Primary 2

Literacy

Spelling words  –  this     that   them  then

 Write each word 3 times- fancy writing/bubble writing

(LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK).

Reading 

• Read book every night
• Are there any words you find really tricky?  Write them down in your jotter.
• Write 3 sentences in your jotter telling me  what happens at the beginning, middle and end of the story.

Phonics

Our sound this week is ay 

• Watch this ay video
• Can you find any ay words in newspapers, magazines?  Cut them out and stick them in your jotter.

Maths

• Adding –  Revise the story of 10 – write down all adding sums that make 10.
• Active Learn – www.activelearnprimary.co.uk- Every child has been given their login details for Active Learn.  Explore this site and have a go at some of the maths games on your account.

IDL

Design an energy mascot  competition – to be completed by the 26.10.17

Primary 3

Literacy

Spelling words  –  went         from      just      help

• Write each word 3 times – fancy writing/bubble writing(LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE, CHECK).

Reading 

• Read book every night
• Are there any words you find really tricky?  Write them down in your jotter.
• Write a few sentences summarising  the story.

Phonics

Our revision sound this week is oy

• Watch this oy video
• Can you find any oy words in newspapers, magazines, books?  Write down any oy words that you have found.

Maths

• Adding –  Revise the story of 20 – write down all adding sums that make 20.
• Active Learn – www.activelearnprimary.co.uk- Every child has been given their login details for Active Learn.  Explore this site and have a go at some of the maths games on your account.

IDL

Design an energy mascot  competition – to be completed by the 26.10.17

No homework jotters are required for the following homework tasks and you can choose which tasks to complete.

• Road Safety competition – due in Monday 23rd October.  Design a leaflet with information to keep us safe.

Try to  link it  to :

– speeding, driver slowing down

-crossing roads safely

– walking to and from school safely

– adults using the car park and roads safely

• Active maths – Have a go at some of the following maths games

Game 1              Game 2                   Game 3               Game 4           Game 5

• Reading for Enjoyment

– Continue to choose books and read for enjoyment.  Talk about the following questions with someone at home

1. Who are the main characters in the book?
2. Where does the story take place?
3. What parts of the book do you like/dislike? Why?

• Outdoors – Get outside and take part in some active fun – go for a walk/bike ride, play a game with your friends, go on a scavenger hunt.

• Halloween – Design your own Halloween costume, what will you dress up as this year?  With an adult at home, get cooking some tasty Halloween treats .

Most importantly have some fun over the holidays!!!!

We have been so busy over the last few weeks! Take a look at what we have been up to –

Primary 2

Literacy Focus – reading and nouns

• Watch video on nouns
• Noun hunt – Use your reading book, books at home or magazines to find as many nouns as you can. Write some of the nouns you found in your jotter.
• Reading – reading books are to be read each night and brought to school each day. With an adult at home, talk about some of the following questions;

1. Who are the main characters in the story?
2. Where is the story set?
3. Which character did you like most? Why?
4. Did you like the ending? Why/why not?

• Continue to choose books at home to read for pleasure.

Maths Focus – odd and even numbers & place value

• Go on a number hunt around your house. Draw a table like this

Record all the numbers you have found, identifying whether they are odd or even.

• Place value – Place value  – explore this  place value game.  Focus on tens and units.

IDL  – road safety & space week

• Go on a walk around the local area with an adult. Draw/write about all of the different things you see that are there to keep us safe i.e. road signs, traffic lights, zebra crossings.
• Research a planet of the solar system – make a fact book about that planet ( not to be handed in until the 10th of Oct)

Primary 3

Literacy Focus – reading and nouns

• Watch video on nouns
• Write 3 sentences in your jotter – write the noun in a different colour.
• Reading – reading books are to be read each night and brought to school each day. With an adult at home, talk about some of the following questions;

1. Who are the main characters in the story?
2. Where is the story set?
3. Which character did you like most? Why?
4. Did you like the ending? Why/why not?

• Choose one of the questions above and write the answer in a sentence in your jotter.
• Continue to choose books at home to read for pleasure.

Maths focus – odd and even numbers & place value

• Go on a number hunt around your house. Draw a table like this

Record all the numbers you have found, identifying whether they are odd or even.

• Place value – explore this  place value game.    Focus on tens and units and hundreds, tens and units.

IDL  – Road Safety & Space Week (4th -10th)

• Go on a walk around the local area with an adult. Draw/write about all of the different things you see that are there to keep us safe i.e. road signs, traffic lights, zebra crossings.
• Research a planet of the solar system – make a fact book about that planet ( not to be handed in until the 10th of Oct)

Homework will carry on over 2 weeks due to the holiday weekend

Primary 2

Maths Focus – Counting in tens, writing numbers to 10 in words, ordering numbers

• Ask children to write a sequence of about 8–10 numbers on a strip of paper. These could be numbers of any size (choose numbers appropriate to their level of understanding and then try to challenge with larger numbers). Children then cut the strip into pieces and muddle them up. Children could time how long it takes them to put the numbers back in order. Numbers could be stuck or copied into homework jotter.
• Practise counting in 10’s – chant using different voices
• Writing numbers to 10 in words.  Use this video to help you.

Literacy

• Revise sounds ee and oo – watch phonics videos 
• Can you spot either of the sounds hiding in words in your favourite book?
• Can you write out words with these sounds using a different colour for the sound?

Spelling words

put     back    of    off     but     can    get    got   up    to  

Revise the words

• Rainbow write the words using as many different colours as you can.
• Choose two of the words to write in sentences.

Reading

• Continue to choose books at home and read for enjoyment.

IDL

Autumn – Have an Autumn nature hunt.

Can you find these Autumn treasures?

1. A fallen twig with moss/ lichen on it
2. A prickly sweet chestnut shell
3. Hazlenuts
4. Star shaped leaves
5. Cones
6. Acorns
7. Conkers
8. Evergreen leaves
9. Winged Seeds
10. Different coloured Autumn leaves

Record in your homework jotter what you found by writing or drawing.

Primary 3

Maths –  ordering numbers, tens and units and writing numbers to 20 in words.

• Ask children to write a sequence of about 8–10 numbers on a strip of paper. These could be numbers of any size (choose numbers appropriate to their level of understanding and then try to challenge with larger numbers). Children then cut the strip into pieces and muddle them up. Children could time how long it takes them to put the numbers back in order. Numbers could be stuck or copied into homework jotter.
• Draw a tens and units table in your jotter and choose 8 two digit numbers to partition into tens and units

• Write numbers to 20 in words in your jotter.  Use this video to help you.

Literacy – Phonics , Spelling revision & reading for enjoyment

Sounds revision  – Sounds y (as in cry)  igh (as in sigh)

• Watch the sounds video  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2BCyvxdzWxE
• Can you spot each sound hiding in words in your favourite book?
• Can you write out words with these sounds using a different colour for the sound?

Spelling words

too     they    there    look    her   all   down   you    my    are   was

Revise the words

• Rainbow write the words using as many different colours as you can.
• Write a silly story, how many of the words can you use in your story. 

  Reading

  • Continue to choose books at home and read for enjoyment.

IDL

Autumn – Have an Autumn nature hunt.

Can you find these Autumn treasures?

1. A fallen twig with moss/ lichen on it
2. A prickly sweet chestnut shell
3. Hazlenuts
4. Star shaped leaves
5. Cones
6. Acorns
7. Conkers
8. Evergreen leaves
9. Winged Seeds
10. Different coloured Autumn leaves

Record in your homework jotter what you found by writing or drawing.

Take a look at some of the things we have been doing in P2/3

This week is Scottish Maths week and on Wednesday it is Roald Dahl day so all of our homework this week is based around these topics.

Choose 2 or 3 activities from each section to complete.

Maths – Maths week

• Go on a shape walk around your house. Talk about the shapes you can see.
• How many 2 and 3 digit numbers can you make from 2017?
• Count how many times you can jump/hop/skip in 1 minute.
• Make up your own number song/rap/poem.
• Write down all the addition and subtraction sums you can think of that equal 8 & 15.

Literacy – Roald Dahl Day Wednesday 13^th September

• Explore this website – have a go at some of the activities featured on the website.
• Read a Roald Dahl book with someone at home.
• Design your own chocolate bar for Mr Wonka to make at the chocolate factory.
• Create a new front cover for the book Matilda.
• Find out 3 facts about Roald Dahl to share with the class.

***Please note no reading books will be given home this week.  With someone at home, choose a book to read for enjoyment.***

Primary 2

Maths

Our Focus – Numbers to 50 and beyond, numbers before and after, ordering numbers

1. Can you order numbers to 50? Write in your jotter.  With someone at home, talk about numbers before and after.  Ask an adult to challenge you to find the number before/number after.
2. Caterpillar ordering game – 

Literacy

Our Focus-  Phonics revision, punctuation

1. Revise the sounds ch, sh, th – write 3 th words, 4 ch words and 5 sh words.
2. Punctuation hunt – Using books/magazines/newspapers go on a punctuation hunt. How many capital letters and full stops can you find?  Can you find any other types of punctuation?

IDL

Our Focus  – The Weather

1. Talk about different types of weather with someone at home.  Draw a picture of your favourite type of weather and write a sentence to tell me why this type of weather is your favourite.

Primary 3

Maths

Our Focus – Number order, number sequences, digits

1. Digit shuffle –Ask children to choose three different digits or if you have a dice roll to get numbers at random. Write in your homework jotter all the different 2-digit numbers that they can make with the digits.
2. Caterpillar Ordering

Literacy

Our Focus – Sounds revision, punctuation

1. Revise the magic e sounds – watch this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhl6YcrxZQ and write some magic e words in your jotter.  Choose a few of the magic e words and create your own sentences.
2. Punctuation Hunt – Using books/magazines/newspapers go on a punctuation hunt. What types of punctuation can you see?

IDL

Our Focus –  The weather

1. Keep a weather diary this week.  Record using words and pictures in your homework jotter.  Let’s hope it is not all rain!!

1. P2/3 had a super first day back and are looking forward to a fun year ahead!

P.E. Days – Tuesday and Friday.