26 April 2013
The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 01 May.
I can talk about a time when I have felt proud of myself or others.
This homework links in with our weekly SEAL statement and also the wider SEAL theme of ‘It’s good to be me’.
19 April 2013
Homework this week is creative. It’s the second of three homework tasks this school year when we invite children to respond to something from a cultural or spiritual perspective (we’ve timed these so they fall close to religious festivals, from Eid to Easter).
I can respond to a programme or film I’ve seen.
We’d like children to present their responses about a recent programme or film they’ve seen. We’re interested to hear your child’s opinions and any connections they might have made between the programme or film and their own life. This 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) – anything which might include your child’s responses!
However, your child might prefer to do the following:
I can show what Passover or Easter means to me and my community.
Recently, some children will have celebrated the Christian festival of Easter or the Jewish festival of Passover. We invite children to respond to the sentence above – they might include a recount (like a diary entry), pictures, an interview (perhaps in a script), or any other creative response.
Super Science Day Talk Time
We don’t normally set specific homework tasks in the holidays, but we encourage you to spend some time discussing the nine science activities your child will have taken part in, especially considering what they have learnt. The learning objectives were:
- I know that dyes are made up of other colours
- I know why objects float
- I can create a gas with a solid and a liquid
- I know that static electricity creates a charge
- I know about irreversible changes
- I know the effects of a chemical reaction
- I know what exercise does to my body
- I am aware of acids and alkalis
- I know what happens when you mix water with oil
Check out the pictures from the day to help jog your child’s memory of each activity… Can they match the learning objective to the photo?
22 March 2013
The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 27 March.
I can show what I have learnt about division.
Your child has a sheet stuck into their book which has some division problems which they have to solve.
22 March 2013
Super Science Day is postponed due to snow. The homework below relates to this themed day. We will have Super Science Day next Tuesday, 26 March. The homework below will happen after the Easter holidays – it would be a good idea to have some talk time at home about Super Science after Tuesday’s themed day.
This week’s homework is both talk time and creative. It is due in on Wednesday 27 March 2013.
Today, everyone took part in a Super Science themed day in which they completed nine science activities. The learning objectives were:
- I know that dyes are made up of other colours
- I know why objects float
- I can create a gas with a solid and a liquid
- I know that static electricity creates a charge
- I know about irreversible changes
- I know the effects of a chemical reaction
- I know what exercise does to my body
- I am aware of acids and alkalis
- I know what happens when you mix water with oil
In talk-time, we’d like the children to talk about what they have learnt and then, in creative homework, sum up their learning. (Creative homework can be completed on the next page in the homework book so that a full page can be used.)
15 March 2013
This week’s homework is a talk time homework and is due in on Wednesday 20 March.
Is space exploration a waste of money?
This is a moral homework and we want the children to be able to discuss, as a class, their views on the subject.
When we discuss the homework next week, we will also be encouraging the children to use different types of connectives when they make their points. See the below table. Most have commas afterwards – this is a helpful way to show any sort of ‘add-in’. You could encourage your child to speak using a slight pause where the comma might be – this can make any speaking more powerful.
|
time |
adding (see also some time links) |
problem (or ‘opposing’) |
reason + |
explaining |
| Firstly, / First of all, / Secondly,Next, After Finally, Meanwhile, Then, Suddenly, Later,
|
Also,In addition, / Additionally, Furthermore, Moreover, As Besides, Another Not To |
However*,In spite of this, On Yet, Nevertheless, Contrary In Despite Despite |
As a result,Consequently, As Therefore, Due Because This The |
For example,In other words, That By The |
08 March 2013
The homework this week is Creative and is due in Wednesday 13 March.
I can create a recount of my weekend.
As most of you will be aware, we’re writing recounts at the moment. We want you to keep a log of your weekend and present it to us anyway you like. It’s completely up to you! If you’re struggling for ideas, why not try creating:
- a written diary of the most exciting things that happened during your weekend
- a photo diary with captions
- a video diary
- a podcast of the highlights of your weekend
01 March 2013
Next Thursday 07 March is our annual school council election. This week’s homework, linked to the elections, is talk time. It’s due in on Wednesday 06 March 2013. Your child has a choice:
Either:
If your child would like to be a candidate for their class, their homework is to prepare a speech to present to their class. This should include the following:
- Why they think they can represent their class well.
- What qualities they have to make a good school councillor.
- What suggestions they have for the new school council to consider. Think of realistic ideas.
Some websites to help with this homework include http://involver.org.uk and http://www.pupilvoicewales.org.uk
Or:
If your child does not want to be a candidate in the elections, their homework is to discuss:
I understand the importance of voting.
This week, in class and assemblies, children have been learning about voting, school councils and why their vote, in the elections next week, really does count.
It’s the Spring half-term holiday next week…
It’s half-term holidays next week, so there are no specific homework tasks, times tables or spellings next week.
Of course, regular practice and learning can still happen: reading each day, swimming, tables practice, trips to the library, walks around Roundhay Park… A personal recommendation from me: take a visit to Leeds Art Gallery -the Liberty and Anarchy exhibition is great!
All will help your child have a happy and healthy holiday!
08 February 2013
The homework this week is practise makes perfect.
The children have all got a photocopy of a script in their homework books. They need to practise this so that when we go to Allerton Grange on Monday, they are ready to perform their part of the script.
