Tywardreath School Class 7,8,9 Homework
Look out for
learning
Different ways to show
what you know!
Every week you will be expected to practice:
Reading (daily); Spelling
Mental Maths Skills
EXTENDED LEARNING TASK
Knowing
Understanding
Applying
Analysing
Verbal
Showing through
reading, writing and
speaking
Mathematical
Showing through
numbers and science
Present ten facts about
Arctic Exploration
Find and perform a
Christmas poem
Find a Christmas Song
in French and teach to
a friend or someone in
your family.
Why is Sir Ernest
Shackleton seen as a
polar hero?
Calculate the distance
from Par to the North
Pole (as the crow flies)
Find a weather report
for one of the Poles and
compare with local
weather report.
Find a map of the
Arctic or Antarctic and
plot the journey of an
arctic explorer.
Visual
Showing through
painting, drawing and
visualising
Kinaesthetic
Show through a handson activity
Design a Christmas
card
Create a poster warning
about the dangers of
Polar Bears
Find music which links
with ice or fire / cold or
hot.
Research the various
costs of sending a
2.5kg rectangular
parcel from Par to
Scotland.
Show how Christmas
traditions differ in
other countries or
cultures.
Make a Christmas tree
decoration
What shapes have less
resistance in water?
Show results using
photos or pictures…
Make a model of a
Polar vehicle to carry
goods.
Involvement,
commitment and
attitude
Attend a club at
school every week
Value
Your own choice….
Attend a club or lesson 1 or 2 and...
Take part in lessons
every week out of
create a poster that
which require you to
school.
encourages others to practice for the next
try your activity.
lesson.
2 Housepoints
4 Housepoints
Creating
Evaluating
Devise a speech
pretending to be an
Explorer encouraging
others to join the
expedition
Construct a timeline of
Polar Exploration
Write a balanced
argument: Should
Antarctica be protected?
Your own choice….
Create a collage of life in
the Polar Regions.
Make a shelter to
protect from the cold.
Make a model that uses
levers and/or gears
Take part in 2 clubs
or 2 lessons per
week (out of school).
Take an examination or
grading in your activity.
Explain why there are 6
months of daylight or
darkness in the Polar
regions.
6 Housepoints
Explaining the homework
There is roughly 5 weeks left in the half term so everyone should be able to complete at least 5 or more tasks but remember to work
at your own pace. The idea is to choose at least one from each row on the grid so that all the skills are being practised. The harder the
task the higher the points score but please don’t overdo it – a balance with everything else is best. Try to match the task to what you
know your child can do and likes doing.
Remember – reading is the first skill – Regular signed reading is the expectation.
Developing Mental Maths skills is also essential, hence the focus on Multiplication Tables/Mental Maths skills on the ‘At a Glance’
Sheet.
Your child has a homework book to collect and present their chosen tasks. Sometimes just a photo or a written note from the home
stuck/written onto a page is enough (as with cooking or ‘large creative work’ for example). Mostly they can work in their books and for
some tasks they will need access to a computer. Of course, we hope you will join in and support your child. The tasks do vary and
hopefully are creative, hands on and fun, but children will still need guidance. We will discuss many of the themes so the children will
be familiar with them as the term progresses.
The homework books will be checked weekly. Homework books will be issued on a Friday and collected on the subsequent
Wednesday.
All homework books and projects will need to be returned for final sharing, marking and certificates by Wednesday December 10th