Homework
Homework is now on a two weekly cycle. Week one will consist of red book homework, which will be given out on Monday and is due in the following Monday. Week two homework will consist of spelling and grammar work and due dates will vary. Please let me know if you need your child's login details for MyMaths and I will record them in their diary.
UPDATE: Y6 now have additional maths homework on Thursdays to complete for the following Thursday as informed on the letter sent home 09.01.18. You can find the full information in the 'files to download' section of our class page.
Your child will record all homework in their homework diary as well as due dates for each piece. Tasks will be updated on this page as well. If they are finding the task difficult, do not hesitate to get in touch and I will go though it with them. They are also encouraged to read a range of text types and record these on their reading log sheet at the back of their diary.
Summer 2
For Monday 16th July
This week’s homework is a chance for you to pass on your knowledge and wisdom about year six roles to the children coming up next year.
Think about the role you’ve had this year and what you’ve had to do for it. Present your ‘Top Tips’ for this role as creatively as you can.
You must include a range of information:
- What your role is and a general overview of what you do
- Why you wanted that role when you came into year six
- Instructions of how to do the role well
- Any helpful hints or tips that will make it easier for the year 5 children
For Monday 9th July
House challenges!
Next week, year six will be leading games and team building exercises for the whole school as part of transition. You need to come up with a teambuilding exercise that promotes one of our core values. On Monday, we will look at everyones ideas and see which ones we can use during the transition afternoon.
On ONE A4/A3 sheet of paper, you will need to include the following things:
- The name of your challenge;
- A brief description of what the children will need to do and how it promotes teamwork skills;
- A list of any equipment that is required;
- A neat, coloured and labelled diagram of how it works;
- An explanation of what core value or values it promotes.
Be as creative as you can and have fun!
CORE VALUES: Respect, Curiosity, Pride, Responsibility, Challenge
A break from homework.
Due to additional committments of lots of the children over the next two weeks including transition events to high school, the crucial crew trip, sports day and all of the additional sporting activities going on after school during sports week, there will be no formal written homework set. Please ensure your child is still reading thier reading books- exploring a range of genres and they can still login to MyMaths to play some of the games.
BOOK SWAP
After half term we will be having a whole school book swap! Bring in a book that you wish to exchange and complete the book review sheet you have been given to tell everyone a little bit about the book you have brought in. See the attached sheet at the bottom of this page if you cannot find the book review sheet!
Spring 2
You have been doing a great job at getting your homework in on time this last term. Well done! The routine will stay the same for this half term and will make use of your new revision guides.
On Monday you will get pages to complete from your English book and that work is due in on the following Monday.
On Thursday you will get pages to complete from your Maths book and that work is due in on the following Thursday.
Spelling homework will continue as normal - Monday-Friday.
It is your responsibility to get the correct work in on the correct days. Bring it in as soon as it is completed and leave it in your tray so you know it is in school. If you are finidng anything tricky, bring in your book before the due date and we will have a look together.
Week 2
For FRIDAY 9th MARCH (Due to Glaramara trip)
Complete the following pages in your English books:
Group 1: 30, 31, 38, 61, 68
Group 2: 29, 30, 38, 62, 68
Poster/revision support sheet: Focus this week on what makes a sentence and what different types of sentences there are. Think about what we discussed in our SPAG lesson today.
Week 1
For Thursday 8th March
Complete the following pages in your Maths books:
Group 1: 2, 3, 4, 5. 6
Group 2: 2, 3, 4, 5. 6
For Monday 5th March
Complete the following pages in your English books:
Group 1: 5, 28, 29, 37, 47, 60
Group 2: 5, 6, 28, 37, 61 plus additional sheet on punctuating sentences.
Poster theme: Sentences - what types of sentences are there? What makes up a sentence?
Spring 1
Week 6
For Thursday 15th February
After half term we will be having our bikeability training which I know you are all looking forward to! Before you go out on your bikes, the instructors want to know what you already know about keeping safe on the roads so have given us a quiz to be completed and shared with your parents and carers. Most of the questions, I'm sure, you will be able to answer from the top of your heads but some might need a bit of thinking or some help from someone at home. All answers can be found in the information book. The link for this book is below.
http://talesoftheroad.direct.gov.uk/pdf/tales_of_the_road.pdf
Week 5
Maths Due Thursday 15th February
Section five (4 pages) of 'At home with maths'. If there are parts that you do not know how to work out, bring it in before next Thursday and we will go over it together.
Speaking and listening homework: Due Monday 12th February.
Next week you will be invited to give a short presentation in front of the class about the US state that you picked out from the hat today with your partner.
Your joint presentation should be no longer than 3 minutes and needs to give the class a broad picture of the state you have chosen and what makes it interesting to you. You must find out about: points of interest, climate, wildlife, population, size and the capital and any additional information you found interesting.
You may present it however you wish- using ICT, or just notes that you read out.
Remember: You need to work co-operatively with your partner and ensure you are both contributing equally to the presentation. You must both speak and be able to answer questions at the end.
Week 4
Maths Due Thursday 8th February
Section four (4 pages) of 'At home with maths'. If there are parts that you do not know how to work out, bring it in before next Thursday and we will go over it together.
Grammar Due Monday 5th February
Spag.com work is set up and ready for you. Remember that you don't have to complete it all in one go. You can save what you have done and come back to it at another time. You are doing really well with this year six! Keep practising and remember everything we looked at in our lesson today - it will help with some questions!
Week 3
Maths Due Thursday 1st February
Section three (4 pages) of 'At home with maths'. If there are parts that you do not know how to work out, bring it in before next Thursday and we will go over it together.
Reading comprehension Due Monday 29th January
Complete the comprehension based on the extract taken from 'There's a boy in the girls' bathroom'.
The additional line for question 8 is: 'Give me a dollar or I’ll spit on you.'
In addition to this
1. Write a headline for the extract
2. 'Get visual' by drawing 3 pictures to sum up the main points of the text.
Week 2
Maths Due Thursday 25th January
Section two (4 pages) of 'At home with maths'. If there are parts that you do not know how to work out, bring it in before next Thursday and we will go over it together.
Grammar Due Monday 22nd January
Spag.com work is set up and ready for you. Remember that you don't have to complete it all in one go. You can save what you have done and come back to it at another time.
Week 1
Maths Due Thursday 18th January
Section one (4 pages) of 'At home with maths'. If there are parts that you do not know ho to work out. Bring it in before next Thursday and we will go over it together.
Grammar Due Monday 15th January
Today we had a revision session in grammar and reminded ourselves of everything we have learnt so far this year.
For your homework I want to hear all about your Christmas holiday. Choose to present it however you like. You could choose one of the following tasks:
- Write a story, using you as the main character, and retell the events of your holiday, Christmas day or a special activity you got up to.
- Write a diary entry for one of your favourite days over the holiday.
- Write a ‘show me’ description about an event/your favourite present that you received for Christmas.
- Write a thank you letter to the person who gave you a special gift this Christmas.
You must include the following things:
- AT LEAST one whole A4 page
- Joined, legible writing
- Expanded noun phrases with prepositions
- Subordinating conjunctions
- Relative clauses
- Modal verbs and adverbs for possibility
Autumn 2
Week 5
Grammar Due Monday 18th December
You will need to log in to your SPAG.com account to complete your homework this week. There are 10 questions about synonyms and antonyms to complete. Think about what they are - we looked at synonyms in our Literacy lesson when completing the paint strips!
If you have lost your login details, come and see me and we will record them in your diary again.
Spelling- Due Friday 15th December
Today, we began our work on the 'ough' grapheme. Complete the page in your spelling journal.
Choose 10 more words from your list to practise this week ready for your test on FRIDAY! There must be evidence of your learning in your journal.
Week 4
Learning Log continued Due Monday 11th December
Spelling- Due Friday 8th December
Hopefully your learning logs are coming along nicely and you are enjoying learning about Christmas traditions from previous generations!
This week you need to select 20 spellings from your list at the back of your journal from either the Y3/4 or 5/6 words (you should be doing this regularly with 10 words without me asking). Use the strategies or look, cover, check format to practise them in your journals - I will be looking for evidence of this. You will test each other on Friday.
Week 3 - Learning Log Due Monday 11th December
Your homework this week should take you two weeks to complete. Create a learning log about Christmas 'now and then'. For this you will need to interview your grandma/grandad or mum or dad and compare their memories of Christmas when they were little to yours. Think about what happened on Christmas day/eve, what they wanted Father Christmas to bring them more than anything and what they ate for their Christmas dinner. Can you find any similarities/differences between yours and theirs? Present it how you wish but you must not go over 2 A4 pages of your red book but you can expand the space using flaps! Have fun!
Week 2 - Spelling, grammar and Maths
Spelling due Wednesday 22nd November
Today, Monday, we have been looking at homophones and homonyms in our grammar lesson and exploring how jokes and puns can use them to play on words. For Wednesday, you need to create a poster about homonyms and homophones as explained in class and try and create a joke that uses one or both.
In addition to this, you need to be practising the spelling pattern that we looked at today (-tious and -cious). Find some more words (at least 5 OF EACH and use them in a sentence) that follow the patterns and record them in your spelling journal. We will look at them in our lesson on Wednesday.
Maths due Monday 27th November
MyMaths is set up. Club will be on during Wednesday lunchtime if you are unable to access at home/need some support.
Caution: Do not use the support boxes for the long and short division homework - the site sets it out differently to us. Make jottings on paper to help you.
Week 1 - Antibullying work
Homework due 20th November
This week is anti-bullying week and we will be completing lots of tasks related to raising awareness of bullying, what it is and how to deal with it. Today in class we had a silent debate about whether or not there is any such thing as an innocent bystander when someone is being bullied. For homework you need to write up some of these ideas in an argument (like the ones we looked at in class) under the title of 'Is there ever such a thing as an innocent bystander when someone is being bullied?' You may want to do some research to collect some facts to back up some of your arguments. I am expecting a minimum of 1 page of writing.
Use this video to remind you of the structure.
Autumn 1
Week 7 - Learning log about India
Homework due 7th November
‘Arts week’ will take place during the first week back after half term and we will be engaging in the art of poetry and art and design. Our theme this year is Commonwealth countries and all classes will be learning about a different place. Year six have the fantastic India to explore so for your homework this week and over the half term, you need to create a double page spread learning log all about India. Read the letter at the front of your homework books to remind yourself of the expectations of learning logs. Remember, you have been given two weeks to do this and the work that you produce should reflect this!
Week 6 - GPS
Due Monday 23rd October.
We will be starting presentations this week so keep practising so that you are ready! I'm looking forward to listening to them!
On Monday 16th October you received your Spag.com login. A test has been set up fo you to complete. This is an initial assessment and is just to see what you know and what you need a bit more practise with. Try and complete it by yourself, it is important that I know what you know. It will take at least 45 minutes for you to complete. If you want to do it in parts, complete up to the question you want to, click next and then click pause on the side panel. A box will pop up asking whether you want to finish the test later or now. Click later and log out. When you log back in there should be a link to 'resume test' and you can pick up where you left off.
Don't forget to keep recording your reading books in your diary and try and read something new - it might be something you spot at the book fair!
Why not log onto MyMaths and play some of the games. If you don't have time at home, join me on Wednesday at lunchtime for MyMaths club!
Week 5 - Red book
Speaking and listening preparation: Due Monday 16th.
From the 16th October, we will begin class presentations. 2-3 people will deliver their presentations a day and hopefully, we will get through everyone before the end of the half term. Each member of the class will be asked to deliver a presentation of no less than 2 minutes and no more than 5 minutes explaining their 'Pet Peeve'. You need to make sure that you speak in a loud, clear voice, engage the audience and are able to answer questions confidently at the end of your presentation. You may use props/ICT to support your work but you must speak for the majority of your presentation time.
I ask that you spend time this week preparing your presenation - recording notes on prompt cards/getting props together and therefore there may not be much to record in your red book. However, I do expect to see notes/prompt cards kept safe in an envelope/wallet in your book, to show how you have prepared for it, as we have discussed in class.
Have fun and I look forward to hearing your presentations!
As I said in class, make sure that your homework book is in school EVERYDAY as you will need it for your English work this week.
Also, spend some time practising the grammar we have been looking at over the past few weeks. You can find games to help you to practise punctuation and sentence structure here.
Week 4
Spelling DUE FRIDAY 6th OCTOBER: This week we are looking at what happens to words ending in fer when a suffix that begins with a vowel is added (e.g. prefer à preference/preferred/preferring). In our lesson on Monday we learnt the rules that help us to remember when the r needs to be doubled. Use these rules to complete the spelling sheet 'Would you prefer a double 'r'?' that has been stuck into your spelling books.
Maths DUE MONDAY 9th OCTOBER: MyMaths homework is set up. Those who still haven't completed the last pieces set will have to catch up. Remember, MyMaths club is on Wednesday at dinner time if you cannot do it at home.
Week 3 Red book homework: Due in Monday 2nd October
In a couple of weeks we will be writing a hybrid text in our Literacy lesson about an animal that is close to extinction. This week, you will need to choose an animal that is close to extinction that you would like to research and collect information about it ready for our lesson. It CANNOT be a tiger, rhinoceros or a vulture. You will need to know general facts about it including the following points:
- a description of the animal and adaptations it has,
- the number of species of that animal there are and their names (including scientific),
- where it lives,
- which species of that animal is under threat (e.g. there are five species of rhino and white rhinos are recovering from near extinction) and the level of threat - e.g. vulnerable
- why the animal is extinct or nearly extinct
- how conservation efforts could help it.
You may wish to do some artwork of the animal and record the information you find around it. Remember to take time and care with your presentation, it should be more than just a list of facts.
Additional homework: If you can, please bring in a family photo/pictures of your parents for our Science lesson on Wednesday 27th September. We will be looking at inheritance and what you have inherited from your parents!
Remember to keep recording the books you are reading on your log sheet at the back of your diary and make sure you are reading a range of text types. This Thursday is poetry day. Why not pick up a poetry book and find a favourite poem that you can share with the class.
Week 2 - Self guided study
Maths - Due Monday 25th
Two pieces of MyMaths homework are set up and are both revision of the work we have been doing in class.
Spellings - Due Friday 22nd
Self guided. You need your spelling journal and to look over the year 3/4 word list to identify ten words you need to practise. Use look, cover, check and other strategies to help you to learn them ready for a peer test on Friday.
Week 1 Red book homework: Due in Monday 18th September
I want to get to know what makes you… YOU!
Using no more than 2 pages of your homework book, decorate and write about yourself in as much detail as possible. You can use these prompts to help you, answering in as much detail as possible or think of your own ideas to write about:
- What are your passions?
- Who is in your family?
- What lessons do you love at school? Why?
- What lessons do you not like so much? Why?
- What is your absolute favourite food?
- What special skills do you have? When do you get to use them?
- What teams or clubs are you part of?
- Where is the most exciting place you have visited?
- What languages do you speak at home?
- What helps you to learn new things? Do you like to read things, play games or listen to others to learn about them?
Be as creative as you can and write neatly in black ink. Colour any pictures in pencil crayon. I look forward to reading all about you!