Our whole-school homework this week is:
Living and Learning:
Our Living and Learning statement for this week is I know the importance of sleep. When we sleep, our bodies and minds have the time to rest, recover and process all the things which have happened to us during the day. When we’re young, our bodies are growing and changing quickly, so we need even more sleep than adults to be able to cope with everything that’s happening. We’re all different, but it’s generally recommended that children and young people get between 9 and 11 hours of sleep every night. Without you or your child getting anxious about hitting a target, think about how much sleep your child’s getting. You might want to consider bedtime routines that help sleep – for example, take an hour before bedtime to ‘wind down’ and build in a bedtime story.
Children in Key Stage 1 should check out BBC Bitesize ‘What do humans need to be healthy?’. Children in Key Stage 2 should visit ‘Why is a healthy lifestyle important?’.
Reading: please make sure your child is reading on a daily basis.
Number Fact Fluency: use Numbots or Times Table Rock Stars in regular short bursts.
Talk Time:
This week’s Talk Time has a Science theme:
I know how plants grow.
- Start by having a conversation about what you think a plant needs to grow and why you think those things are important.
- Next, try to grow a plant at home. This could be seeds (beans, cress, sunflower, herbs), grass, a vegetable top in water or even a weed!
- Observe how the plant changes over time and discuss any changes you notice. You could measure the plant at regular intervals to see how it is growing. This could be measuring the height of the plant or how many leaves it has.
Challenge: What do you think would happen if a plant didn’t get one of the things it needs?