Literacy

Please revise the sounds from the last three weeks.  You could use the games or activities that have been issued previously.  Try choosing the sounds that you have found the most difficult.

Talking homework

Please chat to your family about some of the things that we were looking at Hillview Church.  Try telling them some of the different beliefs that we found out about.

Numeracy

We have been learning how to make sensible guesses when trying to find a number.  Try playing the game that we have played in class by clicking here.    We have been trying to focus on a challenge/number that suits our level.  You could try entering a number between 0-20, 0-100, 0-1000.  We have been learning how to find the halfway point to make our guesses more accurate.  Reply to this post with the number of guesses that you took  Have fun!

 

Literacy – for Monday 14th May

We have been learning to play hangman with our spelling words this week.  Try this at home for homework.  Make a big list if words with the sound you are learning and try using those words to play hangman against your family members.

Green: kn (silent k).  Hangman – see instructions above.  Optional game: click here

Red: a_e (magic e).  Hangman – see instructions above.  Optional game: click here

Blue: ea (makes ee sound).  Hangman – see instructions above.  Optional game: click here

Yellow: revision of sh and th.  Hangman – see instructions above.  Optional game: click here

 

Numeracy – for Monday 14th May

Circles and squares – Number bonds to 100 pairs game.  Print the cards for a pairs game by clicking here.  Cut them out and then use them to play pairs.  Try to make totals of 100.  Write down the sums that you have made.  Don’t forget the switchers.

Rectangles –  Number bonds to 10 pairs game.  Print the cards for a pairs game by clicking here.  Cut them out and then use them to play pairs.  Try to make totals of 10.  Write down the sums that you have made.  Don’t forget the switchers

Pentagons –  Try making your own pairs game by making cards that match to make 1000.  We have played a lot of pairs games in class recently so should understand what is needed and how the game works.  Cut out at least 10 squares or rectangles for your cards.  Write one number in each card.  One card might have 700 on it.  It would need a matching card of 300.  We have been learning how to use 50 to make totals of 1000 too.  Try making some of your cards have 50 in them.

 

 

Talking homework – for Wednesday 9th May

We have been learning to create imaginative stories during story writing sessions.  We are learning to describe a setting using our senses.  Please chat with your family about what you might see, hear, feel and smell if you were in a jungle.

 

 

Literacy

A note about reading:  please do not read beyond the chapters/pages that are issued as homework.  I often assess the children’s skills in prediction using clues from the text.  It is difficult to do this when they have already read the chapters/pages at home.  If your child wants to read more than what is given as homework please encourage them to read library books or books from home.  Many thanks for your understanding.  🙂

Green 

We are learning about the double ff sound.  Please tell your family when and why we would use this sound.

Try playing this game:  click here

Try keeping a word list of anytime you encounter this word throughout the week.  You might see it on street signs, in a game, on a TV advert, in the shops or in a storybook.  Please tell me the total number of ff words you found by replying to this post.

Red

We are learning to get better at spelling the magic e o_e sound.   Try playing this game: click here

Try keeping a word list of anytime you encounter this word throughout the week.  You might see it on street signs, in a game, on a TV advert, in the shops or in a storybook.  Please tell me the total number of o_e words you found by replying to this post.

Blue

We are learning to get better at spelling the ay sound.  Please click here to watch a short video about it.  Try keeping a word list of anytime you encounter this word throughout the week.  You might see it on street signs, in a game, on a TV advert, in the shops or in a storybook.  Please tell me the total number of ay words you found by replying to this post.

Yellow

We are learning to get better at spelling the ‘th’ sound.  Please remember that this is said differently from ‘f’.  We have all been finding this tricky.  Remember to stick your tongue out slightly when saying ‘th’. Please click here to watch a short video about th.   Try keeping a word list of anytime you encounter this word throughout the week.  You might see it on street signs, in a game, on a TV advert, in the shops or in a storybook.  Please tell me the total number of o_e words you found by replying to this post.

Parents please note:  hunting for words in real life contexts makes literacy more relevant for young learners.   It also encourages them to develop their vocabulary and hopefully encourages them to use different types of text and media. 

Maths

Pentagons

We are learning about the different ways of making 1000.   Try writing down all the different ways of making 10 e.g. 5+5, 9+1, 3+7 etc.  We should be able to do this really quickly – you could try timing us to make it fun! 🙂 Now try transforming these sums to make different ways of making 1000.  For example, 7+3 would become 700+300.  Making links in this way helps children to feel confident in maths.  Don’t forget about the switchers.  As an additional challenge you could try finding the different ways of making 1000 when a number has 50 within it.  For example 350 + what makes 1000?

Circles

We are learning about the different ways of making 100.   Try writing down all the different ways of making 10 e.g. 5+5, 9+1, 3+7 etc.  We should be able to do this really quickly – you could try timing us to make it fun! 🙂 Now try transforming these sums to make different ways of making 100.  For example, 7+3 would become 70+30.  Making links in this way helps children to feel confident in maths.  Don’t forget about the switchers.

Squares

We are learning about the different ways of making 20.  Try writing down all the different ways of making 10 e.g. 5+5, 9+1, 3+7 etc.  Now try transforming these sums to make different ways of making 100.  For example, 7+3 would become 17+3.  Making links in this way helps children to feel confident in maths.  Don’t forget about the switchers.

 

Rectangles

We are learning to make 10 in different ways e.g. 4+6, 3+7.  Use blocks, toy cars, counters or any other small object and 2 plates or trays to try finding the different ways of making 10.  To do this count out 10 objects and then try arranging them in different ways on the plate.  Try putting 10 on one plate.  How many does this mean are on the other plate?  What would the sum be?  10 (on 1 plate) + 0 (on the other plate) = 10 altogether.  Try saying the sum to your family.  (This helps us understand the mathematical language).  Try finding 11 different ways of arranging the objects.  Parents please note: working with practical materials at this stage is crucial.  It is beneficial for children to be able to feel and see the objects they are adding with.  This is more beneficial than writing them down at this stage.

Additional optional homework: ICT

We have been learning about Internet safety.  We are finding out about safe and unsafe words that we can use when searching for games and information.

We have also been learning how to safely load and use a website.  This week we have been using the ‘Topmarks’ website to develop our numeracy skills.  The boys and girls are becoming more confident navigating their way around the website to choose games that are of a suitable level of challenge.  Click here if you would like to try these games at home.

 

We will be using the Blog to share the homework this term.  A new post will be uploaded every Wednesday with the homework tasks.  At times additional written tasks may be sent home to be used in conjunction with the tasks online.

Literacy

Red and Blue Groups

The sound we are learning/revising this week is  ‘i_e’ (Remember magic e tickles the ‘i’ and makes him say ‘ie’).  Please try the activities below.  

• Bingo game – see below
• Alphablocks game – click here

 

Yellow group

The sound we are learning this week is ‘sh’ – Show your family the action for this.  We put our finger to our lips and say ‘sh’.  Try the 2 activities listed below. 

• Bingo game – see below
• Alphablocks video – click here

Blending bingo instructions

  Click here to access the website that you will need for this game.  First you will need to download and print the bingo cards using the option on the website.  Game 5 – sh.  Game 24 – i_e.  (If you are unable to print you could copy the bingo cards that you need onto paper).  Cut the bingo cards up and give each player 1 card. (There are 4 cards per sheet).  Once you have done this you are ready to play the game.  Click on the link above again and this time select the ‘Let’s go’ option.  You can now select the game number that you are playing.  The children should be able to tell you how to play the game  – we often play it in class.

Green group

The sound we are learning this week is ‘ll.’  Please try telling your family when we use the double l sound when spelling.  Try the activities below.

• Flossy words – click here.  This short video will remind you when and why we use double l.
• Making ‘ll’ words.  Try getting a family member to read out some ll words for you to make using this game – click here. You could try making some of the following words:  mill, hill, still, wall, windmill, willow, gorilla, follow,  fall, waterfall, balloon, yellow, mellow, fellow,

Maths

We have been learning about solving problems.  We have been trying hard to not give up and to try different ways of working.  We have also been trying to choose a level of challenge that suits our brains.  We are being encouraged to not try anything that is too easy and to try and push ourselves to try something tricky.

This week we have been focusing on solving Sudoku in school.   Many of us have been learning to write small number possibilities in the corner of the boxes when there is more than one possibility.  Please use the link below to try printing a sudoku.  Bring the completed one that you have chosen into school on Monday.

You can choose which level you would like to work on.   There are different levels within the ‘easy’ and ‘medium’ links below.  Think about how confident you feel when doing sudoku in class to help you make your decision.  Have fun! 🙂

Easier Sudoku – click here

Medium Sudoku – click here

Talking homework

We are going to be learning about our senses this term.  Please try talking to your family about the different senses that you are using when engaged in different activities.  You may wish to think about:

Which senses do you use when eating your tea?  Does it taste different when you close your eyes/gently pinch your nose?

Which senses do you use when getting dressed?

Which senses do you use when playing a sport/playing?

Which senses do you use when watching tv?

 

Boys and girls – please reply to this post by writing a ‘hello’ message to me so that I know you have managed to access your homework tasks.  Thank you! 🙂

 

 

 

 

Yesterday we enjoyed our walk through ‘Our Community’.

We looked out for different types of houses (terraced, detached, semi-detached and bungalows) and different facilities in our community like the library, banks and shops.

 

We even managed to squeeze a quick play at the park on our way home.

Huge thank you to our parent helpers – we would not have been able to go without your help. We really appreciate it.

Thank you,

Mrs McClure

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Welcome to P2M’s blog for 2017/18.

The main purpose of this blog will be to update you with pictures and information about what we are up to. On average the blog will be updated once a week but at times this may be more or less depending on what we are up to.

Our timetable this term is the same as last term and details are below.

Monday – Assembly with Miss McKay, PE with Miss Mair and Singing with Miss Hamilton. Homework due.

Tuesday – Time to Move dance

Wednesday – Art with Mrs Brew and ICT. Homework issued.

Thursday – Miss Cusick

Friday – Library and Golden time!

Please feel free to add any comments or get in touch if you have any questions or concerns.

Mrs McClure 🙂