24 June 2016
This week’s Talk Time homework is due on Wednesday 29 June.
How do people I know use maths every day?
We learn lots of maths at school and always try to relate it to real life. Children should speak to adults they know and find out how they use maths every day. Children might find out how an adult uses maths as part of their job or how they apply their maths knowledge around the house.
We will be discussing this next week so don’t forget to make a few notes to help inform your views.
24 June 2016
I can complete a diary about my lifestyle.
The homework this week involves completing a health diary, for the next seven days, to use when completing the online My Health My School survey. This will take place in school over the next few weeks.
Questions include what snacks they eat, how much exercise they do and how long they spend doing different activities. The data is used by local government to understand what children’s lives are like and how healthy they are.
The diaries and the survey itself remain confidential and personal information will not be discussed in school if children don’t want to.
Please support your child to complete the diary as accurately as possible and return the completed survey by Monday 04 July.
10 June 2016
This week’s whole school homework is creative and is due Wednesday 15 June:
Why does money matter?
In our recent Money Matters themed week, we considered spending, donating, saving and getting money. Take a look through the news section and class news pages to remind you about the week.
Your child is required to show their understanding of money in a creative way. Ideas could include:
- a game
- a poem
- a song
- a quiz
- a letter
- a comic strip
- a script
Summer Half Term
In line with our Homework Policy, there are no homework tasks or spellings to learn next week because it’s the Summer half-term holiday. Of course, there are plenty of ways to help your child continue learning: get reading, go places, talk lots!
Have a happy and healthy holiday.
20 May 2016
This week’s whole school homework is creative and is due Wednesday 25 May:
I understand rights and responsibilities.
This half term, our SEAL theme has been Rights and Responsibilities. We’ve been learning that if we have rights, we also have responsibilities. Children have been considering the following rights and responsibilities.
- I have the right to learn and I have the responsibility for my own learning.
- I have the right to play and I have the responsibility to play fairly.
- I have the right to express an opinion and I have the responsibility to respect the opinions of others.
- I have the right to be safe and I have the responsibility to make safe choices.
- I have the right to be healthy and I have the responsibility to make healthy choices.
Your child is required to show their understanding of rights and responsibilities in a creative way. Ideas could include:
- a story
- a poem
- a song
- a poster
- a letter
- a comic strip
- a script
24 March 2016
In addition to their Creative homework, some children also have some extra Practice Makes Perfect homework this week.
I can revise translation, reflection and using coordinates.
Children are expected to complete pages 82-85 of their maths revision books and evidence this in their homework books. They could make notes, show examples of completed questions or explain what they have learnt. Then, children should answer practice questions 9, 10 and 11 (these questions can be found on page 87. As always, we have discussed this in class so children should know what to do.
It’s half-term…
…so there’s no homework this week. Enjoy the break – walks to spot the first signs of Spring, restful reading huddled up at home, or whatever else you get up to!
05 February 2016
For all children in Year 1 – Year 6, the homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 10 February.
I can prepare a speech (School Council elections).
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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 next Thursday 11 February 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 10 February.
What makes a good school councillor has been considered by our current school council.
- ‘Communicating with others – pupils and adults.’
- ‘Having good listening skills to know what to contribute in meetings.’
- ‘Thinking of realistic ideas to suggest in meetings.’
- ‘Considering other people’s views even if you don’t agree with them.’
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 over the last year. We hope you have enjoyed this role and responsibility and you are 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.
15 January 2016
This week, we have creative homework:
I can show what I know about shape.
We have spent the last two weeks learning all about shape. Children should reflect on this learning to show what they about this area of maths. Children might wish to:
- Identify shapes around them
- Demonstrate a particular skill (e.g symmetry) creatively
- Identify angles around them
- Explain/show the area of ‘shape’ maths they have found most interesting or feel most confident with
We also have Practice Makes Perfect homework:
I can use abstract nouns in sentences.
Children have a worksheet which helps them to practise using abstract nouns in sentences.
This homework is due on 20 January 2016.
08 January 2016
This week, we also have Practice Makes Perfect homework:
I can find missing angles around a point.
This continues on from maths lessons recently. Children have learnt how to calculate missing angles in a straight line and should should apply this knowledge to the worksheet.
This homework is due on 13 January 2016.