Good evening, I hope you all enjoyed the lovely weather this weekend.\u00a0 Homework and news as follows:<\/p>\n
Homework<\/strong><\/p>\n Spelling<\/strong> – This week our spelling sound is ow as in snow and blow.\u00a0 there will be 4 words with this sound and 4 tricky words.\u00a0 Remember to complete an activity from the spelling grid if you can.<\/p>\n Reading<\/strong> – Books continue.\u00a0 Over the next few weeks I will be completing running records again with the children to check reading levels.\u00a0 Next week we will have the Big cat books home again.<\/p>\n Wordwalls<\/strong> – These will be checked on Thursday.<\/p>\n Maths<\/strong> – A fraction sheet revising 1\/2s will go home this week.\u00a0 We will be looking at quarters next week.<\/p>\n The children have been working so hard on time this session.\u00a0 Please encourage them to recognise o’clock, half past and quarter past at home if you can.\u00a0 They should also know how to write and say these times in digital.<\/p>\n News<\/strong><\/p>\n Last week we continued our new Africa Topic.\u00a0 We were learning about the differences and similarities between life in Scotland and\u00a0 life in some areas of Africa.\u00a0 We watched a clip about the day in the life of a young African girl living in Nairobi, Kenya.\u00a0 The children then worked with a partner to draw and write about the similarities and differences with our own life.\u00a0 They all worked so hard.<\/p>\n Our Meerkat now has a name.\u00a0 Bishy Meer.\u00a0 We are enjoying hearing about his adventures with the children.<\/p>\n Big Pedal<\/strong><\/p>\n Big pedal continues this week.\u00a0 Pupils can bring a bike or scooter each day.<\/p>\n Holidays<\/strong><\/p>\n Children are off this Friday 4th May and Monday 7th May.\u00a0 Pupils return on Tuesday 8th May.<\/p>\n Have a great week.<\/p>\n Mrs Fulton\/ Mrs Mackenzie<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Good evening, I hope you all enjoyed the lovely weather this weekend.\u00a0 Homework and news as follows: Homework Spelling – This week our spelling sound is ow as in snow and blow.\u00a0 there will be 4 words with this sound and 4 tricky words.\u00a0 Remember to complete an activity from the spelling grid if you … Continue reading P2R wk beg 30.04.18<\/span>