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/
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
- 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
Use the websites below for additional information & Resources.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/7-11-years/ordering-and-sequencing-numbers
https://mathsframe.co.uk/en/resources/category/22/most-popular
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
145 Ashampstead Road, Southcote, Reading, RG30 3LJ
0118 937 5489
admin@holybrook.reading.sch.uk