This weeks homework tasks are listed below.

Spelling Homework

Bananas:  Common words

almost, Autumn, Winter, Spring, Summer, happened, beautiful, frightened, teacher, difficult, little, Scotland, England, Ireland, Wales

In jotters write words 3 times each using he Look, Say, Cover, Write and Check method.  Choose 4 words and write the dictionary definition for each one.

Oranges: ‘ss’ phoneme week

Phoneme words: mess, lesson, class, dress, less, moss, kiss

Common words: four, miss, never, these

Maths Homework

Triangle: Zoo coordinates worksheet and 4 times table

Circles: Pirate directions worksheet and 3 times table

Reading Homework

Unicorns 1: What should you eat?- Pages 13- 24

Unicorns 2: How Music is Made  -Whole book

Centaurs: Melting Ice- Pages 1-24

Dragons: Looking after our world- Pages 1-32

These books are all non-fiction. Please have a chat with your child about the content and try to make connections to experiences they may have had. Look at unfamiliar words and help them to try and work out meanings. Ask them questions using the contents and index pages.

Please ensure pupils keep their reading book in the clear reading folder provided at all times.

Song words

Pupils now have the words to two Christmas songs. Please could your child practise these as they will be singing without the sheets by the end of this week.

This weeks homework tasks are listed below.

Spelling Homework

Bananas:  Phoneme ‘ie’

Core words: flight, wipe, tie, reply, thigh, smile, tried, myself, night, drive

Extension words: write, lied, trying, tonight, butterfly, cried, brighter, decide, replied, polite

Dictation task: Please could you read aloud the following passage to your child and have them write it in their homework jotter.

A woman was on her way to the shop to buy a pie and a frying pan. She had just waved and smiled to a friend, when a car turning right, hit a patch of ice. She got a huge fright when the car started to skid.

Oranges: Phoneme ‘e_e’

these, here, eve, complete, Steve

Common words: father, head, mother, jump

Dictation task: Please read aloud the following passage to your child and have them write it in their homework jotter.

Steve was busy on Christmas Eve, he had a lot of work to complete. Steve still had to wrap some gifts and put these under the tree.

Maths Homework

Triangle: 4 times table and Symmetry sheet

Circles: 5 times table and 2D Shape hunt

Reading Homework

Unicorns 1:What should you eat? Pages 1-12

Unicorns 2: Korka the Mighty Elf Pages 1-16

Centaurs: Chapters 14 and 15

Dragons: Chapters 14 and 15

Please ensure pupils keep their reading book in the clear reading folder provided at all times to protect them from damage.

PE days have changed this term and are now on a Monday and Tuesday. Please ensure your child has their kit on those days. It is helpful if they keep their kit  in school in case of any additional PE sessions.

IDL: Glasgow Homework

The bridge building project was a great success so following on from this we will be looking at ship building and designing our own simple ships in class. Pupils will be learning about displacement, buoyancy and materials. At home pupils should test out theories of floating and sinking and try to work out what materials might be best to use on a boat.

This weeks homework tasks are listed below.

Spelling Homework

Bananas:  Core words Phoneme representation for ‘ie’

flight, wipe, tie, reply, thigh, smile, tried, myself, night, drive

Pupils have to complete the phoneme grid they started in class.  No jotter tasks this week but pupils have to chose 2 multi-sensory activities to do at home.

Oranges: ‘u_e’ phoneme and ‘a_e’ phoneme consolidation week

Pupils can choose 2 multi- sensory activities to complete at home. No jotter tasks this week.

Maths Homework

Triangle: 3D Shape properties worksheet and 4 times table

Circles: 2 D and 3 D shape worksheet and 3 times table

Reading Homework

Unicorns 1: Changing Shape (whole book)

Unicorns 2: Is the Wise Owl Wise Pages 13-16

Centaurs: Chapters 12 and 13

Dragons: Chapters 12 and 13

Please ensure pupils keep their reading book in the clear reading folder provided at all times.

PE days have changed this term and are now on a Monday and Tuesday. Please ensure your child has their kit on those days. It is helpful if they keep their kit  in school in case of any additional PE sessions.

IDL: Glasgow Homework

This week in class we will be putting our bridge plans into action. Pupils have been bringing in resources to help with the construction of their team bridges. All items must be in by Wednesday at the latest.