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This week Spelling, Reading and Numeracy homework has been issued.

Spelling

Please try to practise cvc words/phoneme words/common words each night using a multi-sensory activity in preparation for a quiz in class on a Friday.  Multi-sensory ideas could include: making the words using play dough, painting the words, writing the words in a sand tray or on a whiteboard/chalkboard, as well as, writing the words on a computer then changing the font/size, writing the words using fancy letters or with eyes shut.  The words could even be written using the hand not normally used for writing.  Can you think of any new multi-sensory activities to try?  These jobs do not have to be returned to school.

Words for the Blue Group:

tag, pot, gap, dig, gas, pig Complete cvc worksheet and return to school on Friday.

Words for the Green Group:

blue, glue, true, clue, Sue, best, number, other

Words for the Red Group:

Assessment week for “igh”, “y”, “i-e”, “o-e”, “a-e”, “u-e”, “e-e”, “ss” and “ll”.  Please practise: light, bright, myself, why, shine, inside, stone, smoke, brake, sale, sure, June, theme, extreme, mess, lesson, yell, allow

Words for the Yellow Group:

Same as the Red Group.  In addition, think of an additional word for each of the above phonemes.  Write them down on both post-its given out in class on Monday.  Are the words spelled correctly?  Keep one post-it at home and bring the other into school to allow practice to be done in class too.

Challenge Activity – Try writing a sentence for each word. Remember to use V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation).

Reading

Please read/discuss the following pages:

Apples: Pages 1 – 8 of “A Good Trick” and practise Key Words for Thursday
Pineapples: Pages 1 – 8 of “I Can’t Open It!” for Thursday
Grapes: Pages 1 – 16 of “Yo-Yo a Go-Go” for Thursday
Strawberries: Pages 13 – 24 of “Jumping Jack” for Thursday

Numeracy

Circles: Please practise tasks outlined on the Big Maths Sheet.  Also, complete Subtraction worksheet and return to school on Friday.

Squares: Please practise tasks outlined on the Big Maths Sheet.  Also, complete sheet indicated in Mental Maths Booklet and return to school on Friday.

Triangles: Please continue to practise counting forwards to 10, as well as, counting backwards.  Also, practise writing numbers to 10 correctly and try to count different objects around the house e.g. spoons, crayons.  Continue to discuss numbers before and between, e.g. What number comes before 6?  What number comes between 2 and 4? Please complete Addition worksheet and return to school on Friday.

Welcome to Room 5’s Homework Blog

This week Spelling, Reading and Numeracy homework has been issued.

Spelling

Please try to practise cvc words/phoneme words/common words each night using a multi-sensory activity in preparation for a quiz in class on a Friday.  Multi-sensory ideas could include: making the words using play dough, painting the words, writing the words in a sand tray or on a whiteboard/chalkboard, as well as, writing the words on a computer then changing the font/size, writing the words using fancy letters or with eyes shut.  The words could even be written using the hand not normally used for writing.  Can you think of any new multi-sensory activities to try?  These jobs do not have to be returned to school.

Words for the Blue Group:

cop, cap, cat, kid, cod, kit Complete cvc worksheet and return to school on Friday.

Words for the Green Group:

Consolidation week for “ay”, “ea”, “ow” and common words.  Please practise: play, prayer, speak, stream, follow, shallow, yellow, again

Words for the Red Group:

Consolidation week for “e-e”, “ss”, “ll” and common words.  Please practise: these, complete, lesson, dress, allow, shallow, four, head

Words for the Yellow Group:

Same as the Red Group.  In addition, think of two additional words for each of the above phonemes.  Write them down on both post-its given out in class on Monday.  Are the words spelled correctly?  Keep one post-it at home and bring the other into school to allow practice to be done in class too.

Challenge Activity – Try writing a sentence for each word.  Remember to use V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation).

Reading

Please read/discuss the following pages:

Apples: Pages 1 – 8 of “Who Is It?” and practise Key Words for Thursday

Pineapples: Pages 9 – 16 of “Where’s Our Car?” for Thursday

Grapes: Pages 1 – 16 of “Camping” for Thursday

Strawberries: Pages 1 – 12 of “Jumping Jack” for Thursday

Numeracy

Circles: Please practise tasks outlined on the Big Maths Sheet.  Also, complete Weight worksheet and return to school on Friday.

Squares: Please practise tasks outlined on the Big Maths Sheet.  Also, complete Weight worksheet and return to school on Friday.

Triangles: Please continue to practise counting forwards to 10, as well as, counting backwards.  Also, practise writing numbers to 10 correctly and try to count different objects around the house e.g. spoons, crayons.  Continue to discuss numbers before and between, e.g. What number comes before 7?  What number comes between 5 and 7?  Please complete Addition worksheet and return to school on Friday.

Welcome to Room 5’s Homework Blog

This week Spelling, Reading and Numeracy homework has been issued.

Spelling

Please try to practise cvc words/phoneme words/common words each night using a multi-sensory activity in preparation for a quiz in class on a Friday.  Multi-sensory ideas could include: making the words using play dough, painting the words, writing the words in a sand tray or on a whiteboard/chalkboard, as well as, writing the words on a computer then changing the font/size, writing the words using fancy letters or with eyes shut.  The words could even be written using the hand not normally used for writing.  Can you think of any new multi-sensory activities to try?  These jobs do not have to be returned to school.

Words for the Blue Group:

mat, map, dad, pit, dip, sad Complete cvc worksheet and return to school on Thursday.

Words for the Green Group:

low, grow, show, throw, follow, shallow, yellow, again, food

Words for the Red Group:

well, dull, drill, spill, allow, shallow, will, fell, call

Words for the Yellow Group:

Same as the Red Group.  In addition, think of two additional words which have the “ll” phoneme.  Write them down on both post-its given out in class on Monday.  Are the words spelled correctly?  Keep one post-it at home and bring the other into school to allow practice to be done in class too.

Challenge Activity – Try writing a sentence for each word.  Remember to use V.C.O.P. (Vocabulary, Connectives, Openers, Punctuation).

Reading

Please read/discuss the following pages:

Apples: Pages 1 – 8 of “The Big Box” and practise Key Words for Thursday

Pineapples: Pages 1 – 8 of “Where’s Our Car?” for Thursday

Grapes: Pages 1 – 16 of “Too Much Talk!” for Thursday

Strawberries: Pages 9 – 16 of “The Inventions of Thomas Edison” for Thursday

Numeracy

Circles: Please practise tasks outlined on the Big Maths Sheet.

Squares: Please practise tasks outlined on the Big Maths Sheet.

Triangles: Please continue to practise counting forwards to 10, as well as, counting backwards.  Also, practise writing numbers to 10 correctly and try to count different objects around the house e.g. spoons, crayons.  Continue to discuss numbers before and between, e.g. What number comes before 8?  What number comes between 7 and 9?