18 January 2012
This week we look at words with the split vowel digraph a-e: two letters, split by a consonant, which make a ‘long a’ sound.
These words will be tested on Friday 25 January.
| cake |
| make |
| late |
| made |
| sale |
| mate |
| gate |
| snake |
18 January 2013
This week we are continuing to look at words with ful as a suffix. The words on the list can also become adverbs with the addition of an extra suffix: ful and ly.
For example: mercy merciful mercifully
Children will be tested on Friday 25 January on the root words with both ful and fully added as a suffix.
- beauty
- delight
- sorrow
- disgrace
- boast
- fear
- help
- spite
- power
The Paperclip Dance
Do you know how we are making the paperclips dance? Ask the scientists from Year 1!
Click on the link below to see ‘the paperclip dance’.
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18 January 2013
This week’s homework is creative.
I can show what I want to know about theme parks.
In class, children have discussed how they could present this homework, but the main thing is to get loads of questions and / or ideas down. This will mean that we can base lots of our Theme Park Big Topic lessons on children’s interests.
An excellent learner
Getting a certificate for always demonstrating excellent learning behaviour.
SEAL star
Getting the ‘I can take a safe risk’ certificate for confidently trying new shapes in gymnastics.
18 January 2013
All the spellings this week contain the letter string ough. It’s important to practise reading these words as well as writing them down as there are a variety of sounds that the ough words can make.
| 1. | rough |
| 2. | cough |
| 3. | enough |
| 4. | tough |
| 5. | though |
| 6. | dough |
| 7. | although |
| 8. | thought |
Children will be tested on all eight words on Friday 25 January.
18 January 2013
The homework this week is creative and is due in Wednesday 22 January.
I can show what I already know about space.
As you all know, our new topic is Blast Off! To launch this topic we would like you to show us everything you already know about space. You could tell us about the history of space travel, the different planets, the Milky Way or even discuss whether there is life on Mars! As always, you can be as creative as you like, but if you’re struggling why not try:
- an annotated photo collage of different pictures from space
- a PowerPoint presentation
- a comic strip
- a podcast
18 January 2012
This week’s spellings are plurals again. However, this week our spellings require you to add an es to the route word to make it a plural.
What do you notice about the ends of the route words?
| LO: plurals – add es | |
| glass | glasses |
| dress | dresses |
| beach | beaches |
| match | matches |
| fox | foxes |
| virus | viruses |
| atlas | atlases |
| bush | bushes |
The Rs for learning
The 7Rs for learning is an additional theme to our SEAL (social and emotional aspects of learning) coverage across the year. Throughout this theme children will explore seven key aspects of learning behaviour:
- Responsibility – know that you are in charge of your learning
- Risk – taking – having a go
- Resilience – keep trying, stay positive and persevere
- Resourcefulness – try a different way and find and use resources independently
- Responsive – respond in the right way to peers and adults
- Remembering – apply your learning in other lessons
- Reflection – think about what and how you’ve learnt and learn from your mistakes
Each of these aspects that help us to learn will be explored over this half term.