20 January 2017
The homework this week is talk time and is due in on Thursday 26 January.
What makes a house a home?
We will be learning lots about houses in this topic. For this homework, we’d like you to talk about what it is that makes your house a home. What makes it special and what makes you feel comfortable in it – both emotionally and physically!
20 January 2017
The spellings this week are also contracted words. There are four new ones:
- I am – I’m
- I have – I’ve
- I will – I’ll
- I would – I’d
The children will be tested on these new ones and four from last week’s list.
20 January 2017
We are learning the ‘sub’ and ‘tele’ prefixes. Learn the following spellings and their definitions. Can you child use them in a sentence? Learn the following spellings for a test in two weeks – Friday 03 February.
20 January 2017
Our homework this week is Practice Makes Perfect and is due in on Thursday 26 January.
I can calculate the perimeter of a shape using doubling and adding.
In Maths lessons this week, we’ve been learning how to measure accurately in cm and mm. We have also started to learn how to measure and calculate the perimeter of a shape. For this homework, I would like your child to complete the perimeters in their book and measure the perimeter of some 2D shapes around the house.
20 January 2017
| ‘ably’ or ‘ibly’ words
We have been focusing on learning how to spell words ending in ‘ably’ or ‘ibly’. Here is a list of words that can be changed to end in ‘ably’ or ‘ibly’. Children should learn how to spell these words and be comfortable choosing and spelling the correct word ending. eg For the word possible children will be asked to spell possibly in the test. |
| possible |
| sensible |
| reliable |
| incredible |
| respectable |
| agreeable |
| adorable |
| comfortable |
| preferable |
| visible |
20 January 2017
This week we have two pieces of homework. Both are due on Thursday 26 January 2016.
The first piece is Creative:
I can present my family history.
This week, we started our Time Travel topic. Although we’re focusing on entertainment, the main driver for the topic is history. This homework gives children the opportunity to do a little research of their own. We’ve discussed some ways to respond to this homework creatively in class:
- create a family tree
- write a short report based on your family
- celebrate your family’s cultural roots through a poster, song or video
- create a presentation board about your family’s history
- research one family member’s life in detail and write about this person
The second piece of homework is Practice Makes Perfect:
I can make inferences.
Have a go at the comprehension activity at home before we go through in class on Thursday.
Remember to read the text thoroughly and try to back up your answers using evidence from the text when necessary. Also, check your own understanding by seeing if you can explain your answer to somebody else in your family. To make sure this impacts on your learning, notice what you’re confident with and what you might need to practise so that we can discuss this in class and you know yourself what to work on.
20 January 2017
This week’s spellings all end in ‘tial and ‘cial. They’re not difficult spellings but we need to know when to start this ‘chul’ sound with ‘t’ and when to start it with ‘c’.
Usually, where the part of the word preceding ‘chul’ ends with a vowel (a, e, i, o, u), we use C-I-A-L. However, there are a couple of exceptions to this: commercial and financial.
If the part of the word preceding ‘chul’ ends with a consonant, we use T-I-A-L. I can think of one exception: initial.
These words will be tested on Friday 27 January.
Netballers
Well done to children who participated in the Leeds North East High 5 Netball Come and Try Festival tonight at Carr Manor School. They played a few games against local schools in a friendly, relaxed setting with some coaching as they played.
Half term pop-up sports
Leeds Let’s Get Active
Leeds Let’s Get Active is a programme to encourage people to do at least 30 minutes of physical activity, once a week.
Based at Leeds City Council leisure centres, the timetable for Jan to March 2017 is now available.
