03 November 2017
This week’s homework is Talk Time.
What do you know about adjectives?
You could talk about:
- Adjective Dress-Up Day
- what happens if you use too many adjectives
- making silly sentences with adjectives that don’t fit with the noun
- which adjective is your favourite
- which new adjectives you have recently learnt
It’s the half-term holidays…
…and so there’s no specific homework next week. This is in-line with our Homework Policy.
During the half-term, please encourage your child to read each day, even if just for 15 minutes. As well as their current book, reading comics, newspapers, websites are all good – and why not take a trip to the library!
It would also be really helpful to help your child brush up on their times tables. Children in Year 2 should know x2, x5 and x10 (and the related division facts) by the end of the year – so give them a head start now! By the end of Year 4, children should know all their tables up to 12 x 12 (and the related division facts).
And make sure they enjoy the break, too: perhaps an autumn walk, a day out, a trip to the cinema… There are lots of things going on in Leeds – check them out.
Whatever you get up to, we’re looking forward to seeing you again on Monday 30 October.
Friday 13 October 2017
This week’s homework is Talk Time, due in on Thursday 19 October. There’s a choice…
I understand the importance of voting.
or
I can prepare a speech.
Next week, we will be having School Council Elections. If you would like to be considered for a place on the School Council, you’ll need to prepare a short speech to deliver to the rest of the class giving reasons why you would be the right choice.
If you do not want to be chosen, your homework is to talk about the importance of voting and understand what it means to live in a democracy.
School Council elections take place on Thursday 19 October 2017.
13 October 2017
Our Talk time homework is in preparation for next week’s class council elections which are happening on Thursday.
Explain to your parents what will happen in school. Discuss democracy in school and in the UK. What is democratic in school? How does democracy work? Why is it important?
Each class will be electing (in a blind ballot), two members of their class to represent them in the school council. If you wish to be considered please prepare a speech you’ll give to the class on Thursday.
Our times tables focus this week will be the 4 times table (up to 4 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!
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.
