Good afternoon everyone! It’s that time of the week again. Please keep reading for  a rundown of your homework and reminders for this week.

Spelling:  Units 28 and 35 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 vocabulary in each sentence again. Please ensure you are including more ambitious vocabulary in your sentences.

Reading:  Last week you chose a new core reader for reading at home. Please complete the book for Thursday 2nd March. 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.

Personal Reading Challenge: We now have 5 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.

Listening & Talking: This week you have a solo presentation to present. On Tuesday you will be presenting your presentation to the class. Please click here to see the task sheet with all of the details required. If you require a paper copy of the task sheet, please ask.

All PowerPoints should now have been sent to me to check that they will open on the class computer.

Maths: Please complete the word problems for your group by Friday. I have linked some of the questions to our Fractions topic therefore you should think carefully as to which operation would be best used in these calculations.  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

1. P.E. is on Tuesday and Friday . If you have not already done so, please ensure you have a P.E. kit in school.
2. 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.
3. Consent forms and money for our trip to the City Halls for the Ten Piece concert should be returned as soon as possible.
4. On Wednesday we have our trip to the City Halls. A packed lunch should be brought in a carrier bag and school uniform should be worn. No money is required for this trip.
5. World Book Day is on Thursday. All money raised for your readathon should be brought to school on this day. You may also wear your PJs/onsie to school or dress up as a character from your favourite book. A £1 donation is suggested for doing so. If you are not taking part in the dressing up, school uniform should be worn.
6. Remember we will have our Read & Munch with P2/1 on Thursday so please bring in your personal reader or favourite book to read to them. You may also bring in a piece of fruit/vegetable to munch on while reading.

See you all tomorrow.

Mrs O’Neill

Good morning everyone! I hope you are having a lovely weekend. Here is a rundown of your homework and reminders for this week.

Spelling:  Units 27 and 34 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 vocabulary in each sentence.

Reading:  Over the next couple of days you will be choosing a new core reader to read at home. Your chosen book should be completed for Thursday 2nd March. 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.

Personal Reading Challenge: We now have 6 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.

Listening & Talking: This term you have a solo presentation to complete. You now have 1 week to plan, organise and prepare your presentation as you will be presenting in class on Tuesday 28th February. Please click here to see the task sheet with all of the details required. If you require a paper copy of the task sheet, please ask.

Please remember that if you need to email me a PowerPoint or any photographs you wish to use in your presentation, you should do so by Friday as this will allow me time to check for any issues before Tuesday.

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

Your maths homework is being completed to a very high standard. Keep it up!

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

Music: Please practice the song we will be singing at the Community Cafe as much as possible. Lyrics to the song have been issued so you should be practicing at home whenever possible. Remember we want to be word perfect on the day. Please click here for the song.

1. P.E. is on Tuesday and Friday . If you have not already done so, please ensure you have a P.E. kit in school.
2. We will need a parent helper to come to the library with us on Tuesday. We will be unable to go if we cannot get anyone to help. Please click here for further details.
3. We are hosting the Community Cafe on Wednesday. We are looking for 2 helpers. Please click here for further details. If someone is able to help, please let us know by leaving a comment on the blog or a note in your diary.
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. Consent forms and money for our trip to the City Halls for the Ten Piece concert should be returned as soon as possible.

See you all tomorrow.

Mrs O’Neill

Good morning everyone, I hope you are having a lovely weekend and relaxing after all the hard work you put in to make our fundraising event such a success! Please continue reading for your homework and reminders.

Spelling: Please complete lists a for o or est 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. We are again concentrating on the V of VCOP – vocabulary this week. You should be trying to have at least one wow word in each sentence (many of you should be aiming for more). I will again be focusing on assessing your fabulous vocabulary.

Reading: We are continuing with 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. Please read chapters 13, 14 and 15 for Tuesday 28th February.

If there are words that you don’t understand 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 them in class.

Personal Reading Challenge: Your challenge will be on going for the whole of this term (6 weeks to go!). I am delighted to see so many of you continuing to fill in your Personal Reading Passports. Remember to choose your books carefully to ensure they are at the correct level for you – not too easy or too hard. You can bring your book into school as this will allow you to read it during our ERIC time.

Listening & Talking: This term you have a solo presentation to complete. You are responsible for planning, organising and preparing your presentation which you will be presenting in class on Tuesday 28th February. Please click here to see the task sheet with all of the details required. If you require a paper copy of the task sheet, please ask me and I will arrange one for you.

Maths:   I have 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.

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

As you are aware we will be starting our fraction topic soon and it is very important that you know all your tables as this will make working with fractions much easier. Please remember to access the Multiplication and Division Trainers for extra practice.

Multiplication Trainer        Division Trainer

Primary 5 have the opportunity to visit the City Halls in Glasgow  to be part of the audience for the Ten Pieces concert being held on Wednesday 1st March. A letter and consent form have been issued with all of the relevant information. Please remember to return your consent form and permission slip as soon as possible. We have been very lucky and have already had a volunteer for our parent helper. Thank you.

Here are your reminders for this week:

1. P.E. will be on Tuesday 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. For those of you who haven’t already done so, please cover all your homework jotters. This helps to keep your jotters in good condition.
3. Some of you have already brought in an old shirt or tee-shirt to cover your uniform during our art activities. For those of you have not, we will be working on our River Clyde mural throughout the topic so it would be good if you could manage to bring one in. This can be left in school until the end of term/session if you wish.
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.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

See you all on Monday.

Mrs. Hughes.

Good afternoon everyone! I hope you are having a wonderful mid-term break so far. I am looking forward to hearing all of your stories. Here is a note of homework and reminders for this week.

Spelling:  There will be no spelling this week since it is a short week.

Reading:  Our reading homework is changing therefore there will be no official reading homework this week. I will go over these changes with you in class. You could use this extra time to continue with your Personal Reading Challenge.

Personal Reading Challenge: We now have 7 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.

Listening & Talking: This term you have a solo presentation to complete. You now have 2 weeks to plan, organise and prepare your presentation as you will be presenting in class on Tuesday 28th February. Please click here to see the task sheet with all of the details required. If you require a paper copy of the task sheet, please ask.

Maths: Please complete the word problems for your group by Friday. I will go over how you should complete this task with you in class. A sentence answer should be given. Please use the links below to access your questions.

Your maths homework is being completed to a very high standard. Keep it up!

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

Here is the link if you wish to practice your 12 and 24 hour clock times a little more.

Time Teachers

Music: Please practice the song we will be singing at the Community Cafe as much as possible. Lyrics to the song will be issued on Wednesday. We will be practicing in class also to ensure we are word perfect on the day. Please click here for the song.

1. Thursday is our fundraising day! If you are able to bring in any home baking please do so. This can be brought in on either Wednesday or Thursday morning. Once all of the other classes have visited, you may buy any cakes that have not yet been sold.
2. P.E. is on Friday . If you have not already done so, please ensure you have a P.E. kit in school.
3. We will need a parent helper to come to the library with us on Tuesday 21st February. Please click here for further details.
4. We are hosting the next Community Cafe on Wednesday 22nd February. We are looking for 3 helpers. Please click here for further details. If someone is able to help, please let us know by leaving a comment on the blog or a note in your diary.
5. 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.

See you all tomorrow.

Mrs O’Neill

Good morning everyone, I hope you are enjoying your weekend.  This week is a short week for you due to the mid term break. Please continue reading for your homework and reminders.

Spelling: Please complete lists y for ie or er 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. We are again concentrating on the V of VCOP – vocabulary this week. You should be trying to have at least one wow word in each sentence (many of you should be aiming for more). I will again be focusing on assessing your fabulous vocabulary.

Reading: We are continuing with 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. Please read chapters 11 and 12 for Wednesday 15th February.

If there are words that you don’t understand 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 them in class.

Personal Reading Challenge: Your challenge will be ongoing for the whole of this term (8 weeks left!). I have been really pleased to see so many of you recording your books in your reading passports, keep it up!!  Please choose your books carefully to ensure they are at the correct level for you – not too easy or too hard. Remember you can bring your book to school as this will allow you to read it during our ERIC time.

Listening & Talking: This term you have a solo presentation to complete. You have 3 weeks to plan, organise and prepare your presentation as you will be presenting in class on Tuesday 28th February. Please click here to see the task sheet with all of the details required. If you require a paper copy of the task sheet, please ask.

Maths:  There is no formal written homework this wee, however, we will be starting our fraction topic soon and it is very important that you know all your tables as this will make working with fractions much easier. Please remember to access the Multiplication and Division Trainers for extra practice.

Multiplication Trainer        Division Trainer

Here are your reminders for this week:

1. P.E. will be on Tuesday 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. Our mid-term break begins this weekend. You will finish on Thursday and return to school on Wednesday 15th.
3. For those of you who haven’t already done so, please cover all your homework jotters. This helps to keep your jotters in good condition.
4. Please remember to bring in an old shirt or tee-shirt which is big enough to cover your uniform during our art activities (we will be working on some artwork this week). This can be left in school until the end of term/session if you wish.  Also any old newspapers would be great for covering your desk.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend. See you all tomorrow.

Mrs. Hughes.

Good afternoon everyone! It’s that time of the week again.  We have a short week ahead (In-service for you on Friday). Please keep reading for a rundown of your homework and reminders for the coming week.

Spelling:  List 26 or 33 should be completed for Thursday. Please copy each word out 3 times in your spelling jotter. Detailed sentences for your 6 spelling rule words should be completed also. Please remember to include ambitious VCOP. This week I will be looking for interesting vocabulary being used.

Reading:  Please read chapters 12 and 13 of our class novel: The Borrowers. There is no written homework to be completed for this as it will be done in class. However, please remember if you do not complete the reading you will be unable to participate in the class lesson. All reading should be completed for Wednesday 8th.

As discussed in class, if you come across any vocabulary that you are unsure of the definition, please use a dictionary to find this out. You may also take a note of it in your Book Detectives jotter (remember to take a note of the page number) and we can discuss it in class.

Personal Reading Challenge: We now have 8 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.

Listening & Talking: This term you have a solo presentation to complete. You have 3 weeks to plan, organise and prepare your presentation as you will be presenting in class on Tuesday 28th February. Please click here to see the task sheet with all of the details required. If you require a paper copy of the task sheet, please ask.

Maths: Since it is a short week this week (and to allow you to concentrate on your reading) there will be no maths homework this week.

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

1. P.E. is on Tuesday . If you have not already done so, please ensure you have a P.E. kit in school.
2. Our mid-term break begins this weekend. You will finish on Thursday and return to school on Wednesday 15th.
3. We will need a parent helper to come to the library with us on Tuesday 21st February. Please click here for further details.
4. We are hosting the next Community Cafe on Wednesday 22nd February. We are looking for 4 helpers. Please click here for further details. If someone is able to help, please let us know by leaving a comment on the blog or a note in your diary.

See you all on Monday.

Mrs O’Neill

Good afternoon everyone, I hope you are having a lovely relaxing weekend after a busy week in school. I hope you are looking forward to another busy week when, among other things, we will be starting our new Clyde in the Classroom topic. Please continue reading for your homework and reminders.

Spelling: Please complete list ie for ee  or ly 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. This week we are concentrating on the V of VCOP – vocabulary, you should have at least one wow word in each sentence. It would be wonderful if you continued to use the other areas of VCOP too, however I will only be focusing on assessing your fabulous vocabulary.

Reading: We are continuing with our novel study – Danny the Champion of the World. As discussed in class there is no formal written homework to be completed for this. However, please remember if you do not complete the reading you will be unable to take part in the class lesson. Please read chapters 9 and 10 for Wednesday 8th February.

If you find there are words that you don’t understand 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 them in class. We have been getting some very interesting words to discuss, including ravenous and decarbonizing!

Personal Reading Challenge: As discussed in class this challenge will be ongoing for the whole of this term (9 weeks). I have been really pleased to see so many of you recording your books in your reading passports, keep it up!! Remember it is the quality of the books you read that is important. Please choose carefully to ensure the books you are reading are at the correct level for you – not too easy or too hard. Remember you can bring your book to school as this will allow you to read it during our ERIC time.

Maths:  This week 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.

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

As discussed in class there has been a slight dip in some of our Beat That! scores. Please remember to access the Multiplication and Division Trainer for extra practice. You can access it using the links below.  Remember Go for Green!

Multiplication Trainer        Division Trainer

Here are your reminders for this week:

1. Due to Recycling Heroes visiting the school P.E. will only be on Tuesday 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 haven’t already done so, please remember to cover all your homework jotters.
3. If possible, please remember to bring in an old shirt or tee-shirt which is big enough to cover your uniform during our art activities. This can be left in school until the end of term/session if you wish.  Also any old newspapers would be great for covering your desk.

Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

See you tomorrow.

Mrs. Hughes

Good morning everyone! Another weekend is nearly over. I hope you have had a lovely time. Keep reading for a rundown of our homework and reminders for this week.

Spelling:  Units 25 and 32 should be completed this week. You should continue to copy each word out three times in your spelling jotter. You should then write an uplevelled sentence (remembering to use interesting VCOP) for the six spelling rule words. I have been very impressed with the openers being used in your sentences these last few weeks. Well done! I would also like you to consider how you could include some more ambitious connectives alongside these openers. This will make your sentences even more interesting!

This task should be completed by Friday.

Reading:  Please read chapters 9 and 10 of our class novel: The Borrowers. There is no written homework to be completed for this as it will be done in class. However, please remember if you do not complete the reading you will be unable to participate in the class lesson. All reading should be completed for Thursday.

As discussed in class, if you come across any vocabulary that you are unsure of the definition, please use a dictionary to find this out. You may also take a note of it in your Book Detectives jotter (remember to take a note of the page number) and we can discuss it in class.

Personal Reading Challenge: We now have 9 weeks (single figures) 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.

Maths: Please click the link below for your maths homework. This task should be completed in your maths homework jotter.  You should return this task by Friday.

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

1. P.E. is on Tuesday and Friday. If you have not already done so, please ensure you have a P.E. kit in school. Please bring in a towel for our next yoga session on Tuesday.

Mrs O’Neill