Homework

Name:

Term 1

Year 3

2016

My Spelling Group:
My Reading Group:
My Readers Circle will take place on:
Please note: Spelling and Reading Groups are interchangeable depending on a childs
progress. If a change has taken place, the group will be amended accordingly and
dated above, on this homework sheet.
Week 2/3

when

complete
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complete
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complete
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Received Fri (12th Feb )

Due Back: Thurs (18th Feb)

Read a book of your choice for enjoyment and fill out the reading log at
the end of the week.
Read and headline (or novel activity) as per teachers instructions.
Write out your spelling list 4 times and remember to learn it as you go.
1 x Maths Times Tables Grid Stop after 5 minutes and record the time
and accuracy.
Additional Activity: Exposition: Convince your teachers that you should be
allowed to sit next to your best friend in class. Give 5 strong arguments.
If you can convince us, maybe you might be allowed to sit next to that
friend next week!
Optional Extra
Week 4/5

when

Due Back: Thurs (11th Feb)

Read a book of your choice for enjoyment and fill out the reading log at
the end of the week.
Read and headline (or novel activity) as per teachers instructions.
Write out your spelling list 4 times and remember to learn it as you go.
1 x Maths Times Tables Grid Stop after 5 minutes and record the time
and accuracy.
Additional Activity: Write and illustrate about your first 2 weeks in Year 3.
Talk about the things you have done, the things you have enjoyed, the
classroom, your teachers etc.
Optional Extra
Week 3/4

when

Received Fri (5th Feb )

Received Fri (19th Feb )

Due Back: Thurs (25th Feb)

Read a book of your choice for enjoyment and fill out the reading log at
the end of the week.
No headlining or novel activity this week due to in class assessments and
to allow more time to prepare your speech (see this weeks additional
activity).
Write out your spelling list 4 times and remember to learn it as you go.
1 x Maths Times Tables Grid Stop after 5 minutes and record the time
and accuracy.
Additional Activity: Write a speech (1 to 2 minutes long) on palm cards
on a topic of your choice. Be ready to present your speech next week.
When you practice, focus on having good eye contact, volume, stance
and expression. Make your content interesting!
Optional Extra

Week 5/6

when

complete
d

complete
d

Due Back: Thurs (3rd Mar)

Read a book of your choice for enjoyment and fill out the reading log at
the end of the week.
Read and headline (or novel activity) as per teachers instructions.
Write out your spelling list 4 times and remember to learn it as you go.
1 x Maths Times Tables Grid Stop after 5 minutes and record the time
and accuracy.
Additional Activity: Maths Stencil
Optional Extra
Week 6/7

when

Received Fri (26th Feb )

Received Fri (4th Mar)

Due Back: Thurs (10th Mar)

Read a book of your choice for enjoyment and fill out the reading log at
the end of the week.
Read and headline (or novel activity) as per teachers instructions.
Write out your spelling list 4 times and remember to learn it as you go.
1 x Maths Times Tables Grid Stop after 5 minutes and record the time
and accuracy.
Additional Activity: Science Stencil
Optional Extra
Week 7/8

when

complete
d

complete
d

Due Back: Thurs (17th Mar)

Read a book of your choice for enjoyment and fill out the reading log at
the end of the week.
Read and headline (or novel activity) as per teachers instructions.
Write out your spelling list 4 times and remember to learn it as you go.
1 x Maths Times Tables Grid Stop after 5 minutes and record the time
and accuracy.
Additional Activity: Put all your spelling words into INTERESTING
sentences.
Optional Extra
Week 8/9

when

Received Fri (11th Mar )

Received Fri (18th Mar )

Due Back: Thurs (24th Mar)

Read a book of your choice for enjoyment and fill out the reading log at
the end of the week.
Read and headline (or novel activity) as per teachers instructions.
Write out your spelling list 4 times and remember to learn it as you go.
1 x Maths Times Tables Grid Stop after 5 minutes and record the time
and accuracy.
Additional Activity: Grammar Stencil
Optional Extra
Easter Long Weekend: NO HOMEWORK, have a happy Easter everyone.
Week 10/11

when

complete
d

Received Fri (1st Apr )

Due Back: Thurs (7th )

Read a book of your choice for enjoyment and fill out the reading log at
the end of the week.
Read and headline (or novel activity) as per teachers instructions.

Write out your spelling list 4 times and remember to learn it as you go.
1 x Maths Times Tables Grid Stop after 5 minutes and record the time
and accuracy.
Additional Activity: Write about how you celebrated your Easter.
Optional Extra

Optional Extra
Number bust any 4, 5 or 6 digit number of your choice.
Write a song to help learn a times table of your choice.
Write a review on an article from the newspaper.
Present your spelling words in a creative way.
Put there, their and theyre CORRECTLY into sentences.
Create a multimedia presentation on Night and Day (our current Science
unit).
Use a dictionary to find 5 new words you havent heard of and write out their
definitions too.
Study Ladder
Spelling City
Grateful journal write out a short list of things you are grateful for either for
the day or week.

HOMEWORK

Today your child will be arriving home with a homework contract for Term One. Each
Friday, we will discuss the homework for the week with the children to ensure they
have a strong understanding of what is expected. Homework is given out on Friday
and is due back on Thursday. The children should be aiming to do approximately 1
hour of homework in the course of the week. The activities can be completed in any
order, over any timeframe (all in one session or spread out over several days) so long
as it is all done by Thursday. In addition to this, they should be reading a book of their
choice on a regular basis.
The optional/extra homework is for those children who have completed their
homework quickly or for those children who wish to challenge themselves further. This
component is NOT COMPULSORY.
Homework should be presented neatly including a margin, date and title for each
activity.

AN OUTLINE OF EACH ACTIVITY:

Reading a book of their choice for enjoyment

Approximately 10 minutes, 3-4 times per week

This activity is in place to encourage your child to read regularly. This book
may be from your personal collection of books or books borrowed from libraries. There
is no time frame in which this book must be completed, depending on the book; your
child may require days or weeks to read it. A good idea is to make this book one that
is of interest to your child and enjoyable. This book shouldnt be difficult for them or
they may become discouraged. Your child is expected to fill out the reading log to
support regular reading and their understanding.

Spelling List

Approximately 10 minutes. The children can write their list out 4 times on the
same day, or write one list 4 times over 4 days.

Please ensure when they write out their spelling list (x 4) that they learn them
as they do so, not just simply copy them out. Your child may also wish to enjoy the
games on Spelling City.

Maths Times Table Grid

Approximately 10-15 minutes, once only per week
Your child will receive one grid each week to encourage their rote responses to
multiplication sums. Each week will be a different combination of numbers to the
previous week to encourage their understanding and to avoid memorization or order.
They are expected to time themselves, stop at 5 minutes and then correct their grid
using a times table sheet provided for cross referencing. For some children, they may
have only completed one column in this time, especially if they are using working out
paper or skip counting to find the answer. For other children, they may complete the
whole grid in less than 5 minutes. It is important to note that it is a personal challenge,
not a challenge against other children in the class. Children are encouraged to
spend additional time learning the tables they are finding challenging. It is a
hope that with regular practice, your child will improve upon their speed and accuracy
when recalling their timetables. The grid will also be administered in class once per
week.

Group Novel and Headlining/Written Response

Approximately 10-20 minutes (time will vary depending on activity), once only
per week

Each week, your child will have participated in a Readers Circle discussion
with a teacher guiding their responses. At the end of each lesson, the teacher will
instruct your child on where to continue reading from and to, depending on the
progress of the lesson. Your child will then be expected to have read and completed
the headlining and/or written response components by the time they meet for their
next Readers Circle discussion. It is imperative that this is both completed and
returned (the reader and the work) by the time your childs next session is
to take place. It is very difficult for the remainder of the group to move on and your
childs learning is compromised if their work is incomplete or left at home.

Additional activities
Approximately 15 minutes, once only per week
These will vary each week and will aim to link to a Key Learning Area that is
being taught in class at the time. If it is a writing task, please encourage your child to
write in full sentences and use paragraphs. Your child should be self-editing any
written work to check it that it makes sense and has good use of grammar, spelling
and punctuation to the best of their ability.

Finally, please remember that this is your childs homework. It should not become a
burden on parents. The activities are designed to ensure that your child can complete
the majority of the work independently. Of course, if your child seeks assistance, help
them by teaching them how to solve their query and try to avoid just simply telling
them the answer. If homework is incomplete, children will be required to complete
their homework Friday lunch after they have eaten unless reasonable explanations are
given for not completing their homework that week.

Please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries or concerns regarding this
format.
Warm Regards,
Miss Leanne and Miss Catherine.

Term 1

Reading Log

Name:
Week 2/3

Title of Book:

_______________________________________________________________
Author: _____________________________________________ Pages read: From _______ to
______
Simple comment, finding or summary that shows my understanding of what I have
read this week:
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
________
Week 3/4

Title of Book:

_______________________________________________________________

Author: _____________________________________________ Pages read: From _______ to

______
Simple comment, finding or summary that shows my understanding of what I have
read this week:
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
________
Week 4/5

Title of Book:

_______________________________________________________________
Author: _____________________________________________ Pages read: From _______ to
______
Simple comment, finding or summary that shows my understanding of what I have
read this week:
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
________
Week 5/6

Title of Book:

_______________________________________________________________
Author: _____________________________________________ Pages read: From _______ to
______
Simple comment, finding or summary that shows my understanding of what I have
read this week:
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
________

Week 6/7

Title of Book:

_______________________________________________________________
Author: _____________________________________________ Pages read: From _______ to
______
Simple comment, finding or summary that shows my understanding of what I have
read this week:
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________

______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
________
Week 7/8

Title of Book:

_______________________________________________________________
Author: _____________________________________________ Pages read: From _______ to
______
Simple comment, finding or summary that shows my understanding of what I have
read this week:
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
________
Week 8/9

Title of Book:

_______________________________________________________________
Author: _____________________________________________ Pages read: From _______ to
______
Simple comment, finding or summary that shows my understanding of what I have
read this week:
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
________
Week 10/11

Title of Book:

_____________________________________________________________
Author: _____________________________________________ Pages read: From _______ to
______
Simple comment, finding or summary that shows my understanding of what I have
read this week:
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________________________________
________