Hi everyone,
Reminders
Learning Trios
All appointment slips have been handed out today. If this slot is unsuitable please contact the school office to rearrange . Please also remember these are learning trios. Your child must be present and due to restrictions we are limited to 1 parent/guardian. We are following the same format as last time, with entering through the classroom door and wearing masks (unless arranged otherwise).
World Book Day
On Thursday the children have been invited to dress as their favourite book character. Please note that the children do still have PE on Thursday morning so if their costume is unsuitable for PE can they come to school in PE clothes and bring their costume to change into.
Change of Footwear
The weather has been particularly wet recently and as a result we have noticed the carpets are suffering. We are requesting that children return to bringing a change of footwear for indoors to try to limit the damage.
Homework –
Homework will go out on a Tuesday and be returned the following Monday. This is to accommodate families who have parents working long hours and children with extracurricular activities. If you wish to still hand in Friday that isn’t a problem.
Spelling
Spelling words have been glued into the children’s jotters. Please remember to practise the words AND write the sentences unless this has been discussed with me previously. Remember the third column is optional.
Spelling focus for each group:
Ravenclaw – un, dis, re, pre , de prefixes
Prefixes are a group of letters that change the meaning of a word when they are added to the start. Most prefixes mean a similar thing when they’re added to different words.
- un usually means not. For example, unhappy, unlocked, unfair
- dis and mis usually have negative meanings. For example, disagree, disobey, misbehave, mislead
- re usually means again or back. For example, redo, reappear, redecorate
What are prefixes? – BBC Bitesize
Gryffindors: suffixes -ly and -ful
A suffix is a letter or group of letters that goes on the end of a word and changes the word’s meaning.
Sometimes they also change the original word’s spelling. When adding a suffix you might have to double the last letter. For example when adding ‘ed’ to ‘drop’ you also double the p so it becomes ‘dropped’.
What are suffixes? – BBC Bitesize
Slytherin and Hufflepuff – i_e split spelling pattern. Magic e.
Reading:
Nessies : Bones
Tuesday– p1 -11
Wednesday – p12-22
Thursday- p23-33
Fri/Weekend p33 – 55
Dragons: The Goalie from Nowhere
Tuesday– p1 -11
Wednesday – p12-22
Thursday- p23-33
Fri/Weekend p33 – 55
Unicorns – The Terrible Present
Tuesday – Chpt 1
Wednesday – Chpt 2
Thursday- Chpt 3
Friday/Weekend – Chpt 4
Kelpies – The Great Spaghetti Suit
Tuesday– Chpt 1
Wednesday- Chpt 2
Thursday- Chpt 3
Fri/Weekend – Activity – Design your own food suit. What would be the pros and cons of that suit. Draw it and write your pro and cons list in your jotter.
Selkies – The Rainbow Machine
Tuesday– p1-8
Wednesday- p9-16
Thursday- p17-24
Fri/Weekend – p25 – End
Mermaids – The Hunt for Gold
Tuesday– p1-8
Wednesday- p9-16
Thursday- p17-24
Fri/Weekend – p25 – End
Have a fab week everyone!
Miss Ramsay
k.ramsay@midlothian.education
