06 May 2016
This week, the homework is creative and is due in on Wednesday 11 May.
I can design a toy of the future.
We’re starting a new topic about toys next week and this homework aims to get children thinking about what their dream toy would be or what toy children may be playing with in the future.
I grew up dreaming about hoverboards (I was never very good on a skateboard) and am still disappointed no one has managed to create one.
Ask your child what their dream toys would be and get them to sketch it. They should include labels and annotations about what material the toy will be made from or what a part’s function is. Your child could even build a prototype to give us an idea of what your toy would look like!
06 May 2016
This week’s creative homework is due on Wednesday 11 May.
To be able to recommend a film.
We’re in the midst of creating our own animated films in class using stop motion animation. For homework, your child need to choose a film to present to their peers that they would recommend.
Please ensure that any film your child chooses is age appropriate and therefore no higher a certificate than 12A. This is a creative homework so they can present their chosen film in any way they choose:
- make a trailer of the film
- write an enticing film review
- introduce us to the characters
- storyboard what happens
- focus on a director instead and review a number of their films
- focus on an actor and review their best films
06 May 2016
This week’s practice makes perfect homework is due on Wednesday 11 May.
To be able to round to the nearest 10, 100, 1000, 10000, 100000.
This homework is a recap of a maths skill we’ve learnt every year and just need to keep revisiting to make sure we remain confident with it. Round each number using the table provided. If it can’t be rounded to one of the numbers given, just leave it blank.
Please make sure homework is brought into school on Wednesday. Some children have been forgetting homework and therefore have not been able to check their work when we go through it as a class.
29 April 2016
The homework for this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 04 April.
I can solve missing number problems using a number line.
29 April 2016
The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 04 May.
The SEAL theme this half-term centres around rights and responsibilities. This week is about the right to an opinion and the responsibility to respect the opinions of others. Discuss the rights and responsibilities we have regarding our own and other people’s opinions.
29 April 2016
This week’s Practice Makes Perfect homework is due on Wednesday 4 May.
To be able to answer questions about punctuation and grammar.
The children have got another set of questions to have a go at at home. This proved really useful last week to revise what we’ve already learnt and to find out what we were less sure of.
This is not a test so that children can ask me questions and research things at home. It would be fab if they were then ready to share which questions they were less sure of so we know what to work on together.
29 April 2016
This week’s Talk Time homework is due on Friday 6 May (not Wednesday 4 May)
To be able to talk confidently about my chosen person that I’ll write my biography on on Friday 6 May.
All of the children have chosen somebody that they’d like to write a biography on, having learnt all about how to write them in our English lessons. It is their responsibility to find out about this person and be ready to write about them at the end of next week.
Don’t forget to create some notes for you to refer to when you’re writing.
22 April 2016
The homework for this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 27 April.
I can create some flower art.
As we are learning about flowers (specifically sunflowers) in our mini-topic, I would like children to create some art using flowers or plants as a stimulus. They could:
- find a green space and sketch or paint some flowers
- sketch or paint a vase of flowers
- create a collage
- use flowers or plants to create a piece of art
- focus in on one particular part of a flower or different flowers – such as petals or leaves
22 March 2016
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect and is due on Wednesday 27 April.
I can interpret circuit diagrams.
As part of our Science led mini topic ‘Power’, we have been learning about circuits. Your child has a booklet of activities to use and apply their learning. If your child needs some extra help, click here to find a website that lets your child create and test their own circuits.
22 April 2016
The homework for this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 27 April.
I can create some flower art.
As we are learning about flowers (specifically sunflowers) in our mini-topic, I would like children to create some art using flowers or plants as a stimulus. They could:
- find a green space and sketch or paint some flowers
- sketch or paint a vase of flowers
- create a collage
- use flowers or plants to create a piece of art
- focus in on one particular part of a flower or different flowers – such as petals or leaves