01 July 2011
The homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in on Wednesday 6 June.
I know what a question is.
The aim of this homework is to develop the children’s understanding and use of questions.Ask your child some questions, eg ‘What is your favourite colour?’ ‘Who is your best friend? ‘
Read through the sheet with your child. They choose a ‘wh’ question word that makes sense to complete each sentence. Then play the game at the end.
24 June 2011
The homework this week is ‘Creative’ and is due in on Wednesday 29 June.
I can create a map of a journey I make.
Here are some ideas:
- Bird’s-eye view map of their route to their school / grandparent’s house etc on paper or on a computer.
- A constructed model of a familiar journey using Lego/K’nex etc.
- Another idea would be for you to make the journey, taking a picture every few minutes.
- Drawing your route is a great idea, too.
I look forward to seeing all the maps.
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.
10 June 2011
The homework this week is Talk Time and is due in Wednesday 15 June.
What do I know about my local area?
Homework this week is linked to our new topic, ‘On our doorstep‘.
Tips:
- What is our local area called?
- What is there to do?
- Are there any places of interest?
- What do I like / dislike in my local area?
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!
06 May 2011
Your homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect.
I can solve a subtraction sum.
In class we are working on improving our subtraction skills.
I have given your child a subtraction activity sheet which needs to be completed by Wednesday 11 May.
28 April 2011
The homework this week is Talk Time and is due in Wednesday 04 May.
I know about the Royal Wedding.
You and your child could discuss:
- Different aspects of the wedding, such as all the outfits, the trees in Westminster, the balcony
- Whether you enjoyed watching it or not
21 April 2011
This week’s homework is creative: I know what a light source is.
We have started our new mini-topic Light and Dark. What do the children know?
They could produce a:
- Poster
- Draw a picture
- Write some sentences
- Make a list of light sources
- Take some photographs
Please don’t feel you have to stick to these if you have something even more creative!
This homework is due on Wednesday 27 April.
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
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