20 May 2011
This week’s homework is “Creative Homework”. To introduce next week’s themed week, we’d like the children to think about the community that they belong to.
I know what a community is.
This could be shown in many different ways:
- a poster
- photos
- a mind map
- children showing different communities they belong to
- a map showing different communities
All the children in school are thinking about this so it will be a great opportunity to discuss it as a family. We look forward to seeing you all next week for different activities, especially next Friday afternoon from 2pm when we will be celebrating our community at Moortown Primary.
13 May 2011
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 18 May.
I can show what I know about nocturnal animals.
In keeping with our short topic, the children need to know about nocturnal animals. They can show this any way they want but here are a few ideas:
- A poster.
- A chart showing the facts they have found out.
- Photographs of any research they have done.
- A poster completed on the computer.
There is also a second piece of homework this week which is only a bit of fun. Watch the walking to school video – it’s been on the site for a few months now, but have you spotted Wally?!
Children have taken home a map to mark where Wally is. Year 2 children have been given a map which shows the route the stars of the video take as they walk to school. Along the way, you can just about spot where Wally is, but look closely as he might be around more than once…
This should be returned by Friday 20 May. Correct entries will be put into the hat with winners selected at random. Good luck!
13 May 2011
Around the country, it’s Walk to School week next week. To promote the event, there are two activities for chidren throughout school to have a go at…
First, all children should complete the creative homework, due in on Wednesday 18 May 2011: I can persuade someone to walk to school. Children could create a poster, write a newspaper article, write a poem, or an even more creative idea of their own!
Second, as a bit of fun, there’s an extra homework activity – and this one comes with a prize! Watch the walking to school video – it’s been on the site for a few months now, but have you spotted Wally?!
Children have taken home a map to mark where Wally is. Younger children have been given a map which shows the route the stars of the video take as they walk to school. To make it more of a challenge, older children have no route shown on their map! Along the way, you can just about spot where Wally is, but look closely as he might be around more than once…
This should be returned by Friday 20 May. Correct entries will be put into the hat with winners selected at random. Good luck!
06 April 2011
The homework this week is ‘Practice Makes Perfect’ and they will be tested on it on Wednesday 11th May.
I can learn a new times table.
This is a great chance for your child to learn a whole new times table. They should know their 2x table, 5x table and 10x table so make sure they know these before you move on to any other times tables. Here a few ideas for how they could learn a new times table.
- They could repeat them out loud. You have to be sure that they can do the times tables out of order as well. For example, being able to do 7 x 3 without going through the whole table (3,6,9 etc).
- Give them a times table list to memorise. See if they can write the whole times table out. Similar to how they practise spellings, but once again, make sure they can do them in any order.
- Times Table Tennis. You start at any number in the times table and they have to say the next two in the sequence going upwards and downwards.
Then, play these fun games to see if they’ve got it!
06 May 2011
This week’s homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 11 May 2011.
I know features of newspapers.
06 May 2011
Your homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect.
I can solve a subtraction sum.
In class we are working on improving our subtraction skills.
I have given your child a subtraction activity sheet which needs to be completed by Wednesday 11 May.
06 May 2011
Homework this week is to get ready for the tests by reading through the following:
- study book
- important bits book
- Mr Roundtree’s maths revision booklet
- leaflets about writing genres
This will keep your ideas sharp and fresh for the tests next week.
06 May 2011
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 11 May 2011.
My family
LInking with our SEAL theme of Relationships, this is your opportunity to tell me and our class all about your family.
Ideas for what you could tell us about are:
- What jobs do your parents or carers do?
- Were you or any members of your family born in a different country?
- Have you ever moved from a different part of the UK?
- Do you have any photographs or objects that you want to show the class?
- Can you teach us any words in a language that you or your family might use at home?
- If you were going to move to a different country, where would you go and why?
- Anything else that is interesting about your family!
I’ll look forward to finding out all about your families!
28 April 2011
The homework this week is Talk Time and is due in Wednesday 04 May.
I know about the Royal Wedding.
You and your child could discuss:
- Different aspects of the wedding, such as all the outfits, the trees in Westminster, the balcony
- Whether you enjoyed watching it or not
28 April 2011
The homework this week is a talk time homework and is due in on Wednesday 4 May.
If you had just married a prince or princess what would you do with your time?
Would you:
- Get a new job
- Keep your old job
- Do something useful
- Do nothing at all!
I’ll look forward to hearing about your views on Wednesday.