Forty Hill - Homework Grid - 2016
Year: 5
Weekly Homework:
All homeworks are due on
Wednesday
Topic:
English &
Communication
(Speaking and listening,
language and literacy)
Religious Education
Science and the Outside
environment (Science, PE,
Healthy lifestyles, Eco
issues and investigation)
Humanities and Citizenship
(History, Geography, Moral
& Social and Economic
Awareness)
Creative Arts
(Art, Design & technology,
Music, Drama & Dance)
Autumn Term 2
Topic:
Reading: Children should read for at least 15 minutes every night and their reading records must be signed.
Maths: A weekly maths homework linked to the topic will go home every Wednesday and is due the following Wednesday.
Spellings: A list of spelling will go home every Friday and there will be a spelling test the following Friday.
Times table: A weekly times table test will take place every Friday.
Learning Opportunities
Write a book review for
Write a poem from Bess’ Read stories based in other
Make a poster displaying simple
your favourite book, make
point of view in The
cultures and write a short
statements about food and diet, or
sure you include why people Highwayman.
summary of the story, include describing animals and their habitats in
should read the book.
illustrations.
Spanish.
Create a poster celebrating
Write a prayer for
Create a piece of music to
Make a poster exaplining which religion
a Jewish holiday.
Christmas nand decorate represent Christmas on an
celebrates Diwali, what the story of
it.
instrument you can play or
Diwali is and where in the world Diwali is
have made.
celebrated.
Watch a sporting event and
Create a poster
Create a poster explaining
Pick an item of clothing you own and look
write a precis (a short
explaining the way
why recycling is important;
at where it is made. Locate these
summary) of the event.
different forces work.
what materials can be
countries on a map. Why do you think
recycled? What are different
clothes are made in these countries?
materials ] recycled into?
What impact does that have on people
and the environment?
Write a recount on our trip
Make a poster for Anti
List and locate on a map the
Make a poster exaplining why people
to the Science Museum.
Bullying week. How do
capital cities in Europe. EXT:
should walk to school; mention te impact
we treat each other at
research one of these cities
on the envieonment and that it is good for
Forty Hill School?
you would like to visit and tell
you!
me why you want to go.
Make a poster or write a
poem about being proud to
be a students at Forty Hill
School.
Create an artwork to
prepresent The
Highwayman, it can be a
painting, a drawing or a
model.
Write a Christmas song or
jingle and perform it to the
class.
At least 1 homework activity needs to be completed per week and handed in each Wednesday morning
Remember to choose at least 1 activity from each row.
See your teacher or teaching assistant if you are unsure about any of the activities.
Remember to be as creative as possible!
Research the work by artist Antony
Gormley. What type of art does he
create? Where is it located? Do you agree
that his work is art?
Research and write a
summary of why British
people celebrate Guy
Fawkes / Bofire night.
Write the story of Jesus’
birth from the point of
view of the donkey.
Make a poster about
being resilient when
playing a game. Can you
come up with a catch
phrase for the school?
Make a poster or write a
poem for our school
value ‘welcoming’.
Make a list of the last 15
Christmas number one
songs and the artists.
Which one is your
favourite and why ?
Which song do you like
least and why?