03 March 2017
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect:
To learn your lines and songs for the school production.
It’s going to be a busy few weeks in Year 3 getting ready for the Year 3/4 production. Children should start to learn their lines now off by heart and learn all the songs, too. Thank you for all the support you have given to your children already. You can tell they’ve been practising and it’s going to be a great show!
24 February 2017
This week’s homework is talk time and is due on Thursday 03 March:
I don’t interrupt with my mouth or my hands.
Our SEAL theme this half term is ‘Getting on’; it covers four main aspects:
- developing the social skills of friendship
- working well together in a group
- managing anger
- resolving conflict
Children can discuss why it is important to take it in turns to speak and to listen without interrupting.
03 February 2017
For all children in Year 1 – Year 6, the homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 08 February. There are two options:
- 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 at Moortown Primary are encouraged to take an active part in pupil voice.
Elections for our new school council will take place on Thursday 09 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 08 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. 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 then you should consider the importance of voting.
27 January 2017
This week’s homework is Creative and is due in on Thursday 02 February.
I can show what I know about a period of history.
Research a period of history and show what you have learnt.
- Research and record ten interesting facts about a period of history.
or
- Make a poster to show what you have found out.
20 January 2017
Our homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in on Thursday 26 January.
I can calculate the perimeter of a shape using doubling and adding.
In Maths lessons this week, we’ve been learning how to measure accurately in cm and mm. We have also started to learn how to measure and calculate the perimeter of a shape. For this homework, I would like your child to complete the perimeters in their book and measure the perimeter of some 2D shapes around the house.
13 January 2017
This week’s homework is creative and is due in on Thursday 19 January 2017.
I can show what I have learned during our ‘What’s the Matter?’ topic, when we concentrated on rocks and soils.
For this homework, I’d like children to reflect on their learning from the past two weeks and show off what they have learned. Your child could:
- give an overview of what they have learned about the three different types of rocks and their properties
- show how different rocks are formed
- take photos of different rocks
- be a scientist and conduct a science investigation
I look forward to seeing all the children’s wonderful ideas and creations.
06 January 2017
The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Thursday 12 January.
I can respond to difficult situations in a positive way.
Our SEAL topic this half term is called It’s good to be me.
In Year 3 we have discussed how to deal with difficult situations in a positive way. Your child can talk about the story ‘Happy to be me’. They can discuss the moral of the story and how everyone is special and unique.
09 December 2016
This week’s homework is talk time and is due Thursday 15 December:
Talk about how you will cope with the change of a teacher.
You could discuss:
- how you could make your new teacher feel welcome
- what things will change/stay the same
- ways to deal with change
25 November 2016
The homework this week is a whole school creative homework. Because of the open afternoon next week, the homework is due in on Wednesday not Thursday.
I can show what I have learned in STEM week.
This week, all our learning has been STEM (Science, Engineering, Technology and Maths) focussed.
For this homework, we’d like children to reflect on their learning across the week and show off what they have learned. Your child could:
- give an overview of the STEM subjects
- do their own mini STEM project
- be a scientist and conduct a science investigation
- continue some of their favourite STEM week learning at home
18 November 2016
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect and is due Thursday 24 November:
Complete Mr Lawton’s maths challenge sheet which is practising what we have learnt this past week in our maths lessons.
