Monday 16th June
This will be the final homework input for primary 2.
Literacy – ‘i’ as in kind.
All remaining books at the level your child is currently on will be added to their account. These books will remain in their account over the Summer.
Numeracy –
LI: This week we are giving change.
Monday 9th June
Literacy – joined phoneme ‘au’
Common/Tricky Words
Numeracy
LI: This week we are counting money up to at least 20p and paying for goods.
Monday 2nd June
Literacy – joined phoneme ‘aw’
Common Words – saw again
Numeracy
LI- This week we are focusing on identifying coins and notes.
Monday 26th May
Literacy – joined phoneme ‘kn’
Numeracy – division
This week we are continuing to learn all about division. Children are encouraged to use practical materials at this stage – counters, pencils, pennies… as this will help to embed the concept of sharing/grouping.
Monday 19th May
Literacy – joined phoneme ‘mb’
Common Words
four
five
six
Numeracy – division
Over the next few weeks we will be exploring division. We will start by grouping and sharing before linking to multiplication.
Monday 12th May
Literacy – joined phoneme ‘ow’
Numeracy – data handling
At the moment we are exploring data handling in class. We have learned how to collect data using tally marks and are now moving onto displaying the data using graphs.
Children may wish to survey their friends and family about their favourite films, foods, animals etc.
Monday 28th April
Literacy – joined phoneme ‘ue’
Numeracy – rounding
Earth Day
Last week in class we explored ways we can help look after our planet.
Tuesday 22nd April -joined phoneme ‘ew’, estimation
Tuesday 22nd April Resources
Common and Tricky Words
Numeracy Resources
We will be exploring estimation and how we can use this in our number work to help solve calculations and also in real life contexts.
This video has some great explanations to reinforce class learning and also has some examples for learners to practise:
Follow up activities could include:
*Filling up jars or boxes and learners estimating how many objects there are in the container.
*Using images to encourage estimates, e.g. How many birds can you see in the picture?
*Providing real life contexts, e.g. How many shopping bags do you think we will need for our items?
Encourage your child to share their ideas and discuss how it is ok to change your estimate based on new information.
March Homework Continued / April Homework
This is the homework for the last week of March and first week of April.
Monday 24th March – split phoneme u_e as in cube, times tables and multiplication consolidation.
Monday 31st March – revision of split phonemes and common words, fractions.
Monday 24th March resources
Numeracy Resources
This game is a fun activity to revise the multiples of the 2, 5 and 10 x tables (or the answers we would find in these x tables).
For learners who are confident with their times tables this is a quick fire game:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button
For learners who are still developing their knowledge or confidence, this game goes at a slower pace:
Monday 31st March Resources
Revision of split phonemes and common words.
Reminder: We have been learning about split phonemes (also known as split diagraphs). We also sometimes refer to the ‘e’ at the end as a ‘magic e’ or ‘silent e’. Encourage your child to say the words along with these videos.
Explore the Topmarks Literacy games to help revise common words and other sounds:
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/english-games/5-7-years/letters-and-sounds
Or look back over the common words we have posted on this homework tab.
Teachers have updated children’s Bug Club accounts and there are some new reading books, phonics and maths games. Within their account each child should have a Reading Corner option which provides even more books to read for enjoyment.
Numeracy Resources
This week we are further exploring the concept of fractions and then we will focus on halves and quarters. Learners have already discussed this while exploring telling the time.
This Active Maths game (on Bug Club accounts) challenges learners to identify 1/2s and 1/4s of shapes:
March Homework
This is the homework for the first 3 weeks of March. We will then update this page which will take us up to the Easter holidays.
Monday 3rd March – split phoneme o_e, skip counting in 2s, introducing multiplication and 2 x table
Monday 10th March – split phoneme a_e, continue to explore multiplication, skip counting in 5s and 5 x table
Monday 17th March – split phoneme e_e, skip counting in 10s and 10 x table
Teachers have updated children’s Bug Club accounts and there are some new reading books, phonics and maths games. Within their account each child should have a Reading Corner option which provides even more books to read for enjoyment.
Monday 3rd March resources
This week is the split phoneme o_e as in rope (also known as a split diagraph). We say ‘split’ because two single phonemes are split up from each other by another letter. We sometimes call these ‘magic e’ words because the ‘e’ changes the sound of the vowel, e.g. hop becomes hope.
Common Words
Numeracy resources
We are introducing the concept of multiplication along with skip counting in 2s and the 2 x table. Here are some resources to help reinforce these skills towards the end of the week.
Active Maths game on Bug Club account
Monday 10th February resources
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f0aCGmNNl-s
Common words
Numeracy Resources – skip counting in 5s/5 times table
Active Maths game on Bug Club account
Monday 17th March resources
Common words
Numeracy Resources – skip counting in 10s / 10 x table
Active Maths game on Bug Club account
February Homework
We are putting up phonics and numeracy homework covering the month of February. Each week will focus on a new single or joined phoneme which the children have been working on in class. We will also add in some additional activities that fit in with this month’s Rights Respecting School articles and other important events.
Monday 3rd February – ‘igh’ as in high and night, addition revision
Monday 10th February – this will be a consolidation week due to children being in school from Wed – Fri. This would be a good week to catch up on Bug Club or any phonemes you may have missed. If you are up to date focus on writing sentences using a mix of words from phoneme lists and common words.
Monday 17th February – ‘y’ as in ‘dry’, subtraction strategies
Monday 24th February – split phoneme ‘i_e’ as in five, subtraction linked to addition and fact families
Teachers have updated children’s Bug Club accounts and there are some new reading books, phonics and maths games. Within their account each child should have a Reading Corner option which provides even more books to read for enjoyment.
Monday 3rd February resources
Common Words
Numeracy
Enjoy this post box addition game where you can choose your own level of difficulty.
Monday 17th February resources
Common words
Numeracy
Here are 2 games to help practise subtraction skills.
This game is great for anyone who is still working on their subtraction skills within 10.
For those ready for a challenge here is a game where you can choose the level, up to 20, and the speed.
Monday 24th February resources
Common words
Numeracy
2 games to support subtraction skills and fact families.
Daily 10 is a game we have set before only this time you will go to Level 1, Subtraction and then choose a skill.
This is a game that practises using addition facts to work out the related subtraction facts and create a Fact Family.
Rights Respecting Schools / IDL Resources
Children’s Mental Health week
The focus was Know Yourself, Grow Yourself and learners explored tips for mental health and resilience. This Moodboosters website has great, short videos that promote simple activities to help children with their mental wellbeing.
Internet Safety
Use this story and song to Learn how to stay safe when playing games or online.
After watching this video and listening to the song, quiz your child to see how many tips they can remember.
January Homework
We are putting up homework covering the month of January. Each week will focus on a new joined phoneme which the children have been working on in class.
Monday 13th January – ‘ow’ as in cow, months of the year
Monday 20th January- ‘ou’ as in about, telling the time o’clock and half past using analogue clocks
Monday 27th January – ‘oi’ as in coin, telling the time o’clock and half past using digital clocks
Monday 13th January resources
Common words
Months of the year
Questions to ask your child:
*Do you know your birthday month?
*Can you say the months in the correct order?
*Do you know in which month is…e.g. Valentine’s Day, Christmas etc.
Monday 20th January resources
Common words
Telling the time – o’clock and half past
Enjoy this mini lesson on telling the time and good luck with the follow up game!
Monday 27th January resources
Common words
Telling the time – o’clock and half past
Enjoy playing this matching game.
Topic/IDL Stories
Scotland:
Chinese New Year:
Rights Respecting School Article 29:
December Homework
We know it is a really busy time of year so we have posted the last three sounds we will cover before we finish for the holidays.
ss
ll
ff
Common Words
Numeracy
Over the next few weeks we will continue to explore addition but we will also complete Christmas problem solving tasks too.
Story Time
Homework Week Beginning 25/11
Literacy – y
Numeracy – addition
Story Time
Homework Week Beginning 18/11
Literacy – ea
Remember to access Bug Club regularly.
Numeracy – addition
Number Bonds
Story Time
Homework Week Beginning 11/11
Literacy – ay
Don’t forget to learn these tricky words –
Numeracy – Addition
-choose level 1
-choose addition
-challenge level 2
Remembrance Day
Homework Week Beginning 4/11
Literacy – oa
Numeracy – addition
This robot game allows you to choose the level of difficulty for the calculations.
Health and Wellbeing
PATHs Making Friends
PATHs Making Friends
Follow up ideas: discussing what makes a good friend and how we should treat our friends.
Homework Week Beginning 28/10
Literacy – oy
Numeracy – addition (consolidation within 20)
Story Time
Homework week beginning (22/10)
Literacy
Numeracy
Health and Wellbeing
Ask your child if they know how to TURTLE?
Homework week beginning (7/10)
Literacy
We have almost finished consolidating joined phonemes from Primary 1, from now on you will only have one new sound per week along with common words.
ck
Please continue to look over common words as often as you can.
Numeracy
We are continuing to explore numbers to 100 (place value).
Story Time
We loved our Autumn walk on Friday and have enjoyed talking about the season changing.
Homework week beginning (30/9)
Literacy
ee
oo
Mrs Carten has cleared her class BUG CLUB accounts, new books and games will be added soon.
Numeracy
This week each class has explored the number square and looked for missing numbers.
Please remember to FLIP the number square, we teach from 1 up to 100.
Health and Wellbeing – Friendship Story
Homework week beginning (24/9)
wh
ph
Please remember to revisit single sounds and common words from stage 1.
Numeracy
Last week we were learning all about odd and even numbers, ask your young learner if they can remember which numbers are odd and which are even.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/bitesize/topics/zknsgk7/articles/zt4jj6f
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/coconut-odd-or-even
Story Time
Most weeks we choose a book to help us explore our emotions and help us understand different areas of PATHs.
Homework week beginning (16/9)
We hope you all received your child’s homework pack last week, if for some reason it never made it home let the class teacher know.
Please keep consolidating common words and sounds from stage 1 this really helps with reading fluency.
Last week we covered the following sounds in class –
ng
th
Maths – So far in P2 we have covered pattern and shape. Here are a few games your child may like,
This week (9/9) pupils will be issued with a homework pack containing letter and number formation sheets as well as a consolidation booklet from P1 which will help you to reinforce the common words we are working on in class. This does not need to be returned to school.
We have also included phoneme cards that will correspond with our current learning and you will find word lists on this page (updated weekly).
Stage 1
We are currently consolidating sh and ch as well as common words from stage 1. We do not require homework to be handed in weekly but for those who wish to do so it can be done so on a Monday. If you require a jotter please let the class teacher know.
Below is a link to a parents guide that shares strategies we use in class.
Please click to explore –Active Literacy
You are also welcome to record homework in a more traditional way, see examples below.
Reading
Pupils will be issued with new Bug Club books and games which can be accessed from the tab above. Your young learner will be given a new password sheet this week (9/9). Please let the class teacher know if you have any issues and we will do our best to help.
Week beginning Monday 9th September
Consolidation of single sounds
ch
sh
