As this is a shorter week than usual, you will only have homework to complete on Monday and Tuesday. Your reading book should be returned to school on Wednesday. Please take a picture of any work that you are proud of and send it to me. gw09wallacemarie2@glow.sch.uk
Monday – Red and blue groups – the phoneme “ll”
Make a list of as many “ll” words as you can in your homework jotter.
Green group- the phoneme “ng”
Make a list of as many “ng” words as you can in your jotter.
Tuesday – Common words
Red and blue group – well, will, fell, call
Green group – old, do, going
You can practise these words in a fun way, you may choose chalk, shaving foam, plasticine, fancy spelling, rainbow spelling, pyramid spelling, uppercase/lowercase spelling.
Time – revise quarter past times and quarter to times using this clock.
https://www.topmarks.co.uk/time/teaching-clock
Ask a parent to test you on these times.
Remember to practise your reading book to improve your fluency and expression.
This week I have reset your Sumdog Grammar Diagnostic for Primary 7.
Log in to Sumdog and begin to work through the tasks in Grammar that it presents to you, this will form your diagnostic.
I have been able to upload you Week 2 Spelling Words and they are also waiting for you to complete.
In addition there is a Fractions, Decimals and Percentages Challenge which will run this week and support your learning in class.
There are also tasks waiting for you on FirstNews. If you can no longer remember your login details for FirstNews I will be redistributing them tomorrow.
Your child has been set homework tasks for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday night.
I explained in last week’s blog that we have decided that all completed worksheets should be kept at home (until further notice), to keep everyone safe. Your child was originally provided with a red folder to keep their worksheets in. This red folder can now be kept at home so that you can keep your child’s completed work in here.
Today your child will have a new clear plastic zippy wallet which will be used to send worksheets home on a Monday. This helps to protect worksheets from getting wet or crumpled in their school bag. Could I please ask that you take out the worksheets and send the plastic wallet back to school empty on a Tuesday. These will be sanitised and given out again on the following Monday.
The children really enjoyed learning their first sounds and common words last week. They also loved practising reading their first book. This book will be sent home for homework this week. Please return the reading book to school on Thursday.
Could you please encourage your child to practise their reading book each night.
Monday
Literacy
Letter sound- s
1.Practise saying the ‘s’ sound. Listen to the ‘s’ Jolly Phonics song. Sing the song whilst doing the action.
2.Go on a sound hunt around your house looking for objects that begin with the sound ‘s’. Can you think of any other words that begin with ‘s’?
3.Complete letter ‘s’ formation worksheet.
Maths
We are learning to recognise and write the number 6.
Number 6 formation rhyme– ‘Bend down low to pick up sticks. Now I’ve made the number six.’
Encourage your child to recite the rhyme to you and then practise their number formation.
Complete number 6 formation worksheet.
Tuesday
Literacy
Common Words: I, in, it
1.Use your word tin to practise your common words. When you look at each word, read the word and then spell it out loud.
2.Practise writing your common words by choosing one of the fun spelling tasks below:
Pasta Words– Arrange pasta or cereal to make your words. Glue onto a piece of paper or take a picture.
Chalk- Write your common words outside on the ground using chalk.
Foamy Words– Spray a small amount of shaving foam and spread it out. Practise writing your words in the foam.
Maths
Practise counting to 20 with Jack Hartmann.
Counting Task- Dice Numbers
Get six items such as beads, pegs or even small toys. Roll a dice then select that amount from your pile, e.g. if you roll a 4 on a dice, count out four items. Then put them back into the pile and roll again. If you don’t have a dice at home, don’t worry! You can click the link and use the online dice below.
Following the September newsletter issued on Friday 11th September all homework is now being issued from here, our class blog page. Please check it each week for set homework tasks.
Each child in our class has been issued with a red homework folder and on the label it will tell you which ‘group’ your child is in just now. Please find attached the tasks set for your child and see the accompanying support materials.
We are continuing to work with the children in Primary 2 to ascertain if there are any gaps in learning. We are putting plans in place to address this so please do not be concerned if your Primary 2 child is completing revision work.
Please keep all worksheets at home for now and please return the red wallet and reading book on a Thursday.
Tuesday – Tasks have been set on Sumdog for you. Please complete the common words challenge.
This week’s common words are:
Red and blue group – fly, bring, Mr, two
Green group – much, of, or
Wednesday – Complete the time tasks set for you on Sumdog. If you have not yet managed to complete your diagnostic maths test please try to do that this week.
Practice your reading book every night. Try to read with fluency and expression. Reading books should be returned on a Thursday.
If you have any questions you can contact me – gw09wallacemarie2@glow.sch.uk
