Tuesday 19th May 10.20 p.m. ICT room
Present:- Mr Brown – Teacher rep, Sarah Greenwood – admin/minutes
Class representatives: Robins – APOLOGIES
Starlings – B.H & L.C
Woodpeckers- J.H & E.R
Blackbirds – J.A & M.B
Owls – M.W & A.B-I
Wrens – M.R & L.G
• Re-cap/ from previous meeting – Mr Brown thanked the children, Aiva in particular for asking class friends what type of equipment they would like to see in school. This included, slides, swings, more red shed equipment and more time to play.
• Topic for today’s agenda: Homework
Owls & Wrens representatives explain they only receive Reading as homework, not numeracy/literacy work sheets etc. They would like homework which includes learning about homes (like they are in class) or counting in 2’s.
Blackbirds & Woodpeckers representatives think they get a good amount of homework, but would like homework on different subjects like history etc. Sometimes when they get home it is hard to understand what is needed from the homework, so they would like the teacher to explain it in school. They feel the homework they receive is at a good level, but would maybe like something which is more challenging also.
Robins & Starlings representatives find their homework challenging – sometimes a bit too hard and don’t have enough time to do it. They would like their teacher to explain the homework before giving it out. Art would be a good subject for homework – like making an animal or drawing. They would like PE homework – but couldn’t think of a type of homework other than combining it with Numeracy – like going into a store to buy footballs, finding out how much things are etc.
Mr Brown has now asked the School Council reps to find out from their class-mates what their thoughts on homework are. Are they happy with the amount they receive, would they like different subjects etc. Findings are to be fed-back at next meeting on 2nd June 2009.
Who is in the school council?
The school council is made up of 2 children from each class.
Foundation - Wrens
Name: L.G
I like playing with barbie dolls and I like dressing them up all the time and I like colouring
Name: M.R
I like sometimes playing with cars and ramps and sometimes the car flies.
Foundation - Owls
Name: A.B-I
I am on the school council and I just wanted to show you that I like being the school council.
Name: M.W
I like being the school council and I like colouring
Year 1 - Blackbirds
Name: M.B
This is info about me
Name: J.A
This is info about me
Year 1 - Woodpeckers
Name: E.R
This is info about me
Name: J.H
This is info about me
Year 2 - Starlings
Name: B.H
This is info about me
Name: L.C
This is info about me
Year 2 - Robins
Name: A.W
This is info about me
Name: D.P
This is info about me
Foundation - Wrens
Name: L.G
I like playing with barbie dolls and I like dressing them up all the time and I like colouring
Name: M.R
I like sometimes playing with cars and ramps and sometimes the car flies.
Foundation - Owls
Name: A.B-I
I am on the school council and I just wanted to show you that I like being the school council.
Name: M.W
I like being the school council and I like colouring
Year 1 - Blackbirds
Name: M.B
This is info about me
Name: J.A
This is info about me
Year 1 - Woodpeckers
Name: E.R
This is info about me
Name: J.H
This is info about me
Year 2 - Starlings
Name: B.H
This is info about me
Name: L.C
This is info about me
Year 2 - Robins
Name: A.W
This is info about me
Name: D.P
This is info about me
2 comments:
The Wrens agreed that they would like to have some different homework. Some think writing would be good, maybe messages to their mums. Some Wrens think sums would be good for homework and others liked the idea of having topic homework.
After a loooong discussion the Wrens decided we would like opptional homework so that only the Wrens who wanted to would do it. They would have a choice of 3 things - writing, sums or topic on that day and anyone who has a go at home would get a silver card when they bring it back.
Robins suggested cooking homework and Mrs Downes liked the idea of each group making different foods to bring in for her on Mondays.They thought P.E homework would be good - maybe timing activities at home or practising skills. Some children would like weighing homework for numeracy.They like active homework like finding things in the environment etc. They would like to make games and models and do art. They would like to have pictures where you have to answer questions about what you can see.
Half the children think homework helps them learn but half don't.
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