02 March 2012
This week’s homework is talk time and links to our current SEAL topic. It’s due in on Wednesday 07 March 2012.
I can say why it is ‘Good to be me’.
02 March 2012
Your homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 07 February.
I can express my opinion about Captain Robert Scott and his Antarctic expedition.
We ‘ve been learning about Robert Scott’s mission to travel to the South Pole. Can you produce a piece of work that tells me your opinion about Scott and his mission?
This piece of work could be:
- Some art work
- A biography
- A timeline
- A cartoon strip about his expedition
- An interview with you answering questions about as though you were Scott
- Your own even more creative idea!
02 March 2012
The homework this week is Talk Time and is due in on Wednesday 07 March.
I can help someone with a worry
In keeping with our SEAL theme this week, the homework is to discuss how your child could help someone with a worry.
You could talk about:
- what they could do
- what they could say
- who else could help
Remember, with Talk Time homeworks, there is no need to write anything in the books; a few notes might be helpful but aren’t essential.
24 February 2012
This week’s homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 29 February 2012.
Next week, on Thursday 01 March, it’s World Book Day. To celebrate, all the classes are having a themed day on the subject of reading. There will be lots of activities, including an invitation for your child to dress up as a favourite book character. Linked to this, we’d like all children in school to consider their favourite story and explain why…
I can say why I like a book.
You could create a comic strip, write a book review, draw a story map, write a letter to the author… Anything you like that celebrates reading!
As always, the creative homework should be on one side of the A4 Homework Books, although creative ways to extend this are allowed!
It’s the holidays…
…so there are no spellings or homework activities.
Instead, enjoy a winter walk, the marvellous Muppets movie, some cool culture at a gallery or museum… Enjoy the half-term break.
03 February 2012
This week’s homework is Practice makes Perfect: the children have a text to read and then answer the questions to show their understanding.
It’s due in on Wednesday 08 February 2012.
03 February 2012
Your homework this week is a mixture of creative and talk time combined and is due in on Wednesday 08 February.
I can talk about an animal from either the Arctic or Antarctic.
Next week, we are having a session called ‘Just A Minute’ in class. Children have been asked to prepare a talk that they will give to the rest of the class about an animal who lives in the Arctic or Antarctic. This talk is to last one minute and has been set to develop the children’s skills as confident and creative speakers. The children will need to research facts about their chosen animal and rehearse their speeches at home to build up their confidence.
Any materials they prepare to help them – maybe a bullet point list as a memory aid – must stick to the homework rules of not going over one page of A4.
03 February 2012
The homework this week is talk time and your child should be ready to discuss the topic by Wednesday 08 February.
Is it acceptable to test on animals for medical research?
Encourage your child to justify their opinions and try to present a balanced argument. It’s likely that your child will have a strong opinion one way or the other, but helping them to understand an alternative viewpoint will develop their social and emotional skills (such as empathy) as well as their speaking and listening skills.
Encourage your child to use all of the following connectives at least once during the discussion:
- however
- on the other hand
- because
- but
03 February 2012
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect – to complete a worksheet on number patterns.
You’ll find the worksheet in your child’s homework book.
This homework is due on Wednesday 08 February.
Friday 27 January 2012
This week’s homework is creative. It is due in on Wednesday 01 February 2012.
I know what a hero is.
Ideas:
Spider diagram
Poster
Collage
Photographs