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Help with homework, please

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emsiewill · 22/09/2002 14:30

I was wondering if there is anyone out there who can throw some light on something for me.
Dd1 has been given the task of finding things in the home that have been recycled. Now I know that things with the 3 arrow (triple mobius? ) symbol on it come into this category, but I've noticed that a lot of things have on the packaging a circular symbol containing 2 arrows. Is this something to do with recycling? My guess is that things with the 3 arrows have been recycled, and the things with 2 arrows are suitable for recycling, but that's based on nothing but my guesswork. We've only found 3 things with the 3 arrows, so I was wondering if I could add the "2 arrow" things to the list?
I have tried to search on this, and there's loads on recycling, but not much on the symbols etc....
So once again, I come to you lot for help.
Thanks in advance. Sorry if this is a bit confusing.

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lou33 · 23/09/2002 13:53

We've just moved to a new area and they seem to have their homework schedules the wrong way round. Dd1 (aged 10 ,year 6)came home with her homework for the weekend; copy out a poem she had done in her best handwriting. Dd2 (aged 5 year 1)came home with hers; reading, dominoes using word recognition, handwriting, and numeracy recognition. I'm with Ionesmum on the homework/starting school issue, so if it continues to be such a heavy amount for dd2 I might be having a word with the school. Oh dear , only here a couple of weeks and I'm arguing already!

SueW · 23/09/2002 16:20

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nics1stbaby · 23/09/2002 16:20

I can't believe little children are given homework to this level so early on. Seems to me that it is the parents that are being tested, which is very stressful.

nics1stbaby · 23/09/2002 16:21

Wrote this message before I saw SueW's. I think that sounds fine. It's just the 'recycling' project that emsiewill's doing that sounds a bit much!

helenmc · 23/09/2002 19:51

We have 10 spellings at the start of the week, when I said mine were having trouble, the teacher has changed the hw to 4 this week and its really only to get into the habit of having hw. Emsiewill's hw seems a lot longer and harder than look round the house and bring in one recyled thing. Have a word with the teacher about how much and how long is really expected. Eldest dd has had things like find out about Queen Victoria..well some people spend their lives researching for a biography!!! Mabs - i have great sympathy - I hated Latin at school and was awful at it.

rozzy · 23/09/2002 20:56

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SueW · 23/09/2002 21:07

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janh · 24/09/2002 12:03

SueW, it sounds as if your dd has made a fantastic recovery from her op! How is she doing now?

KMG · 24/09/2002 19:00

If you're worried about homework, get a copy of your school's homework policy document - they should have one. Ours stresses the 'don't get stressed about it' - kids or parents! Don't let it interfere with other activities - Brownies or swimming, or whatever. And if they can't do it, or haven't had time, then just to jot a note to the teacher. ds gets spellings in Yr1, but they're not tested on them - so it's just playing games with them for fun, so he gets the hang of them.

Don't worry about homework, especially when they're young. I'm sure the school wouldn't want you to.

SueW · 24/09/2002 20:23

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janh · 24/09/2002 20:32

Sue, that's great, it must be such a load off your mind! It's a worry when they are tired and drawn and have no energy just with normal childhood things, much worse when it's something major. And to get sorted out just in time for school (and HOMEWORK!!!) is even better.

(Is it just a coincidence that the other cases you've found are also girls or is it a condition that only affects girls? I bet the 6-yr-old's mother is glad she's found you. Hope she can get treated too.)

Tinker · 24/09/2002 20:42

Totally agree that homework is more stressful for parents than the kids. My daughter - who is 5 -has a reading book every night since reception, now has a spelling test each week so has to learn new words each week to write and has a list each week to read. Obviously I have to do this with her. We get home at about 5 and she's getting ready for her bath at about 6.30. Doesn't leave a lot of time for eating, playing and generally doing sod all. Especially if I have to do shopping after work - which often do.

I must admit, this year I am being far more relaxed about it, realising that the benefit of her learning these words is mostly for the school, she can do it in her own time.

Last year I asked her teached what the criteria was for putting kids in specific sets. This was reception. Only they're not called sets but groups. She admitted it was purely based on how many of their keywords they knew. What total tosh.

helenmc · 24/09/2002 20:59

I've just battled with comprehension - yuk yuk I hated it at school and its even worse trying to convince 8yr old dd its ok REALLY.

SueW · 24/09/2002 22:06

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soothepoo · 30/09/2002 15:10

Going back to the homework theme, it reminds me of a friend of mine who came back from school one day saying that her homework was to 'learn the Grand National'. Her parents thought it a bit odd, but my friend was most insistent that this was correct, and as it was Grand National time anyway they duly helped her to learn as many of the runners as possible.

It turned out that she should have been learning the national anthem!

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