Friday 25 January 2019
This week, the whole school has the same Talk Time homework:
What is a drug?
This homework, which links to our Living and Learning statement, is a first step in children becoming aware of drugs. There are a few key points you may wish to talk about at home. Children need to be aware that some drugs are helpful, some are harmful. Some are legal, some are illegal. Don’t forget to consider that even the legal or helpful ones can be harmful.
Below are some question prompts that could help shape your discussion…
- What is a good definition for a drug?
- What is a drug? What is not a drug?
- Are all drugs bad?
- Why might some people need to take medicines?
- Who can prescribe medicine?
- Who should administer medicine?
- What should you do if you find some medicine?
- Should you take medicine that isn’t yours?
Children should be prepared to discuss what they’ve talked about at home during our homework review next week. This homework should be completed by Thursday 31 January.
Friday 18 January 2019
Friday 18 January 2019
This week, the whole school has the same Creative homework:
I can show different ways to make things better.
This homework, which is due on Thursday 24 January, is an opportunity for children to reflect on our living & learning statement for this week: I can make things better.
Children should think about ways to make things better in a variety of different situations and contexts:
- in class
- in a friendship group
- at playtime
- at home
- with siblings
- out and about (countryside, park)
- the wider environment (recycling)
You could consider…
- Why should we try and make things better?
- How do we do this?
- When should we apologise?
- What is the effect it has on others around us when we make things better?
- Older children might want to consider the benefits of restorative justice.
Don’t forget to be creative! Produce a report or diary; capture photos of making things better; create rules for better games at play times; make a poster about how to say sorry; or, think of your own creative response.
This homework will be celebrated in our weekly homework review.
11 January 2019
This week, the homework is creative.
We’re learning about materials in our What’s the Matter science mini-topic. For this homework, we’d like your child to design and draw a house for a favourite teddy, dolly, toy or Mr Grumpy! The parts of the house should use appropriate materials – so no marshmallows for the roof or wood for the windows! Children should label their drawings so that we know what materials they have used and they could also explain why this is an appropriate material.
Please try to use some of the following vocabulary when talking about and doing your homework: soft, hard, waterproof, absorbent, rigid, bendy, transparent, opaque
11 January 2019
Homework this week is Creative: I can show something I’ve learnt this week.
This is due in on Thursday 17 January. As usual, we will be carrying out our homework review so your child must be able to talk and answer questions about their homework, in class, on this date.
We are learning our 3 times tables.
11 January 2019
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and is due on Thursday 17 January.
I can multiply two digit numbers by two digit numbers.
This week’s maths learning has been centred around multiplication using a variety of methods including using a Base Ten area model, a grid method and a more formal column method.
Children have some practice questions to complete using the method of their choosing. They could even use more than one method in order to check their working out – just like we’ve done in class.
As always, if you need any help or would like to ask any questions, please come in before the due date and I am more than happy to help. Below are some example methods for the calculation 96 x 26 that we looked at in class.
Challenge your child! Can you spot the (possibly intentional) mistake in the grid method above?
11 January 2019
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and is due on Thursday 17 January.
I can measure and draw angles.
Year 6 learnt how to draw and measure angles in Year 5. However, in our learning before Christmas, lots of the children showed that they had not remembered how to use a protractor confidently. We’ve been reminded in class (today!) and now need to practise at home to make sure we’re confident.
There are angles all around us too so you could search the house as a family to see how many different types of angles you can find: acute, right angle, obtuse, straight line, reflex. Maybe some of them could even be measured.
In addition, the children are bringing home some practice questions for maths reasoning and grammar and punctuation. This is optional extra practice that many parents and children have shown an interest in. We will go through these questions in class and the practice will really help your child become more confident in their learning.
14 November 2018
This weeks homework is Talk Time and is due in on Thursday 20 December: I can discuss what will be included in my secret hideout.#
Early next week, Year 3 will be writing their own non-chronological reports which advertise their secret hideouts for sale. We have been looking at non-chronological reports this week and have started planning for our own writing.
Can they remember any of the features of a non-chronological report?
- present tense
- title
- subheadings
- bullet points
- alliteration
- repetition for emphasis
- direct questions/instructions
Can they come up with their own examples to use in their writing?
14 December 2018
The homework this week is talk time.
I can talk about what I was learning in these photos:
What subject were you learning?
What skills were you practising?
What part of the learning was most challenging?
What part was the most fun?
What would you like to learn next?
14 December 2018
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect, consolidating learning we’ve been doing in maths on comparing numbers. The children have a worksheet which requires them to work out if a number is more than, less than or equal to another number within 20.
This homework is due on Thursday 20 December when we will go through the answers together.
14 December 2018
This week’s homework is Talk Time:
I can reflect on my first term. I can make three targets for the next term.
Children have made a brilliant start to the year in the Autumn term. We’re asking them to reflect on what has gone well, what they could improve or what they’ve liked or disliked. We would also like children to make three targets for themselves for the coming Spring term. These targets should be SMART targets:
- Specific (Don’t be vague.)
- Measurable (Will you be able to say that you have or have not achieved it?)
- Agreed upon (Does your adult/teacher/sibling agree?)
- Realistic (Succeeding is a great feeling. Make sure you can actually achieve your goal.)
- Timed (Say when you want to achieve your target by.)
Children should be ready to discuss their reflections and targets on Thursday 20 December.