Room 6 Homework Week Beginning 16TH June 2009

Room 6 Homework week beginning 31st August 2009

Maths Basic facts test this week, so practise, practise, practise those facts you are not so strong on. For most of you, this seems to be subtraction!

Spelling Group 1 This week, some words that are commonly misspelt. Because, people, found, friend, thought, through, could, should, would, bought, which, I’m, I’ll, it’s

Group 2 Synonyms – synonyms have a similar meaning Complete the synonym sheet and find out what any unknown words mean. Synonyms on this sheet will be tested on Friday, as spellings. Meanings will be tested on Thursday.

Food Survey Complete the survey into how we can buy certain foods (how they are preserved) Food Fresh Frozen Tinned Dried In a box In a jar Other or carton or bottle Tomatoes yes On frozen Yes Sun dried As juice Sauce pizza Milk/ cream Meat

Potatoes

Green vegetables

Room 6 Homework week beginning 24th August 2009 Thank you to all those children who have given class presentations recently about simple machines and inventions. I have been really impressed with your posters and your ideas. Everyone has enjoyed learning from your work.

Spelling Group 1/ Everyone make sure you can spell these words correctly:- To, too, two, there, their, they’re, here, hear. Easy, I know, but which spelling when? To – I am going to the shop Too – I am too hot Two – I have two ears There – I am going over there (note this word has the word “here” hidden in it) Their – it is their ball They’re – they’re all in room 6 (contraction/ short for “they are”) Note – all versions of their/ there/ they’re start with “the” Here – I am over here. Hear – I hear with my ear.

Group 2 / everyone else, if you want to challenge yourself. Suffix “ful”, meaning “full of” Note these words end in “ful” Beautiful, wonderful, bountiful, restful, grateful, thankful, plentiful, colourful,  A suffix is a group of letters added to the end of a word and it changes the way the word is used in a sentence. These words, ending in “ful” are adjectives, so they are used to describe a noun. Now write the words in sentences. Extra points for using all the group 1 words in the same sentences as the group 2 words.

Maths – we are moving on to probability next week. You will have a good start on our work if you complete the “One Hundred Throws” sheet! Basic facts test coming soon! This week our speedy sums will all be subtraction and we will try to play snakes and ladders every day. How many times and in how many places can you practise your subtraction facts to 20? Maybe say them as you do tour tables. Eg 20-19=1, 20-18=2, etc, right down to 1-1=0. This week 50 questions in 3 minutes. You have been warned!

Concept – our concept work is now concerned with our own inventions. You could do some thinking, creating or testing at home. Our quest is to design and make something (which works by one or more simple machines), that will make your life easier. Eg an invention to pick things up off the floor. We will also be working on this in class. Please note, make sure your parent approves of anything that you attempt!

Basic facts We are now having speed tests for basic facts every day. Our goal is to have lots more people getting 100% in the next basic facts test. This week, back to addition and subtraction. Practise all your subtraction facts to 20. Speed tests this week will be 50 questions in 3 minutes. You have been warned! Keep going with those tables, too.

Concept Choose one invention that has developed greatly over the years – make a poster for the classroom showing how that item has developed. Extra points for thinking about the impact the invention has had on society or human life.

Room 6 Homework week beginning 17th August 2009

Everyone learns all the words this week! Spelling Rule of the Week:- Adding a suffix to a word ending in “y”. Change the “y” to an “i” before adding the suffix. happy, happiness, happily, happier, happiest silly, silliness, sillier, silliest funny, funnier, funniest  There are some exceptions to the rule. E.g. fly – flying

These spellings are not that difficult, but we will be using them a lot in our work this week. Lever, pulley, wheel, axle, inclined plane, screw, fulcrum, cylinder, wedge, force, pivot

Try to put these technology words into sentences!!

Maths – volume practice

Basic facts We are now having speed tests for basic facts every day. Our goal is to have lots more people getting 100% in the next basic facts test. This week, back to addition and subtraction. Practise all your subtraction facts to 20. Speed tests this week will be 50 questions in 3 minutes. You have been warned! Keep going with those tables, too.

Concept Choose one invention that has developed greatly over the years – make a poster for the classroom showing how that item has developed. Extra points for thinking about the impact the invention has had on society or human life.

Room 6 Homework week beginning 3rd August 2009

No, all those speeches didn’t work! So, here is this week’s homework. I have put the children into 2 spelling groups. They will know which group they are in. Group 1 will be going over some of the phonic rules, whereas group 2 will be applying rules and learning more challenging rules. However, each group is welcome to have a go at each other’s spelling.

Group 1 Long vowel words Strike, snake, prize, brake, these, alive, slice, whole, alone, amuse, cute, huge, flute

Group 2 (learn and find out what they mean) Preamble, precarious, precaution, precede, precipice, preconceive, predict, prefer, prejudice, prepare.

When you are confident, write them in sentences!!

Maths Great work on area last week. This week, have a look around your home. Note down all the different units of measurement that you find. Try to order them in size/ quantity from smallest to largest. Why are some units of measurement followed by a small 2 or a small 3? (as in 5m2 or 30ml3)

Basic facts Keep going with those tables – the tricky ones seem to be 6,7 and 8. Also learn their division facts – I have noticed a certain weakness in knowing eg the multiples of 36, etc. I have some new basic facts team games for us this week – you will have to be quick!

Concept We have really enjoyed having our Korean friends with us, what can you find out about Korea?

Room 6 Homework week beginning 3rd August 2009

No, all those speeches didn’t work! So, here is this week’s homework. I have put the children into 2 spelling groups. They will know which group they are in. Group 1 will be going over some of the phonic rules, whereas group 2 will be applying rules and learning more challenging rules. However, each group is welcome to have a go at each other’s spelling.

When you are confident, choose five tricky conjunctions and write them in sentences.

Great work on area last week. This week, have a look around your home. Note down all the different units of measurement that you find. Try to order them in size/ quantity from smallest to largest. Why are some units of measurement followed by a small 2 or a small 3? (as in 5m2 or 30ml3)

Basic facts Keep going with those tables – the tricky ones seem to be 6,7 and 8. Also learn their division facts – I have noticed a certain weakness in knowing eg the multiples of 36, etc. I have some new basic facts team games for us this week – you will have to be quick!

Concept We have really enjoyed having our Korean friends with us, what can you find out about Korea?

Room 6 Homework week beginning 27th July 2009

We have made a good start to the new term and I have enjoyed listening to all the speeches, so far. I’m looking forward to hearing more this week. Sorry – but all those who chose to argue against homework, it didn’t work! Here is your homework for the week. We will “ease into things” with spelling and maths. It is parent interviews this Thursday. Parents are reminded that appointments can only be booked on the internet this term. I look forward to seeing you.

Spelling – all our spellings this week are conjunctions (connectives). TIME CAUSE + EFFECT OPPOSITION CONDITION after because although if before since though unless when now that even though only if while as whereas whether or not since in order that while even if until so meanwhile in case (that) LINKING CONJUNCTIONS both...and either...or neither...nor not only...but also

Learn to read and spell the conjunctions. When you are confident, choose five tricky conjunctions and write them in sentences.

We have been working on multiplication, measurement and area. Use your skills to find the area of a room in your house (to the nearest whole metre). Challenge – use your skills to find the area of an irregular shaped room. Eg an L shape.

Basic facts Learn those tables – the tricky ones seem to be 6,7 and 8. Also learn their division facts. I have some new basic facts team games up my sleeve!

Room 6 Homework week beginning 22nd June 2009

Concept – what can you find out about our water here in Devonport? How do we get our clean water, where does it come from and where does all the dirty water go?

Spelling – all our spellings this week do not follow normal vowel rules. Can you work out what the rules for these words are? easier (Write the words in sentences) head, breath, feather, dead, heavy. longer words – create, recreation, reopen, stereo, video, oasis, situation (make sure you know what each word means and write each in a sentence) What do all these words have in common?

We have a basic facts test coming up. Division and subtraction seem to be a bit harder for you, so this week practise your tables AND learn their division facts. How quickly can you recall them?

Room 6 Homework week beginning 16TH June 2009

Your concept homework, this week, is to carry out the survey you have planned in class.

Spelling – easier (Write 10 of the words in sentences) tune, balloon, fortune, huge, flute, shoot, tooth, choose, shoe, fruit, through, flew, pupil, super, soup

longer words – usual, unusual, usually, unusually, nuisance, pursuit, rescue, (make sure you know what each word means and write each in a sentence)

Use your basic facts to answer these as quickly as possible

7+8= 32+14= 10+3= 5x9= 40÷ 8= 6+9= 42+13= 16+9= 6x7= 30÷ 3 = 5+9= 34+15= 11+7= 7x6= 42÷ 6= 4+12= 35+24= 19+20= 8x11= 80÷ 2= 3+6= 62+17= 27+22= 9x8= 84 ÷ 7 = 1+9= 82+7= 15+7= 10x9= 36 ÷ 6= 1+8= 55+24= 4+9= 11x7= 24 ÷ 6 = 2+9= 67+12= 16+7= 3x7= 12 ÷ 6= 0+9= 103+1= 15+12= 3x9= 18 ÷ 6= 8+8= 36+21= 20+6= 4x8= 72 ÷ 6 = Name Date /20

5x2= 4x2= 5x9= 6x9= 7x9=

3x6= 2x6= 6x7= 7x7= 5x7=

10x2= 9x2= 7x6= 8x6= 10x6=

8x10= 7x10= 8x11= 9x11= 7x11=

3x5= 2x5= 9x8= 10x8= 5x8=

2x6= 1x6= 10x9= 8x9= 9x9=

5x5= 4x5= 11x7= 10x7= 8x7=

2x4= 3x4= 3x7= 2x7= 5x7=

10x7= 9x7= 3x9= 4x9= 5x9=

3x1= 2x1= 4x8= 5x8= 6x8=

7x0= 6x0= 5x9= 6x9= 7x9=

6x5= 5x5= 6x7= 7x7= 5x7=

2x8= 3x8= 7x6= 8x6= 9x6=

5x9= 4x9= 8x11= 9x11= 7x11=

10x6= 9x6= 9x8= 8x8= 7x8=

10x2= 9x2= 10x9= 9x9= 10x9= 5x6= 4x6= 11x7= 9x7= 8x7=

2x7= 3x2= 3x7= 3x6= 7x7=

3x5= 2x5= 3x9= 3x10= 9x8=

0x2= 2x2= 4x8= 4x7= 5x8=

Try these…

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Room 6 Homework week beginning 1st June 2009

Spelling – easier (Write each word in a sentence) bite, biting, try, tried, trying, eye, high, highest, height, fright, buy, tidy, white, I’m (I am), I’ve (I have) longer words – polite, criteria, categorise, realise, apply, applying, identity, library,

migrate, migration (make sure you know what each word means and write each in a sentence)

Use your basic facts to answer these as quickly as possible

10+8= 22+64= 8+3= 4x8= 45÷ 5 = 9+9= 32+53= 12+9= 5x6= 36÷ 6 = 8+9= 24+65= 15+7= 6x5= 49÷ 7 = 7+12= 25+74= 23+20= 7x10= 88÷ 8= 6+6= 52+27= 33+22= 8x7= 96 ÷ 12 = 5+9= 72+17= 17+7= 9x8= 42 ÷ 6= 4+8= 35+34= 5+9= 10x6= 28 ÷ 4 = 5+9= 47+42= 17+7= 2x5= 14 ÷ 2= 3+9= 83+16= 15+12= 2x8= 21 ÷ 3= 11+8= 16+61= 21+6= 3x7= 84 ÷ 12 =

Room 6 Homework week beginning 4th May 2009

This week the focus of our concept work will be space. We will be talking about the Earth, the Sun, the Moon and the planets. What can you find out about the Moon? Spelling – learn these words from this week’s poem. Write a sentence for each word.

easier – there, door, floor, looked, stood

Harder - silence, descended, perplexed, listen, listening, listener, answered

Learn the 7 times table

Complete the following as quickly as you can.

4x4= 20-8= 6+8= 6+6= 9x2= 15-7= 7+9= 8+8= 3x4= 18-12= 12+8= 9+9= 8x9= 17-9= 8+12= 20+20= 3x7= 15-8= 9+5= 25+25=

Room 6 Homework week beginning 11th May 2009

This week the focus of our concept work will be Day and Night. Can you find facts about The Sun, The Moon and The Earth? Make up questions to do with your facts (you have to know the answer), then write one question onto each face of the cube net provided. Then make up the cube. We will use the cubes to play a game during homework review on Friday. Spelling – easier hop, hopped, hopping hope, hoped, hoping (Write each word in a sentence) face, edge, sphere, cylinder, cube, cuboid, prism, pyramid. (be able to describe each

shape)

4x7= 17-8= 6+7= 6+2= 9x5= 15-12= 7+8= 9+8= 6x4= 18-16= 13+8= 15+6= 3x9= 17-4= 5+11= 19+19= 3x6= 13-8= 7+5= 21+21= 7x7= 17-9= 6+8= 3+6= 5x5= 13-12= 7+7= 8+8= 4x4= 18-5= 2+8= 14+6= 3x7= 17-7= 8x8= 11+11= 7x6= 13-9= 9+7= 25+5=

Room 6 Homework week beginning 18th May 2009 We have had a very successful three weeks thinking about the Earth in space and everyone is now quite knowledgeable. This week, use you knowledge to do a PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting) on what would happen if Planet Earth was a cube!

Spelling – easier gate, skate, play, played, playing, scraped, wait, eight, weight (Write each word in a sentence) harder alliteration, personification, metaphor, punctuation, question mark, comma, colon,

semi-colon, ellipsis, apostrophe. Choose 5 of these. Write a sentence for each – bonus points if you can use the punctuation in your sentence.

4x8= 17-=9 6+8= 6+3= 9x6= 15-13= 7+9= 9+9= 6x5= 18-17= 13+9= 15+7= 3x10= 17-5= 5+12= 19+20= 3x7= 13-9= 7+6= 21+22= 7x8= 17-10= 6+9= 3+7= 5x6= 13-13= 7+8= 8+9= 4x5= 18-6= 2+9= 14+7= 3x8= 17-8= 8x9= 11+12= 7x7= 13-10= 9+8= 25+6=

Room 6 Homework week beginning 25th May 2009 I am so impressed with the question work you have been doing. It is leading to some really impressive research. Our Big Question this week is “Volcanoes – mankind’s enemy or friend?” So, for homework, you will need to collect some information to make an argument for and against banning volcanoes from the earth (and I know we can’t really!!) As a starting point, try to think of some smaller, focused questions to break down our Big Question – we will have talked about this on Monday morning.

Spelling – easier (Write each word in a sentence) ear, hear, flea, flee, here, complete, beat, meet, meat, meeting, completed, completing Concept vocabulary – volcano, earthquake, continental plate, ocean plate, tectonics,

convection, molten Can you write two sentences and use all the words correctly?

Tables test this week on 6, 7 and 8 times tables AND their division facts – so ask someone to test you every day!

Complete the following as quickly as you can. We will have our team challenge on Friday – be prepared! Up to now the score is Snakes 1 and Ladders 1.

6x8= 45÷ 9 = 9+8= 7+3= 7x6= 36÷ 6 = 8+9= 8+9= 8x5= 49÷ 7 = 7+9= 16+7= 9x10= 88÷ 11= 6+12= 22+20= 10x7= 96 ÷ 8 = 5+6= 31+22= 11x8= 42 ÷ 7 = 4+9= 15+7= 12x6= 28 ÷ 7 = 3+8= 6+9= 3x5= 14 ÷ 7= 4+9= 15+7= 4x8= 21 ÷ 7= 2+9= 13+12= 5x7= 84 ÷ 7 = 10+8= 23+6= Write a question on each face of the cube. Your questions should be about The Sun, The Moon and The Earth. You must know the answers to your questions. Next cut along the dotted lines and fold along the solid lines. Then glue the flaps.