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.
12 October 2012
The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 17 October.
I can talk to somebody about what transport was like when they were a child
Talk to adults at home about their experiences of transport when they were children. If possible, ask grandparents and older family members as well. The older the better!
Question prompts could be:
- How did you get to school?
- Did you go on holiday and how did you get there?
- How has transport changed?
- What was your first car?
- How have the roads changed?
12 October 2012
This week’s homework is “Practice Makes Perfect.”
We have been investigating different types of data for the last couple of weeks; this homework looks at a frequency chart and then asks about averages.
Ask your child about mode, median and mean averages. In this homework they are asked to find the mode, this is the most common piece of data that appears in the chart.
They should be able to complete this homework independently; if there are any problems then please come and see me.
This homework needs to be handed in by Wednesday 17 October 2012.
12 October 2012
The homework this week is Creative and is due on Wednesday 17 October.
I can show what I know about the circus.
As you know, our new topic is Roll Up, Roll Up! I would like you to show me anything you already know about the circus. You can be as creative as you like, but if you’re struggling why not try:
- produce a spider diagram of ideas
- draw pictures with labels
- write a sentence
- produce a poster
- cut and stick pictures from the internet or magazines