We have been learning some Scottish dances to perform on Friday when we celebrate Robert Burns’ birthday. We will sing Scottish songs and recite Scottish poems and rhymes.
Try to learn the 2 poems sent home so we can say them at our Burns Day celebrations. You can also wear some tartan if you have it.
COMMON WORDS – read these words aloud from your word wall or list.
Group 1 – soon, take, their, them.
Group 2 – came, here, her, before PLUS common words from the word wallets.
SPELLING
Practise writing these words in your jotter in waterfall writing. Do 3 of each word. Write a sentence with each word too.
Group 1 – about, your, day.
Group 2 – for, see, now.
Use Sumdog to practise your spelling skills too.
Sounds
Group 1 – ‘oa’ sound (coat, soap, goal, road etc). Practise reading the ‘oa’ words from your sound booklet each night.
Group 2 – Practise reading aloud the ‘sh’ and ‘ch’ sound words from your new sound booklet every night.
READING
Read your book each night being careful to read the words on the page accurately (don’t add extra words, miss out words or read different words from the ones on the page). Talk about what is happening in the story. Can you find any of this week’s common words, sound words or spelling words in the book?
HANDWRITING
Practise these letters in small and capital letters –
cC, aA, dD
MATHS
Make up adding sums using 3 small numbers. Try totals no bigger than 10 first, then totals to 20. If you can, use larger numbers. For example –
3 + 2 + 4 = Do lots of these.
7 + 4 + 5 = Try adding bigger numbers like this.
10 + 30 + 4 = Try adding bigger numbers like this if you can.
Do some every night to get good at it.
Today we had a visit from the author Chris Duke. He read us his book called ‘Lucy’s Blue Day’ and he talked about the different feelings we have.
In the Learning Zone today.
COMMON WORDS – read these words aloud from your word wall or list.
Group 1 – right, round, room, school, some.
Group 2 – down, off, our, him, all PLUS common words from the word wallets.
SPELLING
Practise writing these words in your jotter in small and capital letters. Do a whole row of each word.
Group 1 – by, time, house.
Group 2 – them, with, then.
Use Sumdog to practise your spelling skills too.
Sounds
Group 1 – magic ‘o-e’ sound (home, rope, stole, smoke etc). Practise reading the ‘o-e’ words from your sound booklet each night.
Group 2 – Practise reading aloud the ‘ch’ sound words from your new sound booklet every night.
READING
Read your book each night being careful to read the words on the page accurately (don’t add extra words, miss out words or read different words from the ones on the page). Talk about what is happening in the story. Can you find any of this week’s common words, sound words or spelling words in the book?
HANDWRITING
Practise these letters in small and capital letters –
bB, hH, kK, mM, nN, pP, rR.
MATHS
How many different ways can you split the number 11 or 12 up to make adding sums? Can you find the ‘twin’ facts too? There are 12 facts to find for number 11 and 13 facts to find for number 12. Here is an example –
Facts for 11 Facts for 12
6 + 5 = 11 8 + 4 = 12
5 + 6 = 11 etc. 4 + 8 = 12 etc
Use ‘Sumdog’ to practise your maths skills too.
Today we were using the computers and I-pads to help us with our adding.
We have been busy with our reading, sounds and spelling work today.
Sounds
Group 1 – magic ‘i-e’ sound (time, fine, shine, bike etc). Practise reading the ‘i-e’ words from your sound booklet each night.
Group 2 – Practise reading aloud the ‘sh’ sound words from your new sound booklet every night.
SPELLING
Practise writing these words in your jotter in small and capital letters. Do a whole row of each word.
Group 1 – old, don’t, I’m.
Group 2 – this, will, that.
Use Sumdog to practise your spelling skills too.
COMMON WORDS – read these words aloud from your word wall or list.
Group 1 -now, number, other, people.
Group 2 – made, said, big, could PLUS common words from the word wallets.
READING
Read your book each night being careful to read the words on the page accurately (don’t add extra words, miss out words or read different words from the ones on the page). Talk about what is happening in the story. Can you find any of this week’s common words, sound words or spelling words in the book?
We all had a great time at our Christmas party. We even had a special visit from Santa himself!
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As part of our literacy work onTraditional Tales we acted out the story of ’The 3 Little Pigs.