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28 June 2013

This week’s spellings are words with a silent k. 

This means the k is not said out loud when we blend or read the word;  k and the next letter are a special grapheme which work together so they make one phoneme: a ‘nnn’ sound.

• knuckle
• knee
• knit
• knickers
• knob
• knife
• knight
• knock
• knot
• kneel

28 June 2013

For the last few weeks of spellings, we will be revisiting three familiar spelling rules. This week’s spellings combine two of these rules:

double-up for short vowel sounds

and

drop the e for ing

All of the spellings double-up because of short vowel sounds. As for the second rule (drop the e for ing), because the route word of these spellings all have le on the end, when an ing is added the e is dropped.

For example,

wriggle with an ing added becomes wriggling and the e is dropped.

28 June 2013

This week’s whole school homework is a Talk Time one, and it also involves completing the pupil health questionnaire sent home with your child today.

I can give my opinions on health issues.

Emotional health and obesity are the two main health targets we are focussing on to further our healthy schools status and the questions are linked to these areas.  They include:

• Are you happy at school?
• What do you enjoy most about playtimes and lunchtimes?

Please support your child to complete the health questionnaire in order to find out their views on some of our key health issues at school.

Completed questionnaires to be returned by Wednesday 03 July.

28 June 2013

This week’s spellings look at words we have come across in our Big Topic. They are all about the farm. These words will be tested on Friday 05 July 2013.

Fun on the farm

First of all, I would like to say well done to all of Year 2.  They were brilliant ambassadors for Moortown Primary and made the day very enjoyable.  Lots of fun was had; the playground was a big attraction with some awesome slides and then, of course, the picnic (highlight of every school visit!).  The main focus, the tour of the farm, was really interesting.

Did you know that a pig is pregnant for 3 months, 3 weeks and 3 days? 

Did you know that a good cow can cost between £800 and £1000?

We all learnt something today; you might be told you are putting sheep on your lips (lanolin, from wool,  is in your lipstick)!

A day at the farm

What a wonderful day the children had at the farm today. The sun was shining and we could enjoy all the areas of the farm. We got to feed the cows, hold a rabbit and see some donkeys as well.  My favourite activity was the sheep race – well done to the green team for winning.

Flex and Stretch

Look at how flexible we are! Yoga was one of our lessons last week; here are some photos.

21 June 2013

This week, we are spelling words we use in our everyday writing.

They will be tested on Friday 28 June 2013.

21 June 2013

This week’s homework is practice makes perfect.  It is to be handed in by Wednesday 26 June 2013.

Your child will have a worksheet to complete. In this worksheet, your child will remember how to use labels and practise writing sentences.

21 June 2013

This week’s spellings are all words which have been used quite often in the children’s writing this week and spelled incorrectly. Unfortunately, many of the words are ‘double up for short vowel sound’ words which, despite the continued practice, are still being spelled incorrectly.