Year 6 Homework

19 October 2018

Posted on Friday 19 October 2018 by Mr Catherall

This week, the whole school has the same Talk Time homework. In preparation for the upcoming School Council elections, children should complete one of the following tasks:

  • 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 are encouraged to take an active part in pupil voice.

Elections for our new school council will take place on Thursday 25 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 24 October or Thursday 25 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, you should consider the importance of voting.

12 October 2018

Posted on Thursday 11 October 2018 by Mr Roundtree

This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and is due on Thursday 18 October.

I can solve division problems.

The children have a selection of questions we’ve worked on in class to have a go at on their own at home. The first row test whether they can divide by a single digit and understand the context of the problem. They might need to give their answer as a remainder, a decimal or a fraction.

The second row is an opportunity for them to practise diving by 2 digits using the factor pair method and the third requires them to use the chunking method. The children should be able to explain these methods to you but you can see the chunking method for yourself by watching our Calculations Video on division.

A factory packs their biros into boxes of 8. They’re packing 1550 biros.

a)      How many full boxes will there be?

 

b)      How many boxes would they need to pack all of the biros?

 

c)      How many biros will be left?

 

Miss Cake has 1500g of sugar in school. She wants the children to work in 8 groups to make buns. What amount of sugar would each group be able to have? Cadburys make a giant chocolate bar that has 1000 pieces.

They separate it into smaller bars of 6 pieces each.

a)      How many bars are they able to make?

 

b)      How many pieces will be left?

 

The Dominos factory sends its stores 585 pizza bases a day.

If there are 9 stores to send them to, how many pizza bases will each receive?

1080 ÷ 24

 

 

1170 ÷ 18 1566 ÷ 27 4968 ÷ 72
912 ÷ 19 1173 ÷ 17 1196 ÷ 23 1305 ÷ 29

 

 

 

Choose two of the calculations from the last two rows and write a story to go with them.

 

05 October 2018

Posted on Friday 05 October 2018 by Mr Roundtree

This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in on Thursday 11 October.

I can use a range of sentence structures.

The children have been given a story starter for them to continue. So far this year, we’ve learnt about different ways we can start our sentences, using conjunctions to extend our ideas and using commas to clarify meaning. We’ve also been working on reducing the number of errors in our work, especially squashed sentences.

Ask us what a squashed sentence (sometimes called a ‘run-on’ sentence) is. Here’s an example: He walked through the door it was amazing.

In their piece of writing, the children should try to show off the skills we’ve practised so far and try to make as few mistakes as possible.

28 September 2018

Posted on Friday 28 September 2018 by Mr Catherall

This week the whole school has the same Talk Time homework which should be completed by Thursday 04 October.

If I could travel in time, who would I take with me and why?

This homework, which links to our current big topic (Time Travel), is a chance for children to think about who is important to them and why. There are many factors which may influence your child’s decision:

  • What makes a good travel companion?
  • Are there any skills that would help during time travel?
  • Who do they enjoy spending time with and why?
  • Do they choose someone they know or someone they know of?

Children should discuss this with someone at home and be ready to discuss their viewpoint as part of our weekly homework review next week.

21 September 2018

Posted on Thursday 20 September 2018 by Mr Roundtree

This week’s homework is Talk Time and will be discussed on Thursday 27 September 2018.

What future inventions could improve the world of today?

Around the dinner table, on your journey to school, when out for a walk, talk to your mum, uncle, grandparent, sibling, family friend about what we could invent today to make our world a better place or to make life easier for a group of people. It might help to think about problems first: problems in the world or problems certain groups experience.

Don’t forget: write a few brief notes in your homework book to help with your discussion in class.

14 September 2018

Posted on Friday 14 September 2018 by Mr Catherall

This week the whole school has the same Practice Makes Perfect homework which should be completed by Thursday 20 September.

I know some Where in the World facts.                                                                       

This homework, which links to our current mini-topic (Where in the World), is a chance for children to show off their geographical knowledge. Children should learn and remember (one of our 8Rs for learning) some facts about the world that they find interesting. There are many things children could learn about:

  • the seven continents
  • capital cities
  • names of the oceans
  • the countries of the UK, Europe or the world
  • the population of some countries
  • interesting facts about a place they find interesting or have been
  • how to say a common word or phrase in several languages (for example, hello!)
  • and, of course, there are many more facts children could find out and learn

This homework should be evidenced in homework books with children ready (another of our 8Rs for learning) to show off their new-found geographical knowledge as part of our weekly homework review next week.

07 September 2018

Posted on Thursday 06 September 2018 by Mr Roundtree

This week’s homework is Creative and is due in on Thursday 13 September.

How can we make our class a good place to learn?

We’ve had a really positive start to the term in Year 6 and long may that continue. Have a discussion at home about how we can all make sure our class stays a good place to learn.

  • You could create a list of rules we can all follow.
  • You could write a poem, making suggestions for how to work positively.
  • You could write a diary entry from a child who learns in the perfect classroom.
  • You could label a classroom with suggestions for how to make it a good place to learn.
  • You could write a profile of the ideal class member.

13 July 2018

Posted on Thursday 12 July 2018 by Mrs Taylor

This week’s whole homework involves completing the pupil health questionnaire sent home with your child/children.

 I can share my views about health.

Pupil voice is an important part of our school and this annual questionnaire provides pupil views on some of our key health issues.

Please support your child to complete the health questionnaire by discussing these issues.

Please note the questionnaire should be returned to your class teacher by Wednesday 18 July.

06 July 2018

Posted on Thursday 05 July 2018 by Mrs Taylor

This week, our whole school homework is creative and should be returned to class by Thursday 12 July.

I can make healthy choices.

This is the chance for children to reflect on our Being Healthy themed week and consider what healthy choices they should make and encourage others to make.

This could be presented in any creative way:

  • a game
  • a poem
  • a song
  • a quiz
  • a letter
  • a comic strip
  • a script
  • a diary entry from the week

 

29 June 2018

Posted on Thursday 28 June 2018 by Mr Roundtree

This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and doesn’t really have a specific due date.

Know your lines, what you’re doing and the songs for Bugsy Malone.

We’re fast approaching performance dates for our production, Bugsy Malone. Rehearsals are going well but to improve further we need everybody to know their lines, if they have them; to know when to come on and off; and to know all of the lyrics to the songs.

Here are some links to the songs online so make sure you get them playing and learn the lines, particularly of the ones that are trickier to remember. See whether your child can show you the actions that go with them too.