We were entertained with the senior choir today. Their Christmas songs have really put us in the Christmas spirit.

We made snowmen pictures with paint and collage materials. Didn’t they turn out well!

On Friday we had a great time entertaining all the mums and dads at the Nativity ‘Stable Manners’.

Today we made snowmen pictures using collage materials and good cutting skills. We also sang ‘See The Little Snowman’.

We have been splitting numbers to find all the different ways to add to 6.

Homework

Over the next few weeks continue to revise all reading words in wallets, as well as these spelling words;

will, that, this, then, them, with, see, for, now.

Choose how to practise them (waterfall, rainbow, capital and small letter or choo-choo writing).

Try these Christmas games;

Christmas Lunch

Tomorrow (Wed 13th December) is Christmas Lunch Day. You may wear your Christmas jumper/T-shirt and if you can bring in a non perishable tin or packet of food to go to the local food bank.

Nativity

A reminder the Nativity is this Friday 15th December at 9.30am and 1.30pm.

P2 Party

The party is on the afternoon of Wednesday 22nd December. Please come to school dressed in your party clothes and bring ONE of the following to share with the class;

2 litre bottle of juice (coke or orange or lemonade).

OR a funsize multipack to share

OR a pack of shop bought small fairy cakes

OR a multipack of crisps.

Merry Christmas!

Sounds

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

Try this game; http://www.galacticphonics.com/longvowels/ee/interactive/eespell/eespell.htm

 Common Words

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

Reading

We have been learning about how to find information from the story. Continue to read the books in your ‘Read, Write and Count’ bag. Ask questions about the story and ask your child to find the page and the words that tell you the answer.

 Spelling

This week’s words are;

he, she, we.

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

she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she-she How many words can you fit along the page?

 Maths

We have been learning to add numbers and all the ways to split that number eg 5 can be split into 4+1 and its reversal 1+4. Use objects to help you (sweets, pasta, marbles etc). How many other ways can you split it? Draw the pictures and write the answers in your jotter. Here is an example;

Try this game; https://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

NATIVITY

This year the primary 2’s will be singing ‘Beauty with a bell’. We will be cows in the stable and most of their costume will be provided. Please bring in black trousers or leggings in a bag with your child’s name on the bag and trousers by this Friday (8th December). If the boys have black school trousers they wear as part of their uniform  there is no need to provide another pair as they will be wearing them. Thank you.

Well done to a proud for for winning two medals at a gymnastics competition.

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.