03 February 2017
For all children in Year 1 – Year 6, the homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 08 February. There are two options:
- 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 at Moortown Primary are encouraged to take an active part in pupil voice.
Elections for our new school council will take place on Thursday 09 February with our polling station and ballot boxes at the ready. Candidates will have the opportunity to give their election speech to their class on Wednesday 08 February.
What makes a good school councillor has been considered by our current school council.
‘Communicating with others – pupils and adults.’
‘Having good listening skills to know what to contribute in meetings.’
‘Thinking of realistic ideas to suggest in meetings.’
‘Considering other people’s views even if you don’t agree with them.’
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 over the last year. 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 then you should consider the importance of voting.
03 February 2017
This week’s homework is Creative and will be looked at on Thursday 09 February.
I can see area and perimeter all around me.
We’ve been brushing up on our area and perimeter knowledge this week so where can we see it in the world around us? As a class, we thought about some ideas for things we could do for this homework:
- Take photos of items around the house and measure it to work out the area and the perimeter.
- Go out and about and measure a field or garden (perhaps in steps rather than metres) to calculate its area and perimeter.
- Plan decorating a house, draw its floor plan and calculate how much it’ll cost for the carpets.
- Create a floor plan of our bedrooms and measure everything inside to place it onto our plan, drawn to scale.
Of course, if you can think of something else, we’ll look forward to seeing that too.
03 February 2017
This week, in addition to our whole school homework, we have a Creative homework:
I can see fractions all around me.
In class, we’ve discussed several ways in which children may choose to respond. Here are a few examples:
- Show how fractions are used to serve out food at the dinner table
- Show fractions of amounts (of food, money etc)
- Explain how adults may use fractions in their jobs
- Explain/show how we use fractions in everyday life
- Create a short video about one aspect of the fractions work we’ve been doing in school and how it is relevant to real life.
27 January 2017
This week’s homework is Creative.
To research the Vikings.
Year 4 have been given the chance to do some research about a particular period of time prior to learning about it next week.
Get those creative Viking heads on!
27 January 2017
The homework this week is creative and links in with our learning in maths this week:
I can show what I have learnt about money.
In maths lessons, we’ve become familiar with different coins and made amounts using combinations of coins. For this homework, show off what you have learnt this week or show me some other learning or experience involving money!
27 January 2017
This week’s homework is Creative and is due in on Thursday 02 February.
I can show what I know about a period of history.
Research a period of history and show what you have learnt.
- Research and record ten interesting facts about a period of history.
or
- Make a poster to show what you have found out.
27 January 2017
Our Practice Makes Perfect homework takes us back to Mathletics. Go on live Mathlitics throughout the week and gain 1000 points. There’ll be a prize across Y5 and Y6 for the person who earns the greatest number of points, too.
27 January 2017
This week’s homework is Creative and is a little different. It’s due on 02 February, in plenty of time to enter…
As avid readers of First News, we’ve found a competition that we’re keen to get involved in and who am I to stand in the way of an opportunity brought about by reading?!
The children have each been given a competition entry sheet and here are the instructions from the advert itself:
So, this week’s homework is to design your own wizarding professor. Here’s what I think you’ll need to do to be in with a chance of winning:
- Draw a clear, imaginative and eye-catching picture of them.
- Keep your design to the entry template – no going out of the box.
- Add some information about your professor, either with a written description to go with them, or by adding descriptive labels.
- Think outside the box – how is yours going to stand out from thousands of other entries?
As a class, we’ll choose one to send in and all have our fingers crossed.
20 January 2017
Times Tables
Year 5 are generally pretty good at recalling their times tables up to 12 x 12. Starting this week, we will focus on one times table each week. This week we will focus on the 3 times table. However, children will not be tested on questions like “What is 3 x 5?”. Instead, we will focus solely on related facts. Here are some examples of the kind of questions children may be asked:
- What is 2100 ÷ 3?
- What is 15 x 0.3?
- What is the product of 0.3 x 0.8?
These questions can be tricky so we’ll focus on manipulating numbers using facts we already know in class. Please ensure your child is applying this knowledge when they are practising at home.
20 January 2017
The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Thursday 26 January.
What makes a house a home?
We will be learning lots about houses in this topic. For this homework, we’d like you to talk about what it is that makes your house a home. What makes it special and what makes you feel comfortable in it – both emotionally and physically!