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

 

Maths

C – Number to 20   comparing, ordering

L – 7+4=11, 8+4=12, 9+4=13

I –  Jigsaw numbers to 10 (number facts to 10)

C – Calculations –  division by grouping in 2s, 5s or 10s

 

Our focus for other maths work this week is to finish off our work on grid references and coordinates. Then we will move on to angles, thinking about right angles, and comparing sizes of an angle to these.

 

 

French – This week we will continue to learn about the months.

January janvier                                               

February fevrier

March mars

April avril

May mai

June juin

July juillet

August aout

September septembre

October octobre

November novembre

December decembre

 

 

Homework – Our spelling pattern this week is ea. 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.

 

Topic – Last week the children worked in their groups to build a pyramid out of sugar cubes.

For art we made some sunset pyramid pictures.

Well done to Tegan, our latest pupil of the week. She made a fantastic sunset pyramid picture in art.

Reading – The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday. Thursday’s book will not be read in school, but will just be taken home to read.  We have another Kincorth library visit on Thursday morning after playtime.

 

Maths

C – Counting multiples of 5

L – 7+4=11, 8+4=12, 9+4=13

I –  Fact Families  e.g. 2+4=6, 4+2=6, 6-2=4, 6-4=2

C – Calculations –  multiplication by repeated addition

Our focus for other maths work this week is still shape, moving on to position and movement. We will finish off our investigations of 3D shapes and move on to symmetry and grid references.

 

French – This week we will focus on the months

January janvier

February fevrier

March mars

April avril

May mai

June juin

July juillet

August aout

September septembre

October octobre

November novembre

December decembre

 

 

Homework – Our spelling pattern this week is y=ay. 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.

 

Topic – Last week we found out about how the ancient Egyptians made paper. They used a plant called papyrus which grew on the banks of the River Nile.

 

 

Well done Caitlyn, our first pupil of the week for this term. She has been doing fantastic 3D shape work in maths.

Welcome back to the new term. Hope you all had an enjoyable holiday.

Reading – The children will get 2 new books this week on Monday and Thursday. They enjoyed choosing books at the library on the last week of term and we have arranged to go back next week. Our shared reading with P6 will start again this week. Look out for some more photos.

 

Maths

C – Counting multiples of 2

L – 7+4=11, 8+4=12, 9+4=13

I –  Halving 3, 5, 7 and 9

C – Calculations  addition and subtraction

Our focus for other maths work this week is still shape. We have been looking at tiling patterns with 2D shapes and are now ready to move on to 3D shape. We will be revising their names (cube, cuboid, cone, sphere, cylinder, triangular prism, pyramid) and looking at their properties such as faces, edges and corners.

 

French – This week we will focus on asking and responding to

Where do you live?        Ou habites-tu?

I live in Aberdeen.           J’habite a Aberdeen.

 

 

Homework – Our spelling pattern this week is ay. 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.

 

Topic – The children have been doing some more research on Ancient Egypt on the internet looking for interesting facts. We have been finding out about how the pyramids were built and have started making a paper chain of Egyptians by folding and cutting paper.

 

Here we are already at the last week of term. School finishes at 3.00pm on Friday 7th October and we start again on Monday 24th October. Hope you all enjoy the break.

We will be attending church on the last day of term.

Reading – The children will get 1 new book this week on Monday. Books will be taken in on Thursday for the holidays. We will be going to Kincorth library on Thursday to choose books to take back to school.

 

Maths

C – Counting in 100s

L – Keep practicing the addition learn its        doubles 1-9     +2       +3

I –  Doubling 2 digit numbers (without crossing 10)       34 – 68

C – Calculations  addition and subtraction

Our focus for other maths work this week is still shape. We have been learning about 2D shapes, particularly pentagons, hexagons and octagons with 5, 6 and 8 sides. Next we will move on to 3D shapes.

 

French – This week we will focus on numbers from 13 – 20.

treize, quatorze, quinze, seize, dix-sept, dix-huit, dix-neuf, vingt

 

Homework – Our spelling pattern this week is ai. 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.

 

Topic – The children have been doing some research on Ancient Egypt on the internet. We have made a cartouche (name plate) with our name in hieroglyphs and designed a sarcophagus (stone coffin) for a mummy.

 

 

We have paired up with P6 to do some shared reading on a Friday afternoon. Here are some photos.

Well done to Callum, our pupil of the week. He has been working hard, trying his best and always has a good attitude.

Reading – The children will get 1 new book this week on Thursday.

Maths

C – Squiggleworth  partition a 2 digit number           67 = 60 and 7

L – Keep practicing the addition learn its        doubles 1-9     +2       +3

I –  Adding tens using learn its         3+4=7         so          30+40=70

C – Calculations  addition and subtraction

Our focus for other maths work this week is shape.

 

French – This week we will focus on greetings and personal information. We will be responding to Bonjour. Ca va? – Hello, How are you? and Comment t’appelles-tu? – What is your name?

Ca va tres bien – I am very well

Ca va bien – I am well

Comme ci comme ca – so so

Ca va mal – I am not well

Je m’appelle… – My name is…

Homework – Our spelling pattern this week is wh. 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.

 

Topic – The children have been learning where Egypt is and about when the Ancient Egyptians lived. We have watched a short video on life in Ancient Egypt and have been trying to write our names in Egyptian hieroglyphs.