Saturday, May 15, 2010

Homework Saturday 15th May

Maths - Photocopy Masters p69
Daily Maths -Activity one only (Sequences)
Research for your presentation - Due Sunday 30th May (two weeks)
Topic - Make a list of all the times you use electricity this evening
Read
Sign
Outdoor Education Reminder - Make sure that you buy water shoes SOON.
You must wear them in before the 12th June so that you don't get blisters.

Wednesday, May 12, 2010

Homework Wednesday 12th May

Maths - Complete and check your work Photocopy masters p61 and p62
Fairground - Calculate the Profit (or loss) for 13 days at your fairground when money is spent at the gate and in your shops and cafe's - USE A CALCULATOR
Spelling - Complete the activity and study the words Look Say Cover Write CHECK and don't forget to add your five personal spelling words.
Topic - Continue researching information for your presentation.
Read
Sign

Wednesday, May 5, 2010

Homework Wednesday 5th May

Maths - Photocopy masters p123
Daily Maths - Activity 4 Box numbers
Spelling - Look Say Cover Write CHECK - Corrections to Monday's homework.
Write out the sentences that were incorrect in your best joined handwriting.
Read
Topic - Research information for your Physical World "Funfair" presentation.
Magnets - Look around your home and make a list of where you can see magnets.
Sign

Monday, May 3, 2010

Maths interactive Angle games

Maths interactive Angle games

Homework Monday 3rd May

Maths - Daily Maths activity 2 (multiplying machines)
Photocopy masters p65 (word problems)
Spelling - activity sheet
Topic - Research information for your big questions
Read
Sign

Saturday, May 1, 2010

Homework Saturday 1st May

Maths - Photocopy masters p63 and p64 (Factors)
Daily Maths - Sequences only
Topic - Look at the ks2 bitesize websites
Research - COLLECT INFORMATION for your research
Read
Sign

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Homework Wednesday 28th April

Maths - Daily Maths 3 + 4 (Taking away machines + card differences)
Spelling - Look Say Cover Write CHECK and prepare 5 personal spelling words
Topic - Running your Theme Park - You may use a calculator to work out how much your park will cost to open for one day.
Topic - Your 'Funfair' Research Project - stage 2 - Plan how you will find information.
Internet ? Books ? Interview People ? Make an experiment ?
Read
Sign
Make sure your Homeowk diary and Topic Books are covered in clear plastic
Book orders must be submitted before Monday 3rd May
- Y5-3 Outdoor Education is scheduled June 12th
Make sure you have some water shoes that have been worn in and fit properly.

Sunday, April 25, 2010

Homework Monday 26th April

Maths - Photocopy master p121 (Angles in a right angle and on a straight line)
Daily Maths - activity 1 + 2
Spelling - Fill in the missing words. - Rewrite the sentences in your best joined handwriting
Read
Sign

Saturday, April 24, 2010

Homework Saturday 24th April

Maths - Photocopy masters p98 and p99 (Square numbers)
Reading - Blue groups change books Sunday
Topic - Set up your theme park - Plan and draw a map keeping the costs under $500 000
Include a "key" for your map
Sign

Tuesday, April 20, 2010

Homework Wednesday 21st April

Spelling - Look Say Cover Write CHECK - study the words for Saturday's test.
Maths - Study for Multiplication facts test on Saturday
Maths - Word Problems (14 questions)
Topic RESEARCH Project - We have visited the Fairground and this term we are going to study forces and energy, electricity and magnetism and light and sound.
Stage ONE - Think about the funfair and then make a list of questions or choose something that you want to find out more about.
http://www.engineeringinteract.org/resources/parkworldplot.htm
Read
Sign
Make sure that you have covered your Physical World books and Homework diaries in clear plastic.

Sunday, April 18, 2010

Homework Monday 19th April

Maths - Photocopy Masters p97 (odd and even) p119 (Rotation)
Topic - Make notes about today's trip to the funfair (bring your printed photos if you have them)
Spelling - Look Say Cover Write CHECK - twice ( Do this neatly next to the list of words)
Read
Blue Group change books Tuesday
Rayan Dina Mozna Tarek Aboudi Norah Sherifa Usama Jad
Sign
Cover your Topic book and Homework diary in clear plastic

Saturday, April 17, 2010

Homework Saturday 17th April

Maths - Photocopy masters p66 p67 and p68 (Negative numbers) check your work
Topic - Describe a funfair ride which you have experienced. How did it make you feel ?
Draw an illustration of the ride.
Decorate the cover of your topic book "The Physical World"
- Cover your topic in clear plastic
Free Reading
Sign

Welcome back to school

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Homework Wednesday 31st March

The BISJ policy is no holiday homework. The children have had a very long term and now need a rest. However, it is beneficial to read each day and Y5 children could practice number skills in the supermarket or by playing the games recommended in this blog. Please supervise children's access to the internet.
Wishing you a happy and safe holiday
Miss Harries
The children have received an additional note from Mrs Ward
We begin our next topic on The Physical World after the holiday
Forces Gravity Friction Electricity Magnetism Light and Sound

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Homework Saturday 27th March

Spelling - Study and prepare 5 personal spellings for the test tomorrow.
Maths - Photocopy masters p104 and p105 Area and Perimeter test tomorrow
Topic - Prepare your book character costume from a Myth or a Legend - you must know the story and be able to speak about it.
Read
Sign
Monday 29th we are visiting the House Used Books sale
Bring Money

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Learn your times tables web page

Crickweb Flash Page

learn your times tables web page

Powerful free resource to support learning your times tables

Times tables web page

testtest

Homework Monday 22nd March

Maths - Study your times tables
Next week there will be an end of term times tables test.
Read - Find out about the character from a myth or legend that you are going to dress up as on Wednesday 31st March - Book Day Make sure you can talk about the character and the story that he / she / it is in.
Sign
Look at the websites on this blog for times tables games to help you to learn and remember the facts.
Return the Red Sea Mall trip letter as soon as possible (last day Monday 29th March)
Keep the Reading log from Wednesday 24th March - Tuesday 30th March

Saturday, March 20, 2010

Homework Saturday 20th March

Upper Primary show week
This week there will only be reading for enjoyment homework
Don't forget to prepare your Book Character costume for Wednesday March 31st
You must come dressed as a character from a Myth or a Legend and be prepared to talk about your story.

Tuesday, March 16, 2010

Homework Wednesday 17th March

Maths - Daily Maths 3 sequences
Photocopy masters p 107 only estimate the order and then measure the perimeters
Spelling - Study LSCW CHECK including your 5 personal spelling words
Topic - Work on your Myth story - follow your plan and include opening, build up, climax, resolution and ending. Use a dictionary and include descriptive phrases.
Read
Sign

Wednesday 31st dress up as a character from a myth or a legend.
(2 weeks left to prepare your outfit)

Monday, March 15, 2010

Homework Monday 15th March

Maths - Photocopy masters p56
Daily maths 1 (multiplication wall) and 2 (fractions and decimals)
Spelling - Make sure you have organised your 5 personal spelling words
Find the meanings of the 5 words and write sentences in your spelling exercise book.
Topic - Word process your Y1 book
Set your page up Layout = (file - page set up - landscape - ok)
Also apply 2 columns
Save your work on your memory stick and bring it to school Tuesday16th March
Read
Sign
Swimming gala is this Wednesday.
Dress up as a character from a myth or a legend on Wednesday 31st March. Book Day.

Saturday, March 13, 2010

Homework Saturday 13th March

Maths - Photocopy masters p55 - calculate the difference by counting up
check your answer using an alternate strategy
Spelling - Fill in the gaps
Topic - Complete any work in your Topic Book (everything should be up to date by tomorrow)
Read
Sign
Y5 and Y6 swimming gala is this Wednesday
Book Day Wednesday 31st Don't forget to prepare your costume - It must be a Myth or Legend character

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

Homework Wednesday 10th March

Maths - Photocopy masters p54
Daily Maths - activity 2 and 3
Spelling - LSCW CHECK - test on Saturday
Topic - Complete the draft copy of your Y1 book. Work on your illustrations. These can be suitable images from the internet, pictures from magazines or your own drawings.
Read
Sign
Begin planning which Book Character
(From Myths and Legends)
to dress up as on Book Day - Wednesday 31st March 3 weeks away

Monday, March 8, 2010

Homework Monday 8th March

Maths - Photocopy masters p 52 and p53
Spelling -Rearrange the anagrams to find the spelling words AND find out the meanings for 'auto' 'tele' and 'trans'
Topic - Begin the draft of your book for your Y1 partner. Plan the illustrations and basic layout of your book. This will be due on Saturday 13th March.
Read
Sign

Sunday, February 28, 2010

Cool math games - free math games for kids of all ages - Number Twins 10

Cool math games - free math games for kids of all ages - Number Twins 10

Homework Monday 1st March

Maths - Daily Maths 1 + 2 and Seven word problems to solve in the orange book

Read - 15 minutes

Topic - Make sure your topic book is up to date and cover the book with clear plastic.

Beowulf Task 1 and Task 2

Spelling - Look Say Cover Write Check (and correct any errors from Saturday's activity)

Make sure you have a list of 5 personal spelling words to learn.

Sign

Take a look at the BBC bitesize website for probability and the cool maths games website for getting faster at number bonds.

BBC - KS2 Bitesize: Maths - Probability

BBC - KS2 Bitesize: Maths - Probability

Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Homework Wednesday 24th February

Maths - photocopy masters p43 (partitioning to multiply)
Daily Maths 3 only
Spelling - Write 5 sentences (underline your personal spelling word)
Topic - Blue Book - Daedulus and Icarus comprehension exercise
Read - 15min
Sign
Look at the fast maths website 'Brain v Brain'

Brain vs Brain, tune and challenge Your brain!

Brain vs Brain, tune and challenge Your brain!

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

Fatimacentre.org

home

Homework Wednesday 17th February

Read - 15 minutes

Spelling - Wordsearch worksheet

Maths - Word problems (be careful in converting between the units - place value)

Maths revision - Daily maths worksheet activities 1 + 2 + 3 + 4

Sign
Take a look at the 'Fatima Centre' web page.
This is the orphanage in Malawi which BISJ children have raised money to help.

Monday, February 15, 2010

BBC - KS2 Bitesize: Maths - Grids - activity

BBC - KS2 Bitesize: Maths - Grids - activity

Homework Monday 15th February

Read - 15 minutes
Topic - Research - continue and complete Saturday's task
Maths - Coordinates worksheet
Sign

Saturday, February 13, 2010

Homework Saturday 13th February

Read
Maths - Photocopy masters p40
Spelling - 6 interesting sentences using the words from your spelling list
Topic - Research a story myth / legend from your home country (or area)
Prepare to tell us the story (not read to us) using a powerpoint presentation to illustrate your tale. (No words on the powerpoint)
Sign

Monday, February 8, 2010

Homework Monday 8th February

Read - (Research task)
Maths - Photocopy masters p 117 and p 37 and Nets worksheet and Triangular Prism Net
Topic - Research - Learn more about the international Space Station
Go to this website
http://iss.jaxa.jp/kids/en/station/01.html
Read the information on the pages and move the cursor over the flags to see the roles of each country in the International Space Project.
How successful do you think the project has been in terms of international Co-operation ?
What problems were there with the project ?
How were the problems solved ?
Make further notes in your jotter to add to the previous research.
This research task is due Saturday - so you have Monday and Wednesday to do it.

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Homework Wednesday 3rd February

Maths - Photocopy Masters p15 (if you know one fact then you know three more facts)
X tables - Know these facts by heart - Test Saturday
Spelling - Look Say Cover Write CHECK - Test Saturday + 5 personal spelling words
Music and ICT
Read
Sign
Please make sure that your homework diary is covered in clear plastic - This will be checked on Saturday

Saturday, January 30, 2010

Homework Saturday 30th January

Spelling - worksheet - crack the code
(This is due on Wed so you can work on it on Monday too)
Maths - Photocopy Masters p31 and p32 sequences - DUE TOMORROW
Read - Write a blurb about your current book (This is also due Wednesday)
Sign
The Biggest and Brightest full moon of 2010 can be seen tonight
and the planet Mars will be just to the left of the moon tonight
Can anyone find out why it is called a "wolf moon" ?

Wednesday, January 27, 2010

Homework Wednesday 27th January

Spelling - Look Say Cover Write Check and make sure you have your 5 personal spelling words - Test on Saturday
Topic - The constellation of Orion story board - Draw and colour pictures to represent each scene in the story
Maths - Photocopy masters p22
Daily Maths 3 - Sequences
Photocopy worksheet - working out in your orange book
Read
Sign
Please make sure your new homework diary has been covered in clear plastic

Monday, January 25, 2010

Homework Monday 25th January

Spelling - Wordsearch (the bonus words have all come from the previous spelling lists)
13 out of 15 of this week's words are in the wordsearch - which 2 are not there ?
You can keep your spelling book at home until Saturday 30th
Look Say Cover Write Check will be Wednesday's homework
The test will be on Saturday
Maths - Photocopy masters p21
Daily Maths 2 Number Split ONLY
Fraction worksheet - working out and answers in your orange book
Read - 15 mins and Complete the book review worksheet
Sign
Check your homework diary for the symmetry websites

Saturday, January 23, 2010

Homework Saturday 23rd January

I hope you had a lovely weekend with no homework last Wednesday
Back to work today :)
Spelling - Look Say Cover Write Check (again)- Test tomorrow
Topic - Final copy of week 5 Oort Mission in your blue books
Maths - Photocopy masters p116 (Reflective symmetry)
and optional - draw a symmetry pictute on squared paper (this is due any day this week)
Read - 15 mins
Sign

Wednesday, January 20, 2010

Homework Wednesday 20th January

Well done
An excellent assembly performance
To celebrate today is a homework free day
Have a lovely weekend

However, you can do some research about Sirius the Dog star
See what you can find out :)
Miss Harries

Monday, January 18, 2010

Homework Monday 18th January

Read - 15 min
Maths - Photocopy masters p114 (identify triangles)
Daily maths 1 + 2
Spelling - Fill in the gaps - missing words
Topic - Finish draft version of week 5 The Oort Cloud Diary
Sign

Saturday, January 16, 2010

Homework Saturday 16th January

Read - 15 mins
Spelling - Look Say Cover Write Check
Topic - Week 5 Oort cloud - First draft in your jotter
Maths - Study fractions
www.bbc.co.uk/schools/ks2bitesize/maths/number/fractions/read1.shtml
www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks2/maths/fractions/index.htm

Sign