11 November 2016
This week’s spelling activity focuses on the use of apostrophes for possession (Anna‘s brother) and for contraction/omission (I don‘t want to).
Each child has been given a sheet to help them practise using apostrophes correctly. Children should complete the activities by Thursday 17 November 2016.
11 November 2016
We have two pieces of homework this week, both due on Thursday 17 October 2016.
The first is Creative:
I can show why I love reading.
In Year 5, we always talk about having a ‘love of reading‘. This homework is a celebration of this. We’ve discussed some ideas as a class and here’s what we came up with. You could:
- interview members of your family about their passion for reading
- turn your favourite book into a short movie
- create a trailer for the film version of a book
- cook a recipe from your favourite recipe book
- write part of the prequel/sequel to your favourite book
- create a poster to advertise your favourite book
- create a fake interview with your favourite author
And, many more…
The second homework is Mathletics:
You have been assigned two activities:
- Multiply 2 digit numbers, regroup
- Long Multiplication
11 November 2016
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and is due on Thursday 17 November.
To be able to compare and contrast.
The children have brought home some poems we’ve looked at this week. One of the skills we’re working on is comparing and contrasting. Choose two poems. Compare and contrast them. (3 marks)
- 3 marks means mention 3 things
- Name the poem you are referring to
- If you mention a difference, discuss both poems (and make sure it’s a comparison and not just two random differences)
- Give some examples of what you mean eg. they’re both informal: ‘hiya’ is used in (a) and ‘wassup’ is use din (b)
- Don’t be too obvious (I know they’re both poems)
Then, choose any two texts (newspaper, story, magazine, comic, info book) and answer the same 3 marks question, comparing and contrasting them.
11 November 2016
This week, you have been assigned three Mathletics tasks.
Fractions
- Comparing fractions 2
- Ordering fractions 1
- Simplifying fractions
These are all skills we’ve learnt in class for the last two weeks so children should be able to complete them independently. Check, using the ?, what the activity is asking you to do. If you make any mistakes, always go back and look at that question again to see if you know where you went wrong or whether you need to check with an adult.
These tasks need to be completed by Thursday 17 November.
04 November 2016
The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Thursday 10 November.
I can show what I have learned about the 2 times table.
In maths lessons this half-term, we’re learning about multiplication and division. We’ll be looking at the 2, 5 and 10 times table. This week, we’ve focussed on the two times table. Children should complete the worksheet in the book.
They could also do something creative to show their understanding of the two times table.
Finally, remember that Mathletics is a good way for children to practise their maths at home.
04 November 2016
This week’s homework is creative and is due Thursday 10 November:
Design a new front cover for Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
Make sure it represents the story but doesn’t give too much away!
04 November 2016
We have two pieces of homework this week, both due on Thursday 10 November 2016.
The first is creative:
Why is maths important?
This a broad question and could be interpreted in many ways, hence the fact it’s a creative homework.
Children could:
- Talk about how adults they know use maths every day
- Research a key moment in history and explain why maths how maths played a part in this
- Make a photo collage of examples of maths in everyday life
- explain why maths is important
The second is using a program called IXL (it’s a bit like Mathletics). Each child knows their login and they should complete the activities relevant to them – the ones on their homework slip.
Some children should complete the following activities (click on the links or visit the website):
- HH.1 Commas with direct addresses and after introductory words
- D.4 Identify nouns – with abstract nouns
Other children should complete these activities:
Please note: a ‘run on’ is another term for a squashed sentence – your children know all about these!
If you have any problems accessing IXL please do not hesitate to ask me early next week.
04 November 2016
This week’s IXL homework is based around spelling and sentence work.
- Greek and Latin roots: PP.2
- Sentence, fragments and run-ons: C.2
IXL is a programme we’re trialling to decide whether we want to purchase it for use by school. The children all have log-ins which are written in to their homework books. If they then go to Y6 English, there will be a section which correspond with the subheadings above and an activity with the corresponding code. I’ve shown the children which activities they’ll be doing and how to get to it.
For IXL, it doesn’t ask a number of questions, instead the activity is complete once 100 points are achieved. Questions remain easier if mistakes are being made and, whenever a mistake is made, it explains what the mistake was. If children are answering questions correctly, they will get harder.
- run ons = squashed sentences
04 November 2016
This week, it’s time to get creative with Maths.
What are fractions?
We’re starting a unit on fractions which will keep us busy for the whole half term! On Thursday, we created a word study on the word fractions, thinking about what it means, how we could represent it as a picture, how it links to other maths and much more. Now it’s the children’s turn to be creative with it and answer the question in any way they choose. Here are a few ideas from me:
- a game involving adding fractions
- photographs of examples of fractions around the house or situations in which they might be used
- a story all about a family of fractions
- a page which teaches people how to do a certain skills to do with fractions
21 October 2016
It’s half-term, so there’s no homework. Enjoy the holiday instead: hunt down a collection of chestnuts on a walk at Roundhay Park, enjoy a cinema trip on a damp day, go further afield and visit somewhere new…
Whatever you do, have a good break.