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25 November 2011

This week’s spellings are all describing words (adjectives) that use the suffix ‘al’.

25 November 2011

We’ll be writing some dialogue in our literacy lessons next week so the spellings are all words that we can use instead of said.

The spellings will be tested on Friday 02 December. The children will be tested on eight out of the ten spellings.

25 November 2011

The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Wednesday 30 November.

I know how to stay calm.

There are lots of things that we can do to help ourselves to stay calm in different situations. Discuss what strategies you could use to stay calm and when you might need to use these strategies.

25 November 2011

Spellings are again connectives. Using connectives effectively will help the children write their newspaper reports this week.

The children have been asked to choose twelve spelling from the list below that will challenge their spelling and improve their newspaper reports.

Spellings will be tested on Friday 02 December.

25 November 2011

Homework this week is creative and is due in on Wednesday 30 November.

I can show all I know about Mount Olympus and the Ancient Greek Gods.

Remember to be as creative as you can.

You could produce some writing, art work, a story, a newspaper report or your own creative idea. Have fun!

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We were lucky enough to have a visitor on Friday.  Richard Gale (Indi’s dad) is a paramedic and he came in to talk about his job.  As you can see we had great fun using bandages, oxygen masks and stethoscopes!  It looked like there had been an awful accident at one point but I can assure you that no-one was hurt at all!

Thank you Richard for taking the time to visit us.

Knock Knock!

This week, your child will be sketching some observational drawings. In keeping with our topic of ‘Our House’, they will have the opportunity to look at doors throughout British History as well as developing some essential skteching techniques along the way. Below, you will find doors from the Anglo-Saxon period right up to the Edwardian period. Later on the week, I will upload some of the children’s drawings to see how they compare alongside the real thing. Why not discuss with your child how the features change through the ages?

Industrial action

You will be aware that the headteachers’ union, the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), has voted to take industrial action on Wednesday 30 November 2011. This means headteachers now join other public sector workers on strike on this day.

Teachers will also strike.  The vote of National Union of Teachers (NUT) members in the Teachers’ Pension Scheme in June covers all members in the schools balloted to take action on 30 November. They do not need to ballot again.

The industrial action in June meant Moortown Primary had to close.  A similar number of staff members, whether NAHT or NUT members, have decided to strike on 30 November.  Therefore, it is definite that Moortown Primary will close.

Tricky Words

This week, your child will start to bring some ‘Tricky Words’ home to learn. These are words that have have unusual or untaught phonemes and are ‘tricky’ to decode. Show your child the word and try to blend it as usual, discussing the letters that are ‘tricky’. For example, in the word ‘go’ the last letter does not represent the same sound as in the word dog. Keep looking at the words, use them in a sentence and point them out in their reading book. This week, the tricky words are ‘the‘ and ‘to‘.

Still measuring!