17 March 2017
This week, children have two pieces of homework. Both are due on Thursday 23 March.
The first piece is Practice Makes Perfect: To be able to add parenthesis.
Children have been given a worksheet that will help them practise this writing skill. We’ll be using this skill in our independent writing next week during our English lessons.
The second piece is Talk Time: I can see things from other people’s point of view.
Children should discuss next week’s SEAL statement with someone at home. We will reflect on these discussions as part of our homework review next week.
17 March 2017
This week, the children have a reading comprehension and a Maths test which we’ll go through together on Thursday 23 March. These are the two tests which children are finding the most difficult and making silly mistakes on so it would be helpful to them if they could go through it with an adult to discuss difficult parts or identify errors made.
10 March 2017
The homework this week is talk time.
I keep calm or help others to calm down.
In class we’ve been talking about strategies used to help calm down. Talk to people at home about what you can do to help yourself calm down or how you can spot when people are not feeling calm and how you can help them.
10 March 2017
This week, Year 6 have a mini Maths test and a mini SPaG test for their Practice Makes Perfect homework.
The children could complete it independently, with you or a bit of both by doing it themselves then going through it together. Make sure they make note of anything they’re struggling with as we’ll discuss this as a class in our homework review on Thursday 09 March.
10 March 2017
This week, children have two pieces of homework. Both are due on Thursday 16 March 2017.
The first is creative: I can show why teamwork is important.
Recently, we’ve been working hard to improve how well we work together as a team. I’m sure you’ll agree that the ability to work as part of a team is a crucial life skill. For this piece, children should show why they think teamwork is important. They could do this in many ways but must bear in mind that this is a creative piece of homework. It is also worth noting that ‘creative‘ does not necessarily mean ‘colourful’ or ‘eye-catching’. Similarly, it is worth remembering that we expect children to spend a minimum of 30-40 minutes on creative homework – children shouldn’t spend much longer, either.
The second piece this week is practice makes perfect: To be able to punctuate speech.
Some children have been given a worksheet to help them practise this skill further. Others have been set the following task…
I would like you to write the opening of a narrative in which speech is used to give hints about a character’s personality. Also, make sure you create a clear mood and atmosphere.
The narrative can be about anything you like but must be aimed at young adults who enjoy reading fantasy books.
You must write for no longer than 10 lines.
Impress me!
10 March 2017
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Thursday 16 March.
I can show what I have learnt about fractions.
In maths lessons, we’ve become familiar with unit and non-unit fractions, fractions of objects, quantities and numbers. For this homework, show off what you have learnt this week involving fractions.
It’s worth remembering that ‘creative‘ does not necessarily mean ‘colourful’ or ‘eye-catching’. Similarly, it is worth remembering that we expect children to spend a minimum of 30-40 minutes on creative homework – children shouldn’t spend much longer, either.
03 March 2017
This week’s Talk Time homework is linked to a visitor we’ve got next week.
How do rollercoasters work?
Going to theme parks is also a great form of entertainment today so it links to our Time Travel – Entertainment topic. Many of us love them but why and how are they made? Discuss this as a family, with friends, over dinner or in the car and be ready to join in our class discussion on Thursday 09 March.
03 March 2017
This week, Year 6 have a mini Maths test and a reading comprehension for their Practice Makes Perfect homework.
The children could complete it independently, with you or a bit of both by doing it themselves then going through it together. Make sure they make note of anything they’re struggling with as we’ll discuss this as a class in our homework review on Thursday 09 March.
03 March 2017
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Thursday 09 March.
I know that houses in other countries may be different to our houses.
Think about your own experiences or ask friends or family who have been to or lived in other countries about the houses that people lived in.
How are they different to the houses we live in? How are they the same?
You could draw and label a picture of the houses, write an estate agent promotion for a house, create a model of the houses with labels.
03 March 2017
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect:
To learn your lines and songs for the school production.
It’s going to be a busy few weeks in Year 3 getting ready for the Year 3/4 production. Children should start to learn their lines now off by heart and learn all the songs, too. Thank you for all the support you have given to your children already. You can tell they’ve been practising and it’s going to be a great show!