Good afternoon,

Just a reminder that the Eagles have an own clothes day tomorrow (Friday 22nd October) as a treat for having the most house points for Term 1.  Well done Eagles!

Mrs Fulton

Good afternoon,.  I hope you all had a lovely October week.  We are looking forward to a fun, hardworking term taking us up to Christmas time.  Homework and news for this week as follows:

Homework

Spelling  – This week our spelling sound is schwa u.  This is where the u in the word sounds like a different sound. As in minus where the u may sound softer and like an uh.  This week we have 8 words with this sound and 4 common words.

maximum 

minimum 

beautiful 

thesaurus 

hippopotamus 

volunteer 

minus 

album 

across 

today 

during 

short 

Maths – Before the October holidays we finished our block on multiplication chimney sums.  This week our maths homework includes some extra examples of these sums.  These can be done in the homework jotter or on the sheet.  These sums are due in on Friday of this week.

Reading – New reading books will be given out tomorrow and will be due to be finished and handed in on Friday 29th October.  I will also be completing some running records with the children over the next couple of weeks.

News

This term for Paths we will have an extra treat as well as having our lovely compliments.  The children will be allowed to choose one treat from the Paths options for their Paths Day.  The options are as follows:

PATHS PUPIL OPTIONS

Choose one of the following options for your special day:

• Bring in something comfortable to wear.
• Prize box.
• Bring in a cuddly toy.
• Choose a friend to sit beside.
• Sit on a special chair.
• Teach us a lesson in class.
• Special teacher helper.
• Wear a onesie to school.
• Sit at the teacher’s desk.
• Game time.
• Sweet from teacher’s tub.
• Cushion for the day.
• Fidget on your table.

Have a great week and thank you for all of your continued support.

Mrs Fulton

Good evening, I hope you all had a great weekend.  Homework and news as follows:

Homework

Spelling – This week our sound is schwa o.  This is where there is an o in the word that has a different sound, such as handsome, where we sound the o more like a u when we say it.  We have 8 spelling words and 4 common words to look at this week.  Please complete the activities noted in the homework jotter for Friday.

absolutely

apostrophe

recognise

apology

handsome

opposite

button

method

sure

become

top

ship

Maths – This week we are working on a Sumdog challenge looking at the 5 and 6 x tables.

Reading – I gathered in the reading books on Friday.  This week the children can choose a book for enjoyment to read a little each night.

News

Maths week was a huge success last week and the children enjoyed many of the activities that we organised.  The Co-op trip went well with the children each choosing something to buy for £1 and completing a short money challenge.  The children showed wonderful manners and super behaviour walking to and from the shop and inside the co-op too which was lovely to see.  Well done P5R.

School closes this week on Friday 8th October for the October week.  The children return on Tuesday 19th October.

Thank you as always for all of your support.

Mrs Fulton

 @BishoptonPS @AttainRen #MWSREN

Good afternoon, I hope you are all having a lovely holiday weekend.  This week is Maths week and we have lots of exciting things planned for P5.

Homework

Spelling – This week our spelling sound is schwa a.  This is where an a in a word sounds like a different letter such as in private where the a may sound like an i sound.

exclamation 

paragraph 

guarantee 

entrance 

anagram 

husband 

private 

embarrass 

heard 

order 

red 

door 

Maths  – This week we have set a Sumdog multiplication challenge.  Please log in to sumdog using your details in your spelling jotter.

Reading – Please complete your reading book for Friday 1st October.

News

Tomorrow (Tuesday 28th September) we will be visiting the Bishopton  Co-op as part of our maths week activities.  We will be leaving school at 10:45am and will return to school at 11:30am  Please bring £1 to spend if this is possible.  We will be able to spend our £1 and will be completing a short challenge too.

Please send back in your parent appointment reply slip if possible.

Have a great week and thank you as always for all of your support.

Mrs Fulton

Good evening, I hope you all had a great weekend.  Homework and news for this week as follows:

Homework

Spelling – This week our spelling pattern is ves as in hooves and leaves.  Please complete the spelling tasks noted in the homework jotter.  We will take in the spelling jotters on Thursday as it is a holiday on Friday.

Spelling words for this week are:

calves 

thieves 

ourselves 

themselves 

housewives 

hooves 

wolves 

loaves 

usually 

didn’t 

friends 

easy 

Maths – This week we continue our work with subtraction.  The subtraction sums can be completed on the sheet given out or copied into their maths homework jotters.

Reading – The children will be given their next reading book on Monday.  This book will be due back in on Friday 1st October.

News

As part of maths week this month the children will be visiting the local Co-op in Bishopton.  We are looking for 1 adult volunteer to walk with us to the Co – op and back on Tuesday 28th September.  The children will get to spend £1 on this morning and we will have a small challenge to complete in the store. Our time slot is 10:55 until 11:40.  If you are available to help us on that morning please pop a note in your child’s jotter or bag and I will get back to you with more details.  If we have more than 1 volunteer we will do a ballot to choose.  Thank you in advance.

The children will bring home their parent night appointment slips on Thursday.

The children are off school on Friday 24th September and Monday 27th September for the September weekend holiday.  They will return to school on Tuesday 28th September.

Have a great week and thank you for your continued support.

Mrs Fulton

Good evening, I hope you all had a lovely weekend.  Homework and news for the week as follows:

Homework

Spelling – This week our sounds is ve for v as in deserve and curve.  Our words are

eavesdrop 

dissolve 

observe 

retrieve 

curve 

deserve 

conserve  

mauve 

since 

 ever 

 piece 

 told 

The homework instructions can be found inside the front cover of the homework jotters.  These jotters should be handed in on Friday.

Maths – This week we are focussing on subtraction sums.  These can be completed in the maths jotter or in the sheet that is given out.  The children should also ensure that they have completed the Sumdog diagnostic questions which the children are directed to when they log in.  The Sumdog log ins can be found in the back of the homework jotters.

Reading – The children now have an accelerated reading book which will be kept in school.  Their home reading book should be completed and handed in on Friday 17th September.

News

As part of maths week this month the children will be visiting the local Co-op in Bishopton.  We are looking for 1 adult volunteer to walk with us to the Co – op and back on Tuesday 28th September.  The children will get to spend £1 on this morning and we will have a small challenge to complete in the store. Our time slot is 10:55 until 11:40.  If you are available to help us on that morning please pop a note in your child’s jotter or bag and I will get back to you with more details.  If we have more than 1 volunteer we will do a ballot to choose.  Thank you in advance.

Have a great week and thank you for your continued support.

Mrs Fulton

Good evening, I hope you all had a great weekend and enjoyed the sunshine.  Homework and news for this week as follows:

Homework

Spelling – This week our sound pattern is nch as in crunch and lunch.  The daily homework tasks are detailed in the front cover of the homework jotters.  These jotters are due in on Friday.

Maths – The children will have their Sumdog username and password details glued into the back of their homework jotters on Monday.  The first time the children log in they will be directed to answer some maths questions. The children should answer these questions independently for their maths homework this week.  They can then play some games if they wish for extra practise.

Reading – We are currently finishing off our running records.  Reading books will be given out on Friday of this week.  These will be due back in on Monday 6th September.

News

We have enjoyed settling in to class over the past couple of weeks.  We have started our Paths lessons and each child in the class will have their turn as pupil of the day.  The children will receive compliments from the class and it would be lovely if we could have a compliment from home too if possible. We really enjoy reading these compliments in class.

P.E is on a Wednesday and Friday.

Have a great week.

Mrs Fulton