Homework

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.

01 February 2013

This week in class we have been writing from specific points of view. Your homework is to write a diary of a visit to a theme park expressing your point of view of the day.

• Was your day excellent?
• Was it disappointing?
• Was it a mixture?

Remember to include events and feelings. Make your diary as entertaining as possible. Interest your reader by combining interesting events and feelings. Make your events realistic. Link your opening and closing paragraphs with your feelings about your day.

Complete your plan  on the planning sheet you were given in class and write your diary in your homework book.

This practice makes perfect homework is due in on Wednesday 06 February.

25 January 2013

This week we are showing our learning about 3D shape in Creative homework:

Children have been learning about the propoerties of 3D shapes in class and have been looking closely at the properties of shapes and specific shape-related vocabulary.

Their homework could be one of the following:

• a poster
• some nets of shapes
• some 2D drawings of 3D shapes
• the children’s own idea

Homework should be handed in on Wednesday 30 January.