Miss Murrays Takeaway Homework

Choose your homework from the menu below. Choose at least 3 pieces of homework each week. These can be completed all at once or
throughout the week. You must bring your homework book in daily so homework can be checked and marked. Homework will be set every
Monday and the 3 pieces are due to be completed by the following Monday.
The Peri-ometer suggests the difficulty or challenge the homework may offer. Each week you should include at least one task from the
extra hot spice level. Complete most of your homework in your homework book and ensure any additional sheets are stuck in.
Write a plan for a group
exercise lesson. Think about
the purpose, audience for
your class and type of class
you wish to create.
Multiply and divide these
numbers by 10,100 and 1000:
456 / 23.1 / 45.67 / 324.01

Find a newspaper clipping or

online article about a current
news event. Summarise the
article in your own words and
give your opinion about the
story.
Write these 4 numbers in
words:
465789 / 233567 / 8456702
/ 345121

Write down 5 unknown words

from your reading book and
use a dictionary to write the
definition.

Science: Find out 5 facts

about the Zika virus.

Practice 3 different times

tables. Show your working in
your homework book.

Write a post on the blog

about something youve
learned this week in class.

Create a poem, rap or song to

help you remember a
mathematical concept. These
concepts could be times
tables, short division,
chunking, shape etc.
Choose 4 powerful sentences
form your reading book.
Write each one out and
explain the impact of each
sentence.
Practice your rounding.
Write down 10 6 digit+
numbers and round them to
the nearest 10,100,1000 and
10,000 like we did in class
(see blog)
Go on
spellingcity.com/harrisyear6
and use these games to learn
your spellings.

Art: Design a Viking shield

and label to explain your
design ideas and materials
you would use to make this
shield.
Complete the sentence
grammar task about the
subject and predicate.

Play a game (board game,

puzzle, quiz) with your family.
Write down which game you
played.

Negotiate a task with your

parents to complete at least
3 times. Eg. Setting the
table, dishwasher, feed pets
etc. Record what you
complete.