We are now back into the swing of things and your children have settled back into their normal routine.
Homework will now be sent altogether on a Friday to be returned by the following Friday.
Bible Verse: Please note that next week’s verse (Exodus 15:2a), should read: “The LORD is my strength and my song. He has given me victory.” Thank you for your support in helping your children to learn their weekly Bible verses. These do make up 40% of their overall Bible grade. Each Quarter, we also award a certificate to those children who have learnt every verse that Quarter.
In Literacy, we are changing our spellings routine. Children will now receive a ‘Spelling Menu’. They can choose different ways of practising their spellings, whichever way suits them. The words will be based on the Grade 1 High Frequency Words that all children are required to learn to read and write by the end of the year. We will also be practising these words daily during Phonics lessons. New spellings will be sent home on Fridays with the homework. Every three weeks, the children will be tested on a mix of words already learnt to see if they have retained the words:
Week 1 – HFW list 1
Week 2 – HFW list 2
Week 3 – a mix of words from list 1 & 2, no more than 10 spellings.
Literacy homework – there are 2 double-sided sheets this week. One is a Phonics sheet on the short /e/ sound and the other is grammar sheet using punctuation correctly. Please return by Friday January 17. Reading books are due back on Thursday ready to be changed for next weekend.
In Math we will be doing Word Problems. Homework booklet due by Friday January 17th.
Our next Show and Tell will be showing and sharing about a special photograph.
In Science we will be looking more closely at seasonal changes in animals which include hibernation and migration, resulting in changes in habitat. Here are 2 videos you can show your kids at home: