25 January 2013
The homework this week is creative and is due in Wednesday 30 January.
I can show what I already know about treasure.
As you all know, our new Big Topic is Hidden Treasure. We’d like you to show us what you already know about the topic. As always, you can be as creative as you like, but if you’re struggling why not…
- draw and label a picture
- use a computer to find information
- create a comic strip
- make a collage
We look forward to seeing your ideas.
18 January 2013
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect. It is due in on Wednesday 23 January 2013.
I can use speech marks.
The children have some sentences in which they need to add the speech marks to – we’ve been learning this in class. They need to put the speech marks before the first spoken word and before ‘said’.
Some children have also been asked to add ‘action enders’ to their writing (only if they’ve been working on it in class).
Here’s an example:
- “It’s snowing outside!“ said Aleena.
- “It’s snowing outside!” said Aleena, looking out of the window.
18 January 2013
The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 23 January 2013.
You will be practising using adjectives. An adjective is a describing word – it describes nouns. It gives more information to your sentences, making them more interesting to read. You will find the activities in your homework book.
If you have any questions, please come and see me or Mrs Weekes.
18 January 2013
This week’s homework is creative.
I can show what I want to know about theme parks.
In class, children have discussed how they could present this homework, but the main thing is to get loads of questions and / or ideas down. This will mean that we can base lots of our Theme Park Big Topic lessons on children’s interests.
18 January 2013
The homework this week is creative and is due in Wednesday 22 January.
I can show what I already know about space.
As you all know, our new topic is Blast Off! To launch this topic we would like you to show us everything you already know about space. You could tell us about the history of space travel, the different planets, the Milky Way or even discuss whether there is life on Mars! As always, you can be as creative as you like, but if you’re struggling why not try:
- an annotated photo collage of different pictures from space
- a PowerPoint presentation
- a comic strip
- a podcast
11 January 2013
Your homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 16 January.
I can express my opinion about the book The Switch.
We’ve just finished our class novel, The Switch. Homework is to produce a piece of work that tells me your opinion of the book. The homework also has to relate to our learning about different text types so the children need to produce a piece of written work about The Switch.
This piece of work could be:
- An advert persuading people to buy the book and promoting the book
- A script of one of the most exciting parts of the story
- A narrative continuing the story
- An explanation showing what the book is about
- A discussion praising the book
- A debate or balanced argument showing two points of view about the book or a character, or…
- Your own idea choosing a different text type.
11 January 2013
The home work this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 16 January.
I know how I am going to take reponsibility for my learning this year.
Our SEAL statement this week has been about taking reponsibility for our learning. As it’s the start of the year and a time for new starts and new year resolutions, we thought it would be a good time to think about how we can take responsility for our learning and set some targets for ourselves for the new year.
Examples could be:
- Making sure that I read at home with an adult every day.
- Reducing the number of warnings I get.
- Giving out 3 friendship tokens every day.
- Pushing myself harder in literacy lessons.
For talk time homeworks, children don’t have to write anything in their homework books but many find that writing down some ideas and prompts helps them to contribute during the discussion we have as a class.
11 January 2013
This week’s homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 16 January 2013.
I can find different materials around the house.
You could produce:
- art work
- cut out pictures from a magazine
- construct something
- a poster
- write a sentence or two
- a Venn diagram
- your own creative idea
Remember: all objects are made from a type of material (glass, wood, metal, pottery etc).
11 January 2013
This week’s homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 16 January 2013.
Your child will have one of the following homework objectives depending on which one they are working on at the moment:
- I know the 2 times table.
- I know the 5 times table.
It’s Christmas…
…so enjoy the break.
We don’t give homework or spellings and tables to learn during holidays. Instead, we hope you all enjoy the break and spend some fabulously festive family time, whether it’s playing board games, enjoying a book or two or simply relaxing in front of the telly for a treat.