Changes in a Locality

At the moment, we are looking at our locality, the area in which we live. We have discussed how people’s towns/villages have changed over time.

I would like the children to carry out an interview with an older family member (parent, aunt, grandparent etc.) on their locality. The aim of this activity is to get the children to talk to their parents or an elderly relative about what they remember of their past environment and how things have changed (it does not matter if the interviewee no longer lives in the area they wish to talk about).

Children will share their interviews with the class on Thursday. J

Week 6 Monday 9th October - Friday 13th October

Spellings - (ph)

1. club
2. flag
3. phone
4. photo
5. dolphin
6. elephant
7. sphere
8. alphabet
9. nephew
10. niece

Thematic Words: Howth, native, non-native, oak, courage, Eid-al-Fitr, edit, draft

English:

• Monday - Phonics: ph - A. Make the words B. Write the correct 'ph' word into each sentence
• Tuesday - Commas in Lists - A. Use commas to separate the words in the lists B. List words to complete each sentence (3-4 words per sentence), use commas and the word and.
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the fantasy The Little People and complete the activities based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Write this weeks spelling words in alphabetical

Reading -  Read the passages Invitation (Monday) and Snail Wail (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• Hundred Square - Use the 100 square to complete the problems
• Tables Champion - Week 2 Monday - Thursday

S.E.S.E - Geography

• Monday - Wednesday: Interview an older family member about how their locality has changed.

Week 5 Monday 2nd October - Friday 6th October

Spellings - (wh)

1. this
2. that
3. while
4. wheat
5. whip
6. whistle
7. whiskers
8. whatever
9. aunt
10. uncle

Thematic Words: locality, fact, town, village, bark, conker, responsibility, consequence

English:

• Monday - Phonics: wh - Write the correct 'wh' word into each sentence
• Tuesday - Question words - A. What pet would you like and why? B. Write 2 - 4 questions you might have about taking care of a pet e.g. How often do I need to feed it? What does it eat?
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the play The Tin Trunk and complete the activities based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Write this weeks spelling words and circle the consonants (all letters excluding vowels) in each

Reading -  Read the passages Tomatoes (Monday) and Foxes (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• Greater than, less than, equal - Use the symbols <, > or = to complete each number sentence. (the mouth is always open to the greater number)
• Hundred Square - Fill in the missing numbers (remember across the rows the numbers go up by 1, down the columns the numbers go up by 10)
• Tables Champion - Week 1 Monday - Thursday

Here is the rhyme we are using to help us regroup when we subtract:

More on top do not stop!

More on the floor go next door.

Numbers the same 0’s your game.

Milestones

We are discussing growing and changing in class at the moment. We are looking at important milestones in our lives. If you have the time, could you have a short discussion with your child about the time when they were born, when they got their first tooth, said their first word and started to walk. Thank you :)

Week 4 Monday 25th September - Friday 29th September

Spellings - (silent 'b', 'w' & 'k')

1. limb
2. bomb
3. numb
4. whole
5. wreck
6. knob
7. kneel
8. knead
9. wrestle
10. wriggle

Thematic Words: love, kindness, reflect, conclusion, route, map, milestone, still life

English:

• Monday - Phonics: Silent b, w, k - Write a sentence for each word.
• Tuesday - Sentence Writing: Write sentences based on the picture. Ensure that each sentence makes sense, that there is a capital letter at the start of each sentence and a punctuation mark at the end.
• Wednesday - Comprehension:  - Read the fable The Fox and the Stork and complete the activities based on it. 
• Thursday - Spelling: Write this weeks spelling words and circle the vowels (a, e, i, o, u) in each

Reading -  Read the passages Pass-Me-On Polly (Monday) and Buses (Wednesday), re-tell in your own words and orally answer the questions at the bottom of the page.

Maths:

• Monday & Tuesday - Time & Calendars
• Wednesday - Subtraction without regrouping/renaming
• Thursday - Subtraction with regrouping/renaming

Family Trees

The children have been working hard constructing their family trees. The children are really enjoying finding out information about their families.
Some of the children were confused about the positioning of some their family members on the tree template. I have sent home a page in your child's folder which will make it easier for me to help the children position the names in their correct place. It would be great if you could help your child fill this in with the information they already have.
Thank you again for your help and support with this. Have a lovely evening.

Sarah :)