Today we were splitting numbers to find the story of 5.  We found out you could switch the numbers you add around and get the same answer!

Read, Write and Count Bags

Your child has been issued with a ‘Read, Write and Count’ bag. For homework this week they should spend time with an adult reading  and talking about the book as well as playing the numeracy games. In addition they should do the following  homework –

Sounds

This week’s sound is ‘wh’ (when, whisk etc). Practise reading the ‘wh’ words stuck at the back of your homework jotter. Can you find any of these words in a reading or story book?

Challenge – how many more ‘wh’ words can you make? Write them in your jotter. 

Try this game; https://learn.readwithfonics.com/school/phonics-games/make-a-word?phase=5

Common Words

Practise reading all the common words from your word list and word wall highlighted in blue.

Spelling

This week’s words are;

down, look, too.

Write each word three times in waterfall writing.

What a brilliant time we all had raising money for Children In Need on Friday. We were making spotty cakes and got to enjoy eating them too!

Congratulations to Primary 2 for being the best class n the whole school. As a reward we will be having a fun afternoon as a treat.

Sounds

This week we will be continuing to work on the ‘th’ sound ( think, bath etc). Practise reading the ‘th’ words stuck at the back of your homework jotter.

Complete the ‘th’ worksheet and stick it in your jotter.

Try this game; http://www.scootle.edu.au/ec/viewing/L7855/index.html#

Common Words

Practise reading all the common words from your word list and word wall highlighted in yellow.

Reading

We are learning about re-telling a story by thinking about the main thing that happened at the BEGINNING, MIDDLE and END of the story. Talk about this when you are reading with your child and ask them to re-tell you the story at the end. Make sure it is in order and has all the important event.

Spelling

We will be revising the last two weeks words (then, them, with, see, now, for).

Choose how you want to practise them (waterfall/choo-choo/rainbow/small or capital/sentence writing).

Handwriting

Practise these letters in small and capital letters – bB, hH, kK..

Make sure you are starting at the correct place and forming each letter in the correct direction.

Do a whole row of each letter.

Maths

We are continuing to count on and back in tens. Use your number square, choose a number and count on 10. Where do you land? Start at your first number – count back 10. Where do you land? Do lots of oral work with different numbers before trying some examples like the one in the picture.

Write your answers in your jotter. Try the game; www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/chopper-squad

We had more fun in the learning zone this morning. 

We had a visit from Linda from Warburtons to teach us about healthy food and how to handle food hygenically. We used whole meal bread and spread a little butter on it before choosing different healthy fillings for our sandwiches. We got to try new foods we hadn’t tasted before and everyone ate every bite including the crusts! It was delicious!

Sounds

This week’s sound is ‘th’ (thin, thick etc). Practise reading the ‘th’ words stuck at the back of your homework jotter. Can you find any of these words in a reading or story book?

Complete the ‘th’ worksheet and stick it in your jotter.

Try this game; https://www.phonicsplay.co.uk/BuriedTreasure2.html

Common Words

Practise reading all the common words from your word list and word wall highlighted in purple.

Reading

We are learning about re-telling a story by thinking about the main thing that happened at the BEGINNING, MIDDLE and END of the story. Talk about this when you are reading with your child and draw a three part picture of the main event at the beginning, middle and end.

Spelling

This week’s words are;

see, for, now.

Write each word in a different colour of pen or pencil in ‘choo-choo’ writing (like a train’s carriages). For example;

see-see-see-see-see-see-see-see-see-see-see

How many words can you fit along the page?

Handwriting

Practise these letters in small and capital letters – oO, qQ, sS.

Make sure you are starting at the correct place and forming each letter in the correct direction.

Do a whole row of each letter.

Maths

We are learning about counting on and back in 10’s, as well as 10 more and 10 less. Use your number square to count. Start with the ten numbers (10, 20, 30 etc) and count on ten. Where do you land? Choose a different number and count on 10. Where do you land? Do the same but count back 10. Do lots of oral examples before writing answers down.

Try any number within 100 and try some examples like the one in this picture. Write your answers in your jotter.

Try this game; www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/chopper-squad

Today we were in the Learning Zone. We used the construction materials to build ‘sh’ words, created a ‘sh’ picture, made ‘sh’ words using the word wheel, played games with the 100 square, played odd and even games using the I-pads and played in the house and the post office.  We all had a great time and enjoyed our learning – it was fun!

Sounds

This week’s sound is ‘ch’ (chop, church etc). Practise reading the ‘ch’ words stuck at the back of your homework jotter. Can you find any of these words in a reading or story book?

Challenge – how many more ‘ch’ words can you make? Write them in your jotter. Choose some words and write a sentence with them.

Try these games; https://www.kizphonics.com/phonics/digraph-ch-phonics-game/

http://www.ictgames.com/forestPhonics/fullV_public/index.html

Common Words

Practise reading all the common words from your word list and word wall highlighted in pink.

Reading

Practise your book every night.

Practise reading the list of words in your jotter that are highlighted in pink or in your word wallet. Can you find these words in a storybook you are reading?

Spelling

This week’s words are;

then, them, with.

Practise writing each word 3 times remembering to LOOK, SAY, COVER, WRITE and CHECK you are right. Can you write a sentence using each word? Remember a capital at the beginning and a full stop at the end.

Handwriting

Practise these letters in small and capital letters – aA, cC, dD, gG.

Make sure you are starting at the correct place and forming each letter in the correct direction.

Do a whole row of each letter.

Maths

We are learning to count up and down to 20 in 2’s and up and down to 100 in 10’s. Use your number square to find each number and practise saying them aloud every night to get quicker. Write them in your jotter.

Keep your number square in your homework folder to use every week for your maths work.

Challenge – Can you count up and down to 100 in 5’s? Use your number square to help.

Try this game; https://www.topmarks.co.uk/learning-to-count/paint-the-squares

We have also been learning the number names from 11 to 20. Cut up the numbers and number names on your worksheet. Mix them up and turn them face down. Turn them over and try to read and match each number with its name. Stick the matching numbers and names in your jotter.