Happy New Year!

Thank you all for your kind Christmas gifts, cards and messages- they were all a lovely surprise and most appreciated.

I hope you all had a pleasant Christmas break. It was good to see the children today and they were excited to tell me all their news.

Please remember to return PE kits, which were sent home for washing/checking before the holidays. I am looking forward to starting our Scottish dancing!

 

Homework Tasks this week

Reading– core reader (reading book);

Spelling– spelling pattern ay– the common words this week all have the sound ay in them which should help.

Please encourage your child to:

Say the word   e.g. hay

Break it into the sounds e.g. h-ay(2 sounds)

Blend it- h..ay…(stretching out each sound)

Write it (whilst covering the word)

Check it (against the written format)

If possible, tackle one column of spelling on two different nights. An active spelling grid is in the front cover of the literacy homework jotter. You should pick one to try on a third night. Children would benefit from writing a simple sentence this term- starting with a Capital letter, remember finger spaces and to finish with a full stop/other end punctuation.

There will be a spelling dictation on Friday this week.

Maths- Children have been working on partitioning numbers to 20 (and beyond) into 10 and extras. This activity will help develop your child’s understanding of numbers including place value.

Please bring homework folders/reading books daily, as children will need these at various times during the week.

Thanks for your support with homework.

 

Ms Crawford