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

Text for this half term

During the first half of the summer term we will be developing our narrative skills through reading the 'Queen Victoria's Bathing Machine' – Gloria Whelan.

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.

Write to the Top Talk Homework –Please bring back on Monday 18^th April

Writing a recount

We hope you have enjoyed hearing about our trip to Layer Marney Tower.

This week we are going to write a recount of our trip.

To support your child for this please discuss the following:-

• Where did you go? How did you get there?
• What did you do? Can you remember the sequence of events?
• Who were you with?
• What was your favourite part of the day?

Can you use some of these time words to describe your day at Layer Marney Tower? Can you get activities in the right order?

Remember to draw pictures and write key words down to support you with your WTTT.

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