Friday 30th June
No homework this week.
Friday 23rd June
Wow - what a great time we all had at the beach on Thursday! We were very lucky with the weather of course, but as well as that, the children of Ash Class were brilliant - inquisitive, enthusiastic and well-behaved. Thanks Ash!
For homework this week, please find out more about one of the creatures, insects or plants that we spotted at Boulmer beach. You could go to the library to find a non-fiction book, ask an adult, or search on the internet. Some examples of the things we saw: hermit crabs, froghoppers (with their babies hiding in the cuckoo spit!), common blue butterflies, dog whelks, shrimps, seaweed and dune grasses. I can't wait to see and/or hear about your discoveries!
Friday 16th June
Thank you for the wonderful accounts of holidays from the past - we loved hearing about parents' and grandparents' holidays to all sorts of places around the UK, and beyond!
It's a Maths focus for homework this week:
Year 1: we will continue our learning about arrays in Maths next week. In preparation for that, can you log into the BBC iPlayer and watch a couple of Numberblocks episodes: Series 3, The way of the rectangle, and Series 3, Ride the rays. And if you fancy one more, try Series 3, Block star. Then, can you find an example of an array in your house and draw a picture of it or take a photo and send it in. It could be an egg box, a storage unit, or tiles in the bathroom - as long as it's got rows and columns in a rectangle shape (or square!), we want to see it!
Year 2: you have been working really hard in Maths this week as we learn more about fractions. For homework this week, can you log in to School360 then go to BusyThings. Click on Ash Class, then Mathematics, then Fractions, then play the Halves and Quarters quiz. Good luck!
Friday 9th June
In class this week we have continued our topic work about life at the seaside by looking at how holidays to the beach have changed over the years. We would love to hear about holidays that parents and grandparents of Ash class children have been on - so we are asking the children to interview an older relative about a holiday from their childhood. Where did they go? What did they do? How did they get there? What's their favourite memory of the holiday? Any photographs or postcards to accompany the account would be great. Happy reminiscing!
Friday 19th May
No homework this week.
Friday 12th May (due by Friday 19th May)
Thank you for all the wonderful Coronation homeworks last week - they were great!
This week in Maths we have been learning about mass and how to measure and compare the mass of different objects.
For homework this week, please log in to Busy Things (via School360) and click on Ash Class, then 'Mathematics', then 'Measurement', then 'Length, area, volume, mass and temperature'. Have a go at the "Ordering - how heavy are these objects?" game, then try the "Measuring shapes: height" if you'd like to practise the ruler skills we learnt in class two weeks ago! Enjoy!
Friday 5th May (due by Friday 12th May)
I hope you all enjoyed our Coronation celebrations in school on Friday! For homework this week, I would like you to prepare something to present to the class next week during 'Show and Tell' time. You could write some sentences to read out about how you celebrated the Coronation, or draw a picture to describe to us. Perhaps you and your family have chosen to avoid the celebrations - what have you done instead? I look forward to hearing your news in class next week!
Friday 28th April (due by Friday 5th May)
We have been looking at fractions in Maths this week, learning that a whole can be shared into two equal parts to make two 'halves' and into four equal parts to make four 'quarters'. Can you share objects into halves and quarters? Perhaps you could cut a piece of toast in half, or a pizza into 4 quarters (please ask an adult to help you with the cutting). Or you could draw a picture and cut it into four equal parts to make a simple jigsaw. We look forward to seeing what you get up to!
Friday 21st April (due by Friday 28th April)
Welcome back to the Summer Term!
In Science this week we have started our look at our 'Materials' topic - what are things made of and why? Your homework this week is to go on a materials hunt around your house / local area and note down examples of different uses of different materials. For example, you could draw a knife and fork as examples of objects made of metal; or take a photo of a table as something made of wood. See if you can find at least two examples of things made of metal, wood, plastic, paper, cardboard, rock/stone, bricks and fabric. Happy material hunting everyone!
Friday 24th March (due by Friday 31st March)
Thank you to everyone who came to see our Class Assembly on Thursday - the children really enjoyed it!
For this week's homework we are celebrating our love of reading! Can you find the most interesting/extreme/different place to read your book? (Please remember to stay safe whilst doing this!) Ask your adult to take a photo of you reading your book and send it to me at chris.rose@school360.co.uk - thank you, and enjoy!
Friday 17th March (due by Friday 24th March)
On Wednesday 22nd March we are going to the farm! We have been learning about different aspects of farming and life on a farm through the year in class for our topic work this term. For homework, I would like you to think of two questions you would like to ask the farmer next week. Can you write them down and draw a picture of what you think the farm might look like - I can't wait to read them and see your pictures!
Friday 10th March (due by Friday 17th March)
Year 1s have been starting to look at numbers to 50. For your homework I would like you to spot or count and record numbers to 50 and where you saw them or what you counted. So for example you might spot the number 49 on a door or you might count 20 red cars while you're on a car journey or 25 children in the park! Be ready to tell the class on Friday about three of the numbers you spotted - bring in a picture or photo if you can.
Year 2s have been sharing items into equal groups. For your homework I would like you to find items to share ; this might be sharing 20 colouring pencils into 4 equal groups-how many in each group? I would then like you to tell the story and write the division sentences. For example: 20 pencils shared into 4 equal groups. There are 5 pencils in each group. 20 /4 = 5.
Friday 3rd March (due by Friday 10th March)
In class this week we have been thinking about how to keep ourselves healthy by: eating a balanced diet, drinking plenty of water, getting plenty of sleep, staying active and keeping clean. I would like you to keep a home diary over the next week of things you have done to be healthy. For example, you might note that on Saturday you were active by playing football, playing outside, going to the park or going for a walk. On Sunday you might say that you ate all your vegetables at lunchtime as part of a balanced diet! If you would like to you can illustrate your diary too! Good luck!
Friday 10th February
No homework this week and over half-term. Well done to everyone for your efforts with homework this term - enjoy the break!
Friday 3rd February (due by Friday 10th February)
Thanks for all the 3D shapes we saw in class this week!
Next week in Science we are learning about the human body. For homework, please log in to Busy Things, navigate to Ash Class, then click on "Science" then "The human body". I'd like you to try the 'Parts of the body', 'Parts of the body 2' and 'Parts of the face' interactive worksheets.
**Please can books and reading records be in school every day next week as due to some timetabling changes we will be listening to reading groups on different days. Thank you.**
Friday 27th January (due by Friday 3rd February)
We've loved seeing the children's 'coins' totals on Numbots rise steadily through the week - the top of the leaderboard is very close! Thank you again for your support.
This week for homework we'd like the children to continue to explore Numbots (and TTRS) and are especially encouraging those children who've not managed to log in yet. Please let me know if you are having any issues with the site.
In Maths this week we are looking at shapes so I have asked the children to look around the house to see any everyday objects that match the 3D shapes we are learning about. Happy shape-hunting!
It was great to hear how excited the children were this week to share the changes they've made to their School360 avatars with the class. Thank you for your support with the online learning.
This week, we continue in that theme - I would like all the children to log in to Numbots. Usernames and passwords for Numbots were handed out earlier in the year, but please email me (chris.rose@school360.co.uk) if you are having any problems logging in. Year 1s - please have a go at the number bonds to 10 and 20; Year 2s - try the adding and subtracting two-digit numbers questions.
P.S. Year 2s: your Numbots login details also get you on to Times Table Rock Stars (play.ttrockstars.com) so if you want to, you can log on there and have a go at the 2, 5 and 10 times table questions. Good luck!