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P2/1 w/b 13.3.17

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Hi everyone

Can’t believe we only have 3 weeks left until the Easter Holidays!

Just a reminder that we have our Fairyland Open Afternoon this Friday between 2 and 3pm. One adult per child is invited to come along to see some of our work, as well as take part in a few activities related to our topic.

Parent night appointment letters will be going out on Tuesday. Please look out for them in bookbags. Let me know if any appointment doesn’t suit you please.

P2 homework this week:

Spelling (u_e as in flume, huge)

Reading (all books will be handed out on Tuesday.)

Maths – Continue to practise addition and subtraction number stories.

Fractions worksheet

P2 will join P3/2 to visit the library on Tuesday morning, to return their books and choose new ones. Please ensure that all children bring their library book to school with them on this day.

 

P1 homework this week:

Reading

Wordwall

New Sound (oo)

Blending Booklet (ie words)

Maths

 

As always, please let me know if there is anything that I can help with.

Have a lovely week!

Miss Cruickshank

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P1H this week

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Hope you have all had a great weekend.  Another busy week ahead!

Homework-reading to be done every night please.

New sounds-continue to make up simple words using the cards.

Blending booklet

Maths activity

Children will bring a new homework diary home this week. Please could you cover it to ensure it lasts until the end of June?

Parents evening appointments will be sent home on Tuesday.

Please  return the parent/pupil response sheet by March 24th.

Remember it is our open afternoon on Friday from 2-3pm.  It is limited to 1 adult per child please.  We will have lots of exciting things to show and share! Please enter through the main door beside the school office.  You will be able to leave through the class door at 3pm and we ask that you wait outside for your child until 3.15pm.

Mrs Hunter

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P3/2 wk beg 13/03/17

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I hope you had a good weekend.  News and homework as follows –

P2 Homework

Spelling sound is u_e magic e as in reuse, reduce, flume

Reading books back to our core readers this week

Maths homework will be looking at rounding to the nearest 10

P3 Homework

Spelling sound is ch sounding like k as in character, chemist, echo

Reading books back to our core readers this week

Maths homework will be timestables homework.  Practising 2,3,5,10 x tables.  Pupils can use the hit the button game for this.

http://www.topmarks.co.uk/maths-games/hit-the-button

 

Other news

On Tuesday morning we will be visiting Bishopton Library to return our books and choose new ones.  Please ensure your child has their book with them on Tuesday.

Parent nights letters will be out on Tuesday detailing Parent night times.

Our class trip for this term will be a visit to the Glasgow Museum resource centre.  This will be on Thursday 30th March in the afternoon.   Letters out this week.  If any parents are able to help out please pop a note in the diary and I will get back to you as soon as possible.

Thank you for all of your support

Mrs Fulton

 

 

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P5H Homework and Reminders – w/b 13.3.17

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Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are having a lovely weekend after yet another busy week. Please continue reading for your homework and reminders.

Spelling: Please complete lists ear, eer, ere  or or  in your spelling homework jotter for Thursday. Please continue to write out your spelling words 3 times using SaCaWaC in the same way as we do in class. You should then write a sentence for each of your first 6 spelling words. Once again I will be assessing your use of connectives, however I will also be looking for more fabulous vocabulary too as we have learned a number of new words through our novel study – Danny the Champion of the World.

Reading: We are coming to the end of our novel study – Danny the Champion of the World. Please remember if you do not complete the reading you will be unable to take part in the class lesson. Your homework for this week is to  read the last two chapters, 21 and 22 for Tuesday 21st March.

As always if there are any words that you are unsure of please take a note of them in your Book Detectives jotter (remembering the page number) and, if possible, use a dictionary to find out their meaning . We will start our lesson by discussing these in class.

Personal Reading Challenge: You now only have 3 weeks to go with your personal reading challenge. You have all set yourself a target which you are aiming to reach (or beat!) by the end of the challenge. Please remember to record the books you have read in your Reading Passport which are kept in class. Remember to choose your books carefully to ensure they are at the correct level for you – not too easy or too hard.  You all chose a library book when we visited Bishopton Library on Tuesday, you can bring this into school as this will allow you to read it during our ERIC time and counts as part of your reading challenge.

Maths:  Mrs. O’Neill has posted another set of worded problems on your maths homework blog.  Please complete these in  your maths homework jotter. As always, please read each question carefully. You should ensure you are showing workings AND giving a full sentence answer. This homework is due for Thursday 16th March.

A high standard of work is being produced from the majority of you. Well done, keep it up!

Both group 1 and group 2 can find their maths homework here:

Group 1

Group 2

Please remember to access the Multiplication and Division Trainers for extra practice.

Multiplication Trainer        Division Trainer

Topic:  During our topic lessons next week we will be looking at the work of artist,  Georges Seurat.   To prepare for this you have had a research task to complete. Your blog post should be completed by Monday. You can remind yourself of this task by clicking on the link below.

George Seurat

 

Here are your reminders for this week:

  1. P.E. will be on Monday and Thursday this week. Please ensure you have a P.E. kit in school. Please also remember to  have a bottle of water with you as you will be working hard.
  2. If you have any spare plastic carrier bags at home please could you bring them in so that we can use them to stuff your 3D trout.
  3. Parents’ Night appointment times will be issued on Tuesday. Please ensure the confirmation slip is returned as soon as possible.
  4. Please remember if anyone at home is (or has been) linked to the River Clyde in any way through work, we would love to hear from them. Please click here for further information.
  5. All Pupil/Parent Response sheets should be returned to school by 24th March.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

See you tomorrow.

Mrs. Hughes.

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P5S- Homework w/b 13.3.17

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Good morning everyone! I hope you have all had a lovely weekend so far. It is that time again so please keep reading for a note of your homework and reminders for this week.

Spelling:  New spelling sheets will be issued this week. Units 1 and 30 should be completed for Friday. As always, each word should be written out three times and an uplevelled sentence should be written for each spelling rule word. Please remember to consider your VCOP in each sentence.

This week we will be focusing on using more ambitious connectives in each sentence: before, as well as, however, also, although and after. Try to include one in each sentence. This does not mean you forget about uplevelling your openers and vocabulary. We are trying to use all of these together to make your sentences wonderful.

Reading:  You have a new core reader to complete at home. Please complete the book for Thursday. There will be no written homework for this as all tasks will be completed in class. As always, if there is any vocabulary you are unsure of, please take a note of it and we will discuss it in class on Thursday.

Please remember to read aloud to someone at home. A feedback sheet will be issued tomorrow (Monday) for the person you read to to complete, if possible. This should be returned to school on Thursday.

Personal Reading Challenge: We now have 3 weeks of reading left. You have set yourself a personal target based on the number of books read last term and the aim is to reach it (or beat it!) before the end of term. Please remember to bring your book to school as this will allow you to read it during our ERIC sessions.

Please remember to record the books in your reading passport as you finish them. The passport is kept in class. Remember this is your record of the number of books you have read so far this term.

Maths: Please complete the word problems for your group by Friday. As always, all workings should be shown and a sentence answer should be given for each question. Please use the links below to access your questions.

Please keep up the high standard of work.

Group 1

Group 2

Please remember you may access the Multiplication and Division Trainer for extra practice if you wish. You can access the links below.

Multiplication Trainer

Division Trainer

Topic:  For topic this week we will be looking at the work of artist,  Georges Seurat.   In preparation you have a research task to complete. Please click here for further details. Your blog post should be completed by Monday.

  1. P.E. is on Monday and Friday . If you have not already done so, please ensure you have a P.E. kit in school.
  2. Parents’ Night appointment times will be issued on Tuesday. Please ensure your confirmation slip is returned as soon as possible.
  3. Please remember if anyone at home is (or has been) linked to the River Clyde in any way through work, we would love to hear from them. Please click here for further information.
  4. Our next library visit is on Tuesday 21st March. We require two parent helpers. Please click here for further details.
  5. All Pupil/Parent Response sheets should be returned to school by 24th March.

See you in the morning.

Mrs O’Neill

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P5 – Group 1 Maths Homework w/b 13.3.17

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Please read each question carefully so you understand fully what is being asked of you and the type of operation which should be used.

Each answer should show all workings and include a sentence answer. This task should be completed and returned to school by Friday.

Work It Out!

  1. On Sunday Declan took Oscar out for an extra walk which lasted 45 minutes. If Oscar had already been out for 2 hours and 20 minutes, how long in total did his walks last for on Sunday?
  1. Kieran had saved up £147.50 of his pocket money. He wanted to buy two pairs of trainers that cost £67.00 each. Did Kieran have enough money saved to pay for both pairs? Would he have any change left over? If so, how much?
  1. Lucas is saving for a new computer game that costs £33.00. He has already saved a third of the money. How much has Lucas saved already? How much money did he still have to save?
  1. Charlie and his dad were going for an afternoon out on the train. They left Bishopton train station at 13:00 and returned later that evening at 22:40. How long had Charlie and his dad been away for?
  1. On an average day in school Heather takes 3445 steps. How many steps will Heather have taken in a school week (5 days)?
  1. Challenge Question (a)  Our pencil tray at the back of the class contains 80 different coloured pencils: red, yellow, blue and green. If one eighth of the pencils are red, how many red pencils do we have?

(b)  Of the remaining pencils, a tenth are yellow. How many yellow pencils do we have?

(c)  If we have 25 blue pencils, how many green pencils do we have?

 

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P5 – Group 2 Maths Homework w/b 13.3.17

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Please read each question carefully so you understand fully what is being asked of you and the type of operation which should be used.

Each answer should show all workings and include a sentence answer. This task should be completed and returned to school by Friday.

Work It Out!

  1. On Sunday Declan took Oscar out for an extra walk which lasted 25 minutes. If Oscar had already been out for 2 hours and 20 minutes, how long in total did his walks last for on Sunday?
  1. Kieran had saved up £147.00 of his pocket money. He wanted to buy two pairs of trainers that cost £67.50 each. Did Kieran have enough money saved to pay for both pairs? Would he have any change left over? If so, how much?
  1. Lucas is saving for a new computer game that costs £30.00. He has already saved a third of the money. How much has Lucas saved already? How much money did he still have to save?
  1. Charlie and his dad were going for an afternoon out on the train. They left Bishopton train station at 13:00 and returned later that evening at 22:00. How long had Charlie and his dad been away for?
  1. On an average day in school Heather takes 3445 steps. How many steps will Heather have taken in a school week (5 days)?
  1. Challenge Question (a)  Our pencil tray at the back of the class contains 80 different coloured pencils: red, yellow, blue and green. If half of the pencils are red, how many red pencils do we have?

(b)  Of the remaining pencils, a tenth are yellow. How many yellow pencils do we have?

(c)  How many pencils are not red or yellow?

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P7 WW2 Show – Costumes

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As discussed on Friday, we are now looking for you to bring in your costume and any items you could lend to your peers. Luckily, the basic costumes are nearly our school uniform so you should all have these items anyway. Please think of what clothes they would and would not (leggings, branded trainers etc) have during WW2. Please ask us about any items you are unsure of A.S.A.P.

Whether you are able to make the evening performance or not, you should still bring in a costume for the performance to the whole school during the day. See below for what you need and other items we are looking for. Thank you.

  • Basic girls: black shoes, black tights, grey skirt/trousers and a white shirt.
  • Basic boys: black shoes, black trousers and a white shirt.
  • Grandpa: knitted jumper/cardigan, trousers, slippers? (what a 99 year old would wear!)
  • Grandchildren: Bishopton school uniform, school bag (empty)
  • Teacher: flat shoes, tights, skirt, shirt, cardigan, cane? (think of Miss James ay Scotland Street)
  • Nurses/hospital workers: basic costume, white apron
  • Mums: flowery dress, cardigan, head scarf
  • Dads: basic costume, blazer/jacket or cardigan, bunnet or hat
  • Other items we need: old style suitcases, anything you think we could use!

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P7M Homework – Monday 13th March

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Remember to complete each task to the best of your ability. Please let me know if you are struggling with any task or need advice, as soon as possible. Try not to get stressed or upset about homework – it really isn’t worth it! Ask your parent/carer to write a note if you are unable to  attempt any task. Thank you, Miss McDowall.

Language

  • Reading – Please read your book for:
    • Red, Orange, Yellow, Blue & Green – Monday 20th March
    • Purple – Monday 27th March
  • Personal Reading Challenge – Throughout the year, please read extra texts on top of the class novels. Record what you have read and complete the tasks on the Personal Reading Challenge sheet.
  • Spelling – Unit/List 12 – Please complete Unit/List 12 in your Spelling Homework jotter for Friday 17th March. Please practise your spelling words on Spelling City (not compulsory).

Maths

Topic

  • Please complete the WW2 Personal Research Task for the morning of Tuesday 14th March. Click here for the task and success criteria. Please bring any Powerpoints on a memory pen on Monday 13th or email them to my Glow account.
  • Please listen and practise the WW2 Songs we learnt in class. Click here for the Blog post.
  • Please learn your lines for the WW2 show on Tuesday 21st March.

Other

  • Drama – Monday and Tuesday 1.15-3.15pm – Please bring a full change of P.E. kit (a full t-shirt, shorts/tracksuit bottoms and indoor trainers).
  • Please bring in your costume in a bag with your name written on it. If you have any spare costume items to lend your peers, that would be very much appreciated. Click here to see what you need.
  • P.E. – Thursday 9-10am. You may wear your P.E. kit (full t-shirt, tracksuit bottoms/shorts, indoor trainers) to school and then change into your school uniform after.
  • Please return any forms A.S.A.P. (Parent/Pupil Response form and Show Tickets).
  • We are looking for two adult helper for Tuesday 9th May from 11.15-12.00 visit to the library. If you are able to help out, please write a note in your child’s diary or post a comment on the Blog. Thank you in advance.
  • We will be watching the film version of Goodnight Mister Tom on Friday 31st March. As it is a PG, we would appreciate if you would let us know if you do not wish your child to watch the film so we can arrange an alternative activity.
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P7M – Maths Homework – BIDMAS

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BIDMAS – Cities of the World

Our new Maths topic is B.I.D.M.A.S. (also known as BODMAS). BIDMAS stands for Brackets, Indices, Division and Multiplication, Addition and Subtraction. All of these terms are fairly obvious except for ‘Indices’, which are just powers (eg 23 or 42 etc.) So the order you should do your calculations in is: Brackets. Indices. Multiplication. Division. Addition. Subtraction. Click here to remind you how to work it out.

Use the table below and the rules of BIDMAS to work out the answers to the questions and unravel these famous cities of the world. Remember to show all working to show your understanding and to help you work through the BIDMAS process. See the example below to remind you how to work it out or visit Maths is Fun – BIDMAS.

Example City:

  1. 7 + 7 x 2 = 7 + 7 x 2 = 7 + 14 = 21      U
  2. 16 ÷ 22  – 3 = 16 ÷ 22  – 3 = 16 ÷ 4 – 3 = 4 – 3 = 1   A
  3. 17 – (2 + 14) = 17 – (2 + 12) = 17 – 14 = 3    C
  4. 46 – 4 x 11 = 46 – 4 x 11 = 46 – 44 = 2    B

UACB = Cuba

City 1

  1. 2 × 6 + 3
  2. 3 × 5 – 4
  3. 5 + 3 × 3
  4. 7 – 6 ÷ 3
  5. (2 + 4) × 3
  6. 7 + 4²
  7. 3² + 4²

City 2

  1. (9 + 7) ÷ 4
  2. 2 + 3 × 4
  3. (2 + 3)²
  4. (2 + 4 × 7) ÷ 6
  5. 3 + 4²
  6. 8 × 2 + 3 × 3

City 3

  1. (7 + 6) ÷ (17 – 4)
  2. 3 + 2 × 4
  3. 4² ÷ 2³
  4. 4 + 2 × 5
  5. 28 ÷ (9 – 5)
  6. (7 – 2) × (9 – 6)
  7. (2 × 22) ÷ 2²

City 4

  1. (6 × 4) ÷ √9
  2. 1 + 2³
  3. (1 + 8 × 3) ÷ (15 – 2 × 5)
  4. 4² ÷ 4
  5. (8 × 6) ÷ 2²

City 5

  1. 4 + 3 × 5
  2. 3 × 9 – 4
  3. (6 + 3 × 8) ÷ (11 – 3²)
  4. (11 + 4) ÷ (8 – 3)
  5. 1 + 7 × 2
  6. (4 × 7 – 2) ÷ (16 – 7 × 2)

Find the famous cities by reordering the letters that you’ve found.

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Today and tomorrow

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Well, we have had a great afternoon!  Yesterday we read Jack and the Beanstalk and when we arrived in class this morning, we found  Sparky sleeping inside the castle beside a beanstalk attached to a castle in the clouds.  He must have been up  very late last night making it.                                                                                                                        There were two bags of cotton wool beside him so we thought this was a clue that he wanted us to have a go at making our own. Everybody was up for the challenge. We have still to finish them tomorrow.  I think Sparky will be delighted with the results!

Since we have a library visit in the morning, there is no need to send in a book for read and munch as the children can use the library book that they choose. Can still send in a snack though.

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P7 – Carrie’s War and Friend or Foe (Audiobooks)

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If you are enjoying Goodnight Mister Tom, Radio 2 have two excellent audiobooks available on Podcast.

Carrie’s War by Nina Bawden is set during WW2. The story follows Carrie and her younger brother who are evacuated to Wales.

All 10 episodes can be found on the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p041ybgj/episodes/player

Friend or Foe by Michael Murpugo, is the story of John and Mark who are evacuated from the Blitz in London.

All 8 episodes can be found on the link below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p043gvrq/episodes/player

 

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Pupil/parent response sheet

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By now you should have received your child’s pupil/parent response sheet. It would be appreciated if you could take some time to talk about the sheet with your child and help them to complete it.

Children are free to draw pictures or write words. If you want, you can write the answers for your child.

Could all forms please be returned by Friday 24th March.

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P5S – Science – The Water Cycle

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Today we became scientists when we looked at how the water cycle works. We learned some very technical words: evaporation, condensation and precipitation. Can you remember how each stage works? Can you remember how to pronounce the words? Please tell someone at home today what you were learning.

Here are your very own water cycle diagrams. Find your diagram and show it to someone at home.

 

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P7M – Maths: 72 Learn Its

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I am pleased to say that a few of you in the class have worked hard to achieve 72/72 in your Big Maths Beat That tests. Please read below and visit the websites to improve your speed and accuracy.

 

‘Learn Its’ are addition facts and times tables facts. There are 72 Learns Its in total; 36 addition Learn Its and 36 multiplication Learn Its. These are facts that children need to learn off by heart, so when they are asked ‘What is 6+4 ?’ they are able to give the answer as quickly as they would be able to tell you their name. As soon as they know 3×5=15 they also know 5×3=15 (This is known as a ‘Switcher’).

Please work at home to make sure you really do know your Learn Its and your Switchers with INSTANT RECALL (no fingers!)

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P2 Homework w/b 6.3.17

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Hi P2

Here is your homework this week:

Reading (some books will be handed out on Tuesday!)

Spelling (o_e as in bone, stone )

Maths – We have started looking at fractions and have been learning about halves. Please complete worksheet and have a go at the game below.

Half or Not Half

Please also continue to regularly revise addition and subtraction number stories. We are up to take away story of 16. You could play the game below to help you with this.

Hit the Button

 

Please keep your library book with you until your next visit on 14th March.

 

 

 

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P2/1

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Hi P2/1

I hope everyone had a super weekend.

We had a very busy week last week with lots of different things happening. Back to normal this week!

Letters regarding preferred parent appointment days have gone out and most children have already returned theirs, thank you! Could I please remind anyone who has not yet returned their slip to do so by tomorrow at the latest.

Everyone should have received an invitation to our Fairyland Open Afternoon on Friday 17th March. It will take place in our class between 2 and 3pm. One adult per child only please.

As always, please let me know if there is anything I can help with.

Have a lovely week,

Miss Cruickshank

 

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06.03.17

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Good afternoon,

I hope everyone is enjoying the choice of new spelling activities. Homework this week will include:
-reading book
-spelling sound u_e
-maths

We will be visiting the library tomorrow morning. We are leaving around 9:20 and will be back in school for around 10:20. If your child has any books which they would like to return from the library they can bring these along with them. Thank you to our parent helpers who have volunteered to join us tomorrow. Can I please ask that you come in the door with the class tomorrow morning.

I hope you have all received your invitation to our Fairyland Open Afternoon, which will be taking place on the Friday 17th March from 2pm-3pm. We are inviting one adult per child to come along and allow the children to share their learning from their topic with you.

Have a lovely week.
Miss Hamilton.

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World Book Day

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We had a fantastic time celebrating World Book Day last week and loved coming into school dressed as book characters, in our jammies or onesies. P5S joined us for a special read and munch and P7S read fairytales to us before we worked with them to act out an alternative ending to a fairytale. Some of us were even lucky enough to have some family members come into school to read to us and our friends.

Here are some pictures from the day.

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Homework P4M 6.3.17

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Hi everyone,

Here is your homework for this week.

Reading –

Big Cats Book – please read and discuss at home for next Monday.

Spelling –

Red – ew, ue, u_e

venue

pollute

attitude

screwdriver

rescued

preview

start

ten

 

Green – ew, ue, u_e

glue

statue

amuse

fewer

costume

stew

read

why

Blue – u_e

tube

huge

refuse

rule

mute

tune

once

open

 

Maths –

This week in class we have been learning the 9 times table. Continue to revise these at home. Show someone at home our finger trick for the 9 times table.  Ask someone to give you mixed multiplication questions and try to complete them as quickly as you can.

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P7M – Basketball

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This morning we had our last basketball session. You have all shown major improvement since session one. You have followed Kasia’s advice and instructions and are able to play very well.

We had discussions in between each game to talk about what we could learn from the mistakes the others had made. The main repeated errors were not passing the ball (being aware of who is open on the court) and line violations when throwing the ball in. Try to learn from your mistakes.

As I said at the end, you all have strengths in different areas of the curriculum but some of you allow others to dominate you. For example, those of you who are showing skills in basketball allowed the more vocal pupils to shout over you. Come on – let yourself shine!