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.
14 October 2016
14 October 2016
The homework this week is creative and is due in on Thursday 20 October.
I can create a piece of art which reflects a feeling or mood.
This could be a painting, sketch, sculpture, collage, e-art, tapestry (?). However, you should try to convey a feeling or mood in your art. We’ll then look at them as a class and see if our feelings when looking at the art match your intentions.
There is also a spelling task to complete this week in the homework books.
14 October 2016
As usual, we have two homeworks this week.
The first is Creative:
I can show multiply and divide means.
Children should complete the word study (on the sheet) as imaginatively as they can. We’ve done a similar word study in class so they should feel confident. This homework is due on Thursday 20 October.
The second homework is Talk Time:
I can learn my lines (and the lines around mine) for our class assembly.
Children should learn their lines as soon as possible for our class assembly on Wednesday 19 October.
14 October 2016
This week’s homework is Talk Time and will be discussed on Thursday 21 October.
You’re completing an independent project at the moment. Discuss what you’re doing at home and think about how it’s going, whether you’re enjoying it and how you could work more effectively.
We’ll then use this discussion to reflect on our independent learning in class.
07 October 2016
This week’s homework is Creative.
I can show what I’ve learnt about our topic.
We are thoroughly enjoying our class topic ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’ and it’s time to get creative.We discussed ideas in class related to what we have learnt about this topic so far. Ideas included:
- a character description
- a model
- a newspaper report
- a quiz
- design a poster
The children had lots of good ideas and I’m really looking forward to seeing their creativity.