Do children have too much screen time?

Link to Newsround article

How much time do you spend watching TV or playing on the computer?

Well a study reckons that too many kids are having too much screen time.

The report found that by the time a child is seven they could have spent around a year of their life looking at TV and computer screens.

Some experts think that if you're between 7 and 12-years-old you should limit yourself to an hour a day to help your brain develop better.

For your homework write a balanced argument on your class blog, answering the question:

Should children have their TV and computer time limited?

Is learning to swim important?

Newsround Article (10^th November 2015)

Almost half of children leaving primary school can't swim well enough according to a report by the Amateur Swimming Association (ASA).

The ASA say that children should be able to swim the National Curriculum standard of 25 metres without any help before they reach secondary school.

But many schools say that getting you guys to the baths and back again without taking up too much of the school day is a real struggle.

We are lucky enough to have swimming lessons at school.  Not all children learn to swim at school.  Do you think it is important?  

Try to come up with three arguments for (reasons why children should go swimming in school time) and three arguments against (reasons why children should not go swimming in school time). Try to write at least 2 sentences for each reason (one to give your reason and one to explain it). This means you should write 12 sentences in total.  

Fairy Stories

Over the next few weeks, we will be reading some fairy stories and writing balanced arguments based on these stories. 

For your homework, we would like you to write (in your own words) either the story of Jack and the Beanstalk, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, or Little Red Riding Hood. Please post your homework onto the blog. 

Please remember to write in paragraphs (use a new paragraph for a new time, place or topic). If you include direct speech in your story, make sure it is punctuated correctly. 

Remember to check your work carefully before you post.

British Museum

-   Here is a picture from The British Museum.

   Write a paragraph about it answering these questions. Try to write at least two sentences for each question.

-      What can you see? 

-      What do you think is happening in the picture?

-      Are there any things that we still use today?

-      Why do you think this picture was painted?

Once you have written your paragraph you might like to find out more by visiting the link below: 

http://www.britishmuseum.org/explore/young_explorers/discover/museum_explorer.aspx