Homework, Week 2-3

Homework is now being give on a Tuesday - to be completed and handed in by Monday. Last week students received a hard copy, but homework will now be uploaded to the blog and in each student's google drive.

Homework Term 3, Week 2.

Maths

A) Shade the pies to show equivalent fractions.

B) Write two equivalent fractions for these fractions:

1. ¾     2. ⅞ 3. ⅕   4. 2 ⅚ 5. ⅜

Extension: write each one as a percentage or decimal.

Being Healthy

Some people think you are born ‘smart’. Others think that intelligence is something that can be developed over time. This second attitude is known as a growth mindset. It has been shown that your attitude towards your own intelligence has an affect on your learning.

What is a growth mindset?

How can it benefit you personally to develop one?

Which areas do you think you most need to have this sort of attitude in?

Find out the answers to these questions and present an explanation of “growth mindset” in the format of your choice.

Writing

Write a description of something you can see from your bed - e.g. your bedroom, something out the window, a favourite item...Use creative language (specific adjectives, similies, metaphors…) to help the reader build a picture in their mind. When you have finished, read it to somebody at home and see if they can guess what you are describing.