13 October 2017
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due on 19 October 2017.
I understand the importance of voting.
You could talk about:
- votes we hold in class (eg to name our class mascots)
- votes that adults take part in
- whether you would like to stand for school council (we will be holding elections on 19 October)
- family votes (to decide where to go or what to do)
06 October 2017
This week’s homework is Creative. Homework is due on Thursday 12 October 2017.
Can you create a map of your journey to school?
You could draw, take pictures, make a model or write about it. Don’t forget to add labels and a key. Use one A4 page in your homework book.
06 October 2017
Our current Big Topic is Explorers. Linking to this, homework this week is creative:
Create a map showing a journey.
The map could be imaginary or real, 3D or 2D. Your child should include key, contours, places of interest, and other geographical features such as a rivers.
29 September 2017
This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and due on Thursday 05 October
Handwriting – I can write in neat, clear, joined handwriting.
Choose a book that you’ve enjoyed reading and copy the blurb.
Think about:
- neat presentation and layout
- which letter should not join (capital letters)
- letter sizes
- keep ascenders tall (b d f h k l t)
- keep descenders a consistent way below the line (f g j p q y)
29 September 2017
This week is Practice makes Perfect.
We’ve been learning how to round whole numbers to 10, 100, 1000, 10 000, 100 000 and 1 000 000. Please complete the worksheet in your book.
Our times tables focus will be the 12 times table (up to 12 x 12) and including division facts.
Practise counting forwards, backwards, starting from zero and then starting from a multiple, and don’t forget the traditional way to support your child: a couple of mock tests to see how well your child knows their tables!
29 September 2017
This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due on 05 October 2017: Talk about your journey to and from school. Do you pass any natural features (streams, large trees) or buildings (dentist, shops) on the way? Talk about which directions you take (left, right, straight on). We will be drawing our route to school in our geography topic lessons.
Also, go on a Number Hunt around your house, garden or local area. Which numbers can you see? List or draw the numbers you find.
22 September 2017
This week’s homework is Talk Time and due on Thursday 28 September.
Which places would you like to explore?
Talk about:
- a country or a place you’d like to explore
- why you’d like to explore there
- what you’d need to take with you and why
- how you’d plan the journey to get there
22 September 2017
Our Talk Time homework is to discuss the following statement: Should we spend millions of pounds on space exploration?
Record the variety of thoughts and opinions in your homework book.
Our times tables focus will be the 6 times table (up to 12 x 6 and including division facts). Practise counting forwards, backwards, starting from zero and then starting from a multiple, and don’t forget the traditional way to support your child: a couple of mock tests to see how well your child knows their tables!
22 September 2017
This week’s Practice Makes Perfect homework is to learn your own address, including postcode. Can you see any capital letters in your address? Talk about why these words have a capital letter (they are a proper noun).
Maths homework is counting forwards and backwards within 100. A fun way to do this is by playing a game of bingo or snakes and ladders.
Homework is due on Thursday 28 September.
15 September 2017
Our Creative homework is in preparation for our big topic – Explorers. Choose an explorer to research. On Friday 22 September, come to school dressed as your explorer. You could choose a historical / modern explorer.
On the day, we’ll share our research and introduce ourselves to each other.
Our times tables focus will be the 6 times table (up to 12 x 6 and including division facts). Practise counting forwards, backwards, starting from zero and then starting from a multiple, and don’t forget the traditional way to support your child: a couple of mock tests to see how well your child knows their tables!