Brooklands Farm Calculation Policies for the 4 operations in maths

By admin13th November 2015
Here are the calculation policies that show the mathematical methods we use at Brooklands Farm Primary school.
There is separate policy for each mathematical operation. Within each calculation policy, there are different methods, depending on the stage your child is working at. The policies indicate a suggested stage for each year group, but please be aware that some children may be working or a stage below of above. Your child should be able to tell you which method they have used in school. Please speak to your child’s class teacher if you are unsure.
Copy of Addition policy updated Jan 2015.docx
Copy of Division policy updated Jan 2015.docx
Copy of Multiplication policy updated Jan 2015.docx
Copy of Subtraction policy updated Jan 2015.doc

Strong and Powerful home learning 16/10/15

By Miss Rebecca Snowdon16th October 2015

This week has been assessment week!  Well done everybody, you tried really hard.

Your home learning this week:

  • Everyone has got a short reading comprehension task (double sided). Please read the text and answer the questions as best as you can.  We will be marking these in guided reading next week. This must be in by Wednesday – it needs to stay in school until it is marked.
  • Everyone has chosen five spellings from the spelling test this week that they did not get correct.  You have already written these on to a blank ‘Look, Cover, Write, Check’ sheet. Please practise these spellings daily, until you have them memorised. Use the back of the page if you run out of space.
  • Everyone has different maths tasks which have been set by each teacher. Mr Peter’s maths group has a missing number column addition task.  Miss Bold’s group have got a rounding consolidation task.  Miss Snowdon’s group have chosen one page of questions from this week’s maths test that they would like to have another go at solving.

These tasks need to be completed by Wednesday.  We do not always manage to mark the home learning on the Wednesday but do always mark it before you get given your next task.  Please, do not take your home learning home with you until it has been marked! Ideally, you should bring your home learning book in on Wednesday and take it home on Friday with your new task.  There is no need to take it sooner.

 

As always, please do come to home learning club on Tuesday lunchtime.  It is open to all!

Have a lovely weekend,

Miss Snowdon, Miss Bold and Mr Peters.

Strong and powerful home learning 9th October.

By Miss Rebecca Snowdon9th October 2015

There was a confusion over the newspaper home work task last week.

So, we’re trying it again!

Well done and thank you to the people who wrote their space research up into a complete newspaper report. You have now had a review session in a small group with Miss Snowdon to discuss the success of each ‘part’ of the report (headline, lead sentence, etc) and whether they have each been written appropriately to fulfill their purpose. From this session, you have clear next steps.

Your task this week, is to write a new draft of your newspaper report using the year six writing ladders and the next steps that you have been given from the review session with Miss Snowdon.

If you did not write up the full report yet, this is your chance! Make sure that the research that you recorded into your box it up plan is written into a full newspaper report. See last week’s home work post to see the visual success criteria for newspaper report writing.

This task is due in on Wednesday. You will also be given a maths task by your maths teacher and a list of spellings.

As ever, do not forget home work club on Tuesday lunch times.

Have a lovely weekend,
Miss Snowdon, Miss Bold and Mr Peters

Strong and powerful home learning 1st Oct

By Miss Rebecca Snowdon1st October 2015
One part of your home learning this week is to apply the research you have been doing about “things in the news about space”, like the red moon; pluto or water on mars, to a newspaper report!

Please find attached two versions of our newspaper box it up plan (1 with features included and one without) and the visual aid which is useful when remembering how to write a newspaper report. Paper copies will be sent home too just in case!

You will also be receiving 1 piece of work from your maths teacher and a “Look, cover, write, check” spelling list for this week’s rule (tious and cious).

All tasks are due in for Wednesday next week (7th). As ever, Tuesday lunch time home learning club is open to all.

Miss Snowdon

newspaper_box_it_up_plan_WITH_FEATURES.docx
BLANK_newspaper_box_it_up_plan.docx

Strong and Powerful home learning

By Miss Rebecca Snowdon25th September 2015

This week, you have two pieces of home learning due in for Wednesday next week.

The first is reading. You need to read the provided biography of Nelson Mandela and answer the questions.

The second piece is a maths task that has been set by your maths teacher.

If you need another copy of any of these tasks you need to ask your teacher.

 

Don’t forget that home work club is Tuesday lunch time.

Have a lovely weekend,

Miss Snowdon

Strong and Powerful home learning

By Miss Rebecca Snowdon18th September 2015

Calling all year six!

There has been a typing error on the home learning.

The writing task and school leader application letters are due in on Wednesday, not Monday!

The art task is due in on Monday; however, as it is required for the ignite day!  If there are any printing issues, do not hesitate to email it in to school to be printed here.

Please also be reminded that we provide a Tuesday lunch time home learning club every week.  If for any reason, you would prefer to do your home learning in school with a teacher nearby to assist then do come along.

Please find a copy of the home learning task in the link below:

Note – the formatting corrects itself once you download it.

18.9.15 home learning and prove it paper.docx
Have a lovely weekend!

Summer holiday homework

By 22nd July 2015

Summer Holiday Homework

During our transition Project, we looked at the painting ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’ by Thomas Gainsborough. We will be continuing to link our learning to the painting in September, as part of the National Gallery’s ‘Take One Picture’ project.

Please choose at least one of these activities to do for your summer holiday homework:

  • Re-create the painting ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’ in your own style! You could paint it, collage it, do it as a mosaic, sketch it etc
  • Research Thomas Gainsborough – his life and his most famous pieces of artwork. Create a Powerpoint presentation or information leaflet about him.
  • Pretend you are Mr or Mrs Andrews and write your diary. You could share how you are feeling, your thoughts on your relationship etc.
  • Write a story with Mr and Mrs Andrews as your main characters and their farm as the setting.

Please bring your homework into school on the first day back, Monday 7th September, so that classes can share what they have done over the summer together.

 

If you are looking for a day out which will link to our ‘Take One Picture’ Project, then we recommend you visit the National Gallery in London and find Thomas Gainsborough’s painting ‘Mr and Mrs Andrews’ to have a look at the real thing!

 

mr and mrs andrews

Mrs Hern’s Groups Holiday Homework

13th February 2015Mrs c Hern

Maths Group Homework:

This half term our mental maths scores have really improved. Here are three activities for you to do to grow some of the gaps. Each sheet should take no more than 10 minutes.

SPAG Group Homework:

Reading Group Homework:

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