:00:10. > :00:14.Loads of you have been getting in touch today
:00:15. > :00:19.We've been asking if primary schools should be doing any at all.
:00:20. > :00:31.One half times by one quarter equals one eighth.
:00:32. > :00:39.Homework - it's given out in most of the primary
:00:40. > :00:42.schools in the UK but, for more than 100 years,
:00:43. > :00:45.experts have been trying to decide whether or not it's a good thing
:00:46. > :00:50.Some people think homework puts too much pressure on kids.
:00:51. > :00:53.They say research suggests homework in primary school isn't
:00:54. > :00:58.And, because of this, some teachers and heads want it
:00:59. > :01:03.But others say homework is an important part of you learning
:01:04. > :01:06.how to work on your own and gives you the chance to practise what
:01:07. > :01:09.you've learnt in the classroom - like times tables, reading,
:01:10. > :01:14.At this school, the students are given written and number
:01:15. > :01:18.Homework is a good thing because it might help children
:01:19. > :01:24.who are struggling or just need a bit more information to help them,
:01:25. > :01:26.and I think all children should be doing it.
:01:27. > :01:28.I don't like homework because I feel, after
:01:29. > :01:32.I think it's beneficial because you are re-capping
:01:33. > :01:35.and you are revising what you've just done.
:01:36. > :01:40.Sometimes, I get really stressed when I don't have it all done.
:01:41. > :01:44.The government says head teachers can make their own decision
:01:45. > :01:47.about whether or not to set homework.
:01:48. > :01:51.So why does this school, like many others, think it's important?
:01:52. > :01:56.Basically, we give them homework because we want them to reaffirm
:01:57. > :02:00.what they've learnt that week and enjoy what they are learning.
:02:01. > :02:02.And we also want them to be ready for when they go
:02:03. > :02:06.They will be getting homework on a regular basis
:02:07. > :02:12.I would like homework to be a bit more varied and I'd like there to be
:02:13. > :02:20.If homework was taken away, I'd feel glad but also sad
:02:21. > :02:24.because homework helps me know what I'm doing and makes
:02:25. > :02:33.But I would be happy as well because I would have more time to spend with
:02:34. > :02:35.my family. Over at Newsround online
:02:36. > :02:37.today, you've been busy Amelie, who's eight,
:02:38. > :02:40.thinks homework is good as it helps you to remember what you've
:02:41. > :02:42.learnt in class. But nine-year-old Edward says,
:02:43. > :02:44.sometimes, when you're doing your homework,
:02:45. > :02:46.you can get very stressed. But Callum loves homework,
:02:47. > :02:52.saying he likes learning and, if you use a laptop or read,
:02:53. > :02:55.then you are practising Thanks for getting in touch with us,
:02:56. > :02:59.and there's still time There'll be more on this
:03:00. > :03:04.on tomorrow's Newsround, when we'll hear from the school that
:03:05. > :03:22.scrapped maths and English homework I fit my entire body into a piece of
:03:23. > :03:23.a fourth paper. I designed my own board game. I made a cake from
:03:24. > :03:25.scratch. Next, the Prime Minister,
:03:26. > :03:27.Theresa May, says she wants more help in schools for children
:03:28. > :03:29.who are having mental She says she'll give extra training
:03:30. > :03:33.to teachers as well as look at new services for young people
:03:34. > :03:41.who might need help. This starts with ensuring that
:03:42. > :03:47.children and teenagers get the help and support they need and deserve.
:03:48. > :03:52.In 2014, one in ten young people said they had experienced cyber
:03:53. > :03:57.bullying. So first, we will introduce a package of measures to
:03:58. > :04:00.inform the way we respond to mental illness from young people.
:04:01. > :04:02.There's loads of help and advice about mental health issues
:04:03. > :04:04.at Newsround online, where you can find our guides to
:04:05. > :04:08.To sport and Fifa, the group in charge of international football,
:04:09. > :04:11.will vote tonight on making the World Cup bigger than ever
:04:12. > :04:15.It COULD mean a much greater chance of Wales, Scotland,
:04:16. > :04:18.Northern Ireland and England all playing at the
:04:19. > :04:24.Some of Hollywood's biggest names got together for the first film
:04:25. > :04:27.ceremony of the year, the Golden Globes,
:04:28. > :04:30.which gives awards out to the year's best movies.
:04:31. > :04:40.In the animated category, it was Zootopia, who came out on top.
:04:41. > :04:45.We are in a really big hurry. I am on a break.
:04:46. > :04:49.They beat the other big Disney movie, Moana.