P6/7 Homework 28.11.16 – 09.12.16

Topic

Japanese Inventions Talks due Monday 12th December.

Over the next two weeks, please write and practise a talk on a Japanese invention of your interest – anything from robots and artificial intelligence to ramen cooling fans is fine, so long as you can make it interesting for your audience to listen to.

• The talk should be between 2-3 minutes in length.
• You can use PowerPoint or take in cue cards and picture/props to use during your presentation.
• The talk should be interesting, well-rehearsed and have a clear introduction and conclusion.
• Remember to practise at home and to give good eye contact when presenting.
• The talks will be peer and teacher assessed in class.

We are looking forward to listening to a variety of talks so remember to choose your subject carefully and spemd quality time preparing and practising your presentation!

Maths

This week for maths homework children are working on understanding addition and subtraction with negative numbers. They should complete the sheet which has been handed out to them in their maths homework jotter.

Spelling

Individuals will receive spelling homework from their spelling teacher.

Reading

We are taking a break from our regular reading programme to have a look at an online reading resource as a whole class. This online reading resource is called Inanimate Alice and is linked below. Different reading groups will be given different homework. They will be made aware of this homework on Wednesday and it should be handed in on Monday.

Inanimate Alice – Episode 1.   http://www.inanimatealice.com/episode1/