Uncategorised

08 July 2011

This is your final piece of spelling homework.

You need to learn the WOW words from the previous four spelling lists. You need to learn all of them but I will only test a random selection.

You also need to learn all the definitions ready to put the words into sentences to show you understand the meanings.

Spellings will be tested on Friday 15 July 2011.

08 July 2011

This week’s homework is Creative Homework.   Please hand in on Wednesday 13 July.

I can show my learning journey.

This is the final homework of this academic year.  It’s an opportunity for your child to reflect on their learning over the year.   Their reflections could include:

• what they have learned
• when they learn best
• how they learn something new
• how they know they have learned something new
• how they approach learning something

We look forward to sharing these learning journeys with the children.

Thank you for all your support with homework over the past year.

Don’t forget learning can still happen in the holidays:

• take your children to the park and talk about what they can see, hear and smell;
• take a trip using a bus or train, and take time to look at the timetable (Why is it in the 24 hour clock? How long will the journey last? When will we arrive?)
• enjoy visits to the local library;
• spend time baking (What unit of measurement will we use to weigh? If we want to make twice as much, how much will we need? When will the food be ready?);
• encourage your child to write some postcards to friends and family;
• take a trip to a museum or art gallery.

Research shows that the long summer holidays can mean some children’s learning regresses and they might struggle in the autumn term to keep up.  Frequent talk-times, reading, counting and tables practice are so important!

08 July 2011

This week’s spellings are words with the ‘ible‘ suffix. They will be tested on Friday 15 July 2011.

We’re through to the final!

After a very close Wake Up Shake Up competition this week, our Year 2 team have made it through to the Leeds City final.  The team gave their best performance with lots of energy and enthusiasm to win against five other KS1 teams.  Well done to all the team and good luck in the final!

Pupil Participation

We’re often featured in the local press for the great work we do.  Here’s the most recent article, describing a recent event where Mrs Taylor, Cydnee, Arjun and Farhan represented our school:

Pupils deliver involvement message to other schools

Youngsters from 12 primary and secondary schools have been giving pupils and staff from another 50 schools a lesson in taking a more active role.

The event this week celebrated a range of programmes in primary, secondary and special schools that relate to pupil participation.

Each of the workshops lasted 45 minutes and were delivered by children and young people.

Councillor Judith Blake, executive member for Children’s Services, said: “I am impressed that so many children and young people want to take an active role in their school community.  This fantastic event highlights the advantages it brings to all involved and shows how easy it is to take part.  Participation in school life will develop children and young people’s knowledge and skills in many different ways, providing valuable experience to help them as they progress through life.”

Schools leading the workshops included Moortown Primary School, Bruntcliffe High School and Raynville Primary School.

SEAL statement 04 July

‘I know strategies to deal with feelings to do with change’ is our next SEAL statement.

Children can experience a range of powerful and conflicting emotions as a result of change – for example, excitement, anxiety, uncertainty, loss, anger and resentment.  Having strategies to deal with these feelings will help children to cope better with change.

Class trip to Temple Newsam Home Farm

Don’t forget to bring a packed lunch, drinks, sunhat and suncream if needed – or a raincoat! Children can bring £1 for an ice-cream.

This week’s ‘Tricky Words’

The ‘Tricky Word’ spellings for this week are:

• all
• are
• the
• to

01 July 2011

The spellings this week are a mixture of ‘ing’ words.

• Some follow the ‘double up for a short vowel’ sound rule.
• Some follow the drop the ‘e’ for ‘ing’ rule.
• Some just need ‘ing’ adding to the word.

The spellings will be tested on Friday 08 July.

1. trail                         trailing

2. crave                      craving

3. love                        loving

4. drop                       dropping

5. admit                     admitting

6. brave                     braving

8. complete              completing

9. decide                   deciding

10. convince              convincing

01 July 2011

The home work this week is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in on Wednesday 06 July.

I can write a poem.

Children can choose to write either a kenning poem, cinquain poem, or adverb poem about a subject of their choice.

We have been writing these types of poems this week in our literacy lessons this week.

Examples of each type of poem are listed below:

Kenning

Kenning poems describe something without giving their name away:

A buzzing beast

A stinging stinger

A buzzing insect

A bug eyed beast

A flappy winged

A colourful monster

A crawling feeder

A flower raider

Adverb

Sadly, the black line slowly winds

Sadly, the cold wind splits the pines

Sadly, the grave site dark and cold

Sadly, the truth – we all grow old.

Cinquain

A cinquain is a five line poem that has a specific number of syllables on each line. The first line has two syllables. The second has four. The third has six. The fourth has eight. The fifth has two.

Friendship
Understanding
Talking, caring, sharing
Taking and giving all at once
Best pals