This week's homework...

   Here you will find your child’s homework for the week ahead.

  We have a suggestion for homework that can be completed across the week, with reading being a priority for every day.

  Monday – spellings

  Tuesday – maths (Year 1s Maths Seeds Year 2s Mathletics)

  Wednesday – spellings

  Thursday – maths (Year 1s Maths Seeds Year 2s Mathletics)

  Friday – Write to the Top will be set and this needs to be talked through ready for your child to write on a Monday

Write to the Top Talk Homework

 Write to the Top Talk Homework

Please bring back on Monday 5^th October 2026

Character Description

In English, we are beginning some work related to the book Lost in the Toy Museum. We are starting to think about all of the characters – we do have our favourites! For talk homework this week, we would like you to talk, draw pictures or write key words (adjectives) about your favourite toy character.

Useful things to think about:-

1. Adjectives to describe them
2. Appearance
3. Characteristics you think they may have

Have fun describing your favourite toy character!

Text for this half term

During the second half of the Autumn term we will be developing our narrative skills through reading the book - 'Lost in the Toy Museum'. 

We are using this to work through our Talk for Writing program - retelling the story in 5 clear sentences with actions, placing these on a backwards s map, text map and then rewriting the story. Finally, we will innovate these and develop our own stories.

Reading

       It is recommended that reading takes place every day. Children who are using the Accelerated Reader system will continue to select books from the library at least once a week. These can be read at home and then returned to school when ready to quiz on. (They should be read at least twice)

        For others the following approach will continue this half term:-

             Books can be changed once returned to school. Reading for pleasure books are available to be chosen each day.

All children bring home a book related to their Read, Write Inc work and also have log in details for Oxford Owl to access the books being read in school.

Spellings

Spellings now follow in line with each groups Read, Write Inc work. Therefore there are not weekly spelling rules - children are learning the sounds, tricky words and words through their lessons. These can be found listed in the front of the Book Bag Books which are brought home each week.

In addition the common exception words are also being taught for years 1 and 2. These can all be found in the back of the jotters.

Year 2 also work through spelling rules.

Maths