THURSDAY 1ST FEBRUARY 3.30-5PM
This term our parents evening will be a drop in session. Come along with your child and let them show you around their classroom and share their learning with you. The class teacher will be in attendance for you to ask questions or chat to about next steps.
If there are any issues that you wish to discuss in a less public setting please make an appointment with the teacher outwith this event.
Welcome back. I hope you had a lovely holiday.
Spelling – No Spelling this week.
Reading
Some children have a particular system that they are following and the pattern of this should not should not change.
See Reading Records:
On Tuesday, Thursday for J.K Rowling- Learn to be a summariser and word detective activity sheet- in reading records.
On Tuesday, Thursday for Julia Donaldson-
On Monday, Wednesday, Thursday for Roald Dahl and Jeff Kinney
Enid Blyton- Given on Tuesdays- Learn to be a summariser and word detective activity sheet- in reading records.
David Walliams- Given on Tuesdays- Learn to be a summariser and word detective activity sheet- in reading records.
Additional Reading
On Thursday this week I will be handing out some Scottish Poems by the Author J.K Annad for the children to read at home. We have discussed these in class and have looked at Scots language.
In the last week of January there will be a poetry recital competition and two children from each class will be chosen from heats to enter the final. There will be more information on the date of this to follow.
If your child wishes to enter into this competition please help them to learn their poem. Even if they don’t want to take part, please take some time to read with them and enjoy the poems together.
If you can think of a different poem in Scots or with some Scots elements please feel free to teach them that one.
Spelling (Whole Class)
Ow and Ou worksheet
Days of the Week worksheet
Activities
Complete worksheets
They should complete their October/November spelling challenge for the days of the week and grid earn 5 points.
Reading
Some children have a particular system that they are following and the pattern of this should not should not change.
See Reading Records:
On Tuesday, Thursday for J.K Rowling
On Tuesday, Thursday for and Julia Donaldson
On Monday, Wednesday, Thursday for Roald Dahl and Jeff Kinney
Enid Blyton- Given on Tuesdays
How a hot air balloon works comprehension sheet.
David Walliams- Given on Tuesdays
Chapter 9 for Tuesday 5th December. Worksheet to be give out tomorrow (Wednesday 29th Nov)
I must apologise for the lack of homework on the website from P4.
Spelling (Whole Class)
See homework jotters. The children are getting better at writing their homework in their jotters and diaries. Good work all!
The children are working on silent letters this week l and h primarily. For example: calm and ghost.
Activities
They have to think of three more words with a silent l and three more words with a silent h.
They should complete their October/November spelling challenge grid and earn 20 points.
Reading
Some children have a particular system that they are following and the pattern of this should not should not change.
See Reading Records:
On Tuesday, Thursday for and Julia Donaldson
On Monday, Wednesday, Thursday for Roald Dahl and Jeff Kinney
Enid Blyton- Given on Tuesdays
No reading this week.
David Walliams- Given on Tuesdays
Chapter 7 (if not done last week) and/or Chapter 8 for 27/11/17
Spelling
All children are learning when to use ck or k to end a word.
They have words and three activities to complete.
See jotters for words.
Activity:
Write your words in the correct column k ck or c
To earn 10 points on the Challenge grid. If anyone has lost this please let me know.
Tell an adult what your spelling rule is. Protector ck. Think of other rules we learned and try to teach someone at home.
Reading
Roald Dahl: See bookmarks Tues, Wed,
J.K. Rowling: See bookmarks Tuesday, Wednesday
Enid Blyton: Read P 50 to the end for Tuesday 3rd October
Jeff Kinney: See bookmarks Wed, Thurs
Julia Donaldson: See bookmarks Wed, Thurs
David Walliams: Reading will be given tomorrow Wednesday 27th
Hope you all had a lovely September weekend.
Spelling
Following the recent assessment that the class undertook I have identified a few sounds and spelling rules that the children need to revise. Therefore for the next few weeks the children will be given largely the same spelling words and sounds to learn.
After the areas to be revises have been covered in class we will resume with Spelling Made Easy and the children will merge back into their groups. This week and next: all children are learning when to use ck or k to end a word.
See jotters for words.
Activity: To earn 10 points on the Challenge grid. If anyone has lost this please let me know.
Reading
Roald Dahl: See bookmarks Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs
J.K. Rowling: See bookmarks Mon, Wed, Thurs
Enid Blyton: Read P 36-50 and Questions 1 and 2 in jotter for Tuesday 26th. Answers in full sentences please.
Jeff Kinney: See bookmarks Mon, Wed, Thurs
Julia Donaldson: See bookmarks Mon, Tues, Wed, Thurs
David Walliams: Read P 14- 28 for Tuesday 26th. Work to follow next week will be about these pages.
Swimming
The children really enjoyed their first trip to the swimming pool today.
They were placed in groups and got to grips with the routines. We had some winners for fastest changed at the end of the session and the medals and points went to Liam, Conor and Blair. Well done boys!
Please remember that the children need a snack and a packed lunch on a Tuesday.
You may have more children asking for goggles now swimming has started, they are welcome to bring them but they are not compulsory.
Please ensure children with long hair have it tied back. I do have a pack of emergency baubles to give away if needed (I promise they don’t get re- used!) But it saves me pennies of they remember in the morning.
Outdoor Learning
The children had a great time with myself and Mr Fallon from the outdoor education team last week. We are still awaiting some Annual Data Check forms to be returned and as soon as these are all in I can put the photos on the website.
We have just hears that the Parent Council have funded us over £300 to buy some outdoor learning equipment, so… watch this space!
Topic
Our new topic Weather, Climate and the Continents begins this week and we will be taking part in science experiments as part of this.
Volunteers
If there are any of you that would like to come to class to help out either in the morning or afternoon regularly of otherwise please let me know. I am always happy to have a few extra pairs of hands and some more heads in the classroom.
Reading Homework Only.
I began a bit of spelling assessment this week and am currently looking at the groups that the children are in and the sounds they are learning. So I appreciate your patience over spelling homework until after the holiday.
I had intended to put out some alternative spelling words this week for the class to do but as the September weekend is upcoming I changed my mind.
Therefore, there is only reading homework for the children to do this week.
The children will have a note of this in their reading records. Some children had to bring home a paper-book mark with their pages/ chapters for reading as they have already lost their reading records, please check at home for these.