Good evening,

I hope you all had a restful weekend. Homework is as follows:

Maths

This week we are focussing on skip counting by 2s and 3s. For the homework the children have to fill in the gaps on the snake by counting in 3s. To help with this homework here is a link to a 100 square with the skip count in 3s numbers highlighted:

 

Reading

I was really impressed by the quality of reading I heard last week and so many of P2B have progressed immensely with their reading, well done! Word walls will start being heard this week. If your child is confident with their word wall, ask them to try to spell it or use it in a sentence.

Spelling

This week our sound is magic e with a_e.  as in game, snake, cake, plate.  The children were learning about magic e today and using the letter name a in these words rather than the short vowel sound ah.  Here is a clip to help explain this tricky spelling rule.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bZhl6YcrxZQ

 

There will also be common words to practice.

Poetry –  Last week we gave out some poem options to learn.  The children will be heard on Monday 22nd January in class reciting their choice of poem.  They can choose a different poem if they wish as long as it is Scots.  Here is a website to choose alternative poems if you wish.

http://www.electricscotland.com/culture/features/scots/children.htm

News

Last week we started our Katie Morag topic. We worked together in groups to create an AMAZING display for our topic wall (picture to be put up tomorrow!). We will continue to read Katie Morag stories and will be designing kilts this week to display.

Soon, in P2B, we will begin to talk about personal targets. Your child will come home within the next coupe of weeks with a target booklet and they will show you their short term targets for Maths, Language and Health and Wellbeing.  These will be discussed and created with your child in class.  Feel free to add a home target in the parent/guardian box at the bottom of the page.  These targets will be looked at every couple of weeks to check how they are getting on.  The target booklets will be kept in their bookbags. More info to come when the target booklets start being sent home.

Thanks for your continued support and have a wonderful week. Hopefully the weather won’t be too bad!

Miss B