17 June 2011
This week’s homework is Talk Time (with some recording) and is due in by Wednesday 22 June.
I can discuss health issues at my school.
I have worked with members of our Health Group (made up of our School Councillors) to create the homework for this week – a health questionnaire.
As part of the next level of our Healthy Schools status we are working on a number of targets relating to obesity and emotional health.
Your views and responses to the health questionnaire will help us to be an even happier and healthier school.
Please discuss the issues raised in the questionnaire at home and record your views on the questionnaire provided. Return your completed forms to your class teacher.
We look forward to hearing your ideas and thoughts.
20 May 2011
This week’s homework is “Creative Homework”. To introduce next week’s themed week, we’d like the children to think about the community that they belong to.
I know what a community is.
This could be shown in many different ways:
- a poster
- photos
- a mind map
- children showing different communities they belong to
- a map showing different communities
All the children in school are thinking about this so it will be a great opportunity to discuss it as a family. We look forward to seeing you all next week for different activities, especially next Friday afternoon from 2pm when we will be celebrating our community at Moortown Primary.
13 May 2011
Around the country, it’s Walk to School week next week. To promote the event, there are two activities for chidren throughout school to have a go at…
First, all children should complete the creative homework, due in on Wednesday 18 May 2011: I can persuade someone to walk to school. Children could create a poster, write a newspaper article, write a poem, or an even more creative idea of their own!
Second, as a bit of fun, there’s an extra homework activity – and this one comes with a prize! Watch the walking to school video – it’s been on the site for a few months now, but have you spotted Wally?!
Children have taken home a map to mark where Wally is. Younger children have been given a map which shows the route the stars of the video take as they walk to school. To make it more of a challenge, older children have no route shown on their map! Along the way, you can just about spot where Wally is, but look closely as he might be around more than once…
This should be returned by Friday 20 May. Correct entries will be put into the hat with winners selected at random. Good luck!
It’s the Easter holidays…
…so there is no homework, in line with our Homework Policy.
Don’t forget about all the learning your child can do at home:
- Easter-themed Maths with mini-eggs (think about estimating, counting, sorting, adding, subtracting, sharing…)
- nature walks – look out for lambs and other signs of Spring
- swimming practice – the holidays are a perfect time to spend an afternoon at the local swimming baths!
- reading – take your child and a friend to the library or to a charity shop to find a gripping read
- lots of Talk Time discussions – by now, you’ll be familiar with Talk Time homework, so why not make up a few topics of your own?
- don’t forget to practise times tables, number bonds and handwriting
We’ve got information and top tips to help you support your child in our Learn More section.
It’s half term…
It’s half-term holidays next week, so there are no homework tasks or spellings next week.
Of course, regular practice and learning can still happen: reading each day, swimming, tables practice, trips to the library, walks around Roundhay Park… All will help your child have a happy and healthy holiday!
28 January 2011
This week’s homework is talk time and is linked to the Change4Life Great Swapathon.
I can make a healthy swap.
If you bring a packed lunch to school you could use the Packed Lunch Guidance document to find a suitable swap.
Use your swapathon resources and / or the swapathon website for more personalised swaps.
Be prepared to share your swap with your class.
Holidays approaching…
…so there are no spelling lists, tables or other homework this week.
Enjoy reading, writing (and possibly making?) Christmas cards, reflecting on this term’s topics and other activities.
November 18 2010
Your homework this week is creative and is due on Wednesday 24 November.
I can express my opinions about our Victorian Day.
We had lots of fun and interactive learning on Victorian Day. This creative homework is to explain all about the events and activities that the children experienced during the day.
This piece of work could be:
- drawings
- writing
- a picture collage
- an illustrated list
or
- your own idea!
Have fun!
12 November 2010
Your homework this week is Creative and is due in on Wednesday 17 November.
I can get into role and express myself as a Victorian character.
Next week, we are having a Victorian Day. Children have been asked to come dressed as a Victorian character and produce a piece of work about their character. They will be asked to talk about their work for five minutes on Victorian Day.
This piece of work could be:
- A PowerPoint
- A biography
- A timeline
- A cartoon strip about your life in Victorian times
- An interview with you answering questions about your life
or, of course, your own idea!
Have fun!
Remember: stick to one page in your homework book and extend the page if you need to!
Half-term holiday
Our policy is not to give homework in the holidays. However, if you’d like to support your child’s learning at home, have a look at the Homework Tips for Parents (which has ideas for extra practice) and the National Expectations section (which should give you some ideas about what to learn more about).
Don’t forget: all children should be reading on a daily basis: comics, books, websites. Why not make a trip to the library this holiday?
Older children should also practise times tables (why not re-cap all the tables you’ve practised so far this year?).