29 June 2012
This week we are learning to spell words with aw.
These words will be tested on Friday 06 July.
| paw |
| claw |
| dawn |
| saw |
| draw |
| jigsaw |
| lawn |
| sawdust |
| seesaws |
| yawn |
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.
| 1. | wishful |
| 2. | hopeful |
| 3. | painful |
| 4. | awful |
| 5. | helpful |
| 6. | careful |
| 7. | powerful |
| 8. | wonderful |
| 9. | beautiful |
| 10. | successful |
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.
| LO: Words that end with ‘tion’. |
| correction |
| construction |
| production |
| variation |
| conversation |
| creation |
| examination |
| education |
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.
29 June 2012
This week’s spellings are verbs in the present and past tense. Your child will be tested on Friday 06 July 2012.
- find
- found
- teach
- taught
- steal
- stole
- buy
- bought
- wear
- wore
22 June 2012
This week, we’re returning to words which use apostrophes to shorten or contract two words into one word. The spellings will be tested on Friday 29 June. Children will be tested on eight out of the ten words.
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1. |
it is |
it’s |
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2. |
can not |
can’t |
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3. |
will not |
won’t |
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4. |
do not |
don’t |
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5. |
should not |
shouldn’t |
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6. |
could not |
couldn’t |
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7. |
would not |
wouldn’t |
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8. |
does not |
doesn’t |
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9. |
I will |
I’ll |
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10. |
I have |
I’ve |
22 June 2012
This week, our spelling is words we use to join sentences.
Can you think of some more and use them in sentences? To help your child, it’s a good idea to ask them to write the words in full sentences, practising their handwriting and punctuation at the same time.
These words will be tested on Friday 29 June.
| and |
| but |
| because |
| then |
| after |
| until |