05 October 2018

Friday 05 October 2018

This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in on Thursday 11 October.

Year 5 and 6 have different homework this week. Follow the link to find videos to help support addition and multiplication.

Year 5 

I can add using column addition

Year 5 have been learning how to add using column addition. Your homework is to practise additions involving numbers up to 6 digits. Choose numbers which involve at least 1 exchange. Eg. 29,435 + 3,553. Choose your own calculations but remember to estimate the answer before conducting your calculation. Can you check your answer by using a different method?

Year 6 

I can use the standard method of multiplication. 

Year 6 have been learning how to use the standard method for multiplication. Your homework is to practise 4 digit by 2 digit multiplications e.g. 2765 x 67. Would you solve 1000 x 15 in the same way that you would solve 8735 x 43? Choose your own calculations but remember to estimate the answer before conducting your calculation. Can you check your answer by using a different method?