25 January 2013
This week we are showing our learning about 3D shape in Creative homework:
Children have been learning about the propoerties of 3D shapes in class and have been looking closely at the properties of shapes and specific shape-related vocabulary.
Their homework could be one of the following:
- a poster
- some nets of shapes
- some 2D drawings of 3D shapes
- the children’s own idea
Homework should be handed in on Wednesday 30 January.
18 January 2013
This week’s homework is creative.
I can show what I want to know about theme parks.
In class, children have discussed how they could present this homework, but the main thing is to get loads of questions and / or ideas down. This will mean that we can base lots of our Theme Park Big Topic lessons on children’s interests.
11 January 2013
Your homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 16 January.
I can express my opinion about the book The Switch.
We’ve just finished our class novel, The Switch. Homework is to produce a piece of work that tells me your opinion of the book. The homework also has to relate to our learning about different text types so the children need to produce a piece of written work about The Switch.
This piece of work could be:
- An advert persuading people to buy the book and promoting the book
- A script of one of the most exciting parts of the story
- A narrative continuing the story
- An explanation showing what the book is about
- A discussion praising the book
- A debate or balanced argument showing two points of view about the book or a character, or…
- Your own idea choosing a different text type.
It’s Christmas…
…so enjoy the break.
We don’t give homework or spellings and tables to learn during holidays. Instead, we hope you all enjoy the break and spend some fabulously festive family time, whether it’s playing board games, enjoying a book or two or simply relaxing in front of the telly for a treat.
07 December 2012
This week homework is Practice Makes Perfect.
I can describe a scene and create a mood.
Children have been given four pictures of four different settings. The task this week is to describe two of the scenes using the follwing writing skills that they use in class:
- great punctuation
- adjectives
- similes
- adverbs
- metaphors
- alliteration
- a variety of sentence types and sentence starters
Homework is due in on Wednesday 12 December 2012.
30 November 2012
Your homework this week is talk time.
Should rich countries give aid to poor countries?
In class, we’ve discussed the differences between rich and poor countries and how those rich countries, like Britain, help out poorer countries. Children have been asked to discuss this with family members and make notes in their homework books about the discussions to share in class on Wednesday 05December.
23 November 2012
This week’s whole school homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 28 November.
I can show what bullying means and how to stop it.
As part of the current SEAL theme of Getting On, this week is anti-bullying week. Within class, the children have been asked to consider bullying including these key points:
- What is bullying?
- What are the different types of bullying?
- What should you do if you are bullied?
- What should you do if you see someone being bullied?
Useful websites to look at include:
- Childline (http://www.childline.org.uk/explore/bullying/Pages/Bullyinginfo.aspx)
- Go-givers (http://www.gogivers.org/)
- Kidshealth (http://kidshealth.org/kid/feeling/emotion/bullies.html)
You could produce:
- art work
- poetry
- a poster
- writing: diary, story, letter
- a rap
- a mindmap
- your own creative idea
16 November 2012
Your homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday November 28.
I can get show what I know about Victorian…
We’ve had lots of great learning during the Victorian part of our Rich and Poor topic. Next week we’ll move onto new learning and away from the history section of the topic. Children need to produce a piece of work about an aspect of their Victorian learning that they know most about. This could be…
- schools
- work
- clothes
- homes, or
- your own idea!
This piece of work could be…
- drawings
- writing; diary, recount, story
- a combination of drawing and writing
- a picture collage
- an illustrated list
- a timeline, or
- your own idea!
09 November 2012
Homework this week is creative. It’s the first of three homework tasks this year when we invite children to respond to something from a cultural or spiritual perspective (we’re going to time these so they fall close to religious festivals, from Eid to Easter).
I can respond to a book I’ve recently read.
This week, 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 or Diwali means to me and my community.
Just before the half-term, some children in school will have celebrated the Muslim festival of Eid. Next week, some children in school will celebrate the Sikh and Hindu festival Diwali. We invite those children to respond to the sentence above – they might include a recount (like a diary entry), pictures, an interview (perhaps in a script).
It’s the half-term break…
…so there’s no homework this week.
Please make sure your child continues to read lots and be read to – this is always the most valuable activity you can do at home to help learning.
Why not put some Maths into practice too: play a board game, bake something, create some mathematical art…