07 October 2011
Your homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect.
The children are working hard on their letter formation. In their homework book is an activity sheet for them to complete.
In the Help Your Child section, you’ll find information about how we do handwriting at Moortown, along with top tips for reading, mental maths and how you can support your child with their learning.
This homework is due on Wednesday 12 October.
10 October 2011
Practice Makes Perfect homework
I can describe a character.
Find a character in a story book and think of adjectives (describing words) to describe them. Are they a hero or a villain? You could try to put these adjectives into sentences too. Remember to think of words to describe their appearance (what they look like) and personality (what they act like).
07 October 2011
The homework this week is creative and is due in Wednesday 12 October.
I can design my ideal house.
It is completely up to your child what house they want to design. Here are some ideas:
- an underwater house that requires special oxygenated zones
- a house on a mountain that needs specialist infrastructure to keep it stable
- a mobile house
- a house from the future
07 October 2011
Your homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect.
I can use ‘add-ins’.
Your task is to create ten different sentences each with an add in.
In class, we are working on using ‘add ins’; these can be openers, middlers or enders.
Openers
- Silently, the thief approached the house.
- Panting wildly, Mark ran into the safety of the cave.
You could also use a connective opener (Later on, Because of this,) or a preposition opener (Under the chair, Further down the road,).
Middlers
- Sean, who lives in Leeds, likes chips.
- The dragon, breathing fire, stalked the princess.
Enders
- We couldn’t do wake up shake up because it was raining.
- The girls skipped along without a care in the world.
30 September 2011
This week’s homework is Talk Time.
I can discuss the difference between legal and illegal drugs.
This week, children have decided on this topic for their talk time homework. They have learnt lots about drugs safety through their sessions with d:side so now’s the time to discuss what they’ve found out.
Talk Time homework doesn’t need lots of evidence in the homework books; sometimes, we’ll suggest that just a comment from an adult to say you’ve discussed it is enough.
Good websites to refer to are: http://www.talktofrank.com and http://kidshealth.org/kid/grow/drugs_alcohol/know_drugs.html
Talk Time homework works best if you:
- switch the TV off
- get a few different adults around – mums, dads, aunts, cousins, grandads, neighbours
- take it in turns to speak
- adults go first
- write notes about what you discussed
30 September 2011
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 05 October.
I can design a road safety banner.
Children should create their banners on the sheet attached to their homework books. The banners are then being sent off for a competition. If one of our banners is chosen as the winner, we’ll win some prizes for the school!
Suggested slogans for the banners are:
- Please Drive Safely
- 20 is Plenty
- Kids Say Slow Down
I will look forward to seeing your creations next week. Have fun!
30 September 2011
The homework this week is Creative and is due in Wednesday 05 October
I can design a poster about water safety.
It is completely up to your child what sort of poster they decide to do, as long as it’s related to water safety. Here are some ideas:
- a poster encouraging children to stay safe in the water
- a poster making people aware of potential water hazards
- a poster about being safe at the beach
- a poster about being safe near a reservoir or lake
30 September 2011
This week’s homework is creative and it links to our Staying Safe week. It is due in on Wednesday 05 October 2011.
I can show how I need to be safe when playing outside.
Here are some ideas that we came up with as a class when we talked about the homework:
- A poster highlighting the dangers of playing in a playground
- A series of pictures or photographs showing potential hazards
- A list of rules
- A drawing
I look forward to seeing your creations on Wednesday.
30 September 2011
This week’s homework is creative and it links to our safety week. It is due in on Wednesday 05 October 2011.
I can show how I need to be safe when playing outside.
23 September 2011
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 28 September.
I know how to stay safe around electricity.
As we have been learning about electricty for the previous two weeks, I thought it would be a good idea for the children to creatively show what they have learnt about staying safe.
Here are some ideas that we came up with as a class when we talked about the homework:
- A poster highlighting the dangers of electricity.
- A series of pictures or photographs showing potential hazards.
- Instructions about how to use electrical items safely.
- A song or poem about electricity.
- A letter advising someone how to use electricity safely.
I will eagerly look forward to seeing your creations on Wednesday.