Welcome to River Class’ Homework Page.

Welcome to the River Class Homework page. Here you will find useful hints and tips on how to support your child at home.

If you require any additional information, resources or advice please do not hesitate to get in contact with us. We are happy to help!

Many Thanks

Christina Koeries

River Class Team Leader  

English

In River Class, your child will be given many opportunities to practice their Reading, Writing Transcription, Writing Comprehension, Spelling & Grammar.  We will be writing for a range of purposes and audiences. Your child will be supported to discuss the key features of and write;

• Letters
• Newspaper Articles
• Short Narratives
• Blogs & Online Content
• Recounts
• Non-Chronological Reports 
• Comic book strips 
• Biographies & Autobiographies 
• Balanced Arguments 

Skills that we will be working on throughout the year;

• Handwriting - ensuring that your child's writing is legible 
• Spelling - learning spelling rules to help your child spell more accurately
• Word Reading
• Public Speaking & Reading aloud in class
• Editing & Improving our work
• Being able to use a dictionary & Thesaurus to self-check and edit

You can support your child by:

• Asking them what they have been learning in English
• Writing short stories with interesting vocabulary 
• Write a letter to a pen pal or family member 
• Reading a range of books at home. 

Use the websites below for additional information & Resources.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/7-11-years/spelling-and-grammar

https://www.gamestolearnenglish.com/

http://www.primaryhomeworkhelp.co.uk/literacy/

https://www.englishactivities.net/englishgames

Check out some of our English work!

Reading

Here are some suggested books that you may want to read as a family:

 Early Readers (books that the children can read on their own):

The Rainbow Fish – Marcus Pfister

Max - Bob Graham 

The Family Book – Todd Parr

Peace at last – Jill Murphy

The Bad-Tempered Ladybird – Eric Carle

The Gruffalo – Julia Donaldson

A Bear called Paddington – Michael Bond

Owl Babies – Martin Waddell

*Other books that carry the themes of family, friendships and relationships*

Advanced Readers (1:1 reading opportunities with your child):

Goodnight Mister Tom – Michelle Magorian

Kensuke’s Kingdom – Michael Morpurgo

Holes – Louis Sachar

Matilda - Roald Dahl

Charlie and the Chocolate Factory – Roald Dahl

Gangsta Granny – David Walliams

The Lion, the Witch & The Wardrobe – C.S. Lewis

*Other books that carry the themes of family, friendships and relationships*

 Maths

In River Class, your child will be given many opportunities to practice their place value and number skills, four operations (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division)  shape and measurement skills.

Below are some of the skills that we will be working on throughout the autumn term:

•  Counting from  0 in multiples of 3, 4, 8, 50 and 100
  
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• recognising the place value of each digit of a number with
  hundreds, tens and units
  reading, writing and  ordering and numbers up 
  1,000,000 (one million) 
• rounding any number to a required degree of accuracy
• recalling and using multiplication and division
  facts for the 3, 4 and 8 times tables
• adding and subtracting numbers with more than 4 digits using
  written methods
• solving problems with more than one step and operation
  
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Use the websites below for additional information & Resources.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers

http://www.snappymaths.com/

https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular

https://www.oxfordowl.co.uk/api/interactives/24495.html

https://www.mathsisfun.com/games/games-number-html5.html

Science

In River Class we have been learning about light. We have explored sources of light and discussed how light helps us to see things. We even designed our own Holy Brook High Visibility jackets. Have a look below at our learning. 

For the remainder of the Autumn term we will be learning about the human digestive system. I look forward to conducting some fun experiments with  the children. Keep a look out for some pictures on our school website!

Use the websites below for additional information & Resources.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/z6bqkmn/articles/zm7yg2p

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zcyycdm/year/z63tt39

History

 In History we will be learning the following skills;

• Retrieving Information using historical artefacts & information pages
• Discussing events that have happened in the past and how they affect our lives today 
• Recreating & making replicas of historical artefacts
• Creating fact files and posters about things that have happened in History
• Talking about our own family history & where we were born/raised

You can support your child by;

• Showing them their birth certificate and talking to them about when they were born 
• Creating a simple family tree that shows how everyone in the family is related
• Reading about Historical events that have happened in your child's life time, your life time and their grandparent's life time
• Visiting Museums and places of interest 

Use the websites below for additional information & Resources.

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/Search.aspx?Subject=13&AgeGroup=2

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zkqmhyc

https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/subjects/zcw76sg

Geography

In Geography, we have been learning the following:

 The names of European countries

The capital cities of other countries

The landmarks of European countries e.g. Eifel Tower, Parthenon, Leaning Tower of Pisa

You can support your child by:

• quizzing them on the names of European countries
• Talking to them about Europe 
• Showing them European countries on a map
• Researching European landmarks online

R.E.

You can support your child by;

• Talking to them about religious festivals that they may participate in and why they are important
• Introduce them to friends and family that are of similar or different faith to your family
• Visit a local place of worship
• Watch Youtube videos about religious festivals and places of worship.  

Art

Georges Seurat and Paul Signac 1886

Pointillism 

In Art this half term we are exploring digital Art. The pupils are currently looking at a type of art called Pointillism.  Pointillism is a technique of painting in which small, distinct dots of color are applied in patterns to form an image. Please see our work below.

If you have any queries or questions, please do let us know by using the contact form or calling the school office on 0118 937 5489.

Many thanks

Christina Koeries

River Class Team Leader