Welcome back everyone! We’ve had a great start to Primary 3 and I’m really excited about teaching your children this year. Below you will find the homework for this week and a few reminders. Thanks for your support so far and please don’t hesitate to come and speak to me at the door or write in the Communication Diary.

HOMEWORK WEEK BEGINNING 2.09.19

• Mental Maths grid (you will find this in your child’s folder. Please ensure that you read the questions to them and record their answers)

Reading (finish the book over the 4 nights) /Spelling                                      Authors: The Motorway       Spelling: ea                                                       met, web, spin, tea, heat, leaf, each, who,which, seaside                                                                                                                                                                                       Illustrators: Kipper and the giant       Spelling: ss/zz                                       ox, run, from, buzz, cross, less, miss, there, they, crossroad

Poets: Wet Paint             Spelling: ff                                                                              up, man, crab, off, cliff, stiff, cuff, come, some, stuffing

Monday: Mental Maths , reading and write the first 5 words three times                                                                                                                                              Tuesday: Mental Maths , reading and rainbow write the words from the night before (*rainbow write= write the word once with a colour then trace over it  twice with another two colours)                        Wednesday: Mental maths, reading and write the last five words three times                                                                                                                                Thursday: Mental Maths , reading and speed write the words from the night before *speed write= write a word (from previous night) as many times as you can in 20 seconds and repeat for the rest.

Dates for the diary                                                                                                               Our PE days are Tuesday and Wednesday- Please make sure that your child has their full kit for these days                                                               Outdoor learning will take place every Friday afternoon- Your child will need waterproof trousers, jacket and wellie boots

Our Open Afternoon is Thursday 5th September, 2pm-3pm (all welcome!)

Reminder- Please contact the school office or write a note in the Communication Diary,  if there’s a change to the normal home time arrangements.

Por Favor- Now that outdoor learning is part of our everyday curriculum, we would really appreciate any donations of resources e.g. plastic pipes, guttering, metal pots and pans and old tyres.

Sorry for the extra long blog!

Jillian Brown 🙂