10 January 2014
This week’s homework is creative homework.
A mini-topic based on a book called Meerkat Mail has led to lots of research about animals and different countries. Year 1 have shown excellent research skills and have shown a lot of interest in atlases and maps. This homework will let them show what they have found out but don’t forget to let those creative juices flow – it can be presented in any form.
I can show what I know about an animal from another country.
This homework needs to be handed in by Wednesday 15 January 2014.
06 December 2013
This week’s homework is talk time.
We all take light for granted every day and Year 1 have been investigating different sources of light. This week, we have discovered which were the best sources of light with some fair testing. We would like you to discuss the following question before Wednesday 11 December:
“Is it right that some people live without electric lights in their homes?”
29 November 2013
The homework this week is creative. The children are invited to respond to something from either a cultural or spiritual perspective.
I can respond to a book I’ve recently read.
We’d like children to present their responses about a recent book they’ve read. We’re interested to hear your child’s opinions and any connections they might have made between the book and their own life. This book review might include pictures, an interview (you could write a fictional script between an interviewer and a character), a letter (eg to or from a character, or perhaps even the author) – anything which might include your child’s responses!
However, your child might prefer to do the following:
I can show what Eid, Diwali, Hanukkah, Christmas or another festival means to me and my community.
Before half-term, some children in school will have celebrated the Muslim festival of Eid. A couple of weeks ago, some children in school celebrated the Sikh and Hindu festival Diwali, and more recently, children of Jewish faith might have celebrated Hanukkah. Finally, in a few weeks, Christians (and many non-Christians) will be celebrating Christmas. We invite children to respond to the sentence above – they might include a recount (like a diary entry), pictures, an interview (perhaps in a script).
22 November 2013
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due in on Wednesday 27 November 2013.
I know what bullying means and how to stop it.
At the start of this week we had anti-bullying day with classes having the chance to talk about what is bullying, what are the different types of bullying and how can we stop it.
As part of your discussion you may find our school definition of bullying useful, as agreed by our School Councillors:
Bullying is when you hurt someone, physically or emotionally, more than once and on purpose.
Alongside this definition we have used the following prompts for the children to remember:
- Several
- Times
- On
- Purpose
- Start
- Telling
- Other
- People
The purpose of Talk Time homework is to encourage a conversation around current learning. Any notes made in their homework book should be there to aid them as a prompt when it is discussed in class the following week. For this reason, teachers tend to give verbal feedback during their homework feedback session in class.
08 November 2013
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect.
This week’s learning in maths has been all about counting and recognising numbers. It’s really important that your child knows the value of each digit in a number eg they need to know that a 16 is actually a 10 and a 6, one ten and six units. While they are doing their homework, talk to them about the numbers they are writing and make sure they are writing them the right way round.
This homework needs to be handed in by Wednesday 13 November.
It’s half-term…
…so no specific homework, spellings or tables this week. It’s a good time to relax and enjoy some time with your children – have you visited the free exhibition of Anthony Browne pictures at Leeds City Museum, for example?
18 October 2013
This week’s homework is creative homework.
I can show a healthy balanced diet.
Here are some ideas to get you going:
- cook something healthy and take photos
- design a healthy eating poster
- collage of favourite foods using lots of different materials or paper
- a healthy food quiz
We’re looking forward to looking at your healthy ideas – might just take some of your ideas for some healthy eating in the half-term holiday!
11 October 2013
This week’s homework is talk time.
There has been lots of learning going on in art this week. There are so many artists who have drawn and painted faces. Giuseppe Arcimboldo painted faces using images of fruit. Here is one of them:
How does it make you feel?
Do you like it? Why?
What does it make you think of?
These are just some questions to help you talk about the painting.
We are looking forward to hearing your views when we discuss this on Wednesday 16 October.
04 October 2013
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect.
Handwriting is very important and the sooner we get it right the better!
This week’s homework is practising round and back to form letters like a and c. If you are not sure about the handwriting scheme, please take a look at the website so that you are able to support your child – there is a very useful guide which goes through the basic rules that we follow.
27 September 2013
This week’s homework is creative homework. Please make sure it is handed in by Wednesday 02 October 2013.
I can show how I can look after my body.
This homework is to encourage the children to think about what they can do to ensure that their body is as healthy as possible. This will then lead into their learning next week.