18 October 2019
This week, homework is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in on Thursday 24 October 2019.
Practice Makes Perfect: I can use formal, written methods to add and subtract.
For the past 2 weeks, Year Three have been learning how to use the column method to add and subtract 2 digit numbers from 3 digit numbers. Often, these are calculations where an exchange between columns is needed. In Year Three, your child is expected to be able to do this accurately and quickly.
If you’re unsure how to do this, don’t worry! Your child is now an expert. There’s also guides on our class news page.
Top Tips: Take care not to confuse your child! This homework has been given out knowing your child can do the work using a particular method taught. Ask your child to explain methods, talking through what they’re doing, and to check their answers.
18 October 2019
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and is due on Thursday 24 October.
I can solve addition problems.
Having worked on addition for the last week or two, they children have some calculations and problems to complete independently at home. We’ve talked about deciding when to solve a calculation mentally and when to use a written method. Children can solve the problems however they choose but they should show their working on the sheet.
Take a look at what addition your child is solving now they’re in Year 4 and ask them about the different ways questions are presented.
Friday 11 October 2019
Friday 11 October 2019
This week, the whole school has the same Talk Time homework. In preparation for the upcoming School Council elections, children should complete one of the following tasks:
- I can prepare a speech (School Council elections).
- I know the importance of voting.
It’s time for children to consider if they would like to stand for election for our new School Council. With two representatives from each class chosen democratically by their peers, all children are encouraged to take an active part in pupil voice.
Elections for our new school council will take place on Thursday 24 October with our polling station and ballot boxes at the ready. Candidates will have the opportunity to give their election speech in class to their peers.
What makes a good school councillor has been considered by our current school council.
- ‘use all the 8 Rs for learning’
- ‘be respectful’
- ‘help others’
- ‘be a good speaker and listener (to members of your class and in the meetings)’
- ‘tell the truth’
- ‘be confident with your ideas’
- ‘accept the views of others even if you don’t agree’
- ‘be friendly and approachable’
- ‘make good choices in class and around school’
Hints for your speech include:
- What skills and abilities would a good school councillor have?
- What are you particularly good at that would help you to be a great school councillor?
- What do you think would make the school better?
- What could you do that people would really like?
- Think of things that are realistic, maybe that you could do yourself, rather than having to ask other people to do.
Thank you to our current school councillors for all their ideas and contributions. We hope you have enjoyed this role and responsibility. You’re welcome to stand again for election.
Good luck to all children who decide to stand in the elections.
If you choose not to stand in the election, you should instead consider the importance of voting.
04 October 2019
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due on Thursday 10 October.
Is it ok to cut down trees to build more houses?
Around the dinner table, in the car, over breakfast or before bed, see what different people in your family think about cutting down trees to build more houses. Let other people know your opinions and see whether you can come up with some strong arguments to back your opinion up.
In your homework book, note down some key bullet points from your discussion so that we can discuss this together in class.
04 October 2019
This week’s homework is Talk Time.
Is spending lots of time on a computer, iPad or tablet a good thing?
In our topic sessions, we are designing and making a new product. Computers, iPads and tablets are very popular products with both children and adults. They help us to learn lots of new things. However, it’s a good idea to limit screen time. With your child, discuss the pros and cons of spending time on computers, iPads or tablets.
The homework is due on Thursday 10 October.
04 October 2019
This week is a whole school, moral themed homework which is Talk Time:
Should everybody become a vegan?
After looking at a poems across the week called Greta Thunberg, Refugees and Rang-Tan, Y5 and Y6 have had lots of discussions and debates about the environment, politics and animal welfare. Children have been asked to think of this moral, thought-provoking question from as many different view points as they can – not just ones that align with their own. Be ready to contribute your findings in class on Thursday 10 October 2019.
04 October 2019
This week’s homework is a Talk Time.
‘Does my behaviour affect other people?’
We would like the children to discuss their own different behaviours and the effect these can have on others around them.
Young children often look to adults to articulate what is right and wrong.
Any discussion of why any behaviour is right or wrong, could include a simple statement about the effect it has on someone else. Ask your child to imagine themselves in the other person’s position and prompt empathetic thoughts with phrases such as “How do you feel when your friend won’t share the toy you want to play with?” or “When you don’t let Mia have a chance on the slide, she feels sad.”
Talk Time homework should be an opportunity for a child to engage in a conversation with other people at home (or electronically eg Face-time, Skype), where each person can contribute. This means children should be able to return to school to share a range of views and ideas with their classmates.
Homework will be discussed in class on Thursday 10 October.
Friday 27 September 2019
This week, the whole school has the same Creative homework: I can see maths all around me.
Maths is all around us. But, how often do we appreciate this? This homework is all about spotting maths in our everyday lives and we’re exposed to it more than we realise sometimes. We’d like to children to find some examples of maths from their everyday lives and show these creatively. There are many examples of maths in the world around us but here are a few examples:
- travel, TV or film timetables
- measuring ingredients
- finding examples of shapes in buildings
- counting out objects
- spending money when shopping
- distances on road signs
- %s in sales
- cutting food into the correct amount of slices or pieces
Children should be ready to celebrate their learning in our weekly homework review in class by Thursday 03 October 2019.
Please note: this homework should take no longer than 30 minutes.
20 September 2019
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in on Thursday 26 September.
I can divide numbers by 2 digit numbers.
In class, we’ve been learning how to use the factor pair method when dividing by a 2 digit, composite number. If you need any help, pop in and see me before the due date.
21 September 2019
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in on Thursday 26 September.
I can round to the nearest 100,000.
This is a recap of some maths learning we have done recently.
Children need to answer all the questions in their homework books. If you need any help, you are always welcome to come in and see me before the due date.