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 / Times Tables Rock Stars)

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

Text for this half term

During this half term we are reading a collection of the Katie Morag stories - by Mairi Hedderwick. 

We will be looking at where they are set, who the characters are and how the stories develop. We will then be writing our own versions based on one of the Katie Morag 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.

Write to the Top

Character description

In English we are beginning some work related to the book Little Red Riding Hood. We are beginning to think about Red Riding Hood and how we can describe her. For talk homework this week, we would like you to talk and draw pictures or write key words (adjectives) about Red Riding Hood.

Ideas to think about when describing Red Riding Hood

- Adjectives to describe her

- Appearance

- Characteristics

Have fun describing Red Riding Hood!

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