Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday (i_e = magic 'e' sends it magic over the preceding consonant and changes the short vowel sound into a long vowel sound).

1. smell
2. bike
3. time
4. smile
5. prize
6. slide
7. line
8. like
9. have
10. kite

Thematic words: 

1. Zodiac
2. lantern
3. Sadhu
4. wind
5. water cycle
6. river
7. condensation
8. evaporation

Tables: Revise 1+ to 10+ tables. Complete the Check-up 1 section this week on page 15 of the Tables Champions book.

Monday 23rd January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ to 10+ tables.

Maths: Hundred Square - fill in the missing numbers.

Phonics: Complete each word with i_e. Read each word and draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 24th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ to 10+ tables.

Maths: Hundred Square - fill in the missing numbers.

Grammar: Verbs - A verb is a doing/action word.

• Circle the verb in each sentence.
• Write a sentence of your own. Circle the verb in your sentence.

Wednesday 25th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Revise 1+ to 10+ tables.

Maths: Hundred Square - addition.

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 26th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Revise 1+ to 10+ tables.

Maths: Colour code the hundred square.

Spelling Sheet: Create a word search using all of your spelling words. Write your spelling words into the word search first then fill in the leftover blank squares with random letters.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday (a_e = magic 'e' sends it magic over the preceding consonant and changes the short vowel sound into a long vowel sound).

1. ran
2. hat
3. came
4. grape
5. name
6. cake
7. old
8. only
9. pavement
10. ate

Thematic words: 

1. narrative
2. orientation
3. complication
4. resolution
5. connection
6. cumulus
7. stratus
8. cirrus

Tables: Children will be working on the 10 + tables this week. Please complete the day's section in your Tables Champion books. Children will be tested on their 10 + tables on Friday.

Monday 16th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: 10+ Monday

Maths: Read the times given, draw the hands on each clock for 'o'clock' and 'half past'.

Phonics: Complete each word with a_e. Read each word and draw a picture. Choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 17th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 10 + tables for test on Friday.

Tables Champion  - Week 10, Tuesday 10+ tables

Maths: Read the clock and write the time underneath

Grammar: Verbs - A verb is a doing/action word.

• Look at each picture. What is the bee doing? Write the verb on the line under each picture.
• Draw a picture for each verb given.
• Think of 3 more words yourself. Draw a picture for each. 

Wednesday 18th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 10 + tables for test on Friday.

Tables Champion  - Week 10, Wednesday 10+ tables

Maths: Read the clocks and write the times underneath. 

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 19th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Practise 10 + tables for test on Tomorrow.

Tables Champion  - Week 10,Thursday 10+ tables

Maths: 

• Answer questions based on the months of the year
• Examine the month of March on a calendar and answer questions based on it.

Spelling Sheet: Write your spelling words forwards and backwards.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('y' at the end - makes an 'ee' sound).

1. so
2. my
3. party
4. story
5. happy
6. fuzzy
7. fluffy
8. silly
9. sleepy
10. funny

Thematic words: 

1. forecast
2. weather
3. Hinduism
4. rights
5. review
6. goals

Tables: Children will be working on the 9 + tables this week. Please complete the day's section in your Tables Champion books. Children will be tested on their 9 + tables on Friday.

Monday 9th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: 9+ Monday

Maths: Write the number formed by the 10 blocks and the units (use skip counting in 10's to help you)

Phonics: 'y' at the end - 'y' makes the vowel sound 'ie' (as in cry) or the vowel sound 'ee' (as in cherry) when it comes at the end of a word

Sort the words into the correct box and choose 3 of the words to put into a sentence.

Tuesday 10th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 9 + tables for test on Friday.

Tables Champion  - Week 9, Tuesday 9+ tables

Maths: Write the number formed by the 10 blocks and the units

Grammar: 

• Alphabetical Order: Put the weather words in alphabetical order
• Wordsearch: Find the 15 weather words. The words can be found horizontally, vertically, and diagonally, plus they can be forwards or backwards. 

Wednesday 11th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 9 + tables for test on Friday.

Tables Champion  - Week 9, Wednesday 9+ tables

Maths: Write the number formed by the 10 blocks and the units

Comprehension: Read the story. Complete the questions/activities based on the story.

Thursday 12th January

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Tomorrow.

Tables: Practise 9 + tables for test on Tomorrow.

Tables Champion  - Week 9,Thursday 9+ tables

Maths: Write the number formed by the 10 blocks and the units. Write the number.

Spelling Sheet: Choose 5 of this week's spellings - write them, draw them and put them into a sentence.

Monday 12th December

There will be no homework this week or next week :)

Hi all,

Just a quick note to let you know that our Winter Assembly will be on Friday 16th of December at 1.30 pm. The children have been working very hard. Our play is an environmental musical dealing with issues of global warming.

I have tried to keep the costumes as simple as possible. I will be making penguin and polar bear masks for these roles. If you are having any problems sourcing items please let me know as someone else in the class may have something you could borrow.

The children will let you know what their role in the play is.

If you have any questions regarding the assembly please do not hesitate in contacting me.

Looking forward to seeing you all on the 16th.

Suggested Costume List

·        Penguins: Black clothes

·        Polar Bears: White Clothes

·        Mr Boot & Sam: No costume required - Santa hat if the children wish

·        Mrs Motor & Pam: No costume required - Santa hat if the children wish

·        Children: No costume required - Santa hat if the children wish

·        DJ Donnie: Headphones, hat, large chain, sunglasses

·        Lumberjacks: Check shirt, jeans, toy axe

·        Taoiseach: Shirt & tie

·        Narrators: Can dress as penguins or polar bears (black or white clothes)

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday ('ck' sound).

1. hop
2. fit
3. grin
4. duck
5. neck
6. clock
7. lick
8. go
9. no
10. broomstick

Tables: Children will be working on the 8 + tables this week. Please complete the day's section in your Tables Champion books. Children will be tested on their 8 + tables on Friday.

Monday 5th December

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: 8+ Monday

Maths: Circle blocks of ten, write how many tens and how many units.

Phonics: 'ck' words - fill in the missing sounds, read the words.

Tuesday 6th December

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: 8+ Tuesday

Maths: Numbers up to 30.

Grammar:

• A - fill in the missing letters (letters before/after/between given letter(s))
• B - Put the letters given in alphabetical order
• C Put each set of words in alphabetical order

Wednesday 7th December

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: 8+ Wednesday

Maths:  Numbers up to 40.

Grammar:  Plurals - adding 's' and 'es'

Thursday 8th December

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on tomorrow.

Tables: 8+ Thursday

Maths: Numbers up to 50.

Spelling Practice Page - Backwards Spelling: Write each of this weeks spelling in the pyramid boxes.

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday (a based on the 'll', 'ff','ss' and 'zz' sound)

1. fluff
2. chill
3. spill
4. smell
5. grill
6. jazz
7. less
8. kiss
9. cube
10. cuboid

Thematic Words: Children should be able to read, discuss, understand and use these words by the end of the week (class based work)

1. transparent
2. translucent
3. opaque
4. pronoun
5. shadow
6. sequence
7. predict

Tables: Children will be working on the 7 + tables this week. Please complete the day's section in your Tables Champion books. Children will be tested on their 7 + tables on Friday.

Monday 28th November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 7 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.
Tables Champion page 11 - Week 7, Monday 7 + tables

Maths: 3D Shapes
Faces - these are the flat parts of the 3D shape.
Edges - these are the sides of the faces, where two faces meet.
Corners (Vertices) - These are the corners or points of the shape.

How many edges, faces and corners does each 3D Shape have.


Phonics: 'll', 'ff', 'ss' and 'zz' words

• Put in the correct sound to complete each word.
• Put three of the words into a sentence

Tuesday 29th November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 7 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.

Tables Champion page 11 - Week 7, Tuesday 7 + tables

Maths: Properties of 3D Shapes - 

• How many faces, edges and corners? 
• Does it roll? 
• Does it stack?

Grammar: Pronouns: Replace the nouns in sentences 1-4 with a pronoun e.g.
 Sarah made dinner for the whole family = She made dinner for the whole family

Wednesday 30th November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 7 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.

Tables Champion page 11 - Week 7, Wednesday 7 + tables

Maths: Properties of 3D shapes - Complete the table and use this information to answer the questions.

Grammar: Pronouns: Circle the pronouns in each sentence.

Thursday 1st December

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on tomorrow.

Tables: Practise 7 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.

Tables Champion page 11 - Week 7, Thursday 7 + tables

Maths: 3D Shapes

• (A): Name the shapes.
• (B) & (C):Use the clues to name the 3D shape.
• (D): Look at the nets, name the 3D shape.

Spelling Practice Page: Write spellings using various writing tools/colours.