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06 July 2012

This week’s spellings are all words which have been misspelled in our writing recently. Children will be tested on eight out of the ten words on Friday 13 July.

06 July 2012

This week’s spellings are all synonyms for said.

We are learning about news reports at the moment and these spellings will be helpful when writing quotes.

Looking at Leeds 2012 photography competition

Every picture tells a story… The Looking at Leeds 2012 photography competition is looking for photographs of Leeds that capture its people and places, its cultures and communities, and they want young people in Leeds to help bring the story to life.  The competition is open to everyone across Leeds, with a special category for young people in Year 11 and under.

The city has a lots happening this summer: Breeze, concerts, festivals, sports, museums, Olympic celebrations… There is something taking place nearly every day, but can you or your child capture what it means to be in Leeds in 2012?

Closing on 31 July 2012, the competition is open to everyone and there are some fantastic prizes on offer:

• first prize for the Year 11 and under category is a family ticket for Leeds Rhinos
• runners up prizes include a family ticket for the West Yorkshire Playhouse, a season pass for Lotherton Hall and two tickets for the Carriageworks

Entries can be made by emailing your image to imagesofleeds@leeds.gov.uk using ‘Leeds 2012’ as the subject header. Images must have been taken during 2012 and should include the following information:

• the entrant’s name, age and contact details
• the month, place or event at which the image was taken

For more information visit www.leeds.gov.uk/leeds2012.  If you’d like to find out more information about the competition, please email imagesofleeds@leeds.gov.uk.

29 June 2012

This week we are learning to spell words with aw.

These words will be tested on Friday 06 July.

29 June 2012

The homework this week is Talk Time and is due in Wednesday 04 July.

I know feelings that are involved with change.

You could talk about the change of class teacher next year and the feelings associated with that, and any other significant changes your child has experienced or would like to consider.

We’ll have a discussion next week where your child will have the chance to listen to the views and experiences of others, as well as reflect on their own.

29 June 2012

The homework this week is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 04 July.

I can find fractions.

Your child has a fractions worksheet in their book that they should complete. If  you have any questions about the worksheet, please come and see me.

29 June 2012

This week’s spellings are all words with the suffix ful which means ‘full of’.

Notice how when full is added on to the end it loses one of its ls. For example, wish and full becomes wishful.

29 June 2012

The homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in Wednesday 04 July.

To use co-ordinates.

We have been searching for treasure this week using a map with co-ordinates on. In your child’s homework book, there’s another map and the children have to plot the co-ordinates of certain landmarks on the island.

29 June 2012

The suffix we are going to be learning this week is tion.

Some of the time, these suffixes can be added with simply replacing the final t in the route word with tion. For example. correct and correction. However, there are a few exceptions which we’ll go through in the week.

29 June 2012

This week’s homework is talk time. It’s due in on Wednesday 04 July 2012.

I know feelings that are involved with change.

You could talk about the change of class teacher next year and the feelings associated with that, and any other significant changes your child has experienced or would like to consider.