16 November 2012
This week’s homework is Practice makes Perfect. It is due in on Wednesday 21 November. Your child has to colour the squares in a variety of different ways to show one half or one quarter (depending on the sheet they have).
16 November 2012
The homework this week is Talk Time and is due in Wednesday 21 November.
I can talk about different ways to get on with my friends.
Our current SEAL theme is getting on. We’ve been learning about how to manage our feelings as well as learning to understand the feelings of others. Have a discussion with your family about all the ways you can get on with friends in and out of school.
Get your child justify their thoughts by using conjunctions like because or as.
16 November 2012
Your homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday November 28.
I can get show what I know about Victorian…
We’ve had lots of great learning during the Victorian part of our Rich and Poor topic. Next week we’ll move onto new learning and away from the history section of the topic. Children need to produce a piece of work about an aspect of their Victorian learning that they know most about. This could be…
- schools
- work
- clothes
- homes, or
- your own idea!
This piece of work could be…
- drawings
- writing; diary, recount, story
- a combination of drawing and writing
- a picture collage
- an illustrated list
- a timeline, or
- your own idea!
16 September 2012
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect – to complete a worksheet.
You’ll find the worksheet in your child’s homework book.
This homework is due on Wednesday 21 November 2012.
09 November 2012
Homework this week is creative. It’s the first of three homework tasks this year when we invite children to respond to something from a cultural or spiritual perspective (we’re going to time these so they fall close to religious festivals, from Eid to Easter).
I can respond to a book I’ve recently read.
This week, we’d like children to present their responses about a recent book they’ve read. We’re interested to hear your child’s opinions and any connections they might have made between the book and their own life. This book review might include pictures, an interview (you could write a fictional script between an interviewer and a character), a letter (eg to or from a character, or perhaps even the author) – anything which might include your child’s responses!
However, your child might prefer to do the following:
I can show what Eid or Diwali means to me and my community.
Just before the half-term, some children in school will have celebrated the Muslim festival of Eid. Next week, some children in school will celebrate the Sikh and Hindu festival Diwali. We invite those children to respond to the sentence above – they might include a recount (like a diary entry), pictures, an interview (perhaps in a script).
It’s the half-term break…
…so there’s no homework this week.
Please make sure your child continues to read lots and be read to – this is always the most valuable activity you can do at home to help learning.
Why not put some Maths into practice too: play a board game, bake something, create some mathematical art…
19 October 2012
This week’s homework is talk time. It’s due in on Wednesday 24 October 2012.
Should animals perform in the circus?
Remember that talk time homework is marked through a class discussion/debate once the homework has been handed in.
19 October 2012
The homework this week is Talk Time and is due in on 24 October.
Should households have more than one car? Discuss.
We want you to discuss with your child the different factors involved with having more than one car. In addition, we’d also like you to discuss the differences between need and want as well as looking at the effect cars have on the evironment. Encourage your child to use words and phrases such as:
- However,
- On the other hand,
- Nevertheless,
- Furthermore,
19 October 2012
It’s time for Talk Time homework this week.
Should everyone be paid the same wage?
This question will generate some interesting discussion and is linked with our Rich and Poor topic. It also helps the children to address moral issues eg discussing whether it is right that certain professions get paid so much more than others.
We’ll discuss this in school on Wednesday 24 October 2012.
19 October 2012
This week’s homework is talk time. It’s due in on Wednesday 24 October 2012.
Should animals perform in the circus?
Remember that talk time homework is marked through a class discussion/debate once the homework has been handed in.