02 December 2011
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 07 December.
I can show what I have learnt about fractions.
We’ve been learning about fractions in maths this week. We’ve mainly focussed on finding fractions of shapes. The children’s task is to show off what they have learnt. They could:
- Create and solve some fraction problems.
- Show what they know in a series of pictures or drawings.
- Write some fraction word problems.
- Make a poster giving information about fractions.
- Compose a fraction song or poem.
02 December 2011
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect. It is due in on Wednesday 07 December 2011.
I can write instructions.
Think of an activity such as:
- Brushing your teeth
- Making a sandwich
- Baking a cake
- Playing a game
Write instructions to show how to make, play or do something. Remember that instructions need:
- Lists (What you will need)
- Time connectives (First, wash your hands.)
- Bossy verbs (First, wash your hands.)
- Adverbs (First, wash your hands properly.)
02 December 2011
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect – to complete a subtraction worksheet. Your child has been introduced to some new ways to subtract this week and it’s important that they practise these new methods. You will find the worksheet in their homework book.
25 November 2011
This week homework is Practice Makes Perfect.
We’ve been learning how to find graphemes in words. We need a little more practice to make the learning secure.
All information needed to complete the activity is on the sheet that has been given to the children.
Homework is due in on Wednesday 30 November.
25 November 2011
The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 30 November.
I know how to stay calm.
There are lots of things that we can do to help ourselves to stay calm in different situations. Discuss what strategies you could use to stay calm and when you might need to use these strategies.
25 November 2011
Homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 30 November.
I can show all I know about Mount Olympus and the Ancient Greek Gods.
Remember to be as creative as you can.
You could produce some writing, art work, a story, a newspaper report or your own creative idea. Have fun!
18 November 2011
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 23 November. This week has been national anti-bullying week; consequently, the homework is about bullying too:
I can give advice to a victim of bullying.
It is totally up to you how you give this advice. Some ideas are:
- a poster giving tips and advice
- a playscript between a victim of bullying and a person giving advice
- a storyboard or comic strip
- a picture story
- a poem
18 November 2011
Your homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 23 November.
I can show what I learnt at the Eureka Museum.
Produce a piece of work showing what you learnt on your trip to the museum.
This piece of work could be:
- A few sentences
- A picture
- Annotated drawings
- A list of facts
- A poster
- Another idea, even more creative!
Remember, homework should stick to one page of the Homework Book, but the page can be extended with flaps, pull out sections or some other creative way.
18 November 2011
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 23 November. This week has been national anti-bullying week and the class assembly also had an anti-bullying theme; consequently, the homework is about bullying, too:
I can give advice to a victim of bullying.
It is totally up to you how you give this advice. Some ideas are:
- a poster giving tips and advice
- a playscript between a victim of bullying and a person giving advice
- a storyboard or comic strip
- a picture story
- a poem
11 November 2011
This week homework is Practice Makes Perfect.
I can work out range, mean, mode and median.
We’ve been learning how to work out averages and ranges in class in maths. We need a little more work on it to make the learning secure.
Children have been learning how to find the mode, mean, median and range of a set of numbers and have been given some work to complete at home to supplement their learning in school.
All information needed to complete the work is on the sheet that has been given to the children.
Homework is due in on Wednesday 16 Novemebr.