore, we’ve decided that this is a great opportunity for your child to share their beliefs, ideas and/or theories on when and how time began. Make sure your child has some points ready to bring to our discussion next week.