{"id":6725,"date":"2019-10-28T16:45:27","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/wallace\/?p=6725"},"modified":"2019-10-28T16:45:27","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T16:45:27","slug":"primary-2-homework-week-beginning-28-10-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/re\/wallace\/2019\/10\/28\/primary-2-homework-week-beginning-28-10-19\/","title":{"rendered":"Primary 2 Homework Week beginning 28.10.19"},"content":{"rendered":"

Children began their learning on Growth Mindset this afternoon. We read Your Fantastic Elastic Brain<\/em><\/strong> by JoAnn Deak.\u00a0 We found out that the different areas of our brain do different kinds of jobs.<\/p>\n

Cerebrum- helps us think and speak<\/p>\n

Cerebellum- helps of move and balance<\/p>\n

Prefrontal Cortex- helps us plan and make decisions<\/p>\n

Amygdala- helps us control our emotions<\/p>\n

Hippocampus- helps us store and find memories.<\/p>\n

Our neurons are tiny brain cells that make electrical signals to send messages between areas in the brain.<\/p>\n

We worked together to make a giant brain which shows that when we demonstrate a Growth Mindset<\/strong> (we practise, persevere, take on challenges) our neurons fire and we learn and grow our brains. If we don\u2019t focus, practise new skills and give up when coming across challenges our brains don\u2019t grow as much. We call this having a Fixed Mindset<\/strong>. Ask your child to see the work they coloured and labelled today. Most children have remembered to bring this home this afternoon.\u00a0 We will be learning more about the difference between a Growth and Fixed Mindset over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n

Read our home link sheet to find out about our Growth Mindset.<\/p>\n

Homework tasks this week<\/strong><\/p>\n

Growth Mindset Homework-<\/strong><\/p>\n

Speak with your child about a time that they learned a new skill or got better at something through practice. Children will share this with the class on Friday.<\/p>\n

Share with your child a time that you learned a new skill through practice.<\/p>\n

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Reading<\/strong>– core reader (reading book);<\/p>\n

Spelling<\/strong>– spelling pattern ck<\/em>– and common words (me, we, be, she)<\/p>\n

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Please encourage your child to:<\/p>\n

Say the word\u00a0\u00a0 e.g. clock<\/p>\n

Break it into the sounds e.g. c-l-o-ck(4 sounds)<\/p>\n

Blend it- c..l..o..ck.(stretching out each sound)<\/p>\n

Write it (whilst covering the word)<\/p>\n

Check it (against the written format)<\/p>\n

If possible tackle one column of spelling on 2 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.<\/p>\n

There will be a spelling dictation on Friday this week.<\/p>\n

Maths-<\/strong>There is no new maths task this week because many children will be busy with out of school Halloween activities. If anyone is looking for maths- keep going with the numbers to 20 activities which were issued last week.\u00a0 Children will benefit from repeating these activities over the next few weeks- so hang on to the number cards.<\/p>\n

As a reminder , aspects suggested include:<\/p>\n