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11 November 2011

This week homework is Practice Makes Perfect.

I can work out range, mean, mode and median.

We’ve been learning how to work out averages and ranges in class in maths. We need a little more work on it to make the learning secure.

Children have been learning how to find the mode, mean, median and range of a set of numbers and have been given some work to complete at home to supplement their learning in school.

All information needed to complete the work is on the sheet that has been given to the children.

Homework is due in on Wednesday 16 Novemebr.

It’s Moustache Season!

As some of you more astute parents may have noticed, I am currently trying to grow a moustache. I’m not doing very well. In fact, Mr Wilks (who is not growing a moustache) by about 4 o’clock everyday seems to have grown more hair than I have done in 2 weeks.

It’s all for a good cause. I’m raising money for men’s health charities during the month of Movember. It would be greatly appreciated if you could donate to this worthy cause.

However, the purpose of this posting is to ensure that you all know that I have not become lazy and dishevelled. I aim to look like Igor by the end of November, where there will be (to most of the teachers’ delight) a celebratory shaving of the moustache.

11 November 2011

The homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in Wednesday 16 November.

I know my x6, x7, x8 and x9 tables.

So…we’ve finally got there. We’ve completed all the tables (including x9 this week) and now it’s time to put your child’s speed and accuracy to the test.

Your child should have a times table quiz sheet stuck into their homework book entitled “Learn the 6, 7, 8 and 9 Times Tables”.

Practise your 9s for a bit before you give this a go. Your child should aim to be able to complete this work sheet in 1 minute and 30 seconds. If they don’t, keep practising until they do because, as we all know, Practice Makes Perfect!

11 November 2011

The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 16 November.

What makes a house a home?

• Is it the things you have in the house?
• Is it the people who live there?
• Is it the location of the house?
• Is it the house itself?

11 November 2011

This week’s spellings are all two words that are joined together with a hyphen to form one adjective.

All the adjectives fit with our current literacy learning: promotional writing.  Look out for words like these in adverts and leaflets.

As part of Takeover Day, the children contributed some of these words.

11 November 2011

This week’s homework is Talk Time. It’s due on Wednesday 16 November.

My favourite story / fairy story is…

Talk Time homework doesn’t need lots of evidence in the homework books; sometimes, just a comment from an adult to say you’ve discussed it is enough.

Here are some tips:

• Ask other family members to give their opinions and to use the ‘because’ word.
• Ask your child his / her opinion and ask them to use the ‘because’ word.
• Link the topic back to something you remember from when you were a child and say why things may be different now.

11 November 2011

This week, we’re learning to spell words with the ‘ow’ and ‘ou’ sound.

These words will be tested on Friday 18 November.

11 November 2011

This week’s homework is creative. It’s due in on Wednesday 16 November 2011.

I can use adverbs.

Adverbs often end in ‘ly’ and they describe verbs (which are actions or ‘doing words’). You could use the ones you had for your homework last week.

Here are a few ideas:

• Put adverbs at the end of a sentence: Year Two did their homework happily.
• Put adverbs in the middle of a sentence: Year Two happily did their homework.
• Put adverbs at the beginning of sentences.  Happily, Year Two did their homework.
• Create a poster of different adverbs.
• Take photographs of yourself doing something and label with different adverbs.

11 November 2011

This week’s spellings are words with ‘ea’ – this creates a long ‘eee’ sound when you say the word (unlike a short ‘e’ such as in ‘tell’ or ‘incredible’).

Your child will be tested on Friday 18 November 2011.

• speak
• steal
• cream
• dream
• team
• mean
• please
• ear
• near
• easy

11 November 2011

The spellings this week are all words which have either the prefix ‘un’ or ‘dis’. Both these prefixes mean ‘not’. Children should practise all ten spellings but will be tested on eight out of the ten. They will be tested on Friday 18 November.