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Homework upper set maths

February 28, 2010

Times tables games below, plus

Make a poster to explain how to cheat in difficult times-tables using what you already know. Remember to give examples of each cheat.

Here’s what we mean:

If you’re having trouble with your six times table, why not cheat and use your five times table? Say you’ve got the problem 6x7 (six lots of seven); all you do is to work out 5x7 (five lots of seven), then add another lot of seven.

So 5x7=35, therefore 6x7= 35+7 = 42

Do examples for the 6x, 7, 8x, 9x & 11x tables. Give two example calculations for each.

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Times tables & proportion websites

February 28, 2010

We'll be using these websites in the lesson on Monday:

Times tables practice sites
Skillswise x-tables
Moon maths
Ambleside x-tables tests

You should use these sites to practise your times tables for homework

Proportion site:
Proportions questions
Paper pool table investigation

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Y6JL Homework due Tuesday 2nd March

February 23, 2010

Literacy homework following on from the lesson on punctuation from Tuesday's lesson -
Differentiated punctuation sheets.

Children also will be doing "words of the week" where they will be given a word a day to write about at home - they could do a definition of the word or an extended sentence for example.

The words for this week are:
Climate
Greenhouse
Iceberg
Flooding

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SAM Learning

February 23, 2010

Access SAM Learning via https://www.samlearning.com/login/
Remember to change your password regularly, and don't let anyone else know what your password is. Your teacher can reset your password if need be.
You can use SAM Learning at home or at school. We're using it mostly for maths, but provided you've enough hours on the maths area, you can use it for anything. If you're heading for a level 5 at the end of the year, you might want to look at some of the KS3 stuff too.
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Numeracy Homework (RS) Due : 22nd February.

February 11, 2010

Complete work sheet. (subtraction grids 1-4)

Notes to parents.

This homework is to be handed in on the date above. We are encouraging your child to copy the grids on to paper and repeat the grids multiple times. Can they improve and reduce the time it takes to complete the grid ?
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Dictation Homework Due: 23rd February.

February 11, 2010

The dictation routine will be:

Children will be given a passage once a week.
Sessions 1 and 2 – children copy out passage and check for neatness and accuracy
Session 3 and 4/5 – parents /carers/ older brothers and sisters read out passage for children to write out, then check for neatness and accuracy