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28 September 2012

This week our spellings are a review of the three previous lists. These rules are:

• drop the e for ing
• drop the y for an i
• double up for short vowel sounds

Not all words from the three previous lists will be tested. They will only be tested on eight of the previous words. There will also be a couple of bonus words which have not previously been seen but which follow one of the three rules.

28 September 2012

This week, the spellings are words where you have to drop the y for an i when adding ly.

Children should learn all ten spellings and will be tested on eight out of the ten.

Ukulele lessons

Every Friday afternoon, Year 4 have a ukelele lesson. Mr Batton has made a guitar from a Quality Street tin!

28 September 2012

This week we are asking you to think about this statement:

I know what makes a healthy brain.

This is creative homework and is due in on Wednesday 03 October 2012.

You could produce:

• • some art work
• • some poetry
• • a poster
• • a rap
• • your own creative idea

28 September 2012

This week’s homework is creative. It is due in on Wednesday 03 October 2012.

I know what makes a healthy brain.

Children could:

• produce a spider diagram of ideas
• draw pictures with labels
• write an explanation
• produce a poster
• cut and stick pictures from the internet or magazines

…or they might choose a creative way of their own to present their learning!

28 September 2012

This week’s spellings are words containing ‘oa’. Your child will be tested on Friday 05 October.

• load
• road
• loaf
• soak
• boat
• coat
• float
• goat
• throat
• soap

Our Big Topics begin…

We’ve had a busy few weeks with mini-topics and our themed week but our Big Topics will begin next week!

Our topics for this school year are:

Year 1 and 2

• Roll up! Roll up! Learning about the origins of the circus and how they have changed over time
• Treasure A new topic for 2012-2013, ‘Treasure’ will include lots of map-reading and adventure
• Ee Ie Ee Ie O! Learning about different types of farms and animals

Year 3 and 4

• All aboard! Learning about transport through the ages
• To infinity and beyond! A popular topic delving deep into space
• Food, glorious food! Another new topic for 2012-2013, ‘Food, glorious food’ will look at popular food in different cultures

Year 5 and 6

• Rich and poor Thinking about differences in lifestyle between rich and poor over time
• Theme parks Another new topic for this school year, ‘Theme parks’ is a roller-coaster ride which links all the key literacy learning the children have done in the past, from reports to recounts
• Chocolate A popular topic looking at aspects such as fair trade and how chocolate is made

28 September 2012

Please learn these words for a test on Friday 05 October.

Words containing the ai/ay sound.

For those of you that want an extra challenge…

You could write the words in a sentence eg I sat in the rain.

28 September 2012

The homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 03 October.

I know what makes my brain healthy.

Here are some ideas:

• A poster
• Draw a picture
• A Lego model, box construction etc
• A photograph
• Information from a book, internet
• Write a sentence

I look forward to seeing your creations on Wednesday.

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Learning about the brain

Year One have enjoyed a week of exciting activities. These activities helped them to understand and learn about their amazing brains. This is what they said:

• “Our brains help us think!”
• “My brain needs water.”
• “My brain has 3 parts.”