Homework Friday 21st March

Homework Task

Your homework this week is to practise your lines for our Holy Week Assembly (7.4.25) looking at Palm Sunday. This is for classes to watch only. We will sort out any costumes needed for the performance. Please see script attached with names and parts. We will begin practising in the hall on Monday. Parts will be printed for the children to continue practising at home on Monday.

Spellings and Maths are set on EdShed. Spellings also listed below:

1. crust
2. tramp
3. grunt
4. crept
5. drift
6. slept
7. skunk
8. think
9. thank
10. blink

Homework Friday 14th March

DUE AFTER WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

Your homework this week is in celebration of British Science Week is to create a poster. All information is on the file attached 'Science week poster competition'.

Spellings and Maths are set on Edshed. Spellings are also listed below:

1. shampoo
2. giftbox
3. shelter
4. lunchbox
5. sandwich
6. shelving
7. champion
8. thundering
9. seventh
10. chimpanzee

Homework Friday 7th March

DUE AFTER WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

Your homework this week is set by our Mini Vinnies committee. Please create a door hanger of hope as we are celebrating our Catholic jubilee year. Please make it using any material you wish. Please ask for paper on Monday if you're finding it hard to find materials to create your door hanger. Please read the document attached 'Mini Vinnies homework' for more information.

Spellings and Maths are set on Edshed. Spellings are also listed below:

1. children
2. helpdesk
3. sandpit
4. windmill
5. softest
6. pondweed
7. desktop
8. helper
9. handstand
10. melting

Homework Friday 21st February

DUE WEDNESDAY AFTER HALF TERM

Homework Task

Your homework this half term is to make a road safety sign ahead of our new topic next term 'Why should we walk to school?' . You can make it out of cardboard or paper or something more inventive! It's up to you. Go outside and walk around your local area and look at what signs you can see on the street helping both cars and people walking (pedestrians) be safe. Some examples of signs you could choose are below! These will be displayed on our display in the classroom for our new topic so please make them around A4 or A3 size.

Spellings below and numbers to 50 is set on Mathshed:

1. from
2. stop
3. frog
4. spot
5. step
6. plan
7. speck
8. trip
9. grab
10. track

Homework Friday 14th February

DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

Your homework this week is the Eisteddfod homework from the previous week. Letters have been sent home with the children to explain the homework. It is also detailed below. They are welcome to do one or more of the competitions.

Spellings below and work on the analogue clock is set on Mathshed:

1. went
2. it's
3. help
4. just
5. tent
6. help
7. hump
8. band
9. dent
10. help

Eisteddfod Homework Friday 7th February

DUE Monday 17th February

Homework Task

Choose one or more competitions to complete at home and bring your entries to school no later than Monday 17th February to be judged for our Eisteddfod.

3D Dragon Modelling Competition (Reception - Year 6) – Children are encouraged to make a 3D model of a dragon. Children may use whichever means of media they wish and the topic is broad to encourage creativity. 

Upcycling Competition (Reception - Year 6)- Children are encouraged to make a 3D model using recycled materials of something which represents Wales for them. 

Cookery Competition (Reception - Year 6)- Children are encouraged to cook something which is a traditional Welsh recipe or depicts Wales to them. 

Young Performer Competition (Reception - Year 6)- This competition encourages children to showcase their talents. Auditions will take place in class the week beginning 17th February. Two children will then be chosen to represent their class during our Eisteddfod celebration. The children may like to prepare a song or dance, recite a poem or play a musical instrument. 

POB LWC! GOOD LUCK!

Spellings are on Edshed and Maths (time to the hour: o'clock) is on Maths shed. Spellings (CVCC words) also listed below:

1. champ
2. chest
3. tenth
4. theft
5. Welsh
6. chimp
7. bench
8. sixth
9. punch
10. chunk

Friday 31st January

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

Please see homework attached for Friday 31st January.

There are spellings on Edshed and time questions set on Mathshed. Spellings are also listed below:

1. ear
2. dear
3. fear
4. hear
5. gear
6. near
7. year
8. rear
9. beard
10. shear

Friday 24th January

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

Your homework this week is to practise all of our Autumn sounds we have learnt. Please see picture below of some of the Autumn sounds we have learnt. Please ask your children to sound out each sound. Ask them if they can think of a word with this sound in, in a sentence. There are some words we practised each week, there to help them.

There are spellings on Edshed and addition and subtraction questions set on Mathshed. Spellings are also listed below:

1. surely
2. lure
3. assure
4. insure
5. cure
6. secure
7. manure
8. mature
9. pure

Friday 10th January

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

Your homework this week is to re-create your own versions of Welsh artwork by Martyn Evans. Feel free to use paint, coloured pencils or collage for your work. If you do not have paper, please ask Miss O'Donovan on Monday.

There are spellings on Edshed and addition and subtraction questions set on Mathshed. Spellings are also listed below:

1. air
2. fair
3. hair
4. lair
5. pair
6. cairn

Friday 20th December

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

Your homework for half term is to bring in a photograph or object of what makes you 'Welsh' to aid our next inquiry topic based around Wales. This could be a photograph of you in your home, local community or somewhere anywhere in Wales.

There are spellings on Edshed and Maths counting backwards set on Mathshed. 

Friday 13th December

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

Can you draw a picture of your favourite food. We will label what this is in Welsh next week in class. If you need paper, feel free to ask Miss O'Donovan

There is spellings on Edshed and Maths addition on Mathshed. There will not be a spelling text next week.

*Friday 6th December*

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

Please continue to practise your lines for the school nativity. If costumes can be brought in by the end of this week please. I know a few parents have already mentioned to me about costumes- If there are any other problems with sourcing please speak with Miss O'Donovan on the door. 

Please continue to practise the spellings set last week on seesaw. There will not be additional spellings on Edshed this week. We will have Maths assessments at the end of this week, so please practise Mathshed as much as possible at home.

Friday 29th November

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

The homework this week is to create nativity themed Christmas card for the Mini Vinnies (our charitable school committee) to take to the local care home this Christmas for the residents. We will give the children card to create their design. Inside please write:

Merry Christmas

From the St Philip Evans Year 1 class

There is a second homework to please practise spellings on Seesaw. An activity has been set.

There are additional spellings with the 'or' sound on Edshed and Number bonds to 10 on Mathsshed.

1. for

2. fork

3. cord

4. cork

5. sort

6. born

7. worn

8. fort

9. torn

10. cornet

Friday 22nd November

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

The homework this week is to draw a picture of your favourite book. Please draw a picture of the front cover and write underneath the picture.. I like this book because...

Maths and Spellings are set on EdShed. Spellings are also listed below:

Friday 15th November

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

The homework this week is to practise your lines for the Christmas nativity. Think about what your character is and how you can change your expression in your speech when you say each line. We are looking at drama in our writing journey. As we have begun learning about drama skills, think about what your hand movements and your body will be doing when you are acting in the nativity to make your character even more exciting!

Maths and spellings are set on Edshed. Spellings are also listed below:

Friday 8th November

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

The homework this week is to create an artistic piece of homework based on the book we are looking at for our topic this term ‘George’s Marvellous Medicine’. 
Choose one of three options below and get creative! Feel free to use any medium the children would like (pens, pencils, paint, collage) or a mixture of these! We will be reading part of the story next week. 

1. George Mixing the Medicine: Draw George stirring a big, bubbling pot with strange ingredients floating around.

2. Grandmother Growing Bigger: Show the transformation of Grandmother as she grows bigger after drinking the medicine, with funny details and expressions.

3. The Magical Medicine: Draw the magic potion with bright colours, sparkling effects, or swirling patterns to show how special it is.

Reminders:

- Odd Socks Day is Tuesday 12th November for anti-bullying week.

- Please continue to practise your lines for the nativity if you have them, as the children will grow more confident when practising in class.

Maths and spellings are set on Edshed. Spellings are also listed below:

Friday 25th October

Half Term Homework

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

The homework this half term is to create a heart on a piece of paper to celebrate that we are a school of sanctuary, who welcome people from all over the world. On your heart artwork, please write a word to show why we are a school of sanctuary. We will talk more about this when we are back in the classroom. Please see examples below of what you could write. Please decorate the heart and colour in red or pink. 

- Love

- Compassion

- Warmth

- Hope

- Welcome

- Safety

- Shelter

Maths and spellings are set on Edshed. 

The Twinkly Nativity

This year our nativity performance is called 'The Twinkly Nativity' and there will be a morning and afternoon performance on Tuesday 17th December. The children have been starting to practise the songs in the classroom and were told on the last day of term what their part was.

There are both speaking and non-speaking parts for the performance. Please see in the document attached the character list with your child's name, just in case they have forgotten! The script is also attached. Feel free to print this at home and highlight your child's name if easier. If you can start pracitising lines with the children everyday please, to ensure they feel confident when it gets to our perfomance in December.

The children will need costumes for the performance. They are listed on the character list too. Get as creative as you wish! Please speak to me on the door if you are unsure as to what you need for their character or are having issues sourcing/making something, as we may have something in school to help! 

Homework Friday 18th October

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

The homework this week is to research another castle in Wales. Please help the children write the name of the castle, where it is and draw a picture of it on a piece of paper.

Maths is set on Edshed. There is spellings on Edshed too, however there will be no test next week as Friday afternoon as have our End of Term learning event open to parents in the classroom. 

Homework Friday 11th October

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

The homework this week is to create a poster of a Cardiff landmark, as a part of our inquiry 'How Has Cardiff Changed?. Feel free to use anything you want- coloured pencils, felt tips, paint!

Spellings are listed below and both Spellings and Maths is set on Edshed.

Spellings:

1. look

2. foot

3. cook

4. good

5. book

6. took

7. wood

8. wool

9. hook

10. hood

Homework Friday 4th October

HOMEWORK IS DUE WEDNESDAY

Homework Task

The homework this week is to create 2D shape Art, as we have been looking at 2D and 3D shapes in Maths. Please see youtube video below to help the children with their artwork. Feel free to use coloured pencils, pens or pastels! Whatever you have handy at home. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=X1JXiJDi9lk

Spellings:

1. bath

2. thud

3. thick

4. thank

5. path

6. moth

7. cloth

8. thrill

9. Maths

10. length

Mathshed and spellings have been set for the week on Edshed.