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This week’s homework (20th January 2020)
Spelling	Week 2 of the “oo” phoneme (in jotters). Select another of the 9 options or choose your own!   Don’t forget to tell us which option you’ve picked, especially if it’s an active one.
Reading	A.R. books are in homework folders.
Numeracy	H4 Homelink 39. Complete this in your jotter and recycle the sheet. Learn the 7x table.
Active	Have a chat about Robert Burns. Why do we celebrate Burns’ Day?  Remember to wear something tartan on Thursday (if you have it!).

Homework Tasks this week

Reading– core reader (reading book);

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

Please encourage your child to:

Say the word   e.g. leaf

Break it into the sounds e.g. l-ea-f(3 sounds)

Blend it- l..ea…f(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.

Looking for an extra challenge?  Ask your child

How many would I have altogether if I had 3 lots of 10 and 4 (or 4 ones) (34)

Try with other numbers to 50 and beyond (up to 99)

 

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

This week’s homework (13th January 2020)
Spelling	Week 1 of the “oo” phoneme (in jotters). Select one of the 9 options or choose your own!   Don’t forget to tell us which option you’ve picked, especially if it’s an active one.
Reading	A.R. books are in homework folders.
Numeracy	Sheet 37 in jotters. Keep practising those multiplication tables!
Active	Think about something you would like to learn during our Titanic topic.

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

This week’s homework (6th January 2020)
Spelling	Set of tricky words (in jotters). Select one of the 9 options or choose your own!   Don’t forget to tell us which option you’ve picked, especially if it’s an active one.
Reading	A.R. books are in homework folders.
Numeracy	Revision of division sheet in jotters.
Active:	Remember to bring your gym shoes in for Scottish Dancing this month.

Next week is our last week of term…and it’s a busy one!

Monday: Science Centre trip – please remember to bring a packed lunch.  School uniform should be worn.

Tuesday: It’s our Christmas party this afternoon!  Please come to school dressed ready for festivities!

Thursday: We are going to have some time for games.  Children can bring in a board game or toy.  No electronics please!

Friday: It’s cosy movie day!  Children can bring in a blanket, cushion, pillow or soft toy and snuggle up with some Christmas classics.  Don’t forget that it’s a non-uniform day too.

Merry Christmas from all of us in Primary 4!!

 

Homework

There is no more homework before Christmas although reading and spelling will continue to be taught in class.

 

Growth Mindset

You will find a parental questionnaire on Growth Mindset for parents to complete as the lesson sequence with associated home link/homework ends. I had a good response rate to the first questionnaire and it would be great to get all those who completed a questionnaire at the outset to complete a questionnaire now. I have included extras in case any other parent/carer who has been involved in the homework wishes to respond!  Thanks for your support in this- it is an important part of the Growth Mindset project.

Growth Mindset will continue within classroom routines and practices and the project continues with the children throughout their time in Primary 2.

 

Nativity

The children have been working hard and are excited to perform their show to parents/carers this Friday.

Thanks to all those who have brought in clothes for the show in a named bag. We have our dress rehearsal to the school tomorrow- so anyone still to bring in clothes should do so tomorrow.  This could be a Christmas t-shirt or jumper but could be any colourful top.  Please don’t supply Christmas headwear for the show as it can prevent the audience seeing children in the row behind.

 

Tomorrow is a very busy day!  We have our delicious Christmas lunch and get to enjoy it whilst wearing our festive jumpers!  Woohoo!!

There’s no homework for the rest of the year!

Merry Christmas!

Nativity

The children have been working hard on their lines for the Nativity. Some children have learned them off by heart already, which is wonderful.  Please help your child learn their line.  If your child has been absent, you will find their line on a small slip of paper in their homework folder.

Children should wear a Christmas t-shirt or jumper if possible with dark jeans/leggings/joggers. Please don’t supply Christmas headwear for the show as it can prevent the audience seeing children in the row behind.

Please bring clothes into school in a named bag by Monday 9^th December at the latest to ensure we have all clothes available for dress rehearsals that week.

Christmas shows are on Friday 13^th November at 10.30am and 1.45pm and those returning the ticket request form will receive tickets soon.

 

Growth Mindset

Today we talked about the need to persevere in learning and the importance of developing personal resilience when things get tough.

We continue to encourage a Growth Mindset throughout our learning through the language we use in class and through display and class routines. As we approach the end of phase 1 of our Growth Mindset Project, I will send home a new questionnaire for parents to complete.

Thank you in advance for completing this. It is part of the project to increase parental involvement in their child’s learning.  This is because we believe parental involvement is important in maximising the impact of classroom practice.  It is part of the project to provide an evidence base to the impact of communicating with and involving parents so thank you for the time taken to discuss Growth Mindset with your child and for completing the questionnaires provided.

Homework tasks this week

Growth Mindset

This is a talking task and there is no need to record or hand anything in.

Mapping

We have been learning to read plans and make plans of our class and playground.

We will continue our learning by reading simple maps. Please help your child create a simple map of the journey they make from home to school.

Think about roads and turns. You may mark on features such as roundabouts, crossings, traffic signals, bridges and other significant features that help your child know where they are in their journey. There will be an opportunity for children to share their work in class from Friday 6^th December.

There are no additional reading, spelling or maths homework tasks this week although all these areas of learning continue in class.

Thanks for your support with homework.

Please look out for letters in homework folders this week.

Ms Crawford