05 May 2017
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Thursday 11 May.
I can identify the different types of trees around me.
In this homework you have to become a tree detective. Use the ‘leaf key’ provided and other resources to find the names of the trees that are in your garden and local area. It would be great if you can bring in a leaf from each tree you identify. You could sketch or take photos of the different leaves or trees.
28 April 2017
This Week’s homework is Creative and is due in Thursday 04 May:
I can show what I have learned during our ‘Forces and Magnets’ topic.
During our mini-topic on Forces and Magnets, Year 3 have learnt about:
- Pushes and pulls
- Friction
- Magnetic materials
- Magnet strength
- Magnetic poles
Children can choose one or more of these ideas and show what they have learnt in a creative way. Maybe you could display your learning through an information poster, a diagram or a quiz.
I look forward to seeing all your wonderful creative homework!
28 April 2017
Practice Makes Perfect
In the run-up to SATs, Year 6 have more personalised homework which allows them to practise specific skills they feel they need to improve on. Each child has a Maths and a Punctuation and Grammar homework which they have requested.
We’ll go through these in groups on Thursday 04 May and, if there are any things they’re finding particularly difficult, they need to bring it in before this date so we can look at it together.
28 April 2017
The homework this week is practice makes perfect.
The children have a poem and some comprehension questions about the poem in their book. They should read the poem out loud to an adult and then answer the questions, using the poem to help them find the relevant information.
28 April 2017
This week, children have two pieces of homework. Both pieces are due Thursday 04 May.
The first is Creative: I can prove that grammar is important.
We focus on grammar and punctuation a lot in school but I would like children to prove that grammar is important in real life. After all, correct grammar/punctuation can be the difference between eating with your Grandma and eating your Grandma.
- Let’s eat, Grandma.
- Let’s eat Grandma.
The second piece is Talk Time: I can justify my own opinion (Should we spend so much money on exploring space?)
Last year, NASA’s budget was increased by $18.5 billion. This is obviously a substantial amount of money. Through discussions with an adult, I would like children to decide if they think that spending this much is acceptable. We’ll have a debate as part of our homework review next week.
24 March 2017
This week’s homework is Talk Time.
I see things from other people’s point of view.
Children should talk about how it is important to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and understand how they feel in order to help them resolve their issues. We will have a class discussion on Thursday 30 March.
We are still concentrating on our 11 times table.
Also, we will be revisiting previous tables regularly.
24 March 2017
This week’s homework is Talk Time.
I see things from other people’s point of view.
Children should talk about how it is important to put yourself in someone else’s shoes and understand how they feel in order to help them resolve their issues. We will have a class discussion on Thursday 30 March.
We are still concentrating on our 3 and 4 times tables.
24 March 2017
The homework this week is practice makes homework.
I can solve fractions problems.
There’s a worksheet in the homework book for children to complete. They are asked to solve a problem and then explain their reasoning using pictures and a sentence. The first question has been done for them so they can see what they are expected to do.
Please ask if you have any questions.
24 March 2017
This week, children have two pieces of homework.
The first is Practice Makes Perfect: Score 1000 points on Mathletics.
The second is Talk Time: I can justify my own opinion. Children should discuss the following question with someone at home… ‘Would you rather explore the ocean or space?’
We will then debate this in class next week.
Also, children should practise all times tables up to 12×12 in preparation for an end of term times table check on Friday 31 March 2017.
24 March 2017
This week’s Practice Makes Perfect is due on Thursday 30 March.
Choose a chapter of your guided reading novel and write five reading comprehension questions for a friend to try and answer. See whether you can write different types of question:
- fact finding
- inference (How do you know…)
- word meaning (Find and copy…)
- ordering (Number the events, 1 -5)
- yes, no, maybe – three mark answer
- prediction