Year 5 Homework

24 November 2017

Posted on Friday 24 November 2017 by Mrs Taylor

For all children in Year 1 – Year 6, the homework this week is creative and is due in on Thursday 30 November.

Following our whole school themed week this week, Who do you think you are?, children should consider the following statement by showing what they have learnt.

I know what community is.

As a guide, children could think about these aspects.

  • What is community?
  • Where is their community? Children could consider their school community to local community to wider community.  Moortown Community Group has lots of information about our local community.
  • Who is in their community?  Children could consider visits/visitors during our themed week.
  • Why is community important? Children could consider the terms ‘identity’ and ‘diversity’ discussed during our themed week.
  • How can we be a good citizen in our community?

This could be done in any creative way.

  • A story
  • A poem
  • A map
  • A comic strip
  • An advert
  • An interview
  • A game
  • A model

…or any other creative ideas!

17 November 2017

Posted on Thursday 16 November 2017 by Mrs Taylor

For all children in Year 1 to Year 6, the homework this week is Talk Time and will be discussed in class on Thursday 23 November:

Which charity should our school support?

Next week, we will focus on identity, diversity and community in our Who do you think you are? themed week.  As part of this week, children will think about our school charity.  Currently, we support Yorkshire Air Ambulance and Leeds Mind.  A previous School Council selected these because they wanted to help people, support a mental health charity and wanted to help local and regional charities.  They were chosen because pupils passed on to School Councillors very clear and strong arguments.

We’ve helped these charities for two years now, so it’s time for a change. We need you to have a discussion at home about which charity would be best for us to support. We will now support one charity for one year.  Each class will discuss this and then the councillors will bring the views and ideas together to decide on the charities.

Once your child has decided on a charity, make sure they have clear, powerful reasons to support their views.

You might want to discuss whether we support…

  • local charity
  • children’s charity
  • a charity which helps a vulnerable group in our community
Other things to talk about could include…
  • should we ensure the new charities are very different to the current ones or previous ones?
  • should we need to have charities at all?
  • if your child was to set up a new charity, what would (s)he choose, and (as always) why?

10 November 2017

Posted on Thursday 09 November 2017 by Mr Catherall

Homework this week  is Creative: I can reflect on our Explorers topic.

Sadly, we’re coming to the end of our big topic: Explorers. For their homework, I would like children to reflect on all the great learning we’ve done in this topic.

We discussed this as a class and came up with lots of ideas:

  • create a poster about the learning you enjoyed the most
  • make a PowerPoint summarising our learning
  • create a diamond 9 of the skills we used
  • film yourself exploring your local area and commenting on the physical and human geographical features
  • create a Scratch project that could be used as a revision tool
  • make your own wildlife documentary

03 November 2017

Posted on Thursday 02 November 2017 by Mr Catherall

This week, homework is talk time: I can prepare for a debate. Do you agree or disagree with this statement? ‘Tourism is a good thing.’

Children should discuss this statement with an adult and be prepared to debate with their peers during our homework review.

In class, we’ve talked lots about what makes someone a successful debater. One of the main skills we’ve identified is the ability to see both points of view. Children should bear this in mind while discussing this statement with an adult.

As normal, homework is due on Thursday 09 November 2017.

It’s the half-term holidays…

Posted on Friday 20 October 2017 by Mr Roundtree

…and so there’s no specific homework next week. This is in-line with our Homework Policy.

During the half-term, please encourage your child to read each day, even if just for 15 minutes. As well as their current book, reading comics, newspapers, websites are all good – and why not take a trip to the library!

It would also be really helpful to help your child brush up on their times tables. Children in Year 2 should know x2, x5 and x10 (and the related division facts) by the end of the year – so give them a head start now! By the end of Year 4, children should know all their tables up to 12 x 12 (and the related division facts).

And make sure they enjoy the break, too: perhaps an autumn walk, a day out, a trip to the cinema… There are lots of things going on in Leeds – check them out.

Whatever you get up to, we’re looking forward to seeing you again on Monday 30 October.

13 October 2017

Posted on Thursday 12 October 2017 by Mrs Taylor

For all children in Year 1 – Year 6, the homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 18 October. 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 19 October 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 18 October or Thursday 19 October.

What makes a good school councillor has been considered by our current school council.

  • ‘use all the 8 Rs for learning’
  • ‘be respectful’
  • ‘help others’
  • ‘be a good speaker and listener (to members of your class and in the meetings)’
  • ‘tell the truth’
  • ‘be confident with your ideas’
  • ‘accept the views of others even if you don’t agree’
  • ‘be friendly and approachable’
  • ‘make good choices in class and around school’

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.  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.

05 October 2017

Posted on Thursday 05 October 2017 by Mr Catherall

This week’s homework is Creative and is due on Thursday 12 October.

I can explore my local area.

Get out and about in your local area and be the explorer. For your homework you could:

  • Take photos of your exploration.
  • Write an exploration diary.
  • Create a map and indicate where you’ve been.
  • Be a journalist and report and things in your area.

29 September 2017

Posted on Thursday 28 September 2017 by Mr Roundtree

For Creative homework this week, we’re all entering a competition.

Young Imagineers has just been launched by the Science Museum and Statoil, the Norwegian energy company, who this year are opening the world’s first floating offshore wind farm, located off the coast of Scotland.

Aimed at encouraging children’s involvement in the STEM subjects, the Young Imagineers competition asks children, aged 7-14, What invention would you create to make tomorrow’s world a better place? The winner will have their idea designed and displayed in the Science Museum!

Entries will uploaded online after they have been returned and looked at by the rest of the class on Thursday 05 October.

22 September 2017

Posted on Thursday 21 September 2017 by Mr Catherall

This week, our homework is Practice Makes Perfect: To be able to solve addition and subtraction calculations and problems

Children have been given a sheet with some addition and subtraction calculations/problems. I’d like children to have a go at these calculations independently so we can go through them in our homework review and identify any misconceptions.

Homework is due on Friday 28 September.

Contact me with any questions.

15 September 2017

Posted on Friday 15 September 2017 by Mr Catherall

This week, children have been given a Talk Time homework:

I can prepare for a debate (Should something that is harmful be considered entertainment?)

Children should discuss this topic with someone at home and be ready to take part in a debate as part of our homework review next week.