Homework

Primary 2

Maths  – Addition  and Subtraction

• Complete this game – draw your findings in your homework jotter.
• Write down 4 subtraction sums that equal 5.
• Continue to explore the games on activelearn.

Literacy

• Read your book every night and remember to bring it in to class every day.
• Get an adult at home to ask you 5 questions about the book. Did you get them all correct?
• Practise the following spelling words –  down   look    was   you

Other

In class, we have been discussing New Year’s Resolutions.  With someone at home, decide on a goal/resolution for 2018.  Talk about how you will achieve this throughout the year.  Draw/Write about your resolution in your homework jotter.

Primary 3

Maths – Addition and Subtration

• Have a go at these addition and subtraction games.
• Get an adult at home to write down 10 addition sums to 100.  Time yourself, how quickly can you complete them?  Now do the same with subtraction sums.
• Continue to work your way through your activelearn games

Literacy

• Read your book every night and remember to bring it in to class every day.
• Get an adult at home to ask you 5 questions about the book. Did you get them all correct?
• Practise the following spelling words – here    very    just   make 

  Other

  In class, we have been discussing New Year’s Resolutions.  With someone at home, decide on a goal/resolution for 2018.  Talk about how you will achieve this throughout the year.  Draw/Write about your resolution in your homework jotter.

• Christmas Jumper competition – Please had in completed design by 18.12.17
• Wednesday 13th Dec- Christmas jumper Day and Christmas lunch. A donation of an item of dry food for the local food bank is suggested.
• Friday 15th Dec – Christmas Nativity – If you have not already sent in black trousers, leggings etc please do so for Friday. Nativity times are 9.30am and 1.30pm
• Tuesday 19th December – P3 Christmas Party 1pm – 3pm.
• Wednesday 20th December  –  P2 Christmas Party 1pm-3pm

Children can either come in with party clothes on  or change after their lunch. The children can contribute by bringing along one of the following to share with their class; 1 X 2 litre bottle of juice, 1 X large bag of sweets or funsize, 1 X large bag or multi-pack of crisps or 1 packet of bought cakes. Thank you.

Primary 2

Literacy – Spelling and Reading

Spelling words –   what     who    then     them    much  want      come  

• Revise these common words using  look read cover write check
• Try to use some of these words in a short story- underline the words you have used and then check your spelling.

Reading –   Read book every night.  Can you tell me 2 VIP’s ( Very Important Parts of the story)

Maths – Subtraction

• Take 5 Ask children to write 10 different numbers larger than 5. For each number they ‘take 5’ from it and record the question and answer in an appropriate way, drawing pictures or in figures, e.g. 17 take 5 leaves 12. Encourage them to organise the questions and answers into an order, such as starting with the smallest or largest number.
• How many? Children play with a parent or friend. On the count of Go!, both players show a number of fingers. The child subtracts the smaller number from the larger by folding them down, and counts how many fingers are left.
  • Rabbit take away game http://www.rabbittakeaway.co.uk/activity/ 

    Other

    Friday 15th December is the school Nativity ‘Stable Manners’. We have been practising our P2 song ‘Beauty with a Bell’ and the Nursery to P3 song ‘Away in a Manger’.  For homework please practise the words and actions.  Could children also bring in a pair of black jeans, leggings or trousers to wear with their Nativity costume.  Please bring item in a plastic bag with pupils name clearly marked.

    Beauty with a Bell

    Tell me how a country gal could end up so appealing?
    Can it be the simple things that I will be revealing.
    I’m a tasty beast,
    A very tempting feast.
    A beauty with a bell.
    Take a look at me, you really must agree.
    I’m a gorgeous sort of gal.
    I’m a tasty beast,
    A very tempting feast.
    A beauty with a bell.
    Take a look at me, you really must agree,

    I’ve – got – big brown eyes and shapely thighs,
    A body big and strong:
    Velvet skin, and looks that win,
    And I’m good at singing this song. Yes,
    I know how a country gal could end up so appealing:
    It must be the simple things that I have been revealing.

    INSTRUMENTAL

    I’ve – got – big brown eyes and shapely thighs,
    A body big and strong:
    Velvet skin, and looks that win,
    And I’m good at singing this song. Yes,
    I know how a country gal could end up so appealing:
    It must be the simple things that I am not concealing-
    That I have been revealing!

    Primary 3

    Spelling –      they   when   with   friend    because   always   come   instead

    • Revise these common words using  look read cover write check
    • Try to use all of these words in a short story- underline the words you have used and then check your spelling.

     

    Reading –   Read book every night.  Can you tell me 3 VIP’s ( Very Important Parts of the story)

     

    Maths –Subtraction

    • The answer is 60 Ask children to record as many different subtraction questions as they can using multiples of 10, with the answer 60, e.g. 150 – 90, 220 – 160, 90 – 30, etc
    • Sums – Write down 5 subtraction sums in your jotter.
    • Subtraction game -http://www.ictgames.com/aztecTakeAway/index.html 

      Other

      Friday 15th December is the school Nativity ‘Stable Manners’. We have been practising our P3 song ‘Simply the Best’ and the Nursery to P3 song ‘Away in a Manger’

      For homework please practise the words and actions. Could children also bring in a pair of black jeans, leggings, trousers or skirt and tights to wear with their nativity costume.  Please bring  item in a plastic bag with pupils name clearly marked. Please do not buy anything new.

      

     

This week is Scottish Book Week.  No homework jotters will be sent home this week, instead children will be issued with a Read, Write, Count bag.  This is yours to keep and explore for homework this week.

Here is a link to the Scottish Book Week website.

This week we have enjoyed being little elves doing lots of work for the Christmas Fayre.  We made chocolate marshmallow reindeers, chocolate star lollies, marshmallow candy canes and posters to advertise the Fayre.

Come check out all of our hard work and support the Christmas Fayre tomorrow at 10 o’clock.

Look forward to seeing you all there for some festive fun!

Money Homework

This week is Enterprise week in school so we are learning all about money.  All of the homework activities will focus on money this week.  Choose 2 or 3 activities from the list below;

• Money Talk – Talk about money with your child. Create a poster showing all they know about money.
• Shopping Lists – Create your own shopping lists with items and prices.
• Shop Visit – Go on a visit to the shops, talk about the cost of items. What coins/notes could you use to pay for the items?
• Coin Sort – Give your child a handful of coins and get them to sort them and add up the total.
• Amounts – Give your child 3 different amounts and a variety of coins. Can they make the amounts with the coins given?  Draw the coins you used.
• Menu – Give your child a takeaway menu or a catalogue page. Specify a total amount they can spend.  Together work out what you would buy and how much it would cost.
• Topmarks – Have a go at some of these money games

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/toy-shop-money

https://www.topmarks.co.uk/money/coins-game

Yesterday we had a great visit from Warburtons.  We learned all about healthy eating and safe preparation of food.  We particularly enjoyed wearing the hair nets and making the sandwiches!

Primary 2

 Literacy

 Reading 

Explore this website.  Read the stories and play some of the games.

Writing

During our story writing we have been focusing on punctuation.  Create a poster telling the class all about the different types of punctuation you know about.   What does it look like?  When would you use it ?

Spelling

Choose 5 words from your word wall to practice.

Maths – addition

 Totals – Provide children with a suitable total, appropriate to their confidence within 50  –  16, 39, 47 or 35, etc. Ask them to record all the different addition calculations involving two numbers, with that total. Encourage them to work systematically.

 Doubles – Explore adding doubles to 50.  Write down 5 doubles sums in your jotter.

IDL

Design a new bandana for Pudsey Bear  (handout will be given on the 15.11) .  To be completed for 17.11.17.

Primary 3

Literacy

Reading

• Explore these on-line stories. 
• Choose one of the stories and make up 3 of your own questions about the book.

Writing

During our story writing we have been focusing on punctuation.  Create a poster telling the class all about the different types of punctuation you know about.  What does it look like?  When would you use it?

Spelling

• Choose 5 words from your word wall to practice.

Maths  – addition

• Totals – Provide children with a suitable total, appropriate to their confidence within 100, 16, 39, 67 or 95, etc. Ask them to record all the different addition calculations involving two numbers, with that total. Encourage them to work systematically.
• Doubles – Explore adding doubles to 100. Write down 5 doubles sums in your jotter.
• Have a go at these adding games – Game 1  Game 2

IDL

Design a new bandana for Pudsey Bear (handout will be given 15.11).  To be completed for 17.11.17

We went on a punctuation hunt. We found lots of different types of punctuation in our library books.

We worked on our research skills and found out lots about our chosen weather topic.

We took part in a variety of maths stations. We were working on our adding skills, counting in 2’s and 5’s and partitioning numbers in to HTU.