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.
20 September 2019
The homework this week is Talk Time.
I can retell a story.
We are well underway with our topic ‘Where the Wild Things Are.’ For their homework, we would like the children to retell the story using the images provided. Please encourage your child to discuss the characters and the various settings.
Homework is due in on Thursday 26th September.
20 September 2019
This week’s homework is Talk Time.
Is it OK to cut down trees to make paper?
Again, this week’s homework is linked to our science topic, ‘Materials’. As a class, we have discussed the many different ways in which we use paper in everyday life. However, the paper making process involves cutting down lots of trees. Discuss the question above with your child.
Refer to the homework policy for how to complete Talk Time homework.
The homework is due on Thursday 26 September.
20 September 2019
This week, homework is Talk Time and is due in on Thursday 26 September.
Talk Time: I can discuss my tree house design.
Throughout our weekly sessions in Topic this term, we’ve been following the design process in anticipation of the pupils creating their own miniature tree house. So far we’ve researched tree houses, and drawn an annotated sketch of our initial designs. We’re now asking them to think about how they plan to achieve their design and consider the materials they’re going to use.
- Ask them about their success criteria and how they’re going to achieve it.
- Ask them where they’re going to put to build their platform / entry and exit point / team flag
- Ask what they’ve chosen out of the optional elements of the success criteria (a swing/slide/walls/roof/bridge/rope ladder/more than one platform)
- Ask them what they’re going to use to build each element of their design
- Ask them how they’re going to attach each element of their design to their mini tree (blutac / clips /string / elastic bands / glue)
- Ask them if there’s any materials they could bring in from home and re-purpose for their tree house
- Ask them how they’re going to stiffen and strengthen their structures
- Ask them if there was anything they saw from the trip to Go Ape that they want to use in their own tree house design
As usual, we ask that your child makes brief notes on what they discussed at home in their homework book ready to discuss on Thursday 29 September.
13 September 2019
This week’s homework is creative: I know what a good learner looks like.
This homework links to our Living and Learning 8 Rs, listed below, and it asks your child to consider what a good learner looks like within the classroom.
- I can show I am ready to learn.
- I take responsibility for my own learning.
- I take a safe risk.
- I am resilient.
- I respond to feedback.
- I am resourceful.
- I remember.
- I reflect about my learning.
We discussed a number of creative options for your child to show what this looks like. Here are a few suggestions:
- an annotated sketch
- a poster or guide to being a great learner
- a poem
- a short video
This homework is due in on Thursday 19 September.