Homework

23 April 2021 – Times Tables

This week, we will focus on the 9 x table. 

Children should be ready for a test on Thursday 29 April 2021. Make sure you have a very quick recall of the multiplication facts up to the 9 x 12.

Here are a few examples of the kinds of questions children could be asked and the type of questions children could be practising in addition to the times table facts: 

9000 ÷ 100

0.9 x 10

54 ÷ 9 =

990 ÷ 9 =

19 March 2021

19 March 2021

This week our homework is Creative: I can show different ways to stay safe, including how to seek help.

In the first half-term, we promoted resilience as one of our Rs for learning. However, we can’t be resilient in all situations, at all times. It’s important for people to recognise when things seem overwhelming – and ask for help. It’s also important that children know how to stay safe. There are many ways, and many different situations, in which we need to keep safe: at home, at school, in our environment and online.

Children should think about the situations where they need to keep safe and how to seek help if they need it. This could be done in any creative way:

• A story
• A poem
• Instructions
• A comic strip
• An advert
• An interview
• A game
• Scenarios

…or any other creative ideas!

Please send any completed homework to your child’s class teacher via email and it will be reviewed as part of our weekly homework review.

12 March 2021

This week, our homework is a creative homework: I can show forgiveness.

This homework, which links to our Christian value of forgiveness, is an opportunity for children to show that they can recognise, and show, forgiveness.

In school, we have been looking at the book The Boy, the mole, the fox and the Horse. In the book, Charlie Mackesy (the author and illustrator) gives different lessons using pictures and words. Your task this week is to design a new page for the story which could help teach forgiveness. You could paint it, draw it, colour it, design it on a computer, use lego or however you wish. Send pictures of your homework to Stjamesy3y4@spherefederation.org

Times tables/Number facts:

 Complete the attached timetables challenge.

When it comes to times tables, speed and accuracy are important – the more your child practises, the more likely they are to remember the trickier tables facts. Times Table Rock Stars is a fun and challenging programme designed to help children master times tables. Children have already enjoyed practising at school. Now, let’s continue our rock star careers at home…

Children are also able to log onto NumBots (play.numbots.com) using the same login/password. This is a great game to practice their key number facts which is essential to their maths learning.

12 March 2021

This week, our homework is Creative:  

I can show how the digestive system works.

I can show how the circulatory system works. 

This homework links to our learning in science. Choose one statement and show how the digestive system or circulatory system works. 

Children could respond creatively to this in different ways: 

• create a model showing how the system works
• create a labelled drawing 
• produce a PowerPoint
• write an explanation

Here are some useful websites to support the children and remind them of how these systems work:

Digestive system

Circulatory system

12 March 2021

This week is a Talk Time homework, which is due in on Thursday 18 March 2021.

I can talk about a worry that was ok in the end.

It has been lovely to see our classes this week. Some children were feeling a little bit nervous or worried about coming back to school. Have a chat about the highlights of the first week back or something they’d been worrying about that turned out okay. You could also talk about things they’d missed about being at school (seeing friends, learning in class instead of in front of a screen, lunches – anything!)

This will be discussed in class as part of our weekly homework review.

11 December 2020

This week, the whole school has the same Creative homework, which should be returned by Thursday 17 December.

The children are invited to respond to something from either a cultural or a spiritual perspective.

I can present a review of a book / TV show / film or something else cultural.

We’d like children to present their responses about a recent book they’ve read, film they’ve watched, piece of art they’ve looked at, piece of music they’ve listened to – anything cultural in fact.

We’re interested to read some sort of description (a summary, for example) and then your child’s opinions. This review might include pictures, an interview (your child could write a fictional script between himself/herself and the artist, for example), a letter (eg to or from a character, or perhaps even the author) – anything which might include your child’s responses!

However, your child might prefer to do the following:

I know what a faith celebration means to me.

Over the course of this term, some children in school may have celebrated a religious festival of some sort.  This might have been

• the Muslim festival of Eid ul Adha
• the Sikh and Hindu festival Diwali
• the Jewish festival of Hanukkah, coming up in December
• the Christian festival (of course, celebrated by many non-Christians) of Christmas
• and the Chinese New Year festival, coming up

There are lots of other festivals and celebrations, which you and your child together might want to reflect on.

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).  Your child might also choose to research a completely unknown festival, or they might even think about creating a brand new festival, one that everyone will celebrate.

Times tables/Number facts:

 Complete the attached timetables challenge.

When it comes to times tables, speed and accuracy are important – the more your child practises, the more likely they are to remember the trickier tables facts. Times Table Rock Stars is a fun and challenging programme designed to help children master times tables. Children have already enjoyed practising at school. Now, let’s continue our rock star careers at home…

Children are also able to log onto NumBots (play.numbots.com) using the same login/password. This is a great game to practice their key number facts which is essential to their maths learning.

04 December 2020

This week, the whole school has the same Creative homework: I can illustrate different emotions.

This homework, which links to our living and learning statement, is an opportunity for children to show that they can recognise, and show, different emotions. As humans, we display a huge-range of emotions. Sometimes, it’s obvious how we’re feeling. Sometimes, it’s trickier for us to show, or recognise, an emotion. This statement allows us to spend time thinking about the different emotions we experience and how we can recognise these accurately in ourselves and others.

Children could respond creatively to this in a range of ways:

• create a piece of art that shows a range of emotions
• take pictures of themselves (or others) displaying different emotions
• write a short-story in which a character shows lots of emotions
• devise a poem, song or rap about emotions
• create a comic strip to illustrate different emotions

Of course, there are many other ways in which children could respond. Children should be ready to celebrate their learning as part of their homework review by Thursday 10^th December 2020. 

04 December 2020

This week, the whole school has the same Creative homework: I can illustrate different emotions.

This homework, which links to our living and learning statement, is an opportunity for children to show that they can recognise, and show, different emotions. As humans, we display a huge-range of emotions. Sometimes, it’s obvious how we’re feeling. Sometimes, it’s trickier for us to show, or recognise, an emotion. This statement allows us to spend time thinking about the different emotions we experience and how we can recognise these accurately in ourselves and others.

Children could respond creatively to this in a range of ways:

• create a piece of art that shows a range of emotions
• take pictures of themselves (or others) displaying different emotions
• write a short-story in which a character shows lots of emotions
• devise a poem, song or rap about emotions
• create a comic strip to illustrate different emotions

Of course, there are many other ways in which children could respond. Children should be ready to celebrate their learning as part of their homework review by Thursday 10 December 2020. 

Times tables/Number facts:

 Complete the attached timetables challenge. (For an extra copy, head to here. Year 3 are completing the 3 times table. Year 4 are completing the 6 times table)

When it comes to times tables, speed and accuracy are important – the more your child practises, the more likely they are to remember the trickier tables facts. Times Table Rock Stars is a fun and challenging programme designed to help children master times tables. Children have already enjoyed practising at school. Now, let’s continue our rock star careers at home…

Children are also able to log onto NumBots (play.numbots.com) using the same login/password. This is a great game to practice their key number facts which is essential to their maths learning.

27 November 2020

This week, we have a whole school homework. It is due on Thursday 04 December. Send your completed homework to Stjamesy3y4@spherefederation.org

Practice Makes Perfect: I know the key vocabulary from our history topic.

This week, practise using our vocab from our Ancient Greeks topic. Make sure you understand all of the words and are able to use them in a sentence. There are some ideas below to help you do so.

Times tables/Number facts:

 Complete the timetables challenge.

When it comes to times tables, speed and accuracy are important – the more your child practises, the more likely they are to remember the trickier tables facts. Times Table Rock Stars is a fun and challenging programme designed to help children master times tables. Children have already enjoyed practising at school. Now, let’s continue our rock star careers at home…

Logging in to Times Tables Rock Stars:

• Type ttrockstars.com into your web browser.
• On the website, click the following: Login > School > Student
• Enter our school’s postcode and our school’s name will show up below. Click on it.
• Enter the username and password that has been provided (with their homework books).
• More information on Times Table Rock Stars can be found here.

Children are also able to log onto NumBots (play.numbots.com) using the same login/password. This is a great game to practice their key number facts which is essential to their maths learning.

27 November 2020

Practice Makes Perfect: I know the key vocabulary from our history topic.

You have been fantastic at remembering lots of facts from our history topic where we’ve compared the Stone Age and Iron Age in Britain with what was going on in Ancient Egypt at around the same time. Our topic vocabulary is in the grid below. This week, I’d like you to re-cap on the vocabulary and teach somebody at home the meaning for each word. If  you are still unsure of some words then discuss these at home, find out using a dictionary, internet or books.

In our homework review, we will do a quiz to see if you’ve remembered all the words. There may even be a prize!!

Tips to help remember:

Draw it

Draw a picture to represent the meaning of the word.

Sentences

Say or write the words in your own sentences. You could discuss where the word works and where it doesn’t.

For example:

An empire is ruled by an emperor – correct.

I have an empire in my garden at home – incorrect.

Synonyms

Give words that mean the same as the topic vocabulary.

For example:

For advances, you could give ‘moved forward ’, ‘ made progresses, ‘made discoveries’ or ‘developed’.