12 November 2010
This week’s homework is creative and is due in on Wednesday 17 November.
I can design a bus or train that is good for the environment.
Ideas that we came up with as a class included:
- Harnessing animal power to move the vehicle
- Using manpower to move the vehicle in a Flintstones style pick-it-up-and-run-with-it way!
- Using old vegetables as fuel
- Making trains and buses at least double decker to maximise the number of passengers per journey
It is up to you how you present your ideas. You could draw and label the vehicle, explaining the special features. You could make a collage using different materials. You could make a prototype – which was an ambitious idea by one of our class members – and photograph this for your homework book!
(Don’t forget our rule: homework should ‘fit’ onto one side of the homework book, but could have flaps and accessories that extend this!)
Good luck! I will look forward to seeing what your creative minds come up with this week!
12 November 2010
For the next couple of weeks our spellings will all be words with prefixes. This week we are learning words with ‘dis’, ‘de’ and ‘un’ prefixes.
Nouns and verbs practise numbers 1-10. Adjectives and adverbs practise 1-15.
1. unable
2. decode
3. unwell
4. dislike
5. defuse
6. untidy
7. disagree
8. unpopular
9. disappoint
10. unusual
11. decompose
12. disappear
13. untrained
14. dishonest
15. unenthusiastic
Spellings will be tested on Friday 19 November. Good luck!
Anti-Bullying Week SEAL statement 15 November
As part of Anti-Bullying Week this week our SEAL statement is ‘I can be kind to someone feeling left out.’ This year’s theme for Anti-Bullying Week is ‘Taking Action Together’
During this week classes will cover Anti-Bullying as part of their SEAL lessons. In addition, some classes will be working with visiting drama companies to look at issues such as cyber bullying.
Further information can be found at:
http://www.childline.org.uk/Pages/Home.aspx
http://www.parentlineplus.org.uk/default.aspx?page=bullying&tags=19
Supporting your child’s learning
Don’t forget the Curriculum Evening this Wednesday at 6.30pm!
For ideas for helping your child at home, download some useful leaflets from Early Education entitled ‘Maths is everywhere’ and ‘The road to reading’.
The children takeover!
On Friday, the children in Reception took over ‘Show and Tell’ and did such a fantastic job that we may let them do it every week!
Maths: Understanding Data
This week in Maths we have been estimating weight and length. Ask your child to describe to you what weight and length are and how they can check their predictions.
The children also carried out an investigation this week to find out what was the most common amount of letters in their first names. Ask your child if they can remember which one was the most popular and which one was the least popular letter. Go to the BBC for a great game all about interpreting data.
12 November 2010
This week, it’s Talk Time homework and will be discussed and reviewed on Wednesday 18 November.
I can talk about toys from other countries.
- What toys do children have in other countries?
- Are any of them the same as the ones we have in England?
- Which of our toys come from outside England? How do you know?
- How much do toys cost in other countries?
Why not inspect your toy to see if you can find any clues?
12 November 2010
This week’s spellings for Bananas and Oranges have the suffix ‘ing’.
Apples have some high-frequency words to remember. They will be tested on Friday 19th 2010.
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Apples |
Bananas and Oranges |
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LO: High-frequency words |
LO: Words with the ‘ing’ suffix. |
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New Literacy Unit
We start a new unit in Literacy this week. In this unit we will be looking at labels. What are they? Can children identify them and then write one of their own? Next, we will explain that lists are used for remembering, for planning or for presenting information clearly. Lastly, we will discuss captions and write our own simple caption.
By the end of the week, the children will have used lists to organise and present information about toys.
You can support your child to use captions next to pictures at home. Here is an example.
Lego is a construction toy.
It can be put together to build a model.
12 November 2010
This week’s homework is practice makes perfect and is due in on Wednesday 17 November.
I can practise my letter formation for ‘a’ and ‘e’.
Remember, our Handwriting Guide is easy to follow and a great way to support your child. Children have told us that with better handwriting they feel more confident and proud of their learning!
