Term 2, Week 4 - Monday 29th January - Friday 2nd February

Spellings

1. slug
2. flex
3. flying
4. sight
5. side
6. dies
7. bright
8. sunshine
9. thirteen
10. fourteen

Thematic Words: fraction, half, quarter, whole, equal, adverb, greenhouse gases, affects

English:

• Tuesday - Phonics and Grammar: (a) Underline the spelling you think is correct (b) Choose the correct word from the list to complete each sentence (c) Underline the verbs in the sentences
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read Wiley Wolf and complete the questions based on it
• Thursday - Adverbs: Complete each sentence with an adverb (a word that describes a verb)

Reading -  Read the passages Conkers and nuts (apologies about the printed quality of this page), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• 2 digit addition and subtraction with some regrouping
• Fractions 
• Tables Champion page 16, 1+ and 2+

Term 2, Week 3 - Monday 22nd January - Friday 26th January

Spellings

1. November
2. December
3. seen
4. three
5. seat
6. cream
7. please
8. teenager
9. eleven
10. twelve

Thematic Words: international, landmark, currency, population, research, Capital, kimchi, hanbok

Homework this week is based on researching South Korea as part of International Week. For this the children will need access to the internet at home. As a class, we have gone through what needs to be researched but if there are any problems please let me know.

Looking forward to seeing all the great work done at the end of the week :)

Maths:
Tables Champions Page 15 - Check Up A, B, C, D

Term 2, Week 2 - Monday 15th January - Friday 19th January

Spellings

1. September
2. October
3. make
4. pay
5. main
6. clay
7. waist
8. rainstorm
9. half
10. quarter

Thematic Words: dictionary, definition, explanation, description, emotions, homophone, thunder, Climate Change

English:

• Monday - Phonics and Grammar: (a) Underline the spelling you think is correct (b) Choose the correct word from the list to complete each sentence (c) Use the correct homophone there or their/are or our
• Tuesday - Homophones: Choose the correct word to complete each sentence
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Study the map Holiday Island and complete the questions based on it (page 3 is optional)
• Thursday - Spelling: Write each of the spelling words going across and then going down

Reading -  Read the passages Ali Baba (Monday) and Dippy The Duckling (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• 2 digit addition and subtraction with some regrouping
• Word Problem
• Tables Champion 10+

Week 12 Monday 8th January - Friday 12th January

Spellings

1. thin
2. thick
3. touch
4. young
5. double
6. trouble
7. country
8. nourish
9. July
10. August

Thematic Words: weather, symbol, hail, sleet, snow, Christina Noble. rights activist, resilience

English:

• Monday - Phonics and Grammar: (a) Choose the correct word from the list to complete each sentence (b) Write an adjective in each space
• Tuesday - Verbs - (a) Underline the verbs (b) Complete each sentence, make sure to use a verb (c) Write the correct verb
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the folktalr A Vist From Planet Zog and complete the questions based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Show how many syllables in each spelling word

Reading -  Read the passages Pet Monster For Sale (Monday) and Isaac Newton (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• 2 digit addition and subtraction with some regrouping
• Word Problem
• Tables Champion 9+

International Week 22nd - 26th January

International week is taking part at the end of the month. If you would like to get involved please let us know, details are below.

Our class hope to learn about South Korea.

INTERNATIONAL WEEK 22^ND -26^TH JANUARY

Dear Parents, Guardians, Members of the School Community

We will be celebrating International Week in Belmayne ETNS from Monday 22^nd January – Friday 26^th January 2018.

We are looking for parents and family members to come into school and get involved in our celebrations!!!

●Would you like to teach some children a traditional song or dance from your country?

●Can you give a talk about a famous artist, sports person or hero from your home country?

●Could you show us how to cook up a traditional dish from your home country?

●Are you able to teach us how to say a few greetings in your home language?

●If you would like to be involved or help out in any way during our week of fun please email/ chat to Viv – belmayneetviv@gmail.com or Gearóid belmayneetgof@gmail.com

or have a chat with your child’s class teacher.

Happy New Year and welcome back everyone. I hope you all enjoyed the holidays. I just wanted to a say a big thank you for all your hard work and support last term and for your gifts at the end of the term, there really was no need but thank you very much :)
Here's to a great second term.