Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 >has anyone else's kids >got work to do over the summer? Er... not as much as yours! - one child with a request not to forget to practice his recorder and a general admonition to work on his handwriting. - one child with a list of 15 words to practice writing from memory - letter says they won't be tested on them on return, it's just practice! (Still fancy a move to Reading??????) -- best wishes... Doberska - Reading, UK NCT teacher, Teachers' Treasurer Mum of (7), (5) & (2) cathyd@... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 > >What do you think? > > Lesley shoot that teacher!! as a " resting " primary teacher personally i think the kids & parents work b****y hard in term time and the holidays should be abreak from that. (Other than keeping on witha bit of light reading.....) i'm generally not in favour of masses of homework at all in the junior years. I would have phrased it as " As we are doing the Tudors next term,if you visit anywhere conected with Tudor history in the hols (followed by list of possible places) see what you can find out about how they lived/what they wore/who the famous people were of the time " -ie make it specific. Diary...why??? bore for the kids, 95% of them will be i ate breakfast then i played with my brother.... " Go with your gut...if you & she are doing interesting & restful thing any way, then don't worry about it. YOu can bet your bottom $ that the teacher may be working hard during part of this hol but she sure as h*** isn't spending every day writing a diary !! sorry rant over but over working kids was always a hobby horse of mine (and no doubt eill get worse!!) Angi Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 Lesley wrote: > My DD, ending year 3, has come home with a note from her new teacher for > next year asking that she (and all her friends) do the following over the > summer hols: How old is she? (Sorry not au fait with years etc yet) Does seem like rather a lot to do, although I remember having a project to do over the holidays when I was at junior school. With regard to the diary - seems a bit strange - scrap book maybe, but keeping a diary is a personal choice, maybe you could get a scrapbook and stick in ticket stubs, leaflets etc. in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 In article , Lesley writes >Do research on Liverpool FC (anyone know a website?) for a quiz > aah, one of my other passions..... Try www.liverpoolfc.org and www.liverpoolfc.net There are lots of quirky fans' sites out there too, but these are the professional ones! Maura. -- Maura Vice-chair & Advertising rep, Trainee BFC Windlesham Lightwater and Bagshot NCT Mum to Adam (27/11/96) and Suzanne (15/8/98) maura@... http://www.halftime.demon.co.uk Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 In article , Lesley writes >My DD, ending year 3, has come home with a note from her new teacher for >next year asking that she (and all her friends) do the following over the >summer hols: > >Read a book cover to cover and be prepared to talk about it >Do research on the Tudors >Keep a diary of what she does over the hols >Do research on Liverpool FC (anyone know a website?) for a quiz > I can't help feeling >that the summner holidays should be fun and a rest - has anyone else's kids >got work to do over the summer? Sounds a bit much to me. Both my kids are knackered (as is Mum). If it were me (I'd protest to the teacher, and suggest they do some of it, but not necessarily all. Liverpool have their own web site, which can be accessed through sky sports web site, but I don't have their URL. -- Debbie Slater A/N Teacher, Co-Chair, Aylesbury & District Branch NCT Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 28, 2000 Report Share Posted July 28, 2000 I asked what we should do with over the holiday and told nothing, a bit of hand writing practise if he was bored (as he has started writing right handed and he is left handed and we need to reinforce his left hand) but otherwise the holiday was just that. My niece age 10 has no homework either. I think she has been asked to do a lot of work, how will she be fresh to start the new year? Mc SAHM 6, Olivia 3, 1, 15/3/00. Editor Wallingford and District Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 29, 2000 Report Share Posted July 29, 2000 I think it depends on how much time he is expecting her to spend on each topic. 1 hour on the Internet looking at Liverpool FC can kill a rainy hour (great faith in our weather). Reading about the Tudors is not going to harm her if she enjoys reading. And filling in a scrap book about her holiday can be good fun. But I think that over the holidays it should not be homework as such. Just something for them to do if they feel like it and if they enjoy it. I know that some children won't even bother to look at it and some parents won't even try to encourage their children. However if you try telling her not to feel guilty I bet she won't believe you. Personally I have always got my boys to fill in a scrap book about their holidays and what they have done each day. Partially to practice their handwriting and making up of sentences but also because I think they enjoy doing the pictures and sticking to go with it. And I let them go and buy the scrap books themselves. Trisha Trainee BFC Mother to Jack 6, 5 and Isaac 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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