Year 1 & 2 Homework

08 November 2019

This week’s homework is Practice Makes Perfect.

Learning number facts is an important part of developing maths fluency. This week’s homework is for children to learn all the bonds of 10 (pairs of numbers that make 10 when added together), so they can recall them instantly, including in missing number sentences. Y2s should also learn all bonds of 20. There are some examples of how to learn them below.

11 October 2019

This week, the whole school has the same Talk Time homework. In preparation for the upcoming School Council elections, children should complete one of the following tasks:

I can prepare a speech (School Council elections).
I know the importance of voting.

What makes a good school councillor has been considered by our current school council.
‘use all the 8 Rs for learning’
‘be respectful’
‘help others’
‘be a good speaker and listener (to members of your class and in the meetings)’
‘tell the truth’
‘be confident with your ideas’
‘accept the views of others even if you don’t agree’
‘be friendly and approachable’
‘make good choices in class and around school’

Hints for your speech include:
What skills and abilities would a good school councillor have?
What are you particularly good at that would help you to be a great school councillor?
What do you think would make the school better?
What could you do that people would really like?Think of things that are realistic, maybe that you could do yourself, rather than having to ask other people to do.

Good luck to all children who decide to stand in the elections.

If you choose not to stand in the election, you should instead consider the importance of voting and democracy.

27 September 2019

This week, the whole school has the same Creative homework: I can see maths all around me.

Maths is all around us. But, how often do we appreciate this? This homework is all about spotting maths in our everyday lives – we’re exposed to it more than we realise sometimes. We’d like children to find some examples of maths from their everyday lives and show these creatively. There are many examples of maths in the world around us but here are a few examples:

•       travel, TV or film timetables
•       measuring ingredients
•       finding examples of shapes in buildings
•       counting out objects
•       spending money when shopping
•       distances on road signs
•       %s in sales
•       cutting food into the correct amount of slices or pieces

Children should be ready to celebrate their learning in our weekly homework review in class by Thursday 03 October 2019. Please note: this homework should take no longer than 30 minutes.

20 September 2019

This week’s homework is Talk Time and due on Thursday 26 September.

When is it ok to take a risk?

Our living & learning statement this week is ‘I can take a safe risk’. This homework is all about discussing risks and when it is acceptable to take one. Talk about when risks are safe and unsafe and when we come across risks in our life: at home, online, at school, in the community etc.

Friday 06 September

This week’s homework is Talk Time and is due on Thursday 12 September.

What qualities do you look for in a friend?

This half term, our Christian value is friendship. In school and in collective worship, we will be looking at what makes a good friend and examples of being a good friend from the Bible. With your family, discuss the main question (What qualities do you look for in a friend?) along with the other suggestions underneath. Be prepared to talk about your answers in our homework review. You may want to make notes (or ask an adult) in your homework book to help you.

There’s an old saying that goes, “In order to have good friends, you have to be a good friend.” What does that mean? Do you think it’s true? Why? What are the benefits of having friends who are different from us?

12 July 19

This week’s homework is a practice makes perfect and it is due on Thursday 18 July. We have been learning all about time in our class. Using our understanding of the five times tables has really helped us. This is a song that we like to use for our active learning.

This week, pupils should use their understanding of time to create a diary of the things they do on a typical Saturday.

Friday 05 July 2019

This week, the whole school has the same Creative homework: I can illustrate happy and healthy choices.

This homework links to our weekly living and learning statement and is something we talk about a lot in our school. Can you encourage your child to make a new healthy choice every day this week? Or think about one new healthy change your child can make? Try to help them make sure the choice is a realistic, achievable one, such as avoiding being on an electronic device after a certain time to help sleep, or adding one extra daily portion of vegetables to their diet each day.

As this is a Creative homework, children could respond in a variety of ways:

• Create a blog, video blog or diary to show the changes we’ve made.
• Create a poster convincing others to make a happy and healthy change.
• Make a cartoon strip in which a character makes a happy and healthy change.
• Write a song, poem or rap that will encourage others to make changes.
• Reflect on change they’ve made and how it made them feel.

There are of course lots of other ways to respond, too.

Children should be ready share, and celebrate, their homework in their class by Thursday 11 July 2019.

Friday 05 July

This week, the whole school has the same Creative homework: I can illustrate happy and healthy choices.

This homework links to our weekly living and learning statement and is something we talk about a lot in our school. Can you encourage your child to make a new healthy choice every day this week? Or think about one new healthy change your child can make? Try to help them make sure the choice is a realistic, achievable one, such as avoiding being on an electronic device after a certain time to help sleep, or adding one extra daily portion of vegetables to their diet each day.

As this is a Creative homework, children could respond in a variety of ways:

•         Create a poster convincing others to make a happy and healthy change.
•       Make a cartoon strip in which a character makes a happy and healthy change.
•         Write a song, poem or rap that will encourage others to make changes.
•         Reflect on change they’ve made and how it made them feel.

There are of course lots of other ways to respond, too.

Children should be ready to share, and celebrate, their homework in their class by Thursday 11 July 2019.

28 June 2019

In maths, we are learning all about different units of measure. This week’s homework is an activity to let you show off everything that you have learnt so far. We are currently looking at measuring height and length. Here is a free game to play at home.

Year 1:

You will have an activity that looks a little bit like this.

Year 2:

You will have an activity that looks something like this.

21 June 2019

This week’s homework is a creative task and is due on Thursday 27 June. Using your research skills, find and label a type of food from each part of a plant. You may want to use the table provided in your book, but please feel free to present your ideas in a different way if you would like to.

Draw and label food from these different parts of a plant.