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.

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday (a based on the 'ss'/'zz' sound)

1. ox
2. pizza
3. buzz
4. cross
5. less
6. miss
7. there
8. they
9. glass 
10. crossroad

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

1. plural
2. double
3. myth
4. love
5. thanksgiving
6. transparent
7. translucent
8. opaque

Tables: Children will be working on the 6 + tables this week. Please complete the day's section in your Tables Champion books. Children will be tested on their 5 +  and 6 + tables on Friday.

Monday 21st November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 6 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.
Tables Champion page 10 - Week 6, Monday 6 + tables

Maths: Use double facts to answer each sum.


Phonics: Words ending in 'll', 'ff', 'ss'

Tuesday 22nd November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 6 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.

Tables Champion page 10 - Week 6, Monday 6 + tables

Maths: Use double facts to answer each sum.

Grammar: Capital letters, punctuation, plurals and opposites.

Wednesday 23rd November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 6 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.

Tables Champion page 10 - Week 6, Monday 6 + tables

Maths: Use double facts to answer each sum.

Dolch List 5: want, don't, about, know, right

Write each word in the correct box.

Complete each sentence by filling in the blanks.

Put each word into a sentence.

Thursday 24h November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on tomorrow.

Tables: Practise 6 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.

Tables Champion page 10 - Week 6, Monday 6 + tables

Maths: Use double facts to answer each sum.

Spelling Practice Page: Spelling addition e.g. ox: o=1, x=8, 1+8=9

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday (a based on the 'ff' sound)

1. you
2. your
3. off
4. cliff
5. stiff
6. cuff
7. come
8. some
9. stuffing
10. gruff

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

1. repel
2. solution
3. experiment
4. result
5. collage
6. gratitude
7. kosher
8. alphabetical order

Tables: Children will be working on the 4 + tables this week. Please complete the day's section in your Tables Champion books. Children will be tested on their 4 + tables on Friday.

Monday 7th November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 4 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.
Tables Champion page 8 - Week 4, Monday 4 + tables

Maths:

• Total the amount of money in each section.
• On the back of the page, make 20c using different coin combinations. 

Phonics: Complete each sentence with the correct word from the wordbox.

Tuesday 8th November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 4+ tables on page 3 for test on Friday.
Tables Champion page 8 - Week 4, Tuesday 4+ tables

Maths: Money

Dolch List 5: from, good, any, how, around

• Write each word in the correct box.
• Complete each sentence by filling in the blank.

Wednesday 9th November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 4 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.
Tables Champion page 8 - Week 4, Wednesday 4 + tables

Maths: Money

Grammar: Put the farm animals in alphbetical order.

Thursday 10th November

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on tomorrow.

Tables: Practise 4 + tables on page 3 for test tomorrow.
Tables Champion page 8 - Week 4, Thursday 4 + tables

Maths: Money - Find the cost and the change

Spelling Practice Page: Put 3 of the spelling words into a sentence

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday (a based on the 'ar' sound)

1. wing
2. harp
3. fang
4. scarf
5. quilt
6. shark
7. quench
8. start
9. harm
10. question

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

1. Halloween
2. traditions
3. origin
4. waterproof
5. repel
6. solution

Tables: Children will be working on the 3 + tables this week. Please complete the day's section in your Tables Champion books. Children will be tested on their 3 + tables on Friday.

***Team Teaching reader must be practiced every evening as part of your homework

Monday 24th October

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

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

Maths: Complete the addition sums.

Phonics: Complete each sentence with the correct word from the wordbox.

Tuesday 25th October

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

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

Maths: Addition.

Grammar: Nouns

Wednesday 26th October

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

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

Maths: Addition.

Grammar: Children can use their team teaching reader or a book they like to read at home for their noun hunt. Try to find two of each.

Thursday 27th October

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on tomorrow.

Tables: Practise 3 + tables on page 3 for test tomorrow.
Tables Champion page 7 - Week 3, Thursday 3 + tables

Maths: Addition

Spelling Practice Page: Practise writing your spelling words

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday (a based on the 'ar' sound)

1. are
2. all
3. yes
4. slug
5. arm
6. hard
7. scarf
8. card
9. Sunday
10. Saturday

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

1. honesty
2. co-operation
3. above
4. underneath
5. plastic
6. fabric
7. metal
8. rabbi 

Tables: Children will be working on the 2 + tables this week. Please complete the day's section in your Tables Champion books. Children will be tested on their 2 + tables on Friday.

***Team Teaching reader must be practiced every evening as part of your homework

Monday 17th October

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 2 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.
Tables Champion page 6 - Week 2, Monday 2 + tables

Maths: Complete the subtraction sums. Use the pictures to help you.

Phonics:

• Write the 'ar' word for each picture. 
• Complete each word with the 'ar' sound and read each word.
• Complete each sentence with an 'ar' word. Put 2 of the words into a sentence.

Tuesday 18th October

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 2 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.
Tables Champion page 6 - Week 2, Tuesday 2 + tables

Maths: Horizontal and vertical subtraction.

Phonics: Choose a word from the word box to complete each sentence.

Wednesday 19th October

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on Friday.

Tables: Practise 2 + tables on page 3 for test on Friday.
Tables Champion page 6 - Week 2, Wednesday 2 + tables

Maths: Spatial Awareness: Read and follow the instructions.
(Unfortunately the page came out very dark when photocopied, I understand it will be difficult to see your pictures but just try your best ;). Apologies.)

Grammar: Proper Nouns - Remember that all proper nouns begin with a capital letter. 
(sorry again about the photocopied quality of this page)

Thursday 20th October

Spelling: Practise spellings for test on tomorrow.

Tables: Practise 2 + tables on page 3 for test tomorrow.
Tables Champion page 6 - Week 2, Thursday 2 + tables

Maths: Spatial Awareness: Read and follow the directions. Draw Una's route with your pencil.
R=right U=up L=left

Spelling Practice Page: Choose 5 Spelling words.

• Write each word 3 times
• Draw a picture for each word
• Write a sentence for each word

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday

1. but
2. plum
3. quick
4. quiz
5. queen
6. squid
7. to
8. do
9. squirrel
10. Friday

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

1. courage
2. brave
3. rabbi
4. suitable
5. materials
6. concrete
7. tallit
8. Shabbat

***Team Teaching reader must be practiced every evening as part of your homework

Monday 10th October

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Doubles:

• Match doubles to the correct balloon
• Add the numbers in the balloons, add the doubles first

Phonics: Write the 'qu' word for each picture. Put 2 of the words into a sentence.

Tuesday 11th October

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Doubles:

• Match doubles to the correct balloon
• Add the numbers in the balloons, add the doubles first

Phonics: Find the 6 'qu' words in the wordsearch.

Wednesday 12th October

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Addition: Doubles and doubles + 1

Grammar: Nouns: A noun is the name of a person. place or thing.

• Circle the nouns in the sentneces
• Write your own sentence, circle the noun
• Draw a picture for your sentence

Thursday 13th October

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on tomorrow.

Maths: Addition with 3 addends, make 10 first then add the third number.

Spelling Practice Page: Write a sentence for 3 of your spelling words

Tuesday 4th October
As part of a family project we are working on in class, can you discuss the following with your child:
* An interesting fact/ piece of information about my family or a family member
*A special time with my family
Completed by Friday please :)

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday

1. in
2. leg
3. ring
4. sang
5. strong
6. lung
7. be
8. was
9. length
10. Thursday

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

1. display
2. detached
3. terraced
4. fact
5. incisor
6. friendship

***Team Teaching reader must be practiced every evening as part of your homework

Monday 3rd October

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Number 14

Phonics: Circle 'w' or 'wh'. Write the correct word for each picture. (word box at bottom of page)

Tuesday 4th October

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Number 15

Phonics: 'wh' word pattern:

• Circle wh'
• trace the words
• complete the sentences

Wednesday 5th October

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Addition: Find the missing addend

Grammar:  Capital letters:

• Write the capital letter before each lower case letter
• Match each capital letter with it's lower case letter

Thursday 6th October

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on tomorrow.

Maths: Vertical and horizontal addition

Spelling Practice Page - Shape It!: Write each of this weeks spelling in the shapes.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday (revision of 'ch', 'sh', and 'th' sounds).

1. cash
2. rash
3. shell
4. chimp
5. chick
6. chin
7. path
8. thin
9. chicken
10. Tuesday

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

1. sight
2. touch
3. teeth
4. Torah
5. Yad
6. peace
7. choice
8. favourite

Monday 26th September

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Number 11

Phonics: Write the correct sound (sh, ch, th). Put one of the words into a sentence.

Tuesday 27th September

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Number 12

Phonics: Write the correct sound (sh, ch, th). Put one of the words into a sentence.

Wednesday 28th September

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Number 13

Grammar:  Write each sentence correctly. Each sentence should begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop and make sense when you read it.

Thursday 29th September

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on tomorrow.

Maths: Vertical and horizontal addition.

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

MATHS 4 FUN

Our Class took part in 'Maths 4 Fun' today. Maths 4 Fun will take place on a Wednesday afternoon for the next 3 weeks. During this time we get to play fun maths games. Thank you to the mammies Fiona, Sarah, Anu, Atinuke and Suzanne for coming in to help us and to Johanne (HSCL) for setting up the class.

We look forward to more maths fun next week :)

****All of this week's home is in your child's folder.

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday (5 of this week's spellings are based on the 'th' sound).

1. sad
2. flag
3. this
4. with
5. that
6. thank
7. me
8. we
9. thinking
10. Wednesday

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

1. responsibility
2. family
3. youngest
4. project
5. summarise
6. oldest
7. left
8. right

Monday 19th September

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Use the number line to help you find the missing number/addend.

Phonics: Word Pattern 'th' Worksheet

• underline the 'th' in each word
• rainbow trace the 'th' words (3 colours)
• read and finish each sentence by filling in the missing word

Tuesday 20th September

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Name each 2D shape. Draw a real life object that is related to each shape.

Phonics: Write 4 'th' words and draw a picture for each. Put 2 of the words into a sentence.

Wednesday 21st September

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Look at each shape and write how many sides it has.

Grammar: Unscramble each sentence. Write it correctly underneath. Each sentence should begin with a capital letter and end with a full stop.

Thursday 22nd September

Spelling: Practice spellings for test on tomorrow.

Maths: Look at each shape and write how many sides and how many corners it has.

Spelling Practice Page - Backwards Spelling: Write each of this weeks spelling in the 'Spelling List' section and then write each word backwards in the 'Backwards' section e.g. sad    das

Thursday 15th September

Spellings: Practice your spellings for the spelling test tomorrow.

Maths: Addition and word problems.

Spelling practice page: Write each spelling word three times using a pencil, crayon, pen, colouring pencil, marker etc.

Wednesday 14th September

Glanmore foods will no longer be supplying a bottle of water with your children's lunch. They have provided a reusable bottle for each child. This bottle should be in your child's bag.

Wednesday 14th September

Spellings: Continue practicing spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Horizontal and vertical addition.

Grammar: Write the capital letter for each lower case letter.

**We will be doing PE tomorrow. 

Tuesday 13th September

Spelling: Continue practicing spellings for test on Friday.

Maths: Vertical and horizontal addition.

Phonics: Write 4 'ch' words and draw a picture for each. Choose 2 of the 'ch' to put into a sentence.

**Thank you so much for bringing in wonderful artefacts from your past. If you did not get to show the class your artefacts today you will get the chance to show and tell some other day this week :)

Monday 12th September

Spellings: Please learn the 10 spellings for test on Friday (5 of the words are based on the 'ch' sound).
(Spellings are kept in the spelling folder)

1. hot
2. blot
3. chips
4. lunch
5. chest
6. much
7. he
8. she
9. chicken
10. Tuesday

Thematic Words(class based work): Children should be able to read, discuss, understand and use these words by Friday.

1. portrait
2. persuade
3. principal
4. body
5. caretaker
6. artefact
7. change
8. grow

Children must write these words into their spelling folders tonight if they did not get this complete in class.

(Homework to be kept in the homework folder)

Maths: Complete worksheet based on numbers 11 - 15.

Phonics: Write the 'sh' or 'ch' word.

**Team Teaching: For the next 6 weeks, the children will be working in small groups with a support teacher everyday. They will be working on literacy. The children will get a new reader everyday. Reading should be practiced at home.

Please make sure that there is a pencil, ruler and red pen in your child's folder (folder labelled Team Teaching). Folders need to be in school everyday.

Thursday 8th September

• Spellings: Continue practicing spellings for test tomorrow.

• Maths: Vertical addition within 15 and two word problems.

• Rainbow Words (spelling practice page) : Choose 8 words from this weeks spelling list. Write each one three times on each rainbow.

Wednesday 7th September

• Spellings: Continue practicing spellings for test on Friday

• Maths: Addition within 10. Ring the sets, use these sets to complete the number sentences.

• Phonics: Complete each word with the 'sh' sound, read it, write it and colour the pictures.

**Thank you for completing the 'History of My Name' interview with your child :)

Tuesday 6th September

• Spellings: Continue practicing 10 spellings for test on Friday.

• Maths: Horizontal and vertical addition within 10 (3 addends).

• The History of My Name: Complete for tomorrow.

**First Class children will now be lining up outside the prefabs beside the bike shed (across from main school door) in the mornings and at home time :)

Monday 5th September

• Spellings: Please learn to spell this list of 10 words for a test on Friday (5 of the words are based on the 'sh' sound). 

1. get
2. clap
3. shop
4. fish
5. shut
6. wish
7. I
8. the 
9. shampoo
10. Monday

• Thematic Words(class based work): These are words that are related to the theme 'Myself' that we are working on this week in class. Children should be able to read, discuss, understand and use these words by Friday. 

1. Judaism
2. respect
3. myself
4. height
5. name
6. survey
7. journey
8. travel

Children wrote these words into their spelling folders today in class. Can you ensure that all words were written into the template and that they are spelt correctly, thank you :)

• Maths: Horizontal and vertical addition within 10.

• The History of My Name: Complete a short interview with a family member to learn about your name. I will collect this on Wednesday.

Welcome to Sarah's First Class Blog!

I hope everyone is settling into First Class in Room 5 :)

I will update the blog throughout the school year with class homework, topics we are learning about, class news and events and any important dates and notices.

I look forward to getting to know you all over the next few months. Here's to a wonderful school year.

Sarah

If you have any queries or concerns please do not hesitate in contacting me.

belmayneetsarah@gmail.com