Week beginning 30.1.17

reading

Reading – The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday.

 

Big Maths

Maths

C – Counting in 5s and 50s

L – 10 times table jumbled and division facts       5+4=9     5+6=11

–  Fact Families   5+4=9 , 4+5=9 , 9-4=5 , 9-5=4

C – Multiplication by repeated addition

 

analogue-clock digital-clock

Our focus for other maths work this week will again be time. This week we will continue with quarter to and quarter past, particularly the digital times. We will also be looking at durations of time – how long from 1.00 until 2.00 or how long from 1.30 until 2.00?

 

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French – This week we will continue to focus on the months of the year, recognising the words and putting them into the correct order.

 

homework

Homework – Our spelling pattern this week is ou as in out. Please write each word 3 times and choose 2 words and write a sentence with each. Spelling test will be on Friday this week so homework should be completed by then. Some of the children have an extra spelling challenge again in their homework book.

You can see how your child got on with last week’s spelling at the back of the homework book.

 

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Topic – This will be our last week on our topic of Scotland. We have been learning some Scottish words like blether meaning to chat. We painted a Scottish landscape picture with a loch, mountains and a castle. Our topic will finish on Friday with a whole school assembly where the children will get to show what they have learned to the other classes. Remember to wear something tartan if possible.

Week beginning 23.1.17

reading

Reading – The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday.

 

Big Maths

Maths

C – Squiggleworth 2 digit numbers         34 = 30+4

L – 10 times table jumbled and division facts

–  Adding hundreds      3+4=7     so     300+400=700

C – Subtract 1 digit number from a 2 digit tens number       50-6=44

 

analogue-clock digital-clock

Our focus for other maths work this week will again be time. We spent last week revising o’clock and half past times both on analogue and digital clocks. This week we will move on to quarter to and quarter past. I have asked the children to look around their house to find out how many digital clocks they have.

 

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French – This week we will focus on the months of the year.

 

homework

Homework – Our spelling pattern this week is ew. Please write each word 3 times and choose 2 words and write a sentence with each. Spelling test will be on Friday this week so homework should be completed by then. Some of the children have an extra spelling challenge again in their homework book.

You can see how your child got on with last week’s spelling at the back of the homework book.

thistle

Topic – We will carry on with our topic of Scotland. We have been learning about the thistle as one of Scotland’s symbols and made one with tissue paper for a craft activity. This week we will be looking at tartan patterns and making our own. The children will take home our “Crocodile” poem this week to practice at home.

Week beginning 16.1.17

 

reading

Reading – The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday. Thursday’s book will not be read in school, but can be read at home. We have our first visit of the term to Kincorth library booked for our reading time on Thursday.

 

Big Maths

Maths

C – Reading 3 digit numbers

L – 10 times table jumbled and division facts

–  Jigsaw numbers    missing piece to the next multiple of 10                          32+8=40

C – Add 1 digit number to 2 digit tens number       50+6=56

Our focus for other maths work this week will be time. We will be revising o’clock and half past times and learning about quarter to and quarter past.

 

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French – This week we will have some little conversations using what we know already.

Hello. How are you? Where do you live?

 

 

 

homework

Homework – Our spelling pattern this week is ue. Please write each word 3 times and choose 2 words and write a sentence with each. Spelling test will be on Friday this week so homework should be completed by then. Some of the children have an extra spelling challenge again in their homework book.

You can see how your child got on with last week’s spelling at the back of the homework book.

 

scottish-scenery

Topic – We will carry on with our topic of Scotland. We have looked at a map of Scotland and found where the main cities are. This week we will be learning some Scottish dancing, learning a Scottish poem ( a copy will be sent home to practice) and learning some more about the customs of our country. If the children have anything relating to Scotland at home they can bring it in.

Week beginning 9.1.17

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Welcome back. Hope you all had a lovely break over Christmas and the New Year.

reading

Reading – The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday.

 

Big Maths

Maths

C – Counting in 2s, 5s and 10s

L – 7+4=11, 8+4=12, 9+4=13     and      8+3=11, 9+3=12

–  Halving

C – Division by grouping or sharing

 

Our focus for written maths work this week is division.

 

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French – This week we will revise

Ou h’abites-tu? Where do you live? 

J’habite a Aberdeen. I live in Aberdeen.

J’habite en Ecosse. I live in Scotland.

 

homework

Homework – Our spelling pattern this week is ow. Please write each word 3 times and choose 2 words and write a sentence with each. Spelling test will be on Friday this week so homework should be completed by then. Some of the children have an extra spelling challenge again in their homework book.

You can see how your child got on with last term’s spelling at the back of the homework book.

scotland

Topic – Our topic for the start of this term will be Scotland.